The Future And You
This award-winning series explores The Future of Everything. What can we expect of next week, next year, next century? What will we eat, drive, wear, live in, vote for, want to buy, and want to avoid? What mistakes of the past will we make again, and which ones have we learned from? From the next tick of the clock to the ultimate end of the universe, every subject is fair game. Composed of interviews and essays, it's hosted by the author and futurist Stephen Euin Cobb. Guests include: famous authors and the occasional celebrity, but mostly futurists, innovators, technologists, analysts, entrepreneurs, and those pushing the limits of technology, as well as those struggling to understand the trends growing strong around us now--since it is those trends which will create the future in which we will all live. This program is not about magic, or prophecy, or psychic divination. Instead, we attempt to use verifiable facts as our foundation, and from them extrapolate forward. All such extrapolations--regardless of the credentials of those putting them forth--must be considered pure opinion. Time alone, will allow these extrapolations to be verified or nullified. Topics and themes explored include: nanotechnology and biotechnology; organlegging and organ transplants, molecular manufacturing and computers wired directly into the human brain; extropianism, transhumanism and the technology of individual immortality; terrorism, globalization, global warming and nuclear proliferation; cryonics and cryogenics; genetic engineering and the human genome project; embryos, cloning and stem cell research; astronomy and other space explorations (NASA, Hubble, exoplanets, SETI, ESA, CCCP, lasers and space probes); the singularity, robots, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI); remote sensing and waldoes; legal and illegal uses of the Internet (hackers and hacking, viruses and Trojan horses); solar cells, peak oil and alternative energy; aging and medical longevity; FTL (faster than light travel, as in Star Trek and Star Wars) and worm holes (as in StarGate SG-1); progress in health, education and neuroscience, as well as evolution, agriculture and inventions; and how what was once science fiction and fantasy is now biology, chemistry and physics. Everything from futurism to futurology. To learn more, check the show's website at: www.TheFutureAndYou.com
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 486
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2019
The Future And You--March 27, 2013
Stephen Euin Cobb (author and futurist) is today's speaker.
Topics: News and commentary concerning: The first implanted brain-computer interface which is wireless (it's from Brown University); The Hu…
The Future And You--March 20, 2013
Robert G. Kennedy and Kenneth I. Roy (engineers and researchers) are today's featured guests.
Topic: Building Shell Worlds. Shell Worlds are a method of building comfortable biospheres over the entir…
The Future And You--March 13, 2013
Robert G. Kennedy, Dr. Gregory L. Matloff, Les Johnson, Dr. Ben Davis and Phillip R. Cox are today's featured guests.
Topic: Building a Dyson Dot, which is a very small segment of a Dyson Sphere. A …
The Future And You -- March 6, 2013
Dr. James K. Woosley (physicist and lecturer) is our featured guest.
Topic: Areas within particle physics which still offer the promise of discoveries in the near and distant future. Some of these di…
The Future And You -- February 27, 2013
Stephen Euin Cobb (author and futurist) is today's speaker.
Topics include: An update on Google Glass; Google's contest which will allow you to buy your own google glass for $1500 (your host has ente…
The Future And You -- February 20, 2013
Stephen Euin Cobb (author and futurist) is today's speaker.
Topic: The Millennium Project. Its assessment of some of today's trends, and the likely changes to our future these trends may produce. Tre…
The Future And You -- February 13, 2013
Stephen Euin Cobb (author and futurist) is today's speaker.
Topics include: Entropia Universe--a huge online game somewhat like World of Warcraft but with an economy pegged to the US Dollar. (Player…
The Future And You -- February 6, 2013
Stuart Jaffe (author and co-host of The Eclectic Review) is today's featured guest.
Topics: Google putting together a convention this month for app developers to come and write apps for Google's new …
The Future And You -- January 30, 2013
Stuart Jaffe (author and co-host of The Eclectic Review) is today's featured guest.
Topics: the future of traditional publishing after the ebook revolution is over, Stuart's own efforts and experienc…
The Future And You -- January 23, 2013
Stuart Jaffe (author and co-host of The Eclectic Review) is today's featured guest.
Topics: trends in movies, TV and book publishing. Stuart's love hate relationship with CGI; will CGI ever completel…
The Future And You -- January 16, 2013
Stephen Euin Cobb (your host) is today's speaker.
Topics: Human augmentation, autonomous vehicles (both ground vehicles and aircraft), 3D printing, cyberwarfare, battles over fresh water, and the ri…
The Future And You -- January 9, 2013
Stephen Euin Cobb (your host) is today's speaker.
Topic: Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds is a careful and thorough estimation of what the future holds for us all on a global scale. This docume…
The Future And You -- January 2, 2013
Stephen Euin Cobb (your host) is today's speaker.
Topic: Autonomous Cars (also known as driverless cars and self-driving vehicles). What they are; how they will change our lives; and especially the p…
The Future And You -- December 26, 2012
Jacob Krogsgaard (atmospheric scientist and project manager) is today's featured guest.
Topics: Possible ramifications of self-replicating 3-D printers, such as the RepRap Machine by Dr. Adrian Bowye…
The Future And You -- December 19, 2012
Jacob Krogsgaard (atmospheric scientist and project manager) is today's featured guest.
Topics: Driverless cars are legal in California and Nevada, why smartphones are not done changing the world, su…
The Future And You -- December 12, 2012
Jacob Krogsgaard (atmospheric scientist and project manager) is today's featured guest.
Topics: adult stem cells harvested from human urine; 3D printing of organs; a new way of enriching uranium whic…
The Future And You -- December 5, 2012
Jacob Krogsgaard (atmospheric scientist and project manager) is today's featured guest.
Topic: the engineering difficulties which must be overcome in order to build a magnetic mass driver capable of …
The Future And You -- November 28, 2012
Topic: Is America Still a Leader in Education? (Part 2 of 2)
Dr. Ben Davis (nuclear physicist, programmer, and former professor), Terry W. Erwin II (educator of English and Science at the High School…
The Future And You -- November 21, 2012
Dr. Ben Davis (nuclear physicist, programmer, and former professor), Terry W. Erwin II (educator of English and Science at the High School level, who is also a science fiction writer) and Jim Craig (…
The Future And You -- November 14, 2012
Ramez Naam (author, futurist and IT professional) is our featured guest.
Topic: Global Climate Change is just one of the many topics he covers in his book The Infinite Resource: The Power of Innovati…