Future News - TEDx SC review, Virgin Galactic Stock Leap, Sharing DNA, Dr. Bruce Damer on Climate Mitigation

Listen Now to Future News 12.10.2019

What a great experience we had at TEDx Santa Cruz this last weekend, touching tentacles with some amazing minds in our community, folks we hope to introduce to you over the coming year on Dr. Future. And in its quest to take humans for a space ride, Virgin Galactic is now on the New York Stock Exchange and have patents that will allow them to build hypersonic aircraft, planes that can carry passengers to any place on Earth at speeds faster than sound.  

After projects exploring the capture of asteroids and investigating the origins of biological life, Dr. Bruce Damer returns to the show and speaks of his current initiative in creating a new think tank consortium uniting governments with business and academia, focused on mega-engineering projects for mitigating climate change. Enjoy!

New Pioneers painting by Mark Henson

Lunar Radio Telescope Activated, Ocean Reefs Renewed with Sound, Plastic from Bananas, and KSCO Radio Engineers Richard B. Luther II, and Bill Graff on 5G Radio Frequency and Health

Listen Now to the Dr.Mrs.Future Show with radio engineers Richard B. Luther II and Bill Graff on 5G

After our scintillating future news segment we introduce you to KSCO’s radio engineer and ex-NASA scientist, Richard B. Luther II, who starts with a brief history of mobile radio communications, taking us from the early days of 100 lbs of electronics in the trunk to tomorrow’s 5G cellular networks.

Richard also tells us of a large number of studies done on the potential hazards of RF. To understand the potential interaction of radio frequencies with biology he makes the point that you need to track the frequency, power level, and duration of exposure. 

L-R Radio Engineers Richard B. Luther and Bill Graff discussing 5GKSCO’s other station engineer, Bill Graff, then joins the discussion to share his work and insights into RF, having worked with powerful radio transmitters for over 40 years on a daily basis. As you might imagine, we field quite a few calls, with many listeners very concerned about the potential negative health effects of the new 5G cellular networks.

Richard makes the very good point that the specific frequencies for U.S. 5G carriers have not as yet been settled, with AT&T proposing 39 Ghz, Verizon 28 Ghz, and T-Mobile rolling out with the well-known (and considered biologically safe) 600 Mhz band.

It’s still early in the game, but the debate for the future of mobile communication is on! And let us not forget that there are other options arising, should 5G prove to be too hazardous for our health. Take Project Starlink, for example… Enjoy!

Future News - Fitbit's Google Future Ascension, Hong Kong Freedom, Camilla Reese on Wifi and Health,Starlink Deploys, Cybertruck Debuts, China's Lunar Economic Zone, Sleep Deprivation Study, Ring Privacy Concerns, Thanksgiving History, Airships making a comeback

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Happy Thanksgiving and the beginning of the holiday season! We are in a fine mood today and offer you some great stories to enjoy, including an interview with Camilla Reese, the founder of ElectromagneticHealth.org, a U.S. education and advocacy organization focused on the health and environmental effects of electromagnetic fields. (something to be aware of as you install the latest gadgets in your home this holiday season).  

We also bring you up-to-date with the latest from Elon’s world, including Starlink, and the impregnable Cybertruck! (the one with the smashed windows:-).  And Airships, we love the new renaissance in airships that has begun! Enjoy..

Future News - More Power Shutoffs, NASA's new Partners, Amazon Pachamama Alliance update, Exploratorium Tour, Parker Probes the Sun, TransTech Download, Electric Mustang, TEDx Santa Cruz with Irene Tsouprake, review of "Unnatural Selection," a Netflix doc on Biohacking, Telemeres in Plants.

Listen Now to Future News 11.19.2019

What an amazing week for us, from the Amazonian focused Pachamama Alliance, exploring the Exploratorium, the Tranformational Technology gathering,  to the promises and dangers of biohacking in Netflix’s hard-hitting and poignant documentary, “Unnatural Selection.”

We also get the download on the latest about the upcoming Santa Cruz TEDx conference from the ebullient community-focused curator of the event, Irene Tsouprake. Enjoy!

Irene Tsouprake on next month’s TEDx Santa Cruz on The Dr. Future Show

Future News Now with Gabriel Cianfrani: Mercury Transits, Starlink glitters, Instagram Censor Protest, Snowden undoes Chinese Censorship, Santa Cruz and Psychedelics, Guest Alan Schaefer on improving Collaboration, Guest Mary Flodin on her eco-thriller novel, "Fruit of the Devil," Cosmic Joe on what's up in the Sky, Catnip Research, AI Discoveries from old research, Think hard and Burn Calories

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Wow, what a fun show this week! Besides some great stories, we have many amazing guests, including one of our favorite visiting co-hosts, Gabriel Cianfrani, visiting and escaping from the current freeze on the East Coast.

After the news, we speak with  Alan Schaefer, CEO/Founder of Banding People Together, who teaches groups and companies ways of improving collaboration from his experiences in leading a musical band. 

And in the second hour we have Mary Flodin, author of a new CliFi eco-thriller that takes place in our area, “Fruit of the Devil.” In case you are wondering, the fruit in question are strawberries, and as you listen to Mary, you’ll soon know why..

We also have a moment with Cosmic Joe, who shares with us info on the cosmic alignments currently happening in the sky (Venus, Jupiter, Saturn).  

And there is our catnip research report with Gabriel, who is a cat whisperer.  Do cats really get high from catnip? We explore the evidence, as we do with some new research suggesting that the act of thinking can burn a lot of calories! Enjoy..

L-R Dr.Future, Gabriel Cianfrani, Alan Schaefer, Mrs. Future