FUTURATI PODCAST
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Ep 72Ep. 72: Jeffrey Booth on deflation, blockchain, and progress
Jeff Booth is a visionary leader who has lived at the forefront of technology change for 20 years. In January 2020, Jeff released his first book titled “The Price of Tomorrow – Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future”, in which he offers his provocative thesis about the current state of our economies and what must happen to enable a brighter future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 71Ep. 71: Vance Crowe on culture, narrative engineering, and the future of social media.
Vance Crowe is the CEO of Articulate Ventures, a strategic communications company in Saint Louis, Missouri and is a non-resident fellow at the Center for Conflict and Peace Studies at the Seton Hall School of Diplomacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 70Ep. 70: Kerry Vaughan on the history of science and building intellectually generative communities.
Kerry Vaughan is the Program Manager for Early Stage Science at Leverage Research. He studies the history of successful attempts at generating scientific knowledge in nascent fields, the characteristics these attempts share, and the historical relationship between failures in scientific ethics and slowdowns in scientific advance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 69Ep. 69: Ben Landau-Taylor on social technology, institutions, and the future.
Ben Landau-Taylor is a senior researcher at Bismarck Analysis, where he focuses on power, industry, economics, and social dynamics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 68Ep. 68: Teresa Grobecker on the intersection of real estate and the blockchain.
Teresa Grobecker is the CEO of Real Estate Consortia and today she is trying to put real estate, America's largest asset class, on the blockchain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 67Ep. 67: Gary Bolles and the future of work
Gary Bolles is Chair for the Future of Work at Singularity University, the author of "The Next Rules of Work", and an expert in how jobs, teams, and organizations will evolve in the years ahead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 66Ep. 66: Danica Remy on protecting the Earth from asteroids.
Danica Remy is the President of the B612 Foundation, an organization dedicated to protecting Earth from asteroid impacts. She co-founded the international program “Asteroid Day”, supported by the Government of Luxembourg and sanctioned by the United Nations, as an official day to increase global awareness and education of asteroids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 65Ep. 65: Brad Templeton on the Metaverse, VR applications, and genetic privacy.
Brad Templeton is chairman Emeritus of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is one of the founding computing faculty of Singularity University, and thinks about autonomous vehicles, nanotechnology, privacy, and digital rights, among many other things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 64Ep. 64: Max Galka on building a universal search engine for the blockchain.
Max Galka is the CEO of Elementus, a company seeking to build the first universal search engine for blockchain data. He has also taught data science at the University of Pennsylvania and is a former securities trader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 63Ep. 63: Radhika Iyengar-Emens on enterprise blockchain and deeptech.
Check us out at https://futuratipodcast.com/ Radhika Iyengar-Emens is a founding partner at StarChain Ventures, a venture studio focused on the disruptive potential of blockchain technology in combination with AI, ML, and IoT, as well as a noted expert on applications of the blockchain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 62Ep. 62: Thomas Frey and Trent Fowler on the Great Resignation
Check us out or get in touch at https://futuratipodcast.com/ Thomas Frey and Trent Fowler discuss the causes and implications of "The Great Resignation", the phenomenon in which an unprecedented number of people are leaving their existing jobs to strike out for new ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep. 61: Peter McCormack on the present and future of Bitcoin.
Check us out or get in touch at https://futuratipodcast.com/ Peter McCormack is a journalist, educator, and bitcoin evangelist who hosts one of the most popular cryptocurrency podcasts in the world, 'What Bitcoin Did'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 60Ep. 60: NFTs, quantitative finance, and liquidity cascades with Corey Hoffstein
Corey Hoffstein is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Newfound Research as well as an enthusiast of cryptocurrencies and various crypto projects. Newfound is a quantitative asset management firm seeking to help investors proactively navigate the risks of investing through better diversification. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 59Ep. 59: Market design, entrepreneurship, and innovation with Irene Ng.
Irene Ng is a Professor of Marketing and Service Systems and the Director of the International Institute for Product and Service Innovation at WMG, University of Warwick. An industrial economist through her doctoral training, Irene's research lies in the trans-disciplinary understanding of value and the design of markets and economic/business models. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 58Ep. 58: Dark matter, deep learning, and astrophysics with Aleksandra Ćiprijanović.
Aleksandra Ćiprijanović is a postdoctoral research associate at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, where she works for the Scientific Computing Division on the High-velocity Artificial Intelligence project. More broadly, she is interested in applying machine learning and data science to astronomy, cosmology, and high-energy physics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 57Ep 57: Victoria Ransom on entrepreneurship and the future of education.
Victoria Ransom is a serial entrepreneur from New Zealand who has built three different companies, the most recent of which is an online learning platform called Prisma. She was listed as one of Fortune's Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs, as well as one of their 40 under 40, and in 2015, she was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 56Ep. 56: Joel Comm on blockchain, NFTs, and cryptoassets.
Check us out at https://futuratipodcast.com/ Joel Comm is an expert in digital marketing, the New York Times best-selling author of 15 books, a consultant with more than twenty years of internet business experience, and a world-renowned crypto evangelist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 55Ep. 55: Seth Levine on cryptocurrencies and the future of finance.
Seth Levine is a professional institutional investor and creator of The Integrating Investor website. He uses The Integrating Investor to explore more abstract investment ideas that result from his varied experiences and studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 54Ep. 54: Visakan Veerasamy on golden ages, networks, and the future of social media.
Visakan Veerasamy, popularly known as Visa on Twitter, is a hugely prolific and interesting guy. He writes about self-improvement, design, the uses and future of social media, culture, and a billion other topics. He is the author of "Friendly Ambitious Nerd". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 53Ep. 53: Mauro F. Guillén on the world in 2030.
Check us out at https://futuratipodcast.com/ Mauro F. Guillén teaches management at the Wharton school of business and is a renowned expert on the global trends shaping the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 52Ep. 52: Bob Coecke and Konstantinos Meichanetzidis on quantum natural language processing.
Dr. Bob Coecke is professor of Quantum Foundations, Logics and Structures, is well known for his work on quantum natural language processing and the applications of category theory, and is a science advisor to Cambridge Quantum Computing. Konstantinos Meichanetzidis works with Dr. Coecke on issues in quantum natural language and the foundations of quantum mechanics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 51Ep. 51: Tim Errington on reproducibility and the science of science.
Tim Errington is the Director of Research at the Center for Open Science where he leads the centers’ metascience research efforts. He and his team also conduct evaluations of initiatives intended to increase the openness, rigor, and reproducibility of research, such as Open Science Badges and Registered Reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep. 50: Velina Tchakarova on geopolitics and the world after COVID.
Velina Tchakarova is the Director at the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) in Vienna, Austria. Her work includes research, consulting and lectures on Global System Transformation and geostrategy of global actors, particularly the EU's role in Eastern Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 49Ep. 49: Joel Chan on metascience, creativity, and tools for thought.
Joel is an Assistant Professor in the University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies (iSchool) and Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL). His research explores systems that support creative knowledge work, particularly ones that are open and sustainable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 48Ep. 48: Geoff Anders on knowledge and its role in society.
Geoff is the Founder and Executive Director of Leverage Research, a research institute that studies and supports early stage science. He studies the role of knowledge in society, exploring topics ranging from the role of philosophy to practical questions about designing research programs in underdeveloped fields. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 47Ep. 47: Dr. Peter Langland-Hassan on imagination, philosophy, and technology.
Dr. Langland-Hassan is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati. His numerous published articles span theoretical philosophy and experimental psychology, addressing topics such as consciousness, auditory verbal hallucinations, the relationship between language and abstract thought, pretense, imagination, hypothetical reasoning, and creativity. If you enjoy this interview please don't forget to like the episode and subscribe on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts so that we can keep bringing you this great content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 46Ep. 46: Shermon Cruz on gamification, engaged foresight, and the methodology of futurism.
Shermon Cruz is the Chair of the Association of Professional Futurists (APF) and the founder, executive director, and chief futurist of the Center for Engaged Foresight. We took this opportunity to discuss gamification, governance, and the future of futurism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 45Ep. 45: Scott Young on ultralearning, brain-computer-interfaces, and AI in education.
Scott Young is a blogger, teacher, and the author of "Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 44Ep. 44: Zanele Njapha on the importance of learning and unlearning in preparing for the future.
Zanele Njapha is a global speaker who has captivated audiences with her sensational keynotes and thought-provoking unlearning facilitations. Drawing upon a background in educational psychology, she challenges long-standing company dogmas while developing her audiences with her unique, humorous stories and insightful views around the future of work and creating cultures of continuous self-disruption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 43Ep. 43: Gary Wolf on the Quantified Self movement.
We spoke with quantified self cofounder Gary Wolf on self-tracking, the philosophy of science, and learning about yourself through personal data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 42Ep. 42: Philip Rosedale on Second Life, virtual worlds, and economic systems.
Philip Rosedale is a serial entrepreneur whose lifelong passion for using virtual technology to connect people led to his founding Second Life in 1999. He later went on to co-found High Fidelity in 2013, a company which specializes in adding spatial audio to applications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 41Ep. 41: Complexity science and its applications with Geoffrey West.
Geoffrey West is a theoretical physicist whose primary interests are in fundamental questions across physics, biology and the social sciences. His research includes metabolism, growth, aging & death, sleep, cancer, innovation, cities, companies, the accelerating pace of life and global sustainability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 40Ep. 40: Quantum computing and bringing revolutionary technologies to market with Justin Ging.
Justin Ging is Chief Commercial Officer for Honeywell Quantum Solutions, where he leads the commercialization of next-generation quantum computing systems. Prior to joining Honeywell, Justin led marketing teams at Samsung Semiconductor and Micron/Aptina, and managed strategic projects at Analog Devices and Bell Labs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 39Ep. 39: Ruben Harris on Career Karma, coding bootcamps, and the future of education.
Ruben is a former investment banker who co-founded Career Karma, a company aiming to be the #1 destination for career advice on the internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 38Ep. 38: Kurtis Lockhart on charter cities and the future of governance.
Kurtis Lockhart is a PhD candidate at Oxford, and Head of Research at the Charter Cities Institute. His research interests focus on the political economy of development. He joins us to talk about charter cities and the role they can play in reforming institutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 36Ep. 36: Jules Polonetsky on privacy and its future.
We chat with Jules Polonetsky -- lawyer, CEO of the Future of Privacy Forum, and Co-Chairman of the Israel tech Policy Institute -- about the privacy landscape and what we can expect in the future.e Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 35Ep. 35: Mark Ryan on deep learning with tabular data.
Mark Ryan is a Data Science Manager at Intact Insurance and the author of the recently-released "Deep Learning with Structured Data". He holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of Toronto, and is interested in chatbots and natural language processing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 34Ep. 34: Marshall Brain on entrepreneurship and facing existential risk.
Marshall Brain is a futurist, speaker, and professor of entrepreneurship who founded HowStuffWorks.com. He joins us on the podcast to talk about these subjects and his new book on existential risk. Check out his work at https://marshallbrain.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 33Ep. 33: Dave Taylor on the importance of storytelling.
Dave Taylor is a professor of marketing and a renowned storyteller. He joins us to talk about the evolution of technology, problems with modern recommendation engines, and the importance of narrative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 32Ep. 32: Elaine Pofeldt on million-dollar one-person businesses.
Elaine is an independent journalist and speaker specializing in careers and entrepreneurship. Find her writing and contact information at http://elainepofeldt.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 31Ep. 31: Brad Templeton on autonomous vehicles, privacy, and ethics.
Brad founded ClariNet, the first internet-based content company, is chairman Emeritus of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and is one of the founding computing faculty of Singularity University. Find more of his work at https://ideas.4brad.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 30Ep. 30: Andreas Schleicher on educational policy in the 21st century.
Andreas Schleicher is Director for Education and Skills at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. He initiated and oversees the Program for International Student Assessment and has worked for over 20 years with ministers and education leaders around the world to improve quality and equity in education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 29Ep. 29: Jason Crawford on the philosophy and roots of progress.
Jason Crawford writes about the history of technology and the need to understand what drives progress at his blog The Roots of Progress: https://rootsofprogress.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 28Ep. 28: Thomas Frey and Trent Fowler on SPACs
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have been featured prominently in the news recently. Trent and Thomas do a solo episode exploring how SPACs are structured and what impact they might have on business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 27Ep. 27: Steven Kotler on the science of peak human performance.
Steven Kolter has become famous for his work on making the impossible possible through creativity, innovation, and a unique state of consciousness called 'flow'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 27Ep. 26: Thomas Moynihan on the past and future of x-risk.
Dr. Moynihan is an intellectual historian who studies how humans came to discover the idea of existential risk, and what this means for our maturity as a species. Find more of his work at: https://thomasmoynihan.xyz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 25Ep. 25: Frederick Turner on complexity, time, and the union of art and science.
Frederick Turner has spent a lifetime studying complex systems, evolution, the nature of time, epic poetry, facts, values, and aesthetics. We thoroughly enjoyed getting his perspective in this freewheeling discussion. Check out his blog at: http://frederickturnerpoet.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 24Ep. 24: Woody Wade, scenario planning expert,talks to us about strategic forecasting.
Woody Wade is a recognized expert in scenario planning who uses his unique method to help businesses and leaders chart the future. Check him out at: https://www.woodywade.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 23Ep. 23: Jungwon Byun, Andreas Stuhlmüller, and the future of research.
Jungwon Byun and Andreas Stuhlmüller are co-founders of Ought, a company which leverages advanced language models to automate open-ended reasoning, data gathering, analysis, and scholarship. The result is a fascinating attempt to make knowledge workers 250 times more efficient (and change the world while they're doing it). Check them out at: https://ought.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 22Ep 22: Logan Thrasher Collins talks to us about synthetic biology, aesthetics, and his academic research.
Logan Thrasher Collins is a synthetic biologist, futurist, and author, the lead scientist at Conduit Computing, and a graduate student in biomedical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. Check out his work at: https://logancollinsblog.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices