54 Future Now - Space News, Dr. Bruce Damer on the Fourth Path of Psychedelics, Greg Panos on wrangling your AIs

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Dr. Bruce Damer is a  scientist and entrepreneur known for his groundbreaking work in origin of life research and virtual worlds. With expertise spanning astrobiology and computer science, he passionately explores the intersection of technology and the origins of life on Earth and beyond. Now he is focused on what he refers to the Fourth Path of Psychedelics, or the return to more rigorous research into psychedelics and their potential use in creativity, innovation, and problem solving for today’s troubled world.  

Dr. Bruce Damer investigating indigenous psychedelics In the second half of today’s show, Billy Sunshine checks in for a discussion with celebrated VR/AR pioneer Greg Panos on the taming of the AIs, with reference to Google’s Gemini debacle, a problem of serious bias and hallucination on the part of the company’s flagship AI product. Perhaps we need a psychedelic for the AI’s, or are they already tripping too hard and need to be grounded in reality?

Greg Panos, being honored as a pioneer in the entertainment industry

47 Future Now - Mobile Aloha Robot debuts, Peregrine Lander in Trouble, iPhone skydives 16K feet, Cool CES Gadgets, Transparent TV, CAR-T cancer treatment breakthrough

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It’s 2024 and time for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, a massive techie spectacle we used to attend every year.  These days, everything there is online and in many ways more accessible to braving the crowds in Las Vegas. New display tech was used to turned the famous Luxor pyramid hotel into a giant Dorito chip!  Is nothing sacred?  As we recorded this week’s show, CES had just opened and we discuss some of our favorite items from this year’s crop of shiny new gadgets.  But before we delve into CES world we look at Stanford/Google’s new robot, the Mobile Aloha, a machine that comes closer than ever to performing common household tasks well, like cooking and cleaning. And almost as amazing is the survival of an iPhone falling 16 thousand feet without a scratch. And even more incredible is a new CAR-T treatment for cancer worth checking out! Enjoy..

The Luxor pyramid is now a giant orange Dorito

39 Future News Now - Joby over NYC, Mars Fleet Lying Low, SETI gets $200m, U-2 hunts for Minerals, Stem cells slash heart attack risk

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Our local eVTOL company, Joby Aviation did a demo flight over NYC this last weekend, showing they are ready for primetime, taxi-ing passengers from the Big Apple to JFK airport in 7 minutes!  It’s a slow couple of weeks on Mars now, as the Sun blocks our communications with the Red Planet.  But our fleet of robotic craft have plenty to do while they wait for us to regain contact.  The Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence organization just got a $200 million boost in their budgets from Franklin Antonio, co-founder of Qualcomm. NASA’s remote sensing tech for minerals is being tested at home via an sensor equipped modified U-2 spy plane, flying over America’s Southwest. They hope to find deposits of lithium, cobalt and nickel, vital for the electronics and battery industries. And it appears stem cell treatments can make a difference in preventing future heart attacks, the major cause of death in our country.. Enjoy our news segment! 

Joby Aviation demonstrates their eVTOL aircraft over Manhattan

38 Future Now Show - Tractor Beams are Real, Humanoid Robots coming Fast,Paleobionics, Ultrasonics and tumors, AIs run a corporation, Meet Alma and friends, of Alma Wellness

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Robots are a theme this week, with humanoid robots soon to be coming en masse from China, Japan, and the US..Are we ready for this?  And for something completely different, we speak with Alma and friends from their beautiful ranch on native Ohlone lands in the hills of  Morgan Hill, near San Jose and Santa Cruz, CA.  Alma speaks of their ranch as being a place for healing, and of connecting with the Earth, the Universe, and each other, as we face the challenges of our times. They plan on holding events regularly on the full and new moons coming up, and offer sweat lodges, yoga, plant healings, and spearhead discussions for realigning and unifying humanity into a more holistic unity consciousness, essential for creating heaven on earth.  We had a delightful connection with the folks there, which we think you  will enjoy!

37 Future Now Show - Sunset paradise, Space News, Apple's M3 gear, Tesla Diner, Peter D & Enlightened AI's?, Curious Refuge Filmmaking, The Swami and Mr. Rough

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We saw the most amazing sunset this last week, setting the tone for today’s show.  There’s a place off of Skyline where you are above the clouds, looking out across a peaceful wispy world, as the sun descends into the Pacific..mmm… Meanwhile Apple has announced their latest and greatest Apple silicon at their “Scarey Fast” event, and our very own Taylor Barcroft brings us up to speed.

Lots of space news this week, with Jeff Bezos revealing his lunar lander, embryos on the ISS, and green living paint to revivify the Martian atmosphere.  And lots of AI evolution, from new video editing tools to Peter Diamandis’s personal AI clone, available to you for querying!  We also have a Tesla diner being constructed in Beverly Hills, combining fast food dining with charging.  Plus the latest from Swami Beyondananda  with Jim Rough on creating a collaboratively wise democracy for us all, something that could make a major difference in our quality of life.  Enjoy!

Tesla diner being built in Beverly Hills