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Build The Future shares the compelling visions of the future and the stories of those building it. We explore frontier technologies, innovative research, and ambitious projects from around the world that will shape our future. Our guests are entrepreneurs, thought leaders, researchers, and anyone else actively working to build the world we want to live in.
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Today, we're talking with Don Davis, an artist and illustrator who has spent his career helping us imagine the wonders of space. His work with NASA, Carl Sagan, and the U. S. Geological Survey's branch of Astrogeologic Studies has been seen by millions and helps us bridge the gap between imagination and reality. In this conversation, we talk about …
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Today, we're talking with Isaiah Taylor the founder of Valar Atomics — a new energy startup using nuclear fission to create oil & gas from thin air. At Valar, their goal is to bring the cost of energy down 10-100x and unlock a new era of superabundance. Enjoy! Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Build The Future Podcast! Podcast Info: Web…
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Today, we're talking with Rick Guidice, an artist and illustrator renowned for his visionary depictions of space habitats and futuristic concepts, which have significantly contributed to NASA's Ames Research Center's visual explorations. His iconic work has played a pivotal role in shaping public perception of space exploration and human settlement…
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Today, we're talking with Jim Pethokoukis, the author of "The Conservative Futurist" and the newsletter "Faster, Please!" where he writes about innovation, economics, and the potential of future technologies. In this episode, we talk about the optimistic cultural zeitgeist of the 1960s space race, the unfulfilled promises of that era, such as nucle…
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Issac Arthur is a physicist turned YouTuber and science educator. Join us as we discuss the roots of progress and its potential into post-scarcity futures, the challenges of building in practice, Issac's favorite science fiction media and his vision for his channel, his personal journey studying physics to becoming a YouTuber, and what innovation a…
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Today, we're talking with Don Clark (instagram), the incredible artist behind Invisible Creature. Links mentioned: David Klein Art Stan Galli Syd Mead Phantom City Creative To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along at www.worldsfair.co twitter.com/worldsfairco Don’t forget to leave a review and subscribe. Until next time, go bu…
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Today, we're talking with Eliot Peper (twitter) the novelist behind great science fiction books like Reap3r, Veil, Cumulus, and Bandwidth. Links mentioned: Our World in Data Nadia Asparouhova's tweet Man in Space Oliver Mortin's The Moon To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along at www.worldsfair.co twitter.com/worldsfairco Don…
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Today, we're talking with Jason Green, the CEO and Cofounder of Upward Farms. At Upward Farms they're helping shape the future of food by growing organic, leafy greens and fish in a complete vertical farming ecosystem. In this conversation we cover the future of food, the work they're doing at Upward and how the tide is turning, how business as usu…
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Today, we're talking with Ian Rountree the founder and partner of Cantos.vc, a venture fund investing in near frontier technologies that will change the world. In this conversation Ian and I cover the changing landscape of venture, financing the future, and bounce around quite a bit between the various facets of the future that are being built righ…
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Today, we're talking with Sam Bhagwat, the Cofounder and Chief Strategy Officer at Gatsby. Gatsby's an open source web firmware that enables developers to create websites optimized for the modern web. In doing so, they're ensuring that this digital web infrastructure, that we all take for granted, keeps improving and getting better. To listen to mo…
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Today, we're talking with Larry Pang, the head of Biz Dev at IoTeX, a decentralized ecosystem building the Internet of things. We cover all things Crypto in decentralization and of course, the Internet of things. To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along at https://www.buildthefuturepodcast.com/ https://twitter.com/camwiese Don…
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Today, we're talking with Alex Trembath, the deputy director of Breakthrough, a global research center focused on promoting technological solutions, environmental and human development challenges. Specifically, we touch on two facets of the future here - feeding our growing population and creating a high-energy planet but not at the expense of our …
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Today, we're talking with Thomas Eiden, the founder of Atomic Alchemy and a former nuclear engineer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Thomas is the expert of all things nuclear, so he gave us an awesome primer on the future of energy, nuclear space and the exciting future that might lie ahead with the clean and abundant nuclear energy. To lis…
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Today, we're talking with Adrian Fenty, the founding managing partner at MaC Venture Capital and the former major of Washington DC. We cover everything from investing in the future, changing the landscape of education, the importance of local political involvement and the future that we hope to build. To listen to more episodes and to stay connecte…
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Today, we're talking with Courtney Boyd Myers, the founder of Akua. At Akua they're building a household brand for sustainable sea greens based foods including their delicious kelp jerkey and kelp burger. I loved talking about the future of food, kelp and about changing global travel landscape with Courtney in this conversation. To listen to more e…
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Today, we're talking with Justin Kolbeck, the CEO of Wildtype. At Wildtype they're advancing the future of food with cellular agriculture, starting with Sushi Grade Salmon. To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along at https://www.buildthefuturepodcast.com/ https://twitter.com/camwiese Don’t forget to leave a review and subscrib…
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Today, we're talking with Gary Sheng, the co-founder of Civics Unplugged. Gary and I connected over our shared belief that this decade, the 2020s, is a make or break for humanity and that we have a lot of exciting work to do. On his end, Gary's working to train a new generation of leaders, committed to universal human flourishing. To listen to more…
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Today, we're talking with Aaron Slodov. Aaron's the founder of the stealth startup Atomic Industries where they're building the future of manufacturing with the goal of building a more efficient and less wasteful world. To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along at https://www.buildthefuturepodcast.com/ https://twitter.com/camwi…
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Today, we're talking with Laura Crabtree the founder of Epsilon3 and a former SpaceX engineer. At Epsilon3 they're building a software stack to help teams advance in space exploration and complex engineering projects operate more efficiently. To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along at https://www.buildthefuturepodcast.com/ ht…
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Today, we’re talking with Pat Riley, a creative director at Bitcoin Magazine. At Bitcoin Magazine, they’re promoting the future of digital currency through media and the organization of the annual Bitcoin conference. To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along at https://www.buildthefuturepodcast.com/ https://twitter.com/camwiese…
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Today, we're talking with Rohit Krishnan, a VC and the writer of Strange Loop. Strange Loop is a weekly newsletter about the systems underlying progress, innovation, and the world of technology — and in the process, he's trying to create a philosophy of business. To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along at https://www.buildthe…
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Today, we're talking with Robin Dechant, the founder of Aveo and the writer behind The Future of Manufacturing Newsletter. In his work, Robin's helping shape the future of manufacturing and, in the process, helping people develop the skills they need to build the world of tomorrow. To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along at h…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we’re talking to Chris Power the founder and CEO of Hadrian. At Hadrian they build autonomous component factories that help customers make rockets, satellites, jets and electric vertical take off and landing vehicles - 2x faster and cheaper. In doing so they're ensuring the manufacturing of our future and the co…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we’re talking to Dan Grech the founder and CEO of Global OTEC. At Global OTEC they're deploying OTEC (ocean thermal energy conversion) technology to advance an underutilized path to clean energy production! To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along at https://www.buildthefuturepodcast.com/ h…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we’re talking to Dr Yael Joffe, the founder and CSO of 3x4 Genetics. At 3x4 Genetics they’re taking a new approach to genetic testing to provide people with actionable insights based on their genes. In doing so, they’re helping build the future where people can make decisions that help them live longer, healthie…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we’re talking to Jonathon Barkl, the CEO of AirGarage. At AirGarage they’re reimagining the use of parking, real-estate and cities. More specifically, they’re working to repurpose the 30% of the American city currently occupied by parking and automate the operation of these parking lots. In doing so, they’re hel…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we talk to Liam Cadigan and Nick Warren, the co-founders of InspectAR. At InspectAR, they’re building augmented reality software that helps engineers building circuit boards visualize and test their circuit boards in real time. In doing so, they’re helping drive practical adoption of augmented reality technologi…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we talk to Matt Gaboury who’s on the solids team at Brightmark. At Brightmark, they’re working to create a world without waste. They are turning plastic into renewables, oil or wax, that can be used from transportation to newer plastics. To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along at https://w…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we talk with Rick Pilgrim, the CEO of DuXion. At DuXion, they're developing electric motors to help us accelerate into a future where all transportation is done sustainably. To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along at https://www.buildthefuturepodcast.com/ https://twitter.com/camwiese Don’t…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we talk with Derek Morris, a Director of Engineering at United Therapeutics. At United Therapeutics they’re on a mission to develop novel, life-extending technologies for patients battling with lung disease. In addition to developing medicine and transplant technology, they’re also leading cutting-edge research …
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In this episode of Build the Future, we talk with Nick Donahue, the CEO of Atmos. At Atmos they help people design, buy, and build custom homes online. In doing so, they are literally helping build the future where building a home you love is as simple as buying one. We cover the future of home building (and buying!), Miami (kinda), community livin…
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In this episode, we talk with Zach Dwiel, the CEO of of Terran Robotics. At Terran Robotics, they're developing drones and artificial intelligence to 3D print homes. We talk about the future of construction, teaching drones to learn, and building new cities. To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along at https://www.buildthefutur…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we talk with Adam Keating, the CEO & Co-founder of CoLab. At CoLab they’re building software to simplify design reviews for engineering teams building complex products. In doing so, they're enabling the engineers who are building our future to build faster and more collaboratively. We talk about CoLab, the futur…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we talk with Dr. Celeste Holz-Schietinger, the VP of Product Innovation at Impossible Foods. At Impossible Foods they’re recreating foods at a molecular level to give people the taste and nutritional benefits of meat without the negative health and environmental impact of traditional meat products. We talk about…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we talk with Noor Siddiqui, the CEO of Orchid Health. At Orchid Health they’re developing advanced preconception screening to help families safely and naturally mitigate their families' genetic predispositions. In doing so, they're building a future where couples can have the healthiest child possible. We talk a…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we talk with Doug Petkanics, the CEO of Livepeer. At Livepeer they're building a decentralized video streaming network built on the Ethereum blockchain. In this conversation, we cover the technical side of Livepeer, the implications of decentralized video, Web 3.0, and more! To listen to more episodes and to sta…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we talk with Roman Teslyuk the founder and CEO of Earth AI. Earth AI is a vertically integrated metals exploration company that finds and develops metal ore deposits required to manufacture technologically advanced products. In this pursuit, they're helping ensure sustainable energy production and clean mining p…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we talk with Phnam Bagley, Co-Founder of Nonfiction - a creative studio specializing in industrial design, engineering, strategy, branding, user experience design, and space architecture. Nonfiction turns science fiction into reality for a better future. We cover the future of space architecture, design, the sel…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we talk with Dr. Anton Howes the author of Arts & Minds and the historian-in-residence at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. In this conversation. Dr. Howes & I discuss his research, how institutions help drive progress, the history of invention, and of course, the Great…
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In this episode of Build the Future, we talk with Ro Gupta the CEO of Carmera. At Carmera, they maintain the maps that move the world — from HD maps for autonomous cars to consumer maps for human navigation. We cover the future of maps, autonomous vs. human driving, autopilot, and more! To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along…
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In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Anna Cheniuntai of Apis Cor. At Apis Cor, they're developing the robotics & materials technology to 3D print buildings both here on earth and eventually on Mars. We cover the process of printing buildings, a little bit of the material science, the future of construction, and how 3D printed buildings…
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In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Geffen Avraham the CEO of Pandion Orbital. At Pandion Orbital, they're making it easy for anyone to deploy a Cubesat (personal satellite) and get involved in Space — the final frontier. We cover satellites, the future of space, city aesthetics, and more. To listen to more episodes and to stay connec…
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In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Elliot Roth the CEO of Spira. At Spira, they are currently farming algae, with a goal to produce the basic materials and goods needed locally, to replace the many chemicals and animal compounds currently being used in our foods today. We cover the importance of algae as a sustainable food source, wh…
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In this episode we talk with "Captain Planet," born Samuel Ian Rosen, founder and CEO of Tap. At Tap, they're democratizing access to clean water by connecting water to the internet. We talk about the future of water, America's water problem, greenwashing, water ATM's, and how all of us should be thinking about our relationship with water. Links Me…
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In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Dival Banerjee, founder of Vuecason. At Vuecason, they're developing the technology to 3D print metal like we can currently print plastic. We cover what additive technology is, how to print metal, and the moral imperative for technology to improve life on Earth (and in Space!) ‍Links Mentioned Boom …
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In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Sri Kosuri, CEO & co-founder of Octant. At Octant they engineer biology to design multi-targeted small molecule drug leads to transform the treatment of society’s most complex diseases. We talk about their drug discovery engine, engineering biology, genetics, advances in biotech, and much more! Link…
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In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Galen Wolfe-Pauly the cofounder and CEO of Tlon. At Tlon, they're helping develop a new decentralizing computing platform called Urbit which is a new operating system and network built for the 21st century. We cover the future of the internet, privacy, the changing of the guard and more! Links Menti…
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In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Celine Halioua CEO & Founder of Loyal. At Loyal, they're developing drugs intended to delay and reverse aging in dogs. We cover the aging in both humans and dogs, the longevity space, and building a biotech. Links Mentioned How to Build a Biotech To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, fol…
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In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Dryden Brown, CEO & Founder of Bluebook Cities. At Bluebook, they're building the city of the future for Praxis which is a society of founders, engineers, artists, researchers, and young aspirants building towards a shared vision for the future through the pursuit of heroic projects. We cover the fu…
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In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Manu Ignatius, CEO of Subnero, about the future of underwater wireless communications. In addition to talking about the work they're doing at Subnero, we cover: the state of underwater networks today, marine research, underwater robots, and the future of our oceans. To listen to more episodes and to…
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