The World Transformed is all about possibilities: amazing new possibilities that are being realized daily, frightening possibilities that we have to work to avoid, and tantalizing possibilities shimmering on the horizon that speak to a […]
Not by a long shot. First off, there are major positive changes taking place that are getting only a tiny fraction of the attention they deserve. And then there is more good stuff to come. […]
What kinds of things do we discuss on The World Transformed? Sending cars into orbit, curing horrible diseases, why kids are from a different planet, communists in space, super-antibiotics, machines that suck carbon from the […]
There was a lot of talk about what a strange year 2016 was, and now some are claiming that 2017 was even weirder. Phil and Stephen beg to differ. 2017 was an amazing year. Dare […]
Phil and Stephen discuss a variety of future-facing new stories, starting with the big one: NASA has once again not discovered aliens. NASA ANNOUNCEMENT: First solar system like ours with eight planets discovered NASA today […]
Has machine intelligence overtaken human intelligence, or will it do so shortly? Phil and Stephen examine recent news stories that may provide some answers. Insurance Companies Are Now Offering Discounts if You Let Your Tesla […]
Phil and Stephen review a series of articles from MIT Technology Review showcasing progress in artificial-intelligence driven medicine Can AI Keep You Healthy? ICX wants to capture more data about your body than has ever […]
We live in an age of acceleration. But it’s primarily the technology that’s going faster, right? Humans are still just humans. There is no Moore’s Law making us incredibly more powerful and efficient. Is there […]
Phil and Stephen dip into the archives to discuss the strange ways in which progress doesn’t always occur on purpose. Where do solutions come from? Careful planning. Intentional behavior. Hard work. Or sometimes we just […]
Phil and Stephen discuss some of the broader social implications associated with ending aging. Aging Expert: The First Person to Live to 1,000 Has Already Been Born According to the United Nations, the population of […]
It’s a Friday World Transformed, complete with aliens and GEEKOUT. Cosmonaut says space station bacteria ‘come from outer space’ The bacteria turned up after swabbing of the space station’s exterior. The question is, how did […]
How much is that smartphone really worth? Phil and Stephen discuss multiple analyses. Everything from 1991 Radio Shack ad I now do with my phone The back page of the front section on Saturday, February […]
Phil and Stephen discuss how to outwit our would-be robot overlords. Dorky or not, head-mounted displays are on their way. New news in the bionic-arm-vs.-Luke-Skywalker arm race. And finally: what happens when we you feed […]
Phil and Stephen conclude their special Thanksgiving week series. Good-news-a-palooza wraps up with a Black Friday show presenting still more tremendously encouraging news that is breaking all around us. Once again, aliens are mentioned right […]
Phil and Stephen continue their special Thanksgiving series. It’s amazing Wednesday and the good-news-a-palooza rolls on. It’s a No Buzzkill Zone as we continue to explore tremendously encouraging news that is breaking all around us. […]
Phil and Stephen kick off a special series of shows for Thanksgiving week. We’re calling it the good-news-a-palooza. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of this week the World Transformed will be a No Buzzkill Zone as […]
Denis Villeneuve’s critically acclaimed sequel to the 1982 Ridley Scott Classic is officially a box-office disaster. (Apparently you have to rake in a half a billion these days for a big movie to be considered […]
Phil and Stephen reflect on recent news items that give a hint as to how amazing the future is going to be. “Quark Fusion” Produces Eight Times More Energy Than Nuclear Fusion Researchers, building […]
Phil and Stephen discuss the Hard Problem of Reality. Our notion of what’s real is increasingly being challenged by new technologies like AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) as well as algorithm-driven social sites […]
Phil, Stephen, and PJ continue their two-part discussion with Christine Peterson and Allison Duettmann on what’s new with the Foresight Institute and what’s going to be happening at the upcoming Foresight Vision Weekend December 2-3. (Listen to […]
Phil, Stephen, and PJ welcome Christine Peterson and Allison Duettmann for a two-part discussion on what’s new with the Foresight Institute and what’s going to be happening at the upcoming Foresight Vision Weekend December 2-3. […]
In this edition of Fast Forward, Christine Peterson, co-founder of the Foresight Institute, talks with our hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon about her ongoing work exploring and educating the public about coming powerful technologies, […]
Phil and Stephen discuss remarkable recent discoveries related to space. Citizen scientist spots comet tails streaking past distant star Citizen scientist Thomas Jacobs was the first to spot tell-tale signs that a comet was orbiting […]
Phil and Stephen review recent developments related to robotics and artificial intelligence. Meet the first-ever robot citizen — a humanoid named Sophia that once said it would ‘destroy humans’ https://goo.gl/qHBNXS Sophia the robot might not […]
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