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Hence The Future
By Mattimore CroninTechnology
Hence The Future episodes
- Ep. 33 - The Future of Fitness
Fitness Trends of the Future 💪📊
In this episode, Mattimore and Justin sit down with Ross Strome to discuss physically fitness, mental fitness, and the technological & social trends that are shaping the future of fitness.
Questions Asked & Answered:
- What does it mean to be “fit?”
- What are the healthiest diets from around the world?
- What are the merits of a plant-based diet vs. a carnivore diet?
- What are the healthiest forms of exercise for long-term fitness?
- Which is better: short, high-intensity or long, low-intensity workouts?
- How might people become not just physically fit, but also mentally fit?
- How are the world's best athletes able to do what they do?
- What are the pros and cons of living a "measured life" via wearables?
- Why is "grounding" (AKA: spending time in nature) so important for health?
- Why is socializing with others so important for long-term health?
- How is the fitness industry evolving with social and technological trends?
Future Scenarios:
- Worst Case Scenario for the Future of Fitness?
- Best Case Scenario for the Future of Fitness?
- Most Likely Scenario for the Future of Fitness?
Thanks for listening! 🔭
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1 hr 12 min - Ep. 32 - The Future of 5G Internet
What's the deal with 5G? ☁️
What are the dangers... What are the benefits... Are the security concerns with Huawei and China warranted? Does 5G really cause cancer? What new business opportunities will arise alongside 5G? In this episode, Justin and Mattimore attempt to answer all these questions and more using data.
Broad 5G Topics:
- What is 5G? Why care about it?
- What’s required to implement 5G?
- When and where will 5G be adopted?
- What are some future applications of 5G?
- How might "Internet Inequality" be created by 5G?
- Are the health concerns of 5G warranted?
- Are the national security concerns of 5G warranted?
- What would a world with a divided internet look like?
Future Scenarios:
- Worst Case Scenario for the Future of 5G?
- Best Case Scenario for the Future of 5G?
- Most Likely Scenario for the Future of 5G?
Thanks for listening! 🔭
Website: www.hencethefuture.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hencethefuture/
Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hencethefuture/
YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
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1 hr 1 min - Ep. 31 - The Future of Startups
Startups are Evolving 📈
In this episode, Mattimore and Justin discuss how the nature of startups is evolving, and what steps you can take to position yourself for success in the future.
Questions Asked & Answered:
- Why is it more crucial now than ever to have a startup mentality (even if you don't work in a startup)?
- How has the nature of starting a company changed?
- How has it gotten easier and more competitive to start a company?
- Why is it better to be a generalist as opposed to a specialist?
- What skills will always be useful no matter what the future holds?
- Why are systems so much more effective than goals?
- How do you decide upon the right type of startup to build?
- What questions should you ask when brainstorming a startup?
- What are the proper steps to take to achieve product-market fit?
- How do you grow your product or service?
- What tools are helpful for starting a startup?
- What future trends should you consider when launching a startup?
- What are some options for how to fund a startup?
Future Scenarios:
- Worst Case Scenario for The Future of Startups
- Best Case Scenario for The Future of Startups
- Most Likely Scenario for The Future of Startups
Thank you for listening! 🔭
Website: www.hencethefuture.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hencethefuture/
Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hencethefuture/
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1 hr 28 min - Ep. 30 - The Future of Automation
How to Succeed in an Autonomous World 🤖🌎
In this episode, Justin and Mattimore discuss the risks and opportunities posed by automation, as well as how automation will impact jobs, income, and society at large...
Topics Discussed:
- What is the current state of automation?
- How will automation impact the #1 most common job as measured by number of employees, and the #1 most common job by state?
- How will fully autonomous stores like Amazon Go impact retail jobs?
- How will fully autonomous vehicles impact transportation jobs?
- How many jobs are expected to be lost by the year 2030 due to automation? How many jobs will be lost due to globalization?
- Why do many economists say that "The American Dream is Dead?"
- How has the nature of work changed over the last few decades?
- How does Netflix produce $9B in revenue with 4,500 employees, whereas Blockbuster needed 84K employees to earn $6B in revenue?
- How does this fit into the larger trend of "software eating the world?"
- What are the major risks (to employees) posed by automation?
- Why does James Altucher say: “You can’t count on the corporate Gods of America to choose you anymore. You must choose yourself.”
- How might modern workers successfully "reinvent themselves many times over" throughout their careers?
- How might we optimize elementary and higher-level education to account for the seismic shifts that stems from automation?
- What opportunities (for entrepreneurs) are created by automation?
- How much work is done by humans versus computers today, and how is that ratio likely to change in the future?
- What are some examples of one-person, million dollar businesses that show the incredible potential of automation for entrepreneurs?
Future Scenarios:
- What’s the worst case scenario for the future of automation?
- What’s the best case scenario for the future of automation?
- What’s the most likely scenario for the future of automation?
Thx for listening!
Website: www.hencethefuture.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hencethefuture/
Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hencethefuture/
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56 min - Ep. 29 - The Future of Generation Z
Gen Z and the Future 🔭
In this episode, Mattimore and Justin sit down with Harry Valner to discuss the unique characteristics of Generation Z, and the world that his generation will create...
Topics Discussed:
- Technology - what technologies did Gen Z have access to in their youth that Millennials did not?
- Social Media - how does Gen Z interact with social media differently than older generations?
- News Media - how does Gen Z view the problem of fake news and media manipulation?
- Mental Health - why is depression, self-harm and suicide so much more prevalent for female Gen Z’ers compared to previous generational cohorts - while other forms of risk taking like drunk driving are down?
- Religion - why does Gen Z report higher rates of atheism/agnosticism?
- Jobs - how does Gen Z view their future in the workforce, given the rise of automation and globalization?
- Politics - how does Gen Z view the role of politics and politicians?
- Privacy vs Security - how does Gen Z view the trade off between privacy and security?
Future Scenarios:
- What’s the worst case scenario for the future of Gen Z + humanity?
- What’s the best case scenario for the future of Gen Z + humanity?
- What’s the most likely scenario for the future of Gen Z + humanity?
Thx for listening!
Website: www.hencethefuture.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hencethefuture/
Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hencethefuture/
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1 hr - Ep. 28 - The Future of SportsHumanity's Favorite Pastime 👨🚀🏈In this episode, Mattimore and Justin discuss the future of sports with sports expert Rick Dupont.Key Trends & Questions:Why do some people LOVE sports whereas others see sports as a complete waste of time - which side is right?What are the fastest growing sports?What are the fastest declining sports?Should parents let kids play football and other contact sports?How should society deal with issues of CTE and brain trauma?What is the future of performance enhancement via steroids, gene editing, cyborg limbs, intelligent apparel, and nano technology?How will new sports like drone racing continue to evolve?How are sports related to warfare, and how might that trend become even more prominent (e.g. with drone pilots) in the near future?What role do sports play in childhood and social development?Should you make your kids play sports?How is sports culture different on the west coast vs midwest?Was Colin Kaepernick's protest as effective as it could have been?What new sports might be played on the moon or on Mars?Future Scenarios:Worst Case Scenario for the future of sports?Best Case Scenario for the future of sports?Most Likely Scenario for the future of sports?Thx for listening! 🔭Website: www.hencethefuture.com/Instagram: www.instagram.com/hencethefuture/Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefutureFacebook: www.facebook.com/hencethefuture/#HTF #HenceTheFuture1 hr 31 min
- Ep. 27 - The Future of Border Security
How to secure our borders 🏰
In this episode, Mattimore and Justin explore different methods of securing the USA-Mexico border using cutting edge technology, as well as how to get past the border.
Key Trends and Questions:
- Why should any country secure its borders?
- Why not just build a 2,000 mile border wall / barrier?
- Why is our existing border security inadequate?
- How are people and drugs getting across the USA’s borders? (Hint: By air, by land, by sea, by tunnel).
- What low-tech methods does the USA use to secure its borders?
- What high-tech methods does the USA use to secure its borders?
- What future technology could be used to secure our borders?
- How might a semi-autonomous "virtual border wall" function?
- How much SHOULD border security be automated with technology?
- Has the public reached a consensus on border security?
- How might we implement border security on a planetary scale?
Future Scenarios:
- Worst Case Scenario for The Future of Border Security?
- Best Case Scenario for The Future of Border Security?
- Most Likely Scenario for The Future of Border Security?
Thx for listening! 🤙
Website: www.hencethefuture.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hencethefuture/Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefutureFacebook: www.facebook.com/hencethefuture/#HTF #HenceTheFuture1 hr 7 min - Ep. 26 - The Future of Sound
🔊SOUND🔊
In this episode, Mattimore and Justin discuss the phenomenon of sound with digital signal processing architect and musician, Ezra Buchla.
Key Questions:
- What is sound?
- How do sound waves move?
- How do our ears perceive sound?
- What role does sound play in our perception of time/space/reality?
- What is music?
- What’s going on in the brains of people with ASMR / synesthesia?
- Why is sound so useful in mediation?
- What does someone’s music taste say about a person?
- Is the world getting noisier?
- Would you rather be deaf or blind?
- Is there a clear limit on how small and sound a speaker can be?
- How much has sound technology improved over the years?
- How might new technology enhance our ability to perceive and produce sound?
- What are sonic weapons and what risks do they pose?
- How might sound be used to dislodge kidney stones or tumors?
- What other sound applications might we not be aware of?
Future Scenarios:
- Worst Case Scenario for The Future of Sound?
- Best Case Scenario for The Future of Sound?
- Most Likely Scenario for The Future of Sound?
Website: www.hencethefuture.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hencethefuture/Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefutureFacebook: www.facebook.com/hencethefuture/#HTF #HenceTheFuture1 hr 44 min - Ep. 25 - The Future of Gene Editing
CRISPR and The Future of Mankind 🧬
In this episode, Mattimore and Justin dive into what Bill Gates calls "the most important public debate we haven't been having widely enough."
Gene editing technology has the potential to cure heritable diseases, immunize mosquitoes to malaria, bring back the dinosaurs, create designer babies, and push the limits of human cognition and physical prowess; however, the potential downsides could be catastrophic...
Questions Asked & Answered:
- How does gene editing work?
- What are the potential upsides?
- What are the potential downsides?
- How has gene editing been used so far?
- What causes certain traits to express themselves?
- Will genetic engineering lead to greater social inequality?
- Should cloning be allowed?
- Should dinosaurs be brought back?
- Where should we draw the line between therapy vs. enhancement?
- How fast is gene editing progressing in the US and China?
- Might gene editing cause unintended consequences?
- What can we learn from the horrific story of the bulls Chance and Second Chance about clones, souls, and nature vs. nurture?
- Might Universal Healthcare one day include gene therapy?
- What would a post-gene-editing society look like?
Future Scenarios:
- What is the worst case future scenario?
- What is the best case future scenario?
- What is the most likely future scenario?
Enjoy! 🦖
Website: www.hencethefuture.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hencethefuture/Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefutureFacebook: www.facebook.com/hencethefuture/#HTF #HenceTheFuture1 hr 3 min - Ep. 24 - The Future of Truth & Lying
The Future of Deception? 😏
In this episode, Mattimore discusses truth, truthfulness, and lies with special guest and earth scientist, Michael Kipp 🔭
Questions Asked & Answered:
- When (if ever) is it okay to lie (white lies vs extreme cases)?
- What are some telltale signs that someone is lying?
- What differences do brain scans reveal between pathological liars and non-pathological liars?
- Why should lying be considered “a slippery slope?”
- What does game theory have to teach about truth & lying?
- What does evolutionary biology have to teach about truth & lying?
- When (if ever) is lying acceptable in business, politics, academia?
- Why is it so often true that “the cover up is worse than the crime?”
- When (if ever) is lying acceptable in relationship?
- When (if ever) is lying acceptable in advertising?
- How might we distinguish between different magnitudes of lying?
- How might eye-tracking and mind-reading technology impact our ability to detect truth and truthfulness in the future?
Future Scenarios:
- What is the worst case scenario for the future of truth and lying?
- What is the best case scenario for the future of truth and lying?
- What is the most likely scenario for the future of truth and lying?
We conclude this episode by discussing the ethics of parents lying to their kids about Santa Claus. Enjoy! 🎅
Website: www.hencethefuture.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hencethefuture/Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefutureFacebook: www.facebook.com/hencethefuture/#HTF #HenceTheFuture1 hr 14 min
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