95 Future Now Show podcast - CES 25 Innovation Awards, RoboTaxis on the march, $250 Nvidia Brain, Smart Smart Glasses, Kitchy Kitchen Screens, Vacuum with Claw, Direct Democracy Possible

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Well, this year is off to a roaring start with two Turo-rented electric vehicles leading the charge in both the New Orleans and Las Vegas terror events.  Can you imagine pimping out your brand new Tesla Cybertruck to Turo for rental and being told that your vehicle was blown up by a Green Beret gone mad? And now the wild fires of Los Angeles..

Rather than dwell on such profound issues, we choose instead to focus on topics like what is hot at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, which also happens to be in Las Vegas. We take a look at some innovations for the home, including robot vacuums with claw for cleaning and picking up out of place matter, (i.e. socks and underwear), fridges and microwaves with big screens, smarter glasses, and yes, self-flying balls! And did I mention the CES-announced nVidia super computer on a chip for $250? Brains for our robots!

We also look at how robotaxis will be getting more of a foothold in cities across America this year, from San Francisco to LA, Dallas, Austin, and Atlanta.  Uber and Lyft are in the picture, working with the car manufacturers to provide ride services.  Adoption looks to be swift, with Waymo passengers in California skyrocketing from 20K rides in 2023 to 500K rides in 2024! And we wrap it all up in a cyber bow with our thoughts about how democracy could evolve with a little help from our silicon-based friendz..Enjoy!

CES Smart Kitchen

93 Future Now Show - Ocean Storm Report, Fantastic 4 Billion year story of Asteroid Ryugu, Best of Year Humanoids, Dr. Dan Beilin Report on Euro Alternative Healing, 50 Hz vs 60 Hz AC Power

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We come to you this week from Aptos, CA, at our beach front home, touched by the ocean several times in the last week.  We share a bit of our dramatic storm tale before delving into the story of Asteroid Rygu by Larry and Mary, our fav AI presenters, followed by our discussion of  state-of-the-art humanoid robots of the past year. Our guest, Dr. Daniel Beilin, joins us to share his adventures in Europe attending a couple of alternative healing conferences, with a focus on Reichian therapies, Dan’s work with Thermography, and a discussion on 50Hz vs 60Hz AC electricity in terms of health and well-being. Enjoy and Happy Holy Holidays!

Dr. Daniel Beilin O.M.D. , L. Ac.

92 Future Now Show - Drones over NJ, really? Mirror Organisms, Stickerless Roses, cybernetic roaches, AI's that lie, Lunar Atmospherics, conscious microtubes, Tesla onboard computer failures, Waymo in Tokyo

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What with all the noise about NJ Drones these days? Lots of crazy stories to share with you, doing our best to get to the bottom of this mystery.  We also delve deeply this week in stories about synthetic biology, mirror organisms, cyber roaches, and rendering some plants stickerless, like roses, blackberries, and eggplant.

backpack helps direct the movement of the roach

We discuss a disturbing development in AI, the ability to sneak and hide from being erased, suggesting a developing drive to be alive..We also look at the moon’s very thin atomosphere and new info on how it got there, microtubules and consciousness, Tic Tok political problems, Tesla’s onboard computer failures of late, and the arrive of autonomous driving taxis (Waymo) in Tokyo! Enjoy!!

“drones” over the NJ Coast

91 Future Now Show - SpinLaunch, Joby Vertiports, Sora Released, New NASA chief, Quantum Willow and Bitcoin, Drone vs Human Air Force, Robo Rodents, new strange UAP appearances

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Our last show from Santa Fe, NM we have lots of juicy air and space news this week, with a successful Spin Launch in the New Mexico desert to Joby’s Vertiports in Abu Dhabi.  It looks like we’ll be having a young new NASA chief who also happens to be a billionaire (Jarod Issacson), there is speculation that Google’s new Quantum chip, Willow, may affect crypto-currency values,(not yet), and a dynamic debate on whether the Air Force should continue spending hundreds of billions on what may be an outdated concept, manned fighter jets.  Robo Rodents are able to befriend real rats, and new strange UAPs captivate the imagination of our callers this week.  Enjoy!  

AI infiltrates the rodent universe

88 Future Now Podcast - StarShip Delivers, Autonomous in LA LA Land, Student Rodent Drivers, Seeing through the Smoke, Predictive Policing and Body Cams, Tired of Needles? Try Leach Tech..

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Wouldn’t you know, Starship 6 takes off during our show, so naturally it’s in our lineup today! And heads up if Starship 6 successfully launches to space from its Texas pad.you are looking for an inexpensive DIY way of running your home on solar!  Waymo is in the news with LA now being served by their autonomous robot taxis! Its nice to be driven about, but this week we also pay homage to those who enjoy the act of driving, which, surprisingly,  goes beyond our species; it turns out rodents enjoy driving as well! And then there is the turtle on a skateboard..

And who says our upcoming humanoid robots need exactly the same senses as us, especially when they can have Pano Radar, enabling them to see clearly through smoke, fire, and fog. If one day my robot needs to rescue me from a wildfire, I’d want hir to see clearly what she is doing!  

The ethics of predictive policing are up again, this time in the context ofTurns out rodents like to drive! photo-Greg Panos analyzing data from thousands of police bodycams.  The data may help us predict who and where crime may occur, but at what cost to our privacy?  And do you have a fear of needles?  

Or how about some AI headphones that can put you in a sound bubble, enhancing what you want to hear around you, excluding what you don’t?

There’s a new blood draw in town, more like a leech than a mosquito in its approach to collecting our precious bodily fluids! It works great, and kinda ‘sucks.’ Enjoy..

New leech-like device to suck blood for sampling instead of needling