Team Futurism

By Team Futurism

Discussing cultural and political issues through a futurist lens.

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The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.

Team Futurism episodes:

September 11, 2023 Vivek Is No Andrew Yang
Peter and Devon discuss Vivek Ramaswamy's presidential campaign and explain why any comparisons to Andrew Yang are entirely misled.
During this discussion, Peter goes into the arguably scandalous way that Vivek made his money with a failed Alzheimer's drug. To be fair to Vivek, he offers a rebuttal to this claim here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UgCe_k8aR8&t=0s
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30min
August 09, 2023 Take the Tech Optimism Pill - Interview with Kimberly Forsythe
Peter Clarke and tech-optimist Kimberly Forsythe discuss a wide range of futurist topics, including the dangers and possibilities of AI, moving beyond scarcity, transhumanism, UBI, the future of the internet, and Elon Musk.
Follow Kimberly on Twitter/X: @NewWrldOptimist
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44min
August 02, 2023 Worldcoin, Oppenheimer, and America’s Gerontocracy Problem
Peter and Devon discuss whether they'd get their eyes scanned for Sam Altman's new cryptocurrency Worldcoin. They also give a review of Oppenheimer and discuss their frustration with America's gerontocracy.
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36min
July 30, 2023 Rachel Haywire's Predictions for the Near Future
In this interview with futurist Rachel Haywire, we discuss her recent article "Predictions for the Near Future." We cover her predictions about the rise of pop-up shops, the death of the town square, the centralization of groupchats, and many other topics.
Check out Rachel's writing at The Cultural Futurist on Substack: https://culturalfuturist.substack.com/
Reference: "My Predictions for the Near Future" by Rachel Haywire: https://culturalfuturist.substack.com/p/my-predictions-for-the-near-future
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1h 3min
July 20, 2023 Lab-Grown Meat Approved for Sale but Some of Us Aren't Impressed
We debate whether lab-grown meat is a net good for the world, or whether it's an overblown, energy-draining vanity project for the rich.
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39min
July 11, 2023 Future of the Atheist Movement - with Thomas Sheedy
Thomas Sheedy is the founder and president of Atheists for Liberty, an organization that promotes free thinking and the normalization of atheism--without the "woke" ideology that has overtaken other atheist organizations.
Thomas and Peter discuss concerns with wokeism in atheist communities, the real dangers of Christian nationalists, the future of atheism, the new Satanic panic, and other topics.
Atheists for Liberty: https://www.atheistsforliberty.org/
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55min
July 04, 2023 The Next Paradigm Shift - with Chris Marshall
Chris Marshall is a futurist and behavioral scientist based in Wales. His new book, "Decoding Change," is about understanding the megatrends that will define our future.
Chris and Peter discuss crypto, block chain technology, performance psychology, AI, and when to expect the next real paradigm shift in technology.
Link to Decoding Change: https://www.amazon.com/Decoding-Change-Understanding-optimistic-future/dp/173911700X
Chris's Website The Uncertainty Scientist: https://www.theuncertaintyscientist.com/
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57min
June 27, 2023 Has San Francisco Collapsed?
In response to Ron DeSantis and other politicians coming to San Francisco to declare it a "collapsed" city, we discuss what it's really like to walk around the city right now in 2023. The city has lots of problems (homelessness, empty office buildings, stores closing, etc), but highlighting just these issues doesn't give the full picture.
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44min
June 14, 2023 Transhumanist Politics: Interview with Tom Ross, 2024 Presidential Candidate
Tom Ross is the Transhumanist Party's 2024 presidential candidate. In this interview, we discuss the viability of the Transhumanist Party, sentient rights, existential risks, and having an AI campaign manager. We also discuss Tom's book "US6 Hexalogy" and his experience hanging out with figures such as Robert Anton Wilson, Marilyn Ferguson, and Timothy Leary.
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1h 3min
June 09, 2023 Apple Vision Pro DEBATE: Game Changing Technology or Nothing Burger?
We debate whether Apple's new AR/VR headset, the Vision Pro, is going to change the world or be an utter failure like Google Glass.
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41min

FAQs about Team Futurism:

How many episodes does Team Futurism have?

The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.