Future News - Remembering Paul Allen, Transtech Conference, Human Biome Chorus, 10 Trillion FPS Camera, Update of Opportunity on Mars, Picturing the World's Economy, Google's Chinese Search Engine

Listen Now to Future News 10.16.2018

Very sad to lose Paul Allen, one of the grand old men of microcomputing, visionary and benefactor to many. He will be deeply missed.  And don’t lose hope in contacting ‘Oppy’, our 14 year-old rover on Mars, still hunkered down from a planetary wide dust storm. We are looking forward to the upcoming Transtech Conference in Palo Alto, where some of our favorite topics will be explored, including sentient Androids and communicating with our human biome.  And have you ever wondered what light looks like when slowed down? Now, with a new 10 trillion fps camera, we can begin to study photons in slow motion! And Google has found a way to censor the internet in just the way the Chinese like it, so that they can enter that Asian universe.  Oh boy, enjoy!

Future News - Stunning Falcon 9 Rocket Launch, New Googley Products including phone and better maps, Another Bouncey Robot on Ryugu, SC Voter Participation Festival, Hubble in Trouble, Cannabis in Space, Voyager 2 Leaves Solar System, Hologram Concerts, New Ag Bioweapon

Listen Now to Future News 10.09.2018

Lots of Space News this week, auch as a stunning Falcon 9 Vandenberg launch, seen up and down the West Coas of California! There is now another robot on the asteroid Ryugu, now two robots bouncing around that space rock.  And our venerable Voyager 2 spacecraft is leaving the solar system, a 41 year journey that has taken it past all the outer planets.

Back on Earth, it’s election time in America, and to help get folks to the polls, we have a local party, the Voter Participation Festival, with speakers, musicians, and artists  dedicated to encouraging voter participation and turnout in a fun way. On the show today we have a producer and musician stop by (Linda Kimmel and Melaku), to give us a taste of the festival. Open to all parties, there are also chefs providing free food, so no excuse not to vote this year!  Enjoy.

Falcon 9 Launch seen on Rio Beach, 172 miles from launch site photo- Al Lundell

SETI and Alien Technosignatures, Penrose on Life after Death, Orbiting Lunar Platform, FBI Uses Face ID, Report on Oculus 5, Special FX wizard Ethan Summers on the Opening of HubX, an immersive media center in Santa Cruz.

Listen Now to Dr. Future Show 10.02.2018

After our Future News we our corresponents Greg Panos and Richard Cray report on Oculus 5, a major conference on VR (Virtual Reality) last week in San Jose, with a focus on the Oculus platform. The biggest news there was the announcement of Oculus Quest, a stand-alone headset with no longer any need for a computer or wires, slated for a Spring 2019 release.

We then have Ethan Summers in the studio, an Emmy award-winning visual special effects wizard, now focused on opening a center in Santa Cruz dedicated to Immersive Media, known as HubX.  It’ll be a place where visitors can have hands-on experiences with Virtual Reality and related immersive arts, and in the Makerspace tradition, learn to create one’s own stories in the new media.  Enjoy!

L-R Greg Panos, Ethan Summers, Mrs. Future, Dr. Future, Richard Cray

Future News - The Future's Eurotrip, First Pics from Japan's Hopping Asteroid Landers, Mini Space Elevator Tested, New Antarctica Map, Deep Creep CA Seismology, New Net collects Space Junk, Robo Sex Brothel to Open, Russian Woolly Mammoth Park, Taylor Barcroft report on latest Apple Tech.

Listen Now to Future News 2018.09.25

Hi Folks, we are back from a quick trip to Europe - Berlin, Prague, and Paris! We begin to share a few tales in today’s show, especially our investigations of the Berlin Wall and its significance today.  It’s also an exciting week for Japanese space endeavors, with their successful landing on an asteroid and the launch of an experiment exploring the concept of space elevators, a long time sci fi dream. Meanwhile, back on earth, Houston is struggling with how to deal with the opening of America’s first Robo Sex Brothel. Tickets to Westworld, anyone?

Our favorite Apple Tracker, Taylor Barcroft, updates us on the latest offerings from America’s largest corporation, including iPhones, iOS, Macs, and their gen 4 watch.  Plus he shares some info an super cheap ways of getting the latest phone with the cheapest plan..Enjoy!

First pictures from asteroid Ryugu

Future News - Governor Brown and Climate Change, 3D Volumetric Party Scanning, Buzzing Near Earth Asteroids, Pluto could be Promoted, Musk Weed, New First Responder Tech, ISS Leak Suspicious, Disneyland's Galaxy's Edge, Personal 911 Stories

Listen Now to Future News 9.11.2018

We had a studio full of guests this week to comment on all things future, from new ways to ‘photograph’ events to Elon smoking weed, to Disneyland’s new Galaxy’s Edge, to singing “The Galaxy Song” by our very own Richard Cray! It’s also the 17th anniversary of the falling of the Twin Towers, and we have personal stories and perspectives to share, as well as looking at new tech and ways of thinking for first responders. It’s also the last show before our trip to Europe. Much thanks to our in studio contributors Greg Panos, Richard Cray, and Norm Lundell.  Enjoy!

Gov Jerry Brown Signs Historic Climate Bill