Future News - Tesla's Autopilot, Current State of Autonomy and other Car's Driver Assist Options, Lyft vs Uber, Drone Registration Imminent

Listen Now to Future News 10.20.2015

The pace of autonomous vehicles has picked up in the last few weeks, with many new services and features being offered by automotive and drone companies.  In this episode we discuss not only the latest features and benefits of new technologies, but the new regulations looming over the entire field.  Exciting times, tempered with cautious optimism.  Enjoy!

Interview - Dr. Bruce Damer on his Origin of Life Research

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We catch up with Dr. Bruce Damer from his hotel room in Lima, Peru about his research into the origin of life on this planet.  Bruce currently theorizes that life itself began as microbial mats in hot water pools near volcanoes on the land, not in the ocean.  He shares with us his thoughts on this and on the future colonization of our solar system, and other fun memes about the origin of biological life. Enjoy!

Dr. Bruce Damer on his recent expedition to the Amazon basin.

Future News - The Martian, NASA Mars Plan, Dupont CRISPR Editing Plant DNA, Industrial Plant Captures CO2 from Atmosphere

Listen Now to Future News 10.13.2015

We really delve a little more deeply into the Martian Mythos in this report, beginning with our take on the new film, The Martian, with Matt Damon, who I thought did an exceptional job in pulling off the role. We look at some feeback from Geek friends on the film, regarding it’s scientific authenticity and such and then look at NASA’s latest announcement of when the actual Mars Mission for humans will take place. And then there is Mars One,sending humans to Mars as part of a reality TV show.  I hope their ratings stay high for the colonist’s sake! 

Also this week, we begin to look at how the new DNA editing tool, CRISPR/Cas 9, is making inroads in commercial circles, such as Dupont’s plans for creating new strains of drought-resistant crops.  Mrs. Future makes sure we recognize the Franken Furter aspect of this story while Dr. Future throws such cautionary tales to the wind, citing his latest theory about the multiverse!  

Interview - Pooran Desai on Sustainable Healthy Eco Village Living Abroad and in America

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Most of us have heard how Americans consume way more than their fair share of planetary resources, with some estimates showing that it would take five earth planets to sustain the typical US lifestyle for all 7 billion members of our species.  But fret not for Pooran Desai has a solution to this resource dilemma that will insure a good lifestyle without sacrificing our quality of life. 

After studying at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and as Co-Founder of Bioregional and International Director of One Planet Communities, he has pioneered the One Planet Living principles, which are now being applied in eco-villages and communities around the planet. 

He is now in California with plans to create 10 eco-villages in our bioregion!  If living well and sustainably is of interest to you, I think you’ll enjoy our interview with Pooran.

Future News - Sweden's Six hour workday, 3D Printing Plastic with Metal Breakthrough, Nobel Prize for Neurtrino Insights, Drone drops leaflets on NSA, Battle of the Tablets

Listen Now to Future News 10.06.2015

Wow, turns out a six-hour work day makes sense for many jobs, especially in office environments. Fewer meetings less social media while on the job, and there you have it, six instead of eight hours of work for the same pay and productivity. Fascinating story.. And new mult-material print heads have been developed for 3D printers that make it possible to create objects that contain metals as well as plastic, another great breakthrough! 

And as a sign of our times, it’s fascinating to see that the NSA, mother of all spy agencies on this planet, is being leafleted by a radical group called IntelExit, who are dropping leaflets over and driving giant billboards by NSA fascilities, appealing to the hearts and conscience of the NSA employees to quit their jobs of spying on fellow citizens.   

We also begin our discussion of the battle of tablets as they reach a new level of functionality.  Enjoy!