Sat, 3 December 2016
There is more to blockchain than just Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Interview with Vince Meens about unusual and innovative ideas about the blockchain to do with the sharing economy, identity and reputation, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and decentralized large-scale projects for good. Get the full show notes & resources here: http://futurethinkers.org/blockchain-new-society-vince-meens/ |
Thu, 13 October 2016
What will cities of the future look and feel like? We talk to Aric Dromi, the futurologist at Volvo, about how VR, AI and blockchain will rapidly transform cities in the next decade. Read the show notes and get the mentions & links: http://futurethinkers.org/smart-cities-future-aric-dromi |
Fri, 29 July 2016
What happens if we gave everyone a basic income? The pros and cons, experiments, and theory behind the "free money" - an interview with Scott Santens. Show notes: http://futurethinkers.org/basic-income-scott-santens/ |
Tue, 5 July 2016
Robin Hanson on whole brain emulation, and what the world will be like 1 year after we upload ourselves to the internet, considering economics, physics, psychology, and other scientific perspectives. Show notes: http://futurethinkers.org/robin-hanson-age-of-em/ |
Thu, 23 June 2016
The attack on The DAO, what it means for the future of Ethereum, the fork and other decentralized blockchain projects and cryptocurrencies. |
Thu, 14 April 2016
James Hughes interview on his upcoming book Cyborg Buddha, transhuman enlightenment, moral enhancement, future of democracy, and universal basic income |
Thu, 31 March 2016
David Brin interview about transparency and privacy, future societies, political systems, cultural renaissances, science fiction, and fermi paradox |
Wed, 23 March 2016
Phil Torres talks about existential risks to humanity - climate change, nuclear war, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and religious extremism |
Wed, 2 March 2016
DMT trip report and insights. Discussion about reality, higher consciousness, DMT entities and other dimensions / hyperspace, parallels with meditation. |
Thu, 25 February 2016
Psychedelics, humanity's quest for transcendence, cultural programming and personal stigma, set and setting, and dissolving the ego |
Wed, 13 January 2016
The concept of the three bodies in spiritual traditions of the world, consciousness, and how environments and future technology can influence conscious states. |