The Disruptors

Interested in biotech, CRISPR, genetic engineering and human longevity? If so this is the episode for you.

Be sure to tune in every Wednesday at 12:30pm EST for our Tech Talk livestreams where we also do live Q&As

We'll discuss:

- Gene drives and the societal implications

- How and when we'll start genetically engineering ourselves

- Promising life extension technologies

- The ethics of superhuman enhancement

And much much more...

 

 

 

 

 

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Thomas Frey (@thomasfrey) is Google's top-rated futurist, a celebrity/accomplished keynote speaker and the co-founder and executive director of the DaVinci Institute, a Colorado-based tech startup incubator ecosystem, before which he spent 15 years at IBM. At the Institute, Thomas works to develop original research studies in areas not normally addressed by futurists and has predicted the end of traditional colleges and printed books, but not of libraries. As a highly accomplished/sought after speaker, Thomas has shared the stage with the likes of Rudy Giuliani, Tom Peters and Jack Welch, though most of his work is speaking to audiences of high-level government or Fortune 500 leaders like NASA, IBM, AT&T, First Data, Boeing, Capital One, Visa, Ford and more. Thomas has been interviewed in numerous publications including the New York Times, Huffington Post, Times of India, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, The Futurist Magazine and a dozen or more smaller publications. In addition to his accomplishments as a speaker and forecast, Thomas is also the author of: Communicating with the Future: How Re-engineering Intentions Will Alter the Master Code of Our Future and Epiphany Z: Eight Radical Visions for Transforming Your Future. [spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590651" 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 In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:

* How the education system is undergoing an enormous change

* Why college will soon be irrelevant

* Why Thomas believes we will have too many jobs for everyone

* Which careers have the most promise for the future

* How to use the future to think about the present

* Why driverless cars will be the most impactful invention ever

* The reason automation is additive rather than destructive to jobs

* What happens after peak oil

* How to avoid killing creativity by being productive

* The reason the healthcare system is so screwed up

* What are the real biggest problems Thomas sees

* Why fixing toilets is a surefire skill for the future

* Why micro-colleges are the future of education

* The future of the gig/freelance economy

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3D printing has the ability to transform our world, well beyond the obvious implications. From trade to transport, innovation to product adoption, 3D printers are poised to propel humanity forward, possibly even to space.

But there are big challenges, way too much hype and other factors to consider. Interested in the future and how manufacturing and jobs evolve? If so, this is the episode for you.

 

In today's episode we discuss:

- The future of the global supply chain

- How personalized medicine is poised to change society

- Why 3D printing has taken so long to mature

- When 3D printers will become a big thing and much much more...

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Are you interested in VR and future of mixed reality computing (AR/VR)?

If so you'll love this discussion where we dive deep in the economic, societal and technological implications of virtual reality, including Ready Player One, the military, adult entertainment, Second Life and much much more.

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Welcome to the 2nd ever Tech Talk Livestream, where serial entrepreneur, angel investor, futurist and host of Fringe.FM podcast Matt Ward discusses one specific industry or technology, weighing in with his opinions and sharing overviews and predictions of where the world is headed.

In today's video, Matt discusses biotech and the clean meat revolution, something he's incredibly excited and passionate about as an investor and ex-vegetarian

Specifically we talk about:

- The clean meat industry and hurdles it has to overcome

- Why and when clean meat will become inevitable

- How lab grown meat has potential to drastically reduce emissions and climate change

- The unintended and possibly scary consequences of switching away from animal agriculture

And much much more. We hope you enjoy this 2nd experimental episode of Tech Talks on all things ecommerce.

If you do, please leave a comment and subscribe to our channel. It let's us know to continue to produce these weekly livestreams, which as we grow will feature listener Q&A, interactions and discussions and a whole lot more - in addition to the regular Fringe.FM podcast.

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Eric Ward(@AeroSigma) is the co-founder and CEO of both Odyne Space and Aten Engineering, two space tech startups with a ton of promise for the future. Eric is an experienced systems architect who sees growing the space industry as the next step to progressing humanity beyond the planet.

At Odyne, Eric and the team are working on phase one: launch, and run a large scale nano and microsatellite launch program to allow more satellite tech companies easier access to space.

Aten Engineering, on the other hand, deals with what to do once we get there and is an asteroid mining company to provide humanity with inexpensive access to the materials we need to become a space-faring civilization.

Eric recently received a Master's degree in Systems Design and Management from MIT, has published multiple technical documents on Systems Architecture and the Space Industry has been featured in Fast Company and co-founded the MIT New Space Age Conference.

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In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:

* The main hurdles holding humanity back from becoming a spacefaring civilization

* Why now is the time for space tech startups

* How politics and economics must evolve to suit space

* The reason holds the key to space travel

* Why we're still a few years off from a moon or Mars colony

* The big problem with propulsion for space sustainability

* How economics will drive our current space race

* The reason governments won't play much of a role in space exploration

* Eric's thoughts on the ethics of space

* The unique challenges space tech startups face

* Political challenges associated with space travel

* Why the pace of innovation is constantly accelerating

* How AI will create a new breed of human

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Isabel Arjmand is a research analyst at GiveWell (@givewell), a nonprofit dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of charity worldwide, ie Effective Altruism. GiveWell is focused on finding the most impactful giving opportunities and publish the full details to help donors decide where best to give. Unlike charity evaluators that focus solely on financials, assessing administrative or fundraising costs, we conduct in-depth research aiming to determine how much good a given program accomplishes (in terms of lives saved, lives improved, etc.) per dollar spent. Rather than try to rate as many charities as possible, we focus on the few charities that stand out most (by their criteria: 1) evidence of effectiveness, 2) cost-effectiveness, 3) room for more funding and 4) transparency) in order to find and confidently recommend high-impact giving opportunities. Their top-ranking charities include:

* Against Malaria Foundation

* Malaria Consortium (SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMOPREVENTION PROGRAM ONLY)

* Schistosomiasis Control Initiative

* Evidence Action's Deworm the World Initiative

* END Fund (DEWORMING PROGRAM ONLY)

* Sightsavers (DEWORMING PROGRAM ONLY)

* Helen Keller International (VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION PROGRAM ONLY)

* Evidence Action's No Lean Season

* GiveDirectly

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* How GiveWell quantifies different charities world impact

* The importance of economics and statistical analysis of decision making

* Analyzing complex problems

* Why the way we think about charities is all wrong and how to fix it

* How the nonprofit world works and what you should know

* Why things that get measured get managed

* Where we are when it comes to solving the world's biggest problems

* How to think about low-hanging fruit vs long term change

* The analogies between startup and nonprofit fundraising

* Why doers don't have time to focus on technology

* The economists view of the world and ways to improve it

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Welcome to the 1st ever Tech Talk Livestream, where serial entrepreneur, angel investor, futurist and host of Fringe.FM Matt Ward discusses one specific industry or technology, weighing in with his opinions and sharing overviews and predictions of where the world is headed.

In today's video, Matt discusses ecommerce, something near and dear to his heart as an ex-ecommerce seller.

In today's livestream we discuss:

- How Amazon is transforming ecommerce & shopping experience

- Why Alexa and voice technology will destroy retail

- The death of brand as a differentiating factor for most products

- Where the opportunities exist to make money in ecomm

And much much more. We hope you enjoy this first experimental episode of Tech Talks on all things ecommerce.

If you do, please leave a comment and subscribe to our channel. It let's us know to continue to produce these weekly livestreams, which as we grow will feature listener Q&A, interactions and discussions and a whole lot more - in addition to the regular Fringe.FM podcast.

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John Lettow is the co-founder and President of Vorbeck (@vorbeck), a high tech graphene materials startup that's raised over $20.7M to bring the promising future of graphene to today. Today they have several product lines focused on antennas, RFIDs, wearables, conductive ink and of course composites. NOTE: Vorbeck's proprietary graphene material Vor-x® was developed in the Chemical Engineering Laboratories of Princeton University. The Princeton team's pioneering work enables large-scale production of graphene, of which Vorbeck owns an exclusive license on the patented graphene technology. Prior to Vorbeck, John was a cofounder and manager of core technology development for H2Gen Innovations. John has also performed extensive research on nano-materials and materials process development while doing his PhD at MIT, Masters at Cambridge and undergrad at Princeton. [spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590656" 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 In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:

* How graphene is poised to transform numerous industries

* Why graphene has taken awhile to come to market and where science fails

* The exciting advances in meta-materials and material science and what it means for society

* Why better tires trumps better batteries for fuel efficiency

* How to commercialize university research

* The future of wearable tech clothing and when it will happen

* Why John is tired of today's consumer waste economy, and how to fix it

* How lifecycle design can decrease waste and increase function

* Why John is a bit worried about privacy in today's social media era

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Uplevel Your Meditation and Mind

  Do you meditate? Muse is a neurofeedback (ie EEG based brain-sensing) device that helps meditators/anyone learn to control their mind and quiet the thoughts. The science is great, neurofeedback helps meditators achieve zen-level results in less time. I'm a big fan of meditation (as you know) and

Steve Burgess (@steveburgess01) is the president of Foresight Institute, a nonprofit think tank that researches technologies of importance to the future of humanity, focusing on nanotechnology, cybersecurity, and AI and rewards grants to lead scientists and safety initiatives. Steve is a nanotechnology activist, tech writer & speaker, startup mentor, and an internationally recognized computer forensics consultant. Steve helped found the data recovery industry in the 80s, is a pioneer in today’s growing computer forensics and electronic industry and is active as a digital forensic specialist who often testifies as an expert witness in the field. Steve has reported on Japan’s space programs, contributed various Nanotech Glossaries, is the author of “The (Needed) New Economics of Abundance,” contributor to the text, “Scientific Evidence in Civil and Criminal Cases,” and regularly writes on topics surrounding his passions and expertise at burgessforensics.com. [spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590657" 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 In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:

* The science of nanotechnology and progress to date

* How the boom and bust cycle in nanotech play out

* Why Steve is passionate about exponential hope

* How AI will impact the future of jobs and economy, beyond the obvious answers

* The problem with existential risk and inspiring action

* Why Foresight Institute focuses on converging exponential technologies

* The implications of biotech and self-enhancement

* What manufacturing will mean in an era of abundance

* The wealth divide and what happens next

* How technological innovation will impact our evolution

* The reason capitalist incentive structures drive many of our most pressing problems

* Why changing policy and law is challenging and grass roots movements matter

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Big On Health and Human Optimization?

  Designed for and by athletes and top performers like Joe Rogan,