The Disruptors

Steve Sammartino (@sammartino) is an entrepreneur, futurist, author and public speaker focused on finding the truth and creating the future.

He has had multiple tech startups and launched one of the first sharing-economy startups Rentoid.com, before Uber or Airbnb, and sold the company to a public company. Steve now invests in emerging technologies and has multiple advisory board positions. He is heavily involved in the startup scene in Shanghai, a passion for the culture and even speaks Mandarin.

Steve collaborated with Raul Oiada to launch the world’s first Lego Space Shuttle into space to an altitude of about 35,000 meters and developed the world's first life-sized, drive-able Lego car with a compressed air-powered Lego engine. He's also the author of The Lessons School Forgot and The Great Transition, both books which examine the future of technology, work and jobs., both books which examine the future of technology and work.

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In today's episode we discuss:

* How Steve sent a LEGO space shuttle into space on a shoestring budget with help from a random Skype connection

* The power of problem-solving and learning on the fly to disrupt education

* Why Steve is incredibly bullish on blockchain

* What technologies Steve is most excited about and how they'll transform our world

* The importance of Amara's Law and understanding technological adoption

* Why social media is pushing our farther and farther apart and probably the biggest threat of all

* Is AI good, bad or indifferent to humanity's goals

* Why space is the next frontier and the proliferation of smartphones makes new things possible

* Why venture capital is such a negative and destructive force on the world

* How Steve started the first sharing-economy startup and why it ultimately wasn't a huge success

* What Steve's daughter learned growing a pizza

* Which investment will pay the biggest dividends in the long run

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Robin Hanson (@robinhanson)is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University, and research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University with a doctorate in social science from CalTech, master's degrees in physics and philosophy from the University of Chicago. He has spent nine years as a research programmer, at Lockheed and NASA, has 3500 citations, 60 publications, 700 media mentions, and he blogs at OvercomingBias.

Robin is also the author of The Elephant in the Brain - Hidden Motives in Everyday Life and co-authored The Age of Em - Work, Love and Life when Robots Own the World. Hanson is credited with originating the concept of the Policy Analysis Market, a DARPA project to implement a market for betting on future developments in the Middle East.

Hanson also created and supports a proposed system of government called futarchy, where policies would be determined by prediction markets. Hanson is a man willing to challenge conventional wisdom/norms and has lately drawn criticism for his unconventional economics positions on sex, gender dynamics and problems with today's society.

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In today's episode we discuss:

* Unconventional approaches to legal reform which just might work

* How Robin proposes we fix America's immigration problem

* The sadistic yet serious future where your insurance company enforces the law

* Ways to use prediction markets to create better outcomes

* Why governments are outdated and often need a reset switch

* The reason social signaling is one of the biggest problems in society

* Separating facts and values and why it's almost impossible

* How true libertarianism could lead to Soviet-like surveillance and oppression

* The truth about isolationism and innovation

* Why governmental structure is making society more ineffective

* An interesting approach to end the prison system

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Jarl Jensen (@jarljensen) is an inventor, entrepreneur and best selling author. He served as President and CEO of EuroMed, Inc. from 2004 to 2009, has nine issued patents, with many more pending for medical devices that have grossed over $500 million dollars. Jarl's author of Optimizing America where he applied his out of the box thinking to America’s economy in the book and he's also written various other non-fiction books examining the origins of power, wealth and democracy in the American political system. He's now the CEO of Inventagon, an outsourced R&D company working to partner with tech players to license and development intellectual property and help bring them to market.

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Today we discuss:

* The big problem with a Fed-controlled interest rate and economy

* How to incentivize solutions to climate change while increasing the cost of pollution as well

* Why debt-based banking is such a damaging and unsustainable model for our future

* The cause of economic recessions and how we can engineer our economy to avoid it

* Why the US wins with today's debt-based USD banking system

* What Jarl thinks about the future of healthcare and how to fix it

* How banks have come to create a self-destructing model where they always win

* Jarl's unconventional approach to universal basic income and why it just might work

* Why Jarl isn't optimistic about blockchain

* How automation will affect jobs and economic growth

* Why greed is a result of the system and not an inherent human quality

* The probable causes of the impending recession if we don't change things fast

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Gabriel Licina (@glimsd) is a Molecular Biologist, Research Consultant, hardcore biohacker and the Chief Research Officer of Scihouse, a research-focused makerspace working to make science and technology accessible for everyone with a variety of classes on topics from programming and computer skills, to botany, chemistry, 3d printing and more.

In 2015 Gabriel chemically induced night vision in his eyes with a controversial, yet successful experiment and is very active in the self-DIY movement. He's also been very involved in the ecology and sustainable development spaces, serving as Biologist in Residence at Exosphere HQ.

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Today we discuss:

* Why CRISPR's overhyped and still has a long way to go

* The reason genetic engineering is so hard and yet so promising

* Why Gabriel is hopeful, respectful and somewhat scared of gene drives

* Where we are headed with gene editing and designer babies

* How Gabriel and his team chemically induced night vision by studying deep-sea fish

* A CRISPR solution to climate change and why all the tech in the world may not be enough

* What Gabriel thinks about bioterrorism and its risks

* How venture capital pollutes hobbyists and innovation

* The problem with open-source biology and funding

* What the future of healthcare looks like and where the power will rest

* Why the FDA helps and hurts innovation and progress

* How biohackers drive biotech and health science

* The problem with the university route to fundamental science

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Eric Cole (@drericcole) is arguably the #1 cyber security expert in the US with a resume including the Obama administration, the CIA, the Gates Foundation and CTO of McAfee and was inducted into the 2014 InfoSecurity Hall of Fame. Eric is an expert in information technology, with a focus on secure network design, perimeter defense, penetration testing, vulnerability discovery, and intrusion detection systems. He has also authored many books, including Online Danger, Advanced Persistent Threat and many more, an inventor with more than 20 patents and the founder of Secure Anchor, an elite cybersecurity consulting firm. [spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590573" width="100%" height="200px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Subscribe on Apple Podcast | Google Podcast | Android | Overcast | Spotify | Youtube You can listen right here on iTunes Today we discuss:

* The importance of cybersecurity and why hacking always gets easier

* What the CIA does when it comes to cyberwarfare

* Why the US is actually one of the biggest perpetrators of hacking worldwide

* What is the future of politics in a post-Trump world

* Which monopoly scares Eric the most and why

* How Alexa and smart home devices drive even greater surveillance and tyranny

* Why Eric is terrified of autonomous vehicles and thinks they're overhyped

* How Eric views social media and our future

* Why politicians probably can't fix the cybersecurity threat

* How to think about increased polarization

* What Russia taught us about social media and influence

* Is Huawei actually a threat to US infrastructure

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John Doran(@awaytowellbeing) has been a teacher and guidance counselor for over 24 years and is the author Ways to Wellbeing,. a book about creating a positive educational experience in the 21st century which taught in over 140 schools worldwide.

John's passionate about the transformative power of education to disrupt poverty, and help young people succeed. He's a board member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a TEDx speaker and frequently called on to speak all levels of organizations, government, and educational institutions.

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In today's episode we discuss:

* The performance-enhancing drugs available to anyone with no negative side effects

* Ways to recreate the school system to lead to happier, healthier adults

* How John became a Board Member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and what you can learn from his experience

* The effects of social media and connectedness on depression and mental health

* Why we're living longer, more miserable lives than ever

* How debate could create a class of critical thinkers

* The importance of mindfulness and positive self talk on health and happiness

* What John would overhaul with existing schools power of a purposeful teacher in transforming kids lives

* How to solve hate on social media

* Why purpose and passion is the most important force there is

* The way parents, schools and society limit kids creativity and optimism

* How to become an opportunistic optimist

* Strategies to reunify our isolated, polarized world

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Rohit Bhargava (@rohitbhargava) is an innovation and marketing expert and the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of five books on topics as wide-ranging as the future of business and building a brand with personality. His signature book Non-Obvious is updated annually with 15 new trend predictions and has been read by more than 1 million readers.

He has delivered sold-out keynote presentations and workshops to business leaders in 32 countries.  Rohit has been invited to share his insights at some of the most forward-looking organizations in the world including Intel, NASA, Disney, JP Morgan Chase, LinkedIn, Microsoft, American Express, BP, the World Bank, Coca-Cola and hundreds of others.

Outside of his consulting work, Rohit also teaches a popular course on storytelling and marketing at Georgetown. For the past 14 years, Rohit has written his personal “Influential Marketing Blog” and he has been featured in publications including Harvard Business Review, The Guardian, and NPR.

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Today we discuss:

* The importance of likeability and why it actually trumps competence

* What are the non-obvious technologies and trends of 2019

* Why Rohit thinks Facebook will be broken up and likely fall

* Ways to fight fake news and why it may be impossible

* Which monopoly scares Rohit the most today

* How marketing and commerce change in an age of Alexa

* Why Trump may have changed politics forever

* How Rohit thinks about the future of social media

* Why the future and the past are both right and wrong

* How to think about and remedy increased polarization in our world

* Why Rohit is most worried about facial recognition and AI

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Rahaf Harfoush (@rahafharfoush) is a digital anthropologist, bestselling author, and speaker researching the impacts of emerging technologies on our society and is focused on deep (and often hidden) behavioral shifts that are taking place within organizations and individuals in this digital era. She also teaches Innovation and Disruptive Business Models at SciencePo’s Masters of Finance and Economics Program in Paris and is the author of Hustle & Float, The Decoded Company and Yes We Did! (an inside look at how Obama used social media to win in 2008. Rahaf's also the Executive Director of the Red Thread Institute of Digital Culture, a thinktank, and special projects agency focused on the intersection of technology and culture. [spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590578" width="100%" height="200px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Subscribe on Apple Podcast | Google Podcast | Android | Overcast | Spotify | Youtube You can listen right here on iTunes   Today we discuss:

* The polarizing problem of social media and sharing

* Why inequality is such a big deal

* What Obama and Trump did effectively in their campaigns

* The reason ADD is killing creativity

* Why social media's perfect for information warfare

* How billionaires are breaking the world

* Why protesting and media mobs may be the new norm

* How to think about worker rights

* What's wrong with the gig economy and where it heads

* How privacy is eroding faster than we realize

* Why AI and automation could ruin society

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Mark Stevenson (@optimistontour) is a reluctant futurist, bestselling author, frequent speaker and occasional comedian. He's one of the world’s most respected thinkers on the connection between technology and society, helping governments, NGOs and corporates adapt to the future for sustainable success.

He is the author of An Optimist's Tour of the Future and We Do Things Differently, is an occasional comedy writer and his first play, the farce Octopus Soup (co-authored with Jack Milner) tours the UK in Spring 2019. He is also one half of The Futurenauts. His parents still have no idea what he does.

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In today’s episode we discuss:

* A better way to think about and tackle climate change

* Ways Mark and I would like to reform the education system

* Richard Branson and Al Gore's profitable plan to save the world

* The reason we're becoming more politicized and possible solutions

* Why we're already saving the world but just don't know it yet

* How Mark thinks we can redesign government for the 21st century

* The effect of comedy on fixing societal issues

* How the arts impacts and often drives innovation and progress

* The problem with optimism and bigger issue of cynism

* Why Brazil may be beating the US when it comes to governmental innovation

* The reason future literacy and systems thinking is the most important skill for the future

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Ramez Naam (@ramez) is a computer scientist, futurist, angel investor and award-winning author best known for his Nexus Trilogy: Nexus, Crux and Apex

His other (non-fiction) books include: The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet and More than Human: Embracing the Promises of Biological Enhancement.

He's currently co-chair of energy and the environment at Singularity University and earlier in his career led teams at Microsoft working on Outlook, Internet Explorer and Bing where he co-patented 20 inventions, many alongside Bill Gates.

Ramez has appeared on Sunday morning MSNBC, Yahoo! Finance, The New York Times, WSJ, PopSci, Wired, and many more. Ramez holds more than 20 patents, and many of those are as a co-inventor with Bill Gates.

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In today's episode we discuss:

* Why we're at a tipping point for carbon-emitting cars sold

* What it was like working directly with Bill Gates

* What is Ramez predicted about renewable energy and why it's better than even he thought

* How technologists are solving global problems by fixing incentives and driving down costs

* What it's like to be both a bestselling fiction and non-fiction author

* Why Ramez is no longer a big believer in radical life extension

* The brain2.0 movement and why we're becoming cyborgs

* What Ramez thinks about CRISPR and genetically engineering people

* The importance of sci-fi to shift societal attitudes

* How to think about technological trends when tackling big problems

* Why innovation often leaves behind a lot bodies

* The reason Ramez is fundamentally optimist despite all the challenges we face

* Why the secret to a better future is to create it

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