Group Discussion - Future News and Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Eliot Handelman, Andie Zigler, and Casey X.

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With the advent of the White House’s efforts for “Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence,” and the arrrival in studio of Dr. Future’s top AI agents from the field, we present  you with our latest download on AI and related issues.  Straight shooters, you’ll appreciate the twist and turns of our conversation. Though watch out for the  ‘bucket of sludge that assembles itself into the next space explorer rocket’.  Enjoy..

Musical AI Agents relaxing at the Boardwalk Arcade.

Interview - Science Journalist Ken Heckenlively on his latest book, "Plague," about the link between human retroviruses and issues like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Autism.

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In many ways what Kent has been researching dovetails nicely with last week’s show on vaccines and autism.  In his book Plague, Kent tells of the trials and tribulations of Dr. Judy Mikovits, who went to hell and back for associating a newly discovered retrovirus with the human conditions of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, autism, prostate cancer, lymphoma, and neuro-developmental disorders in children.

Kent also shares a little of his personal story investigating autism (his daughter has a severe case) and what he has found regarding potential treatments. Very outspoken, Kent reports that our medical regulatory system is seriously broken and needs help. 

However, he is optimistic about the future, and is excited about the research of Robert K. Naviaux, MD, PhD, at UCSD that suggests autism is the consequence of abnormal cellular communications, and that a century old drug, originally prescribed for African Sleeping Sickness, improves cell communications and autism in the process. Enjoy!

Future News - Starfish Return, Ransomware More Rampant, Ghostbusters Times Square VR Theme Park, Siri Meet Viv, Dr. Bruce Damer on Luxembourg investing in Asteroid Mining

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Hey good news for our West Coast Pacific ecosystem, our Starfish have returned, after suffering a devastating viral attack that had taken out 95% of their population. Not so lucky are the receivers of Ransomware, a increasing form of cyber attack that destroys all your computer files, unless you pay ransom in Bitcoin, a not easily traceable form of currency.

And then there is the rise of an early Virtual Reality Theme park in Times Square around the Ghostbusters theme, a worthy and notable choice in our opinion.  What better concept to show off the multi-dimensional possibilities of VR than ghosts and goblins?

And the highlight of our news segment this week is a story on how Luxembourg, one of the world’s smallest richest countries is investing in Asteroid Mining, a very futuristic concept promolgated by edgey California-based companies. To take a closer look at this story we bring on Dr. Bruce Damer, who is pioneering a new approach towards asteroid capture, called Shepherd: A Concept for Gentle Asteroid Retrieval with a Gas-Filled Enclosure.  Enjoy!

Will Asteroids bring great wealth to our planet?

Interview - VAXXED Producer Del Bigtree and Director Dr. Andrew Wakefield with Vix and Vox

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In this show we are happy to bring you our interview with both the producer and the director of the controversal documentary film suggesting a link between vaccines and autism, VAXXED-From Coverup to Catastrophe.

Since the film was dropped from the Tribecca Film Festival lineup because of pressure placed on the organizers, this documentary has been picked up by dozens of theaters across the country as people wonder what all the fuss is about.  And some fuss it is, as we learn how our trusted Center for Disease Control has fudged data that suggests a vaccine-autism link. 

To help with the interview, we have our citizen scientist team, Vix and Vox, provide pertinent questions and context.  They also suggest checking out the website, A Voice for Choice, for further information on this controversial topic.  Enjoy!

L-R VAXXED Producer Del Bigtree and Director Dr. Andrew Wakefield

Future News - Earthlike planets found, Australian claims to have fathered Bitcoin, Ultrasound to the rescue for inside body cameras, New Hoverboard record, One Trillion Species on Earth, The Apple Watch Year One

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Wow, Earth-like planets found!  We kind of suspected they are out there, but to actually find one, that’s amazing! And only 40 light years away in the constellation of Aquarious.  I guess this is the dawning…:-)

Meanwhile back on Earth, we have discovered that there are over a trillion, count’em, a trillion types of species of biological life here. Admittedly  most of them are microscopic organisms, but hey, that’s a lot of types, way beyond previous estimates of 20 million or so species.

We also have an alleged new father of Bitcoin, the mysterious crypto-currency that seems to have rooted itself into our economic system. For the uninitiated, Bitcoin’s origin has always been surrounded in mystery, and now we have some more info on what may have happened to create this decentralized digital currency.

And this week marks the first anniversay of the Apple Watch! A proud owner, Dr. Future shares his thoughts on this wrist computer.. Enjoy!

An artist’s impression of life on planet near ultracool dwarf star. -ESO/M KOMMESSER