Future News - Tesla Roadster in Space, Largest (and Smallest) Orbital Rockets Ever Launched, CDs No More, Thousands of Planets found in distant Galaxy Using Gravitational Force, Assange Still Stuck in Embassy, Atmosphere Raining Bacteria

Listen Now to Future News 2.06.2018

What epic times in which we live! To see a Tesla Roadster in orbit, to find thousands of new planets in a distant galaxy to be rained on by billions of tiny creatures, mostly to our benefit..A great week, don’t panic!

Tesla Roadster in Space (for real)

Future News - Art in Space, autonomous vehicle news, edible goo from poo, Pinker's "Enlightenment Now", Sharing brainwaves, Mavic Air drone delights

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Some great news items this week, including the first art satellite in orbit for all to see, the Humanity Star, crazy new autonomous vehicles, the new incredible Mavic Air drone, and some sharing from the new book, Enlightenment Now.  Enjoy!

Peter Beck with Humanity Star Satellite

Report - Digital Nomad Shannon Leonard Discusses Cryptocurrency

Listen Now to Shannon Leonard on Crypto

Milliennial Digital Nomad at Large and regular contributer to our show, Shannon Leonard, shares with us his explorations and applications of cryptocurrency, as he lives his life on the road.  He claims that he is now 100% crypto when it comes to currency usage, but warns that it is still the early days, and not for everyone. That said, we discuss Bitcoin, Etherium, Lite Coin, the Lightning Network, and take questions from the KSCO audience on this very hot topic. He regularly posts on the topic and hosts online discussions, should you wish to know more. Enjoy!

Future News - Not the Singularity but the Multiplicity, Robot for Dogs, Amazon's AutoStore, Rocket Lab reaches Orbit, Google's Moonshot Deadline Approaches

Listen Now to Future News 1.23.2018

We thought that the article from Wired in these week’s links was especially on the mark with the description of today’s current “multiplicity,” describing what actually is happening in the evolution of AI and robotics. What is the Multiplicity?  As roboticist Ken Goldberg says, “it’s the idea of humans and machines working together.” So welcome to the future, where robots do things like gently hand us screwdrivers instead of stabbing us with them.” We’re all for that! 

 

Future Report: Greg Panos and Richard Cray on The Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas 2018

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IBM’s Quantum Computer photo -Richard CrayThis year the Consumer Electronics Show was bigger than ever, with over 4,000 exhibits covering 2.6 million square feet and an attendance close to 200,000 people. To cover this big show, we’ve enlisted the help of two of our regular guests and contributors, Gregory Panos and Richard Cray.  In this hour we look as some of the highlights they discovered that would be of interest to you, our valued Dr. Future audience. So, standby for their report! Smart bathrooms, robots, AR, AI and brain uploaders, oh my!!

LG’s Video Canyon Experience photo -Richard Cray