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 -- April 27, 2011
Noel Patton (founder of T.A. Sciences) is today's featured guest.
This is the second half of our interview begun in last week's episode.
Topic: The snowballing research which supports the effectivene…
The Future And You -- April 20, 2011
Noel Patton (founder of T.A. Sciences) is today's featured guest.
Topic: The snowballing research which supports the effectiveness of a substance which may allow you to extend your healthy years and…
The Future And You -- April 13, 2011
Lester Madden (smart phone app developer consultant) is today's featured guest.
Topics: How secret tags inside the digital photos you post online reveal your GPS location; how criminals will use Augm…
The Future And You -- April 6, 2011
Lester Madden (smart phone app developer consultant) is today's featured guest.
Topics: Augmented Reality such as Face Recognition in smart phones, Google Sky and wikitude. Also, Augmented Reality he…
The Future And You -- March 23, 2011
Bryan Bishop (Assistant Director for R&D at Humanity Plus) is today's featured guest.
Topics: Life Extension and how long he expects to live; how the old "core literacy" is no longer valid; the accu…
The Future And You -- March 16, 2011
Bryan Bishop (Assistant Director for R&D at Humanity Plus) is today's featured guest.
Topics: open source hardware and software; 3D printers (sometimes called rapid prototyping machines or RepRap ma…
The Future And You -- March 9, 2011
Extropia DaSilva (speaker, essayist, magazine writer, and Digital Person) is today's featured guest.
Extropia DaSilva is an essayist, magazine writer, lecturer and host of a weekly discussion group …
The Future And You -- March 2, 2011
Dr. James J. Hughes (author, professor and transhumanist) is today's featured guest.
Topics: his doubts about the probability of the Singularity; Techno-Progressive Transhumanism verses Libertarian T…
The Future And You -- February 23, 2011
Dr. James J. Hughes (author, professor and transhumanist) is today's featured guest.
Topics: challenges facing transhumanism today; the many flavours of transhumanism; fighting for the rights of the…
Part 10 of Bones Burnt Black by Stephen Euin Cobb
This is Part Ten of ten weekly instalments which contain the complete text of the science fiction thriller Bones Burnt Black.
Plot: A methodical serial killer sabotages a large commercial spacecraft'…
The Future And You -- February 16, 2011
Paul Levinson (author, media commentator and professor) is today's featured guest.
Topics: eyeglass computers will replace smart phones; group decision-making as opposed to individual; the one benef…
Part 9 of Bones Burnt Black by Stephen Euin Cobb
This is Part Nine of ten weekly instalments which will contain the complete text of the science fiction thriller Bones Burnt Black.
Plot: A methodical serial killer sabotages a large commercial space…
The Future And You -- February 9, 2011
Paul Levinson (author, media commentator and professor) is today's featured guest.
Topics: how protests (such as the one going on at the moment in Egypt) will be forever changed because of the media…
The Future And You -- February 2, 2011
Marshall Brain (founder of HowStuffWorks.com) is today's featured guest.
Topics: Netflix verses Blockbuster; his essay Robotic Nation; how jobs are created and destroyed by technological innovation; …
Part 7 of Bones Burnt Black by Stephen Euin Cobb
This is Part Seven of ten weekly instalments which will contain the complete text of the science fiction thriller Bones Burnt Black.
Plot: A methodical serial killer sabotages a large commercial spac…
The Future And You -- January 26, 2011
Marshall Brain (founder of HowStuffWorks.com) is today's featured guest.
Topics: How and why he created HowStuffWorks.com; his work on Brain Stuff and DecidingToBeBetter.com; behind the scenes while …
Part 6 of Bones Burnt Black by Stephen Euin Cobb
This is Part Six of ten weekly instalments which will contain the complete text of the science fiction thriller Bones Burnt Black.
Plot: A methodical serial killer sabotages a large commercial spacec…
The Future And You -- January 19, 2011
Stephen Euin Cobb (author, futurist, magazine writer--and your host) is today's featured guest. Topics: Technological news items with my commentary on each. (1) Though the benefits to consumers wil…
Part 5 of Bones Burnt Black by Stephen Euin Cobb
This is Part Five of ten weekly instalments which will contain the complete text of the science fiction thriller Bones Burnt Black.
Plot: A methodical serial killer sabotages a large commercial space…
The Future And You -- January 12, 2011
Michael A. Solomon (illustrator and 3D animator) is today's featured guest.
Topic: 3D animation. An assessment of its explosive growth in the last ten years; a behind the scenes look at the software …