Interview - Dan Mapes, tech visionary, Founder of Verses.io and The Spatial Web Foundation integrating Mixed Reality, Artificial Intelligence and a Thriving Planet.

Listen Now to Dan Mapes

Those of us creating this radio show owe some of our acumen of the future to Dan Mapes, a techno shamanic visionary that influenced us all back in the early days of the internet, helping us push the boundaries of what was possible with the relatively primitive tools we had back in the 90’s, with dial-upmodems and low rez graphics.  With Dan around we felt we could not just see the future, but create it, inhabiting the first virtual worlds, editing video on home computers, using the tech to create an abundant global economy while improving the health of our home planet.

Now, a quarter century later, much of what we have envisioned is just coming to pass. In this interview, Dan brings us up to date with how the internet is evolving from a document server to serving spaces and places, how AI will enhance our awareness and intelligence, how evolution is speeding up, and our species gift is adaptibility to change. And soon, with 10 billion humans highly connected with quantum computers and pocket smart phones, we can solve any problem that arises and elevate ourselves to beyond survivial for our species. A Harvard level education will be normal for all, we’ll own our own data, and everyone will have a basic universal income.  Sound fantastical? Think again, as a Star Trek universe is rapidly unfolding, even as the old world crumbles, becoming fodder for the new world. This phoenix from the ashes story, according to Dan, is not just a story but reality.  Too good to be true?..check it out for yourself, enjoy..

Interview - Ethan Summers and Anne-Marie Napoli on HubX and Almost Human

Listen Now to Ethan and Anne-Marie on HUBx and Almost Human

HubX  is a new kind of media lab - a place to imagine the future.  Located in downtown Santa Cruz, California, the hub is a creative space where people of all ages can explore exciting new and immersive technologies like VR, Interactive Media, AI, Simulation Art, and Audio Design. At the intersection of science, technology and art - they are focused on empowering people with tools to visualize and invent the future. 

We speak with HUBx and the mysterious Almost Human founders, Ethan Summers and Anne-Marie Napoli about what’s happening so far with their endeavors and their vision for what’s happening next.

Ethank Summers and Anne-Marie Napoli speak of HubX and Almost Human

Future Report: Greg Panos and Richard Cray on The Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas 2018

Listen Now to Future Report on CES 2018

IBM’s Quantum Computer photo -Richard CrayThis year the Consumer Electronics Show was bigger than ever, with over 4,000 exhibits covering 2.6 million square feet and an attendance close to 200,000 people. To cover this big show, we’ve enlisted the help of two of our regular guests and contributors, Gregory Panos and Richard Cray.  In this hour we look as some of the highlights they discovered that would be of interest to you, our valued Dr. Future audience. So, standby for their report! Smart bathrooms, robots, AR, AI and brain uploaders, oh my!!

LG’s Video Canyon Experience photo -Richard Cray

Interview with Dr. Vivienne Ming on AI, Augmented Intelligence, Future of Jobs, Education, and What it Means to be Human

Listen Now to Dr. Vivienne Ming 10.24.2017

We met neuroscientist and entrepreneur Dr. Vivienne Ming at TEDx Berkeley this spring, immediately after her talk, loved her approach to life, the universe, and Artificial Intelligence, and it’s taken til now to schedule her for an interview.  But, as we think you’ll find, its been worth the wait.  In this interview, we touch on some of her favorite topics, such as AI, augmented intelligence, future of  education and jobs, the nature of current AIs and how they are evolving, LGBT and emotional literacy, and the future of human/machine intelligence. Big topics, not much time, but hopefully enough to get a few of your neurons firing on these life-changing topics. Enjoy..

Neuroscientist and Entrepreneur Dr. Vivienne Ming

Update on Artificial Intelligence with AI researchers Drs. Eliot Handelman, Andie Sigler and Casey X

Listen Now to Dr. Future Show 2.21.2017

With all the talk these days about bringing jobs back to America, and Bill Gates talking about taxing robots, we catch up with our favorite Artificial Intelligence researchers from Canada. Drs. Eliot Handelman and Andie Sigler, with their Cartoon Network associate, Casey X, give us an update on their latest thinking about AI.  What do humans do if smart robots are doing all the work?  Eliot suggests our species become more focused on creativity, fostering the divine spark within us, something the robots cannot grasp or conceive of as yet. Andie suggests we see the rise of the machines as an extension rather than of foe of ourselves. The question of jobs and education is broached as well by Mrs. Future, who helps in the elucidatation of these topics with our erudite (and fun) guests. Enjoy!

L-R Casey X, Dr.Mrs. Future, Drs. Eliot Handelman, Andie Sigler