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- Kevin Kelly - The Technium SuperorganismWhat if the Internet wakes up? Wired Magazine co-founder Kevin Kelly discusses "The Technium", a global superorganism composed of 13 sextillion transistors, 5.4 billion users, and 2.5 quintillion bytes of daily data transfer. These are key metrics for today's internet, but The Technium is more than the sum of its parts.The Technium is a vast interconnected network of technologies that evolves and adapts like a living organism, which Kelly calls the "seventh kingdom of life". In Greek mythology, Gaia is the personification of life on Earth; Futurist Byron Reese proposed a the superorganism "Agora" for human life, and The Technium is humans and technology together.In "Holos Rising", Stewart Brand differentiated The Technium from Gaia and Agora, writing "There are pace differences, with Gaia slow, humanity faster, and the Technium really fast. They are not replacing each other but building on each other."The Technium is artificial in nature, composed of people plus machines, but is it a product of natural selection? Ray Kurzweil suggested that evolution is outpacing biology, making machine intelligence an inevitable endpoint.Kelly has written about New Minds emerging from the Technium. Does this include Artificial Intelligence and augmented humans using of brain implants from Neuralink & Synchron that blur the line between human and machine? Does the internet serve as a nervous system for this superorganism, and could it be a New Mind as well?Kevin Kelly is the founding executive editor of Wired magazine, co-chair of The Long Now Foundation, a membership organization that champions long-term thinking, the founder of the popular Cool Tools website, which has been reviewing tools daily for 20 years, former editor and publisher of the Whole Earth Review, and the author of multiple best-selling books about the future of technology.Kevin is a writer, photographer, conservationist, and student of Asian and digital culture. His writing has appeared in many national and international publications such as The New York Times, The Economist, Time, Harper's Magazine, Science, Veneer Magazine, GQ, and Esquire, and his photographs have appeared in Life and other American national magazines.LINKS & RESOURCES:What Technology Wants (2010)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Technology_WantsOut Of Control (1992)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_Control_(Kelly_book)The Singularity Is Always Nearhttps://kk.org/thetechnium/the-singularity/Holos Rising / Technium Unbound (Summary by Stewart Brand)https://longnow.org/seminars/02014/nov/12/technium-unbound/Kevin Kelly Official Homepagehttps://kk.org/The Technium: Evidence Of A Global Superorganismhttps://kk.org/thetechnium/evidence-of-a-g/The Technium: The Seventh Kingdom of Lifehttps://kk.org/thetechnium/the-seventh-kin/The Technium and the Seventh Kingdom of Lifehttps://www.edge.org/conversation/kevin_kelly-the-technium-and-the-7th-kingdom-of-lifeThe Technium, and how Kevin Kelly Changed His Mindhttps://commonreader.wustl.edu/the-technium-and-how-kevin-kelly-changed-his-mind/Kevin Kelly (WIkipedia)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Kelly_(editor)32 min
- Larry Hancock - NJ Drones & UFO EggsLarry Hancock discusses the NJ Drone Sightings & Jake Barber’s recent NewsNation interview with Ross Coulthart on UFO "Eggs", psionic teams & crash recoveries on "the range".Larry Hancock is a well-known UAP researcher, author, and board member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies.Larry Hancock brings his formal training in history and cultural anthropology to his research and writing on Cold War history and national security subjects. A graduate of the University of New Mexico, he earned is BA with honors, majoring in history, cultural anthropology and education. Following service in the United States Air Force, his career in computer/communications and technology marketing allowed him the opportunity to become involved in and consult on strategic analysis and planning studies.Larry is the author of 7 books on topics in national defense and the UFO history.LINKS & RESOURCES:Larry Hancock's Books (Amazon)https://www.amazon.com/stores/Larry-Hancock/author/B004FOXTAKScientific Coalition for UAP Studieshttps://www.explorescu.org/UAP Pattern Recognition Study 1945-1975 US Military Atomic Warfare Complexhttps://www.explorescu.org/post/scu-publishes-uap-pattern-recognition-study-of-the-us-military-atomic-warfare-complexUAP Intentions Study:https://www.explorescu.org/post/scu-review-4-258 min
- Kevin Knuth - UAP Science & WhistleblowersDr. Kevin Knuth discusses UAP whistleblower Jake Barber, the NJ Drone Mystery, Egg & Acorn UAP retrievals, and a massive new report, "The New Science of Unidentified Aerospace-Undersea Phenomena (UAP)"."The New Science of Unidentified Aerospace-Undersea Phenomena (UAP)" is the result of a massive collaborative effort 30 authors, weighing in at 157 pages and with more than 400 references. The paper has not yet available, but has been submitted for journal review & publication.The paper has an all-star list of contributors, including established authorities on UAP like Richard Dolan, Jacques Vallee, Garry Nolan & Mark Rodeghier, as well as a number of up-and-coming subject matter experts like Beatriz Villarroel and Matthew Szydagis.In the paper, his team reviewed and summarized approximately 20 historical government studies dating from 1933 to the present from a number of different countries, including the US, UK, France, Germany, Scandanavia, Russia, China, and more.Dr. Kevin Knuth is a Professor of Physics at the University of Albany with over two decades of experience in machine learning algorithms for Astrophysics, and editor of the peer-review open-access journal “Entropy”.Dr. Knuth is the lead scientist for UAPx, a contributing member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, an associate member of IFEX (Interdisciplinary Research Center for Extraterrestrial Studies), an affiliate of the Galileo Project, and he serves on the Board of Advisors for the Society for UAP Studies (SUAPS). Knuth has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has been invited to give over 100 presentations in 18 countries.LINKS & RESOURCES:UAP whistleblower says UFO retrieval program exists: NewsNation exclusivehttps://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/uap-whistleblower-ufo-retrieval-program/New UAP whistleblower has 'overwhelming evidence': Ross Coulthart | Cuomohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg7p-fU_NGkScientific Coalition for UAP Studieshttps://www.explorescu.org/UAPX Homepagehttps://www.uapexpedition.org/1 hr 3 min
- William Munizzi - Quantum Computing & Many WorldsGoogle says its new quantum chip indicates that multiple universes exist - are they correct? William Munizzi discusses Google "Willow" and the Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics.Per Wikipedia, Several authors, including Everett, Wheeler and Deutsch, call many-worlds a theory rather than an interpretation. Everett argued that it was the "only completely coherent approach to explaining both the contents of quantum mechanics and the appearance of the world." Deutsch said that to call it an interpretation "is like talking about dinosaurs as an 'interpretation' of fossil records."If the Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics is real, the parallel dimensions exist, and quantum computers can access them to perform calculations. This may explain how Google's quantum Willow chip can perform calculations that would take a leading supercomputer 10 septillion years, which is longer than the age of the universe.IIf the Many Worlds Interpretation of QM is validated, it may have larger implications to our understanding of the universe. Bryce DeWitt claims that Everett, Wheeler & Graham "do not in the end exclude any element of the superposition. All the worlds are there, even those in which everything goes wrong and all the statistical laws break down." In other words, a diverse number science-fiction worlds from TV shows like "Sliders" become plausible.William Munizzi is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). His research surrounds various mathematical aspects of quantum information and high-energy physics, with a primary focus on entanglement, quantum algorithms, quantum sensing, and error correction. William received his PhD in physics from Arizona State University, where his thesis explored foundations of quantum information, and their interpretation in quantum gravity.William is particularly interested in the dynamics of quantum computing resources under the action of operator groups, as well as high-energy applications of various quantum properties. His research has recently expanded to include optimization of entanglement-based quantum networks, and the design of quantum sensing arrays for improved particle detection.LINKS & RESOURCES:Google claims quantum chip may prove existence of parallel universeshttps://nypost.com/2024/12/15/science/google-scientist-believes-quantum-chip-could-prove-multiverses-existence/Quantum error correction below the surface code thresholdhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08449-yQuantum computing stocks tank as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts the tech won't be viable for another 20 years — stocks fell more than 40% for a total market value loss of over $8 billionhttps://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/quantum-computing-stocks-tank-as-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-predicts-the-tech-wont-be-viable-for-another-20-years-stocks-fell-more-than-40-percent-for-a-total-market-value-loss-of-over-usd8-billionMany Worlds Interpretation (Wikipedia)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Many-worlds_interpretation37 min
- Alex Crowther - Cybersecurity in 2025The FBI says Russia has compromised SMS messaging, Zoom enabled spying by China, and Edward Snowden claimed the NSA is watching all of it. Do any of us have privacy these days?Alex Crowther discusses the trends & challenges with cybersecurity & offers recommendations on the best platforms to keep your messaging, email & online data secure.Alex Crowther is a Non Resident Senior Fellow at Center for European Policy Analysis; Professor of Practice at Florida International University; Owner/Operator at Granite Action LLC; Director of Research at the Ranger Policy and Leadership Center; Life member of MCPA.Alex career experience includes roles with NATO, as a former Researcher at the US National Defense University and the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI, the Army's think tank), Adjunct Senior Political Scientist at RAND, as Senior Analyst at Wikistrat, and extensive military experience with the US Army.Alex has a BA & MS Int'l Relations from Tufts University;a PhD in International Development from Tulane University, and joins us today to discuss current topics in cyber threats and security.LINKS & RESOURCES:Alex Crowther (LinkedIn Profile)https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexcrowther/Alex Crowther (Florida International University)https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/our-impact/people/adjunct-faculty/profiles/alexander-crowther,-ph.d..htmlRussian Telco SMS Infiltrationhttps://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-249aChina Zoom Spyinghttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/7/zoom-hit-allegations-enabling-spying-china-hackers/Where To Enable 2FA Right Nowhttps://infosecguide.wordpress.com/2016/01/07/22-sites-where-you-should-enable-two-factor-authentication-right-now/Full List of Sites With Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)https://2fawebsites.github.io/38 min
- Wayne Phelps - New Jersey Drone MysteryRPA veteran Wayne Phelps offers insights into the growing mystery of drone sightings over the state of New Jersey, and discusses technical, legal & psychological factors driving the current rash of reported sightings.Lt. Col. Wayne Phelps (ret.) is the author of "On Killing Remotely: The Psychology Of Killing With Drones", which explores human decision-making in a future dominated by Artificial Intelligence & automation.Wayne Phelps is a retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel and author of “On Killing Remotely: The Psychology of Killing with Drones”, available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L4LNL7R/.During his military career, Wayne deployed five times, including two deployments to Afghanistan and two deployments to Iraq. He was amongst the first conventional troops on the ground in Pakistan after 9/11. He also participated in the initial invasion into Iraq in 2003 and the troop surge into Afghanistan in 2010. He commanded units at every level from Platoon to Squadron, served as an instructor at the Marine Corps’ premier aviation training squadron and a staff officer in the Pentagon.In 2014 he was selected to become an RPA pilot and he attended the Air Force’s Undergraduate Pilot Training becoming the first Marine honor graduate. His last assignment was as the Commanding Officer of Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron Three (VMU-3) in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. As the Commanding Officer, he deployed four remotely piloted aircraft detachments to conduct counter-terrorism operations against violent extremist organizations.We start out by exploring the evolution of the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator Drone into the armed MQ-9 Reaper, and some of the psychological effects associated with flying an armed vs. surveillance aircraft. We also discuss some of the advantages & challenges associated with remotely piloted vehicles - and perceptual changes from flying remotely piloted vehicles in crews assigned to them.Drone aircraft are the beginning, and we explore how the cost & safety benefits of RPV's are being applied to tanks & land vehicles such as the Milrem TheMIS, Ripsaw M5 Robo-Tank, Miloš UGV, Gladiator TUGV, Foster-Miller TALON, and more. We also discuss robotic platforms such as the the GNOME, FEDOR, and well-known Boston Dynamics Atlas.Great Britain and the USA are both exploring Artificial Intelligence to allow drones to decide when to pull the trigger themselves, which takes the ultimate control of warfare out of direct human hands and moves people into a planning & oversight capacity. Is this a good thing, and what does it mean for remote killing machines if they can operate autonomously?In the space of 20 years, we’ve gone from remote piloted surveillance aircraft to fully automated killing machines that make their own decisions about combat. This is a slippery slope to an uncertain future and it is worth discussing the meaning of these changes to warfare now, rather than later.Links & ResourcesAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L4LNL7R/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynephelps/33 min
- Klee Irwin - UFOs, Time-Travel, AI & PhysicsKlee Irwin discusses UFOs, Time-Travel, Artificial Intelligence & the Singularity, the 7 Axioms of Clock-Cycle Theory, and his work at Quantum Gravity Research developing a first-principles unified quantum gravity theory.Klee Irwin is a well-known author, physicist and businessman who serves as CEO and Chairman of Irwin Naturals Inc and Director of Quantum Gravity Research (QGR), a non-profit research institute he founded in 2009.00:00 - Introduction01:33 - Overview of Clock-Cycle (Emergence) Theory31:17 - Limits of Language Symbolism33:49 - The 7 Axioms of Clock-Cycle Theory36:00 - Superorganisms and The Internet40:59 - Axiom 2: Code-Theoretic41:48 - Axiom 3: Finiteness47:33 - God & Infinity1:33:21 - UFOs & Time Travel1:36:47 - Thesis - Aliens Are Our Descendants1:45:09 - ET are our descendants creating themselves1:49:55 - Extraterrestrials are Hominids, just like us1:52:01 - Our Descendants with become new species1:55:27 - Our Descendants will be alien, but still family1:58:16 - Future civilizations colonizing the past2:00:58 - SETI is looking into the past2:02:45 - The Light Of Other Days2:03:46 - Traversible Wormholes2:08:17 - Orbs vs. UFOs2:10:41 - AI & AGI2:11:40 - The SingularityKlee founded Irwin Naturals in 1994, and it rapidly grew to become an award-winning global natural supplement company with products sold in thousands of retailers ranging from Walmart to Whole Foods.As the Director of QGR, Klee manages a dedicated team of mathematicians and physicists developing emergence theory. The mission of the organization is to discover the geometric first-principles unification of space, time, matter, energy, information and consciousness.Outside of his work in physics and nutraceuticals, Klee supports students, scientists, educators and founders in their aim to discover solutions leading to high impact positive change. He has supported a wide range of causes including Change.org, Upworthy, Donors Choose, Moon Express, Kasa Development, the X PRIZE Foundation, and Singularity University, where he is an Associate Founder.LINKS & RESOURCES:Quantum Gravity Researchhttps://quantumgravityresearch.org/Clock-Cycle Theory & It's Axioms (PDF)https://bit.ly/426PnlTKlee Irwin Homepagehttps://kleeirwin.com/2 hr 23 min
- Paul Szymanski - How To Fight & Win Space WarsPaul Szymanski discusses the strategic, tactical & political goals of satellite & space warfare, in addition to disruptive new Russian Oreshnik IRBM and Chinese Fractional Orbital Bombardment System.In this briefing, Szymanski explores the ramifications of space warfare on commercial constellations like Starlink, along with dual-use applications of satellite infrastructure for military & civilian tasks. We'll also be discussing inspector satellites, satellite "cloaking" and hidden orbits, and a variety of other grey zone tactics used in modern space warfare.Commercial satellite systems are increasingly useful for long-range control of drones and other command & control activities in combat zones where conventional communications equipment has been disabled. The impact of space warfare on commercial mega-constellations is a new issue of concern in the increasingly crowded orbital environment.Paul Szymanski is a noted expert in space warfare theory, policy, doctrine, strategies & tactics. Paul’s background includes expertise in space control, space superiority, force application Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Space Domain Awareness (SDA) & space Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2) studies, analyses, simulations & operations research.His career experience includes roles and affiliations with a variety of well known organizations including the Aerospace Corporation, Metatech, and the Air Force Research Lab, among others.LINKS & RESOURCES:LinkedIn Profile:www.linkedin.com/in/PaulSzymanskiThe Battle Beyond:https://amplifypublishinggroup.com/product/nonfiction/politics-and-current-affairs/policy/the-battle-beyond/?v=121172c4d136Paul Syzmanski's Books on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/stores/Paul-Szymanski/author/B0CRLFWGTT1 hr 11 min
- Phillip Stewart - ISR & Future Air PowerMaj. Gen. Phillip Stewart discusses the trends, challenges & technologies driving Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and the role of drones, collaborative combat aircraft & autonomy in the future of military air power.Major General Phillip Stewart is a senior military officer with the United States Air Force. In his most recent roles as a military Senior Officer he commanded both NATO’s and the Air Force’s high altitude drone wings and was also an expert on European & NATO military policy and was the architect of NATO’s military response to Russian aggression.Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart Stewart has commanded at multiple levels, including three times as a Wing Commander and twice in combat, and held numerous staff duty roles in the USAFE, on the Joint Staff and at Air Combat Command. He's held command roles in NATO, served as an instructor and evaluator pilot in multiple aircraft, and has over 600 hours of combat airtime and flown across 168 combat missions.Maj Gen Stewart holds three Master's degrees and a Bachelor's degree from Georgia Tech, and has been awarded the NATO Meritorious Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star, Air Medal, Legion of Merit, Combat Readiness Medal, among many other honors and achievements. He is also the only military, civilian, or industry leader to be a three-time finalist for the Collier Trophy, presented annually by the air & space industry for the most outstanding feat in military or civilian aviation.LINKS & RESOURCESMajor General Phillip A. Stewart (United States Air Force)https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/3683697/phillip-a-stewart/List of active United States military aircrafthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_United_States_military_aircraftDeputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Announces Additional Replicator All-Domain Attritable Autonomous Capabilitieshttps://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3963289/deputy-secretary-of-defense-kathleen-hicks-announces-additional-replicator-all/Russian Air Forcehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Air_ForcePeople’s Liberation Army Air Forcehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_ForceFifth-Generation Fighterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth-generation_fighterDrones Are Transforming the Battlefield in Ukraine but in an Evolutionary Fashionhttps://www.cnas.org/publications/commentary/drones-are-transforming-the-battlefield-in-ukraine-but-in-an-evolutionary-fashionOreshnik (Missile)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreshnik_(missile)56 min
- Gerald Q. Maguire, Jr. - Brain Implant TechnologiesDr. Gerald Q. Maguire, Jr. discusses Neuralink, Synchron & the future of brain implant technologies themes from his paper, "Becoming Borg to Become Immortal".Last year, Neuralink implanted their first patient with a brain implant, and rival manufacturer Synchron has already enrolled six patients - forcing us to confront the question of whether brain implants have different moral & ethical concerns than other parts of the body, or do they highlight existing ethical questions that haven't been adequately addressed?Dr. Maguire and co-author Ellen McGee wrote "the potential of brain implants to change and significantly affect humans is potentially far greater than that of genetic or drug enhancements", because implants open the door to new information, whereas genetics & drugs can only improve what's already there.Brain implants are a miniaturization of information technologies we already use - like smartphones & wearables. Over time our digital appliances have gotten smaller, and Maguire argues that they will inevitably become part of bodies - and in a sense, we will become part of the Borg.Dr. Gerald Q. Maguire, Jr. is Professor Emeritus at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.Dr. Maguire has a Bachelors in Physics from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a two PhD degrees in Computer Science from the University of Utah.He has also been a Gastprofessor with Technische Universität Graz and a Program Director for Experimental Systems at the U.S. National Science Foundation. His research interests include mobile computing and communication systems, internetworking, and picture archiving and communication.LINKS & RESOURCES:Becoming Borg to Become Immortal: Regulating Brain Implant Technologieshttps://philpapers.org/rec/ELLBBTGerald Q. Maguire (IEEE BIO)https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37331827700Gerald Quentin Maguire (Wikipedia)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Quentin_MaguireNeuralink - Pioneering Brain Computer Interfaceshttps://neuralink.com/Synchron - The Brain Unlockedhttps://synchron.com/58 min
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Expert interviews on UAP, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, physics, defense tech, life-extension, propulsion, consciousness and more. Tim has been interviewing world-changing subject matter experts across a wide scope of professional & academic disciplines for over 20 years – starting back in 2002 with his work at AAG. Over time, what started with the goal of sharing the wisdom of people he respected with the world grew into an online library of expertise focused on expert opinions in space, science, technology, & policy areas.
Altogether, Tim has recorded over 300 interviews – many of which are currently online in video format, across topics ranging from the UAP Phenomenon to government fiscal policy. Each of his interviews is a stand-alone overview for the thoughts & opinions of each subject matter expert, but together they help to educate a large audience across a wide array of topics.