Okay, so we're almost to Pluto. NOW tell me we're not living in the future...

My own suspicion is that the Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.

J. B. S. Haldane

Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon take you on a ride through time to a future that you weren't expecting and probably won't believe. How weird can it get? (And how fast?) 

Plus -- how can we possibly know the future when our knowledge of the world as it exists is so woefully inadequate?

Join us for a look into the world of today -- which is stranger than we imagine -- and the world of tomorrow -- which is very likely stranger than we can imagine. 

Referenced:

Our Quantum Problem

Unbelievable facts about the universe

Little Known Scientific Facts

You Want the Truth? You Can't Handle the Truth!

Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss a wide range of future-impacting topics all originating right here in our own neighborhood.

Topics include:

Tiny probes going to Mars -- No they aren't "Nano" probes, but they still might have something inteersting to tell us about the future of space travel.

Hybrid Airships -- Coming to a big field near you?

More oil on Titan than on Earth -- Peak oil solved at last!

"Brain-to_Text" system converts speech brainwave patterns to text -- That much closer to mind-reading computers.

Does a black hole create a hologram copy of anything that touches it? -- And, if so, how I can use that to get rich?

Plus loads of other futuristically fun topics. Join us.

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Latest News from the Neighborhood

Author PJ Manney discusses her new techno-thriller (R)evolution with hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon. 

Bioengineer Peter Bernhardt has dedicated his life to nanotechnology, the science of manipulating matter on the atomic scale. As the founder of Biogineers, he is on the cusp of revolutionizing brain therapies with microscopic nanorobots that will make certain degenerative diseases a thing of the past. But after his research is stolen by an unknown enemy, seventy thousand people die in Las Vegas in one abominable moment. This catastrophe sets in motion events that will forever change not only his life but also the course of human evolution.

Desperate, Peter turns to an old friend, who introduces him to the Phoenix Club, a cabal of the most powerful men in the world. To make himself more valuable to his new colleagues, Peter infuses his brain with experimental technology, exponentially upgrading his mental prowess and transforming him irrevocably.

As he’s exposed to unimaginable wealth and influence, Peter’s sense of reality begins to unravel. Do the club members want to help him, or do they just want to claim his technology? What will they do to him once they have their prize? And while he’s already evolved beyond mere humanity, is he advanced enough to take on such formidable enemies and win?

PJ Manney is a former chairperson of Humanity+, the author of "Empathy in the Time of Technology: How Storytelling is the Key to Empathy," and a frequent guest host and guest on  The World Transformed. She has worked in motion-picture PR at Walt Disney/Touchstone Pictures, story development and production for independent film production companies (Hook, Universal Soldier, It Could Happen to You), and writing for television (Hercules--The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess).

(R)evolution with PJ Manney

Some pundits are saying that a complete reset of the the economy is in order or is perhaps even inevitable.

Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon argue that nobody is thinking nearly big enough, or long-term enough about re-setting the economy. Accordingly, they present a modest proposal for changing the economy: MAKE EVERYTHING FREE.

How do we go about making everything free? We start with some of the big stuff: 

FREE GOVERNMENT

FREE MONEY

FREE ENERGY

FREE HEALTHCARE

FREE STUFF

FREE PAYCHECK / FREE OWNERSHIP

Your hosts discuss how all these ideas can work together, and why FREE DIRT might be a deciding factor. Join us!

 

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Make Everything Free (Starting with this Show)

Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explore future-related developments beginning with a piece from the Economist on why we should move forward (cautiously) with artificial intelligence. If you want a quick lesson in how much the world has changed in recent years, get your head around these ideas: 

1. It's an article on aritificial general intelligence in the Economist

2. It takes the idea of AI seriously and points out the risks

3. It says we should go ahead with it.

Welcome to the future, folks!

Other topics:

Tesla's home battery business goes viral 

NASA's Impossible Drive

IBM's Watson supercomputer to speed up cancer care 

Cars without Windows?

 

Join us!

 

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