81 Future Now Podcast - Exploring NotebookLM AI, Virtual Show Hosts, Exploring Negative Time, Brain-Gut Connection Insights, Treating Anxiety and Depression with RNA editing and Psychedelics

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When AI starts to mimic what we do as podcast hosts, we listen…and have some fun with it.  In this episode, meet “Larry and Mary,” virtual talk show hosts who offer you information in a dynamic 2 person, male/femaile show host format,  based on documents we feed them, in this case, our last week’s podcast, and articles from this week’s show.  What they do is nothing short of amazing, making great virtual guests!

We take a deep dive into a new AI tool called NotebookLM, developed by Google. NotebookLM is a tool that takes information from various sources, like articles, emails, or PDFs, and generates different kinds of content, including summaries and a simulated talk show dialogue. We also use NotebookLM to analyze an article about negative time in quantum physics, finding that the AI did provide some  insight into this complex topic. The show also delves into the debate around the impact of AI on human jobs and consciousness, with Al  as an agent to enhance human capabilities, while we express concerns about AI’s potential to mimic human creativity and personality. Later in the conversation, we explore the brain-gut connection and the potential of RNA editing and psychedelics as a new treatment for anxiety and cognitive decline. We end with Bobby’s insights into the use of Xylotol as a substitute for refined sugar. Enjoy!

AI agents exploring negative time domains

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

Future News & Views - Race to Space, Gamma Ray Bursters, Telescopic Updates, Ingenuity's Mission, Alexa Kids, Delta Variants, Billy Psychedelic Sunshine on Clubhouse, plus Marianne Williamson on Assange case.

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Billionaires in space, new powerful telescopes and gamma ray bursters are all in the news this week. Plus we had a surprise visit for the second hour, with Billy Sunshine and Rudy, his new St.Bernard/poodle canine, in the studio.  Billy shares his talk radio experiences regarding the app Clubhouse, including his explorations of psychedelic conversations.  We also delve into the Delta variant, vaccine shaming, spike protein shedding and the Thalidomide disaster, AI accountability, and Marianne Williamson exerpt on the recent revelations in the Julian Assange Wikileaks case. Lots of fun and serious conversations this week..enjoy.

Interview - Journalist Don Lattin on his New Book, "Changing Our Minds - Psychedelic Sacraments and the New Psychotherapy

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It was great to talk to journalist Don Lattin so openly about a topic normally below the radar of public discourse.  In his new book Don explores the theurapeutic effects of some mild altering substances, in terms of research currently underway and his own journey with depression. 

Changing Our Minds is the latest installment in a trio of books about the recent history and future prospects for finding beneficial uses for drugs and plant medicines like LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and ayahuasca. Don comes out of the psychedelic closet in his latest book, sharing personal stories of transformational experiences.  Enjoy!

Interview - Dr. Ralph Abraham speaks of The Hip Santa Cruz Project

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Why would a young mathematics professor with a post at prestigious Princeton University leave it to live in Santa Cruz, CA in the late 1960’s?  Why would the experiences of that time in his life be important enough for him to collect and to share with future generations now, half a century up the timeline? We explore these questions and more with the father of Chaos Theory, Dr. Ralph Abraham, and the Hip Santa Cruz Project, just as the first book of these efforts is being released this week.

Now up is the Hip Santa Cruz book event August 6, 2016

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Dr. Ralph Abraham speaking to us about the Hip Santa Cruz Project