Future News - Maker's have Major Fun while Media Titans Consolidate and MIA tells a Cautionary Tale of Hope

Listen Now to Future News 5.20.14

Yes, the Maker Faire happened last weekend, and the Bay Area was out in force, showing off everything from the latest in 3D printers to the Game of Drones and El Pulpo Mechanico!

And really, what’s up with AT&T buying DirecTV?  We have a unique take on that proposed merger.  And then there is the transgenic pig revolution to consider as well…

And in terms of pop culture, we’ve noticed how some of our favorite memes have been expressed in a new music video by MIA, in a cautionary almost scary way, but cool… Check it out!

News & Guest Futurist, Bruce Erickson on Sustainable Thinking

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We have quite a fun show this week, with friend, futurist, and often humorist, Bruce Erickson in the studio. He is with us for our Future News segment as well, where we discuss this week’s news on humanizing killer robots, dolphin communications research, and deadly (to cetaceans) Naval sonar experiments.

We also delve into home sustainability practices, such as alt energy, slow cooking, and gardening practices, and field questions from the audience on ecosystems, cold fusion, chem trails, and citizen tracking practices. Something for everybody this week!

Interview- Larry Green, MD, Ph.D - on using Fermentation (The Bokashi Cycle) for Treating Organic Waste

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Dr. Larry Green, MD,PhD is a research scientist with more then 40 years experience in problem solving in the bioscience world. He is a physician and scientist, keenly interested in finding simple yet profound solutions to common problems affecting our daily lives. 

In our show he educates us about the use of fermentation in the treatment of our kitchen waste and pet droppings.  Though known in other parts of the world, the Bokashi fermentation cycle is relatively unknown in North America.  Dr. Green would like to change this, as fermenting our waste products can create better soil for our home gardens and ornamental plants, reduce green house gases, and critters that feed on our organic waste.

Major NIH study on Living Past 90, Neanderthal update, Big Volvo Autopilot project, Smart Phones Change the Web

Listen Now to Dr. Future News 5.06.14

The Longevity report covered in this week’s 60 Minutes caught our attention, dispelling typical myths about diet, alcohol, and coffee.  We also take a look at the oldest people still alive, to see how they stack up with this groundbreaking study.

We also take a look at the latest research in the times and lives of our cousins, the Neatherthals, and how our myths about their intelligence and capabilities, just might be completely wrong.

It’s also fascinating to see a major car company, Volvo, make such a big move into the autonomous car future by placing a test fleet of 100 autopiloted vehicles into circulation in their home town of Gothenburg, Sweden, with the help of  key players: legislators, transport authorities, a major city, a vehicle manufacturer and real customers. This will be an interesting experiment to follow!

Future News - Google Cars Drive in the City, Twitter Pre-Crime, Soft Landing for SpaceX Booster,$100 Million for us for Solar Panels, Ken Adam's new McKenna film "Imaginatrix.",

Listen Now to Future News 4.29.14

Wow, the autonomous cars just took another step into the expanding present with new sofware allowing them to handle city driving.  That’s a big step, considering how potential accidents can happen with much more frequency than out on the Interstates or suburbs. Anyone willing to ride in a Google robot Taxi? 

And Twitter just might keep us safer with it’s ability to predict crime, provided it’s the right kind of crime. Say what? Tune in..

Filmmaker artist Ken Adams shares a few thoughts with us on the making of his new film “Imaginatrix, The Terence McKenna Experience,” an extremely artistic exploration of the most psychedelic mind ever to speak of such realms. Check out his Kickstarter video teaser..

And amazingly, Google will provide $100 million to contribute to lease financing for thousands of American homeowners to add solar panels to their roof tops and clean energy to their mix. This could be good!