
FUTURATI PODCAST
Join renowned visionary Thomas Frey and Trent Fowler as they explore artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, space exploration, quantum computing, biotechnology, and a variety of other topics of interest to futurists.
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Jan 25, 2023 • 39min
Ep. 122: Complexity theory and the future of civilization | Jane Gatsby
Jane Gatsby is a complexity theorist and political philosopher. Her digital series “Wonderland” explores philosophy and political theory from first principles, bringing listeners down the rabbit hole and into a world of exploration and curiosity. She is interested in how we can construct better cities of the future, rethinking traditional institutions and challenging our assumptions of how governments can and should function. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 17, 2023 • 43min
Ep. 121: Is Quantum Computing a Threat to Bitcoin? | Michael Strike
If you enjoy this interview please help us grow by subscribing to the podcast andsharing it with your friends!Michael Strike was a computer architect for 20 years before turning his attention to creating a blockchain ledger that can withstand the emergence of quantum computing. Today, he pursues this ambition at a project called the Quantum Resistant Ledger.#quantumcomputing #blockchain #cybersecurity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 10, 2023 • 47min
Ep. 120: Quantum computing explained | Anastasia Marchenkova
If you enjoy this interview please help us grow by subscribing to the podcast and sharing itwith your friends!Anastasia Marchenkova has been a researcher at the quantum telecommunications and quantum optics lab at Georgia Tech, the University of Maryland Joint Quantum Institute, and is currently working on superconducting qubits.#quantumcomputing #quantumphysics #futurism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 3, 2023 • 46min
Ep. 119: Complex systems, futurism, and beaming power down from space. | Roger Spitz
In this episode, Roger Spitz, co-author of The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption, talks about complex systems, futurism, and beaming power down from space. They also discuss the impact of automation on jobs, the role of regulators in addressing problems, China's control of 5G and 6G technology, advances in body-related technologies, digital twin technology, and the impact of AI on decision making.

Dec 27, 2022 • 53min
Ep. 118: Could this be the next big application for drones? | Alex Bäcker
Share this episode with your friends, and don’t forget to subscribe!Alex Bäcker is an entrepreneur, speaker, and technologist who invented remote mobile queueing, evolutionary marketing, and a powerful semantic search engine. His most recent endeavor is Drisit, the world’s remote drone control and global vision platform. Introducing the shared economy to the drone industry, Drisit multiplies the value of every drone, making it available to anyone anywhere in the world and allowing you to monetize your drone fleet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 20, 2022 • 52min
Ep. 117: Artificial intelligence, digital twins, and China | Handel Jones
Share this episode with your friends, and don’t forget to subscribe!Handel Jones has over 50 years of experience in the electronics industry and has led International Business Strategies (IBS Inc.) for over 30 years. IBS supports government organizations and major corporations in the United States, Europe, and China by helping to predict market trends and devise strategies.#geopolitics #China #futurism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 2022 • 1h 19min
Ep. 116: Bitcoin is Venice. | Allen Farrington & Sacha Meyers
If you enjoy this interview please help us grow by subscribing to the podcast and sharing it with your friends!Allen Farrington & Sacha Meyers. Allen and Sacha are both investors in traditional finance who draw heavily on philosophy, history, and economics to understand bitcoin, how it is evolving, and how it will likely change the world in the future.#bitcoin #crypto #futurism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 6, 2022 • 51min
Ep. 115: Bringing crypto to everyone | Defi Danny
Defi Danny bills himself as 'the crypto simplifier', and he is an educator who specializes in breaking down the complexities of blockchain technologies and the cryptocurrency ecosystem in language simple enough for anyone to understand. His overarching goal is to bring crypto to everyone by making the learning curve easier to handle.Danny’s twitter: @DefiDanny_Danny’s free ebook on getting started in crypto: https://defidanny.ck.page/crypto-ebook Danny’s newsletter: https://defidanny.ck.page/newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 29, 2022 • 45min
Ep. 114: Scaling Synthesis and tools for thought | Rob Haisfield
If you enjoy this interview please help us grow by subscribing to the podcast and sharing it with your friends!Rob Haisfield is a behavioral strategist and gamification designer who rose to prominence with his popular 'Roam tours' video series, in which he would talk to different users of Roam Research about how they use tools for thought to manage their workflows and generate insights. Today he thinks about issues in knowledge management, interface design, and collaborative synthesis.#toolsforthought #tana #roamresearch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 22, 2022 • 51min
Ep. 113: What's the state of artificial intelligence (and should we be afraid?) | Steve Kommrusch
Before receiving his Ph.D. in 2022, Steve earned over 30 patents in the field of computer hardware design working on silicon chips for computer graphics, high-performance computing, and power-efficient CPUs at Hewlett-Packard and AMD. Steve’s Ph.D. work focused on using sequence-to-sequence models for machine learning applied to computer-aided programming. He currently works as a Senior AI Scientist at Leela AI developing neurosymbolic systems for automatic understanding an Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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