Future Break Podcast

Technology changes at the speed of thought and today we'd love to provide some updates on things we've talked about on previous episodes. Cheers!

• Future Break is growing and it's all thanks to you!
• AI Predicts Autism in Babies
• Google's AI working with other AI's
• Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe, and Maglev Trains
• San Antonio to Austin in 15 minutes? 
• CRISPR Patent dispute results (and potential challenge)
• People really like Ad Blockers
• RIght to repair legislature

Our intro song is called 'Roses' by Jordan Elgie. Check him out on Soundcloud.

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Imagine a world where you can just pull energy from the sky... While we're not quite there (yet), the recent developments in battery tech will ensure that we don't waste the energy if (or when) we get to that point.

• Nikola Tesla's Apparatus for Utilization of Radiant Energy
• Nova's fantastic Search for the Super Battery documentary
• How do batteries work?
• Graphene Supercapacitors
• New batteries that can charge your phone in 5 minutes
• Coating that makes batteries last 400 times longer
• Regenerative charging buses
• Tesla powerwall

Our intro song is called 'Roses' by Jordan Elgie. Check him out on Soundcloud.

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Humans have always had a desire to move faster and faster. It seems like the faster we can more, the smaller the world becomes. On this episode, we talk about some of the modes of transportation that are still catching up and if our need for speed will ever be quenched in the future...

• The evolution of transportation
• Transportation Accidents
• Maglev trains in Shanghai and Japan
• The California Bullet Train cost overruns
• The Hyperloop
• Hyperloop Dubai Project including this cool concept video

Our intro song is called 'Roses' by Jordan Elgie. Check him out on Soundcloud.

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CRISPR is one of the biggest scientific discoveries you might not have heard about. In this episode we break down what exactly is this new technology and how it will ultimately impact humanity.

• How does CRISPR Work?
• Who owns the patent rights on CRISPR?
• Humans 2.0 Article
• CRISPR Home Kit
• TB reistant cows
• 23 and Me DNA Testing

Our intro song is called 'Roses' by Jordan Elgie. Check him out on Soundcloud.

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The AI Revolution is not only here, but it is advancing rather quickly. On this episode, we layout where things are heading for the future for Artificial Intelligence, especially in the area of the medical and automotive industries.

If you haven't listened to the previous episode of Part One of The Search For Artificial Intelligence, we highly recommend you go back and listen as it will give important context for this episode.

• AI winning at Texas Holdem
• AI becoming the new doctor as AI can examine whole populations
• AI monitoring patient health in real time
• AI learning to drive a car in 4 days
• AI using WiFi to talk to other cars

Additionally, we discuss the various scenarios on how AI will be affecting us as a population and how it will become the authority to where Doctors may get in trouble for going against the AI's instructions. And with AI using so many cameras on cars will there come a point where surveillance is everywhere.
In other words, will you be able to get away with anything. 

Our intro song is called 'Roses' by Jordan Elgie. Check him out on Soundcloud.

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The AI Revolution is here. On this episode, we define and provide a historical flashback to the very beginnings of Artificial Intelligence including:

• Ancient Greek Robots
• Talking Heads
• Charles Babbage and Ada Byron's Analytical Engine
• Alan Turing and the Enigma busting Bombe
• The Turing Test
• The Three Laws of Robotics

Additionally, we discuss the current application of AI on iPhones, Google beating the world's best Go players, AI in a Texas Hold-Em tournament, and set the stage for Episode 7, where we'll discuss what (we think) AI will look like in the future.

Our intro song is called 'Roses' by Jordan Elgie. Check him out on Soundcloud.

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If you love tech, CES is the place to be. For this episode, we decided to pick our top 5 products that were announced.

1. Smart Washers/Dryers
2. Holograms
3. Hulu Live
4. Amazon Echo Integrations
5. Willow Pump
6. Honorable Mention: 360 Camera

1. Chargepoint Express Plus
2. LG W7 TV
3. Lego Boost
4. Honda Riding Assistant
5. Audi + NVIDIA AI
6. Honorable Mention: Sony Bravia A1 Series

Our intro song is called 'Roses' by Jordan Elgie. Check him out on Soundcloud.

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How do you feel about the pop-ups and banner ads that flood the internet?

On this episode, we unpack the rising trend of people using ad blockers and explain how they work. We also dive into some of the issues that people have with ads and how enabling an Ad Blocker will affect publishers and the whole advertising industry.

• This article by HubSpot
• This article by Vice

Our intro song is called 'Roses' by Jordan Elgie. Check him out on

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Do you ever really "Own" your home? What about the impending Smart Device invasion?

On this episode, we discuss the pros and cons of both home ownership and renting - and the whole concept of ownership in general.

The idea of renting a home or apartment is exciting to many people who can't or don't want to mess with lawn care, shoveling, maintenance, etc. As a home owner, on the other hand, you do those things whether you like it or not. We lay out cases for both scenarios and why you may never truly own your home or property even if you've paid it off.

In the second half of the show, we talked about how technology and in particular Smart Devices are making home ownership a lot more connected and customizable.

• Nest Smart Thermostat
• Ring Wifi Doorbell
• Amazon Echo
• Google Home
• Tesla Solar Roof

Our intro song is called 'Roses' by Jordan Elgie. Check him out on Soundcloud.

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Cars.

Historically, the driving force of America's consumer.

Okay Sergei came up with that pun.

They are the amazing machines that get us from point A to point B and they currently are being disrupted.

With the rise of electric cars and technology being inserted into the automobile, cars are moving more and more into the software world.

And software needs to be updated, which means some very important implications for what this means for car ownership.

• What were our first cars?
• Article: John Deere works to make contractual laws to not allow farmers to work on their equipment they bought because of the damage that could be done to the hardware and software.
• General Motors looking to do the same
• What this mean currently for us as car owners
• What will our children do in the future for transportation

Our intro song is called 'Roses' by Jordan Elgie. Check him out on Soundcloud.

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