Bioethics researcher Emma Frow returns to the podcast to update Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross on recent letters from the FDA to stem cell clinics, and hints of a future policy statement.

Philosopher-ethicist Jai Galliott and cybersecurity-engineer-computer scientist Benjamin Turnbull from the University of New South Wales join Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about human-robot trust and autonomous systems.

Cybersecurity expert Adam Doupé and biotechnology policy expert Anna Muldoon join Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about new research from the University of Washington that used synthesized DNA to hack into DNA processing computer systems.

Security and sustainability scholar Wes Herche returns to Future Out Loud to talk with Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross about energy transitions and photovoltaic technology.

Show Notes

• Wes Herche at ASU: https://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu/person/wesley-herche/

• Follow Wes Herche on Twitter @WesHerche.

• Read Dr. Hersche's Dissertation “Policy, Geospatial, and Market Factors in Solar Energy: a Gestalt Approach”: https://repository.asu.edu/items/45038

• Power Purchase Agreements: https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/solar-power-purchase-agreements

School is back and session and so is Future Out Loud! Just in time for the total eclipse, security and sustainability scholar Wes Herche joins Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about the present and future of solar energy and photovoltaic technology.

Show Notes

• Wes Herche at ASU: https://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu/person/wesley-herche/

• Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability: https://sustainability.asu.edu

• Read Dr. Hersche's dissertation "Policy, Geospatial, and Market Factors in Solar Energy: a Gestalt Approach": https://repository.asu.edu/items/45038

• Dark Energy: https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-is-dark-energy

• Renewable Portfolio Standards: https://emp.lbl.gov/projects/renewables-portfolio/

Cybersecurity experts Adam Doupé and Jamie Winterton join Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about the national security implications of international cybersecurity collaboration.

Show Notes

• Adam Doupé: https://adamdoupe.com

• Follow Adam Doupé on Twitter @adamdoupe.

• Follow Jamie Winterton on Twitter @j_winterton.

Indigenous studies scholar Marisa Duarte joins Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about her new book - Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet Across Indian Country.

• Marisa Duarte: http://marisaduarte.net

• Human Security Collaboratory: https://www.hscollab.org

• Buy Marisa Duarte's book "Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet Across Indian Country" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Network-Sovereignty-Building-Indigenous-Confluences/dp/0295741821

• Buy Zoltán Grossman's book "Unlikely Alliances: Native Nations and White Communities Join to Defend Rural Lands" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Unlikely-Alliances-Communities-Indigenous-Confluences/dp/029574152X

• Pascua Yaqui Tribe: http://www.pascuayaqui-nsn.gov

Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross talk about Elon Musk's new Boring company and the importance of "boring" research and development. Before the Future Out Loud podcast heads out for vacation in the month of June, Andrew and Heather preview some things to come in the later Summer and Fall. www.futureoutloud.org

Show Notes

• Follow Elon Musk on Twitter @elonmusk.

• The Boring Company: https://www.boringcompany.com

• SpaceX's Hyperloop Alpha: http://www.spacex.com/hyperloopalpha

AI Ethicist Heather Roff joins Heather Ross and Adam Doupé to talk about the future of artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons systems. Heather Roff is a Research Scientist at ASU's Global Security Initiative, and a Senior Research Fellow at Oxford, Cambridge, and New America. Future Out Loud's new website: https://futureoutloud.org .

Show Notes

• Follow Heather Roff on Twitter @Hmroff.

• Global Security Initiative at ASU: https://globalsecurity.asu.edu

• More about the WannaCry ransomware attack: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/15/528451534/wannacry-ransomware-what-we-know-monday

• More about Software Patches and OS Updates: https://ist.mit.edu/security/patches

• DeepMind Health: https://deepmind.com/applied/deepmind-health/

Dancer, choreographer, and somatic practitioner Jessica Rajko (www.jessicarajko.com) talks with Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross about her recent installations exploring data, privacy, and quantified self.

Show Notes

• Jessica Rajko: https://jessicarajko.com

• Vibrant Lives: http://www.jessicarajko.com/vibrant-lives-and-archives/

• Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts: https://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu