Date registered: June 4, 2011
Feb
19
What would you like to do…leap tall buildings in a single bound? Change the course of mighty rivers? Bend steel with your bare hands? Well hang on: the age of superpowers is here and it has only begun. Phil and Stephen discuss our superhuman future, including: The amazing powers we already possess The astounding abilities that will …
Feb
13
Everybody agrees that things could be better than they are…but how much better? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon talk about transforming the world into a better place. Is there an ultimate, optimal configuration of the universe? And if so — how do we get there? Moreover within our own lives: how do we define …
Feb
11
Practical Time Travel for Beginners, Part 1 To begin with — for the sake of clarity — I want to distinguish my subject from a related topic with which it might easily be confused. So let me be clear from the start that I’m going to be writing about practical time travel, not standard or …
Feb
05
An era of profound opportunity can’t help but also be one of tremendous risks. Climate change. Killer viruses. Economic collapse. Zombie apocalypse. No to mention really bad storms! Phil and Stephen discuss what there is to be worried about now — and in the future. What worries you? More importantly, what are you doing about …
Jan
29
I have a secret desire Hiding deep in my soul It sets my heart afire To see me in this role I wanna be a producer Lunch at Sardi’s every day I wanna be a producer Sport a top hat and a cane I wanna be a producer And drive those chorus girls insane! I …
Jan
23
NOTE: Due to Technical Difficulties, this week’s show is postponed one day and will air on Thursday. The world really is changing in ways that are difficult to predict, sometimes even difficult to imagine. Phil and Stephen list some powerful transformations that are underway that will pretty much change everything — forever: Coffeeshopification The Post-Jobs …
Jan
15
Sure we all want to live to see it, but how long will that take? How long do we want to live, how healthy do we want to be while doing it, and what are we prepared to do to bring those outcomes about? Phil and Stephen welcome Christine Peterson to discuss her upcoming Personalized Life Extension …
Jan
15
Do you ever just stop and notice the passage of time? Yeah, well don’t do that. Time should never just pass. You should be engaging time. Driving it. Time is change; it is the progress of the universe from one configuration to another. If from your perspective it is merely “passing,” it means that you …
Jan
11
The world of the self-driving automobile is fast approaching. This has tremendous implications for the elderly, for the disabled, and ultimately for all of us who are currently drivers of passengers. And please note: self-driving cars won’t always have passengers. After my car drops me off at the airport, it will drive itself home — …
Jan
10
Psychological research indicates that it’s not easy for people to grasp how much they are going to change over time. A recent New York Times piece explores this phenomenon: When we remember our past selves, they seem quite different. We know how much our personalities and tastes have changed over the years. But when we …