The World Transformed

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What's The World Transformed about?

A convergence of emerging technologies and emerging possibilities is at the heart of this, the greatest period of transformation in human history. Our world is changing in ways that are hard to predict...sometimes even hard to imagine. The World Transformed is your guide to an astounding future that lies ahead -- and that will be here sooner than you think!

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Ataccama: Reopening The Cov...

06.11.2020

In this podcast, Michal Klaus, CEO at Ataccama, discusses what is required by governments around the world to successfully reopen their economies after the devastating impacts of Covid-19. The interview is conducted by Ron Powell, independent analyst and industry expert ...

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06.11.2020 Ataccama: Reopening The Covid-19 World In this podcast, Michal Klaus, CEO at Ataccama, discusses what is required by governments around the world to successfully reopen their economies after the devastating impacts of Covid-19. The interview is conducted by Ron Powell, independent analyst and industry expert ...
10.30.2019 Data Is Money In this edition of Fast Forward, Simon Bain, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of ShieldIO and David Hicks (Vice President, Worldwide ISV Cloud Business Development and Marketing) with Oracle join us to discuss one of the biggest challenges software developers ...
10.23.2019 It All Starts with Data Smart Cities, Part 2 Bill Pugh joins host Phil Bowermaster for an in-depth discussion of how smart cities are conceptualized and how smart city initiatives are rolled out. Bill explains how Smart Cities initiatives began with cities recognizing that they ...
10.17.2019 Terraforming Mars What if the planet Mars were to be made more Earth-like: the kind of place where human beings and other Earth life forms could live comfortably. Could we do it? Should we? Phil and Stephen discuss. NextBigFuture says we can ...
09.07.2019 A Better Citizen Experience Smart Cities, Part 1 In this edition of Fast Forward, Frannie Mattews, CEO of the Colorado Technology Association, joins us to discuss the many ways that Smart City technologies are transforming transportation, the workplace, and the communities in which we ...
08.29.2019 Replicator What would you make if you had a machine that could make anything? One day soon we may have machines that can do exactly that. The most famous example of the Universal Assembler is probably the Replicator from Star Trek. ...
08.24.2019 Strange New Worlds and Return of the Foo Fighters With a habitable super-Earth and UFOs back in the news, we have to ask: Are we going to find the aliens or have they already come to see us? Could There Be Life? This Newfound 'Super-Earth' May Be Habitable https://bit.ly/2YN5fK5 ...
08.21.2019 Magic Tech NASA's idea for making food from thin air just became a reality — it could feed billions https://bit.ly/2Zdu1zL It's not like you can make food out of thin air. Well…it turns out you can. A company from Finland, Solar Foods, ...
08.16.2019 Asking the Wrong Question Daniel Mintz, Chief Data Evangelist at Looker, steps us through some common misconceptions about who uses data for business, how they are using it, and what the future of business intelligence looks like. Today's businesses face unprecedented challenges when it ...
08.03.2019 Return to the Moon Phil and Stephen review the legacy of the first moon landing. We’re now as far in time from the moon landing as that event was from the end of World War I. What does it mean to live in a ...
07.24.2019 Data in Context In this edition of Fast Forward on the World Transformed, Jake Freivald, Vice President of Product Marketing at Information Builders, talks with us about how rethinking data integration can open up new possibilities for data analysis. As the buzz surrounding ...
02.14.2019 Fast Forward: Robots that Teach In this edition of Fast Forward our guest Mitch Rosenberg talks with Phil Bowermaster and Ron Powell about how robots that teach can revolutionize the way kids learn. In an increasingly data-driven world, do we need new approaches to encourage ...
01.30.2019 Parallel Universes, Mandela Effect, Reincarnation Parallel Universes, Mandela Effect, Reincarnation Digital Consciousness with Jim Elvidge, Part 3 Here's Part 1: https://youtu.be/OpwX_YbmZHg Here's Part 2: https://youtu.be/PkwVAzTMnYo We continue our three-part discussion with Jim Elvidge of his new book, Digital Consciousness https://amzn.to/2AXGD3M. In Part 3, Jim explains ...
01.25.2019 Digital Reality: God, the Universe, and Everything We continue our three-part discussion with Jim Elvidge of his new book, Digital Consciousness https://amzn.to/2AXGD3M. In Part 2, Jim explains how digital consciousness theory maps to traditional spiritual concepts. Which philosophical approach makes more sense -- idealism or materialism? What ...
01.23.2019 Proof We're Living in a Simulation Why We're Living in a Simulation Digital Consciousness with Jim Elvidge, Part 1 Jim Elvidge joins us for a three-part discussion of his new book, Digital Consciousness https://amzn.to/2AXGD3M. In Part 1, Jim outlines the scientific evidence that the universe is ...
01.11.2019 Predictions 2019 Time to pick some favorites from the many lists of predictions for 2019 now circulating. Phil narrows it down to two lists with a few predictions from each State of technology in 2019 \| Future Forecast https://bit.ly/2R16hhw (Hint: not all ...
01.05.2019 2018 Year in Review Phil and Stephen explain that so much good stuff happened in 2018 that it's impossible to recap. You have to just push on and report addtional good news that you missed the first time! The 99 best things that happened ...
12.06.2018 Fast Forward How Customers Buy In this edition of FastForward, Martyn Lewis talks with us about one of the biggest challenges that businesses face today: understanding the buying behavior of their customers. In an online, always-on, personalized digital marketplace, why are businesses struggling more than ...
11.13.2018 Enriching Humanity in a Digitized World A Very Human Future, Part 2 Futurist Steve Wells concludes his conversation with Phil and Stephen about his new book, A Very Human Future. Steve is a global futurist, keynote speaker, and COO of Fast Future, which is a professional ...
11.10.2018 People, Jobs, Capability A Very Human Future, Part 2 Futurist Steve Wells continues his conversation with Phil and Stephen about his new book, A Very Human Future. Steve is a global futurist, keynote speaker, and COO of Fast Future, which is a professional ...
11.08.2018 Bursts of Possibility A Very Human Future, Part 1 Futurist Steve Wells joins Phil and Stephen to discuss his new book, A Very Human Future. Steve is a global futurist, keynote speaker, and COO of Fast Future, which is a professional foresight firm. ...
11.07.2018 Outrageous Optimism Phil and Stephen celebrate their 800th (!) podcast by making the case for Outrageous Optimism. Now more than ever, we need to be pushing the limits of the possible. Reduction in Poverty Will we one day all be rich, or ...
10.13.2018 Elon-Scapades Part 1 What is up with Elon Musk? In this show, recorded right before Musk was fired as Chairman of Tesla, Phil and Stephen work through the timeline of events leading up to his dismissal. Has Musk lost it? Why is there ...
09.26.2018 Go Where the Land Is The world population is moving into cities. Will we all fit? Phil and Stephen discuss what to do when the land runs out In Hong Kong, Humankind Moves Back Into Caves Hong Kong has the most skyscrapers in the world. ...
09.08.2018 Waiving the Flag Waiving the Flag New Film About Neil Armstrong Omits American Flag From Moon Landing Hollywood star Ryan Gosling, who portrays Armstrong in the movie, told The Telegraph the flag was omitted from the moon landing because the achievement of humans ...
09.06.2018 The Man Who Saved the World Phil and Stephen discuss the signficicance of one man's action (or rather inaction) 35 years ago. Did Stanislav Petrov save the world? Stanislav Petrov, 'The Man Who Saved The World,' Dies At 77 https://n.pr/2MJ0JXM Stanislav Petrov was a lieutenant colonel ...
09.01.2018 Ready for a Great Future (Part 2) Part 2: A World of Abundance Phil and Stephen wrap up their week with special guest John Palmer with a discussion of where the next big positive changes may be coming from. John outlines major coming improvements in: Energy & ...
08.30.2018 Ready for a Great Future (Part 1) Part 1 Amazing Improvements What kind of a future are we in for? So-So? Scary? Great? Superfantastic? Phil and Stephen talk with John Palmer about what recent trends tell us about what kind of future we can expect. Is the ...
08.28.2018 Global Cooling Phil and Stephen welcome special guest John Palmer to discuss unexpected solutions to climate change. John reviews some our-of-the-box ideas related to: Energy & transportation Land Use Materials Buildings and Cities Women and Girls For more on these kinds of ...
08.25.2018 No, Star Trek Is Not Too Star Treky Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth are out. The fourth Star Trek movie in the current franchise appears to be dead in the water. Phil and Stephen take a look at where things have been going wrong for Trek and what ...
08.23.2018 Does Death Make Us Human? Phil and Stephen discuss the question -- is death integral to our humanity? They start with a look at a recent opinion piece at The New York Times: Life Is Short. That’s the Point. "Our mortality is not something to ...
08.21.2018 Solving the Water Problem The west is getting drier and Stephen Gordon has an intriguing idea about how to get the water where it is needed. Why couldn't we pipe water from the Missouri River to the Colorado River headwaters? Stephen suggests that a ...
08.16.2018 Mysterious Universe The more we learn about the universe, the stranger it gets. Phil and Stephen examine some recent headlines showing just how mysterious the universe is. Interstellar Visitor 'Oumuamua Is a Comet After All First it was a comet. Then it ...
08.14.2018 Closing in on Cancer Phil and Stephen review three recent news stories showing the remarkable rapid progress being made in treating (and curing?) cancer. New Australian drug puts cancer cells permanently to 'sleep' Scientists in Melbourne say they have discovered a new type of ...
08.11.2018 The Future of Everything So let's get into it here. Aliens? Designer babies? Robo-apocalypse? Phil Bowermaster and Nate Gruendemann discuss. About our guest: Nate Gruendemann is not your typical 22-year-old. He’s young enough to still have high school senior class president and valedictorian on ...
08.11.2018 Monsters -- Never Tell Me the Odds Phil spent some time at Loch Ness last week where he and his kids came up with little in the way of evidence in support of the existence of Nessie. In light of those disappointing results, Phil and Stephen discuss ...
08.09.2018 You Can't Make This Stuff Up Do we now live in the post-satire era? Phil and Stephen discuss whether the Onion can stay in business much longer. How do you write spoof headlines in a world that produces real ones like these? Dozens of professional goats ...
08.07.2018 Robots that Beg for their Lives Phil and Stephen discuss new research that shows how people respond differently to robots based on what the robots say to them. Is this proof that humans are easily manipulated by robots or does it offer hope that, when the ...
08.02.2018 The Future of Real Estate Technology is changing every aspect of home purchase and home ownership.What will the suburbs look like when no one owns a car? What will the housing market look like when place no longer matters? Phil Bowermaster and Nate Gruendemann discuss. ...
07.31.2018 Home Ownership: Changing the Story Nate Gruendemann, a founder of Board Private Bank, outlines a plan for leveling the playing field for potential home-buyers. In today's market, cash buyers have a big advantage over those who need to secure financing. But does it have to ...
07.27.2018 All Time Great Summer Movies What were the greatest summer movies ever made? Or maybe it's better to ask, what was the greatest movie summer of all time? It's a full-on geekout as Phil and Stephen explore answers to these vital questions. WT 459-777 Eternity ...
07.25.2018 Young, Thin, and Healthy Phil and Stephen discuss medical breakthroughs that promise to help us all stay young, thin, and healthy. The 'Big Bang' of Alzheimer's: Scientists ID genesis of disease, focus efforts on shape-shifting tau Scientists have discovered a "Big Bang" of Alzheimer's ...
07.20.2018 The End of Data Modeling? When it comes to managing data for modern, agile environments, is data modeling a roadblock? Or is it, in fact, one of the keys to achieving agility? If traditional data modeling will no longer support what businesses need today, what ...
07.18.2018 Flat Earth -- Are People Getting Dumber? Are more people subscribing to the idea that the Earth is flat? How does flat Earth relate to other conspiracies: 9/11Lizardoid aliens controlling the earthMandela Effect Have these all been enabled by the Web? Are they spread by people trying ...
07.14.2018 When Everybody Is Super Thoughts on the Incredibles and the Incredibles 2: do these movies value being "naturally" super over technological advancement? The Incredibles movies have a weird relationship with technology https://bit.ly/2MSukcL But there’s another, subtler thread running through the two Pixar films. And ...
07.12.2018 Reopening the Web Does the Web need reopening? Let’s start with one more thought from Survival of the Richest: Of course, it wasn’t always this way. There was a brief moment, in the early 1990s, when the digital future felt open-ended and up ...
07.10.2018 Save the Billionaires! A futurist thinks he's speaking at a conference only to realize that he's been asked to advise a secret meeting of billionaires. Survival of the Richest They are looking for ways to pretoct themselves fro some mysterious future "event." His ...
07.07.2018 Aliens and Uncertainty Here’s a case in point on radical uncertainty. Do we believe this? Are we alone? The question is worthy of serious scientific study https://bit.ly/2yQJCNb Declassified information from covert studies is interesting, but not scientifically helpful. This is a topic worthy ...
07.05.2018 The Declaration of WTF First, or course, comes the Declaration of Independence Then we had the Declaration of Singularity The came the Declaration of Amazing But maybe we’ve been doing our Declarations wrong. Are we putting the cart before the horse? The DoI announced ...
07.03.2018 Mysteries, Paradoxes, and Uncertainty Mysteries abound. Why does the word behave the way it does? Social Media -- technology that should be making us happier and connecting us is making us miserable and driving us apart. What gives? More jobs exist than there are ...

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