Best Stephen Euin Cobb Podcasts (2024)

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The Future And You--August 1, 2019 33:43

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Jeff Greason is today's featured guest. Topic: The transition from space as a series of government supported projects to space as a series of business ventures--a transition we are in now. But also, space as a place where millions of people will someday live and work permanently. And the profound changes this will bring in our ability to build out …

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The Future And You--Oct 26, 2016 56:25

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The Transhumanism Panel from Concarolinas (in which we discuss some--but by no means all--aspects of transhumanism). Speakers include: James Maxey, Ben Davis, and me, Stephen Euin Cobb, as the moderator. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the Oct 12, 2016 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 56 minutes] This episode contains the entire o…

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The Future And You--Oct 12, 2016 1:03:41

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"The Year in Science." A panel discussion of discoveries and inventions made during the previous 12 months. Speakers: James Maxey, Erin Penn, JT the Enginerd, and me, Stephen Euin Cobb, as the moderator. James Maxey is the author of the superhero novels Nobody Gets the Girl and Burn Baby Burn; as well as the Dragon Age trilogy: Bitterwood, Dragonfo…

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The Future And You--Sept. 28, 2016 25:17

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Topics: Trends in agriculture and agricultural research, as well as Monsanto and GMOs (genetically modified organisms). Gary Shelton has been a professional agronomist with the US Department of Agriculture for the past 25 years. He is currently working on genetic modifications of Soybeans in the Crop genetics Research Unit Stoneville, MS. Hosted by…

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The Future And You--Sept 14, 2016 29:24

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David B. Coe and Stuart Jaffe are our featured guests. Topics include the continued rise of independent publishing and some of the ways the traditional publishing houses are changing how they treat authors so they can continue to profit in this new environment. David B. Coe is the author of more than fifteen novels and a dozen short stories. His fi…

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The Future And You--Sept 7, 2016 35:21

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Podcasting's Rich Sigfrit is our featured guest. Topics include: trends in Education, Creativity, and getting and keeping a job. Rich Sigfrit is widely known as a pioneer in the early days of Podcasting, and is one of the three people responsible for my starting this show, The Future And You, back in 2005. (The other two people being Mur Lafferty a…

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The Future And You--August 24, 2016 29:57

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Hackers & Identity Theft (Part 2 of 2). Methods, vulnerabilities, countermeasures, and the TV show Mr. Robot. Speakers: James McDonald, DL Leonine (Leo the Lion), and Stephen Euin Cobb as the moderator. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the August 24, 2016 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 30 minutes] This episode contains the second…

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The Future And You--August 17, 2016 35:58

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Hackers & Identity Theft (Part 1 of 2). Methods, vulnerabilities, countermeasures, and the TV show Mr. Robot. Speakers: James McDonald, DL Leonine (Leo the Lion), and Stephen Euin Cobb as the moderator. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the August 17, 2016 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 36 minutes] This episode contains the first …

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The Future And You--Aug. 10, 2016 32:33

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SETI & the Fermi Paradox (Part 2 of 2). The search for extraterrestrial intelligence and the mysterious lack of evidence for any extraterrestrial intelligence. Our speakers include Dr. Ben Davis, Erin Penn, DL Leonine (Leo the Lion), and me, Stephen Euin Cobb, as the moderator. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the August 10, 2016 episode of The…

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The Future And You--Aug 3, 2016 37:16

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SETI & the Fermi Paradox (Part 1 of 2). The search for extraterrestrial intelligence and the mysterious lack of evidence for any extraterrestrial intelligence. Our speakers include Dr. Ben Davis, Erin Penn, DL Leonine (Leo the Lion), and me, Stephen Euin Cobb, as the moderator. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the August 3, 2016 episode of The …

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The Future And You--July 27, 2016 30:00

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The Future of Robots (Part 2 of 2). Speakers: Dr. Ben Davis, James McDonald, and Stephen Euin Cobb as the moderator. Dr. Ben Davis has a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics and an M.S. in Nuclear Astrophysics from the University of Notre Dame. He taught at the college level for several years on a number of technical subjects including: computer programming, m…

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The Future And You--July 20, 2016 36:01

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The Future of Robots (Part 1 of 2). Speakers: Dr. Ben Davis, James McDonald, and Stephen Euin Cobb as the moderator. Dr. Ben Davis has a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics and an M.S. in Nuclear Astrophysics from the University of Notre Dame. He taught at the college level for several years on a number of technical subjects including: computer programming, m…

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The Future And You--July 7, 2016 31:38

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The Technological Singularity (Part 2 of 2). Subtopics: Superhuman Artificial Intelligence; radical life extension; friendly verses non-friendly AI; and the possibility that within decades all humans will be unemployable and living on the BIG (Basic Income Guarantee). Speakers: James McDonald, Stephen Euin Cobb, and Dr. Ben Davis as the moderator. …

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The Future And You--June 29, 2016 37:51

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The Technological Singularity (Part 1 of 2). Subtopics: Superhuman Artificial Intelligence; radical life extension; friendly verses non-friendly AI; and the possibility that within decades all humans will be unemployable and living on the BIG (Basic Income Guarantee). Speakers: James McDonald, Stephen Euin Cobb, and Dr. Ben Davis as the moderator. …

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The Future And You--June 22, 2016 35:26

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Life Extension (part 2 of 2). Speakers include J.T. "the Enginerd," Erin Penn, and Stephen Euin Cobb as the moderator. J.T. "the Enginerd"obtained her Masters of Science in Engineering Mechanics with a focus in biomechanics from Virginia Tech. Her research focused on animal locomotion and included the analysis of beetle respiration, and constructin…

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The Future And You--June 15, 2016 29:56

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Life Extension (part 1 of 2). Speakers include J.T. "the Enginerd," Erin Penn, and Stephen Euin Cobb as the moderator. J.T. "the Enginerd" obtained her Masters of Science in Engineering Mechanics with a focus in biomechanics from Virginia Tech. Her research focused on animal locomotion and included the analysis of beetle respiration, and constructi…

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The Future And You--June 8, 2016 35:46

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Dr. Robin D. Hanson (in Part 2 of 2) describes the coming global dominance of billions of Artificial Intelligences which are software emulations of the human brain. This interview is based on Dr. Hanson's new book:The Age of EM, which describes how these brain emulations will function, and how they may radically transform civilization. Dr. Robin D.…

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The Future And You--June 1, 2016 28:52

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Dr. Robin D. Hanson describes the coming global dominance of billions of Artificial Intelligences which are software emulations of the human brain. This interview (Part 1 of 2) is based on Dr. Hanson's new book: The Age of EM, which describes how these brain emulations will function, and how they may radically transform civilization. Dr. Robin D. H…

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The Future And You--May 25, 2016 30:03

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Topics: we have begun building an understanding of what each of our genes do, this will transform our future long before it is complete because it will be combined with our growing ability to edit each of those genes. Also, DARPA wants to accelerate training by using a tiny electrical current applied to the scalp, first during the training, and the…

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The Future And You--May 18, 2016 34:18

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Topics: origami robot unfolds in stomach and removes swallowed button battery; drones may replace $127 billion worth of human labor; confirmed exoplanets nearly double to a grand total of 3,406; second-skin material from MIT smooths wrinkles with remarkable effectiveness; Earth may be home to a staggering one trillion species; the 930 year old Dome…

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The Future And You--May 11, 2016 32:29

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Topics: rich and powerful warn that robots are coming for your jobs; jet powered hoverboard shatters world record; DNA testing for $99 will accurately identify and measure all of your ethnicities; medical errors are now the number 3 cause of death in the USA; a robot stitched up a pig gut all by itself; you can play with IBM's quantum computer onli…

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The Future And You--May 4, 2016 32:35

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Topics: a gene linked to a youthful appearance has been identified;the worlds first brain-wave controlled drone race; new nano-wire batteries can be recharged hundreds of thousands oftimes; CRISPR/Cas9 has gotten one step closer to editing human genes withease; Google has just patented a computer designed to be implanted insidethe human eye; Google…

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The Future And You--April 27, 2016 35:23

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Timothy Baughman(professional Network Security Analyst & Master of InformationSecurity) is our featured guest. Topics: if quantumcomputers become publicly available, and are as powerful as we aretold they will be, all of everyone's past encrypted secrets will berevealed to anyone who wishes to read them--emails, bankingtransactions, SilkRoad purcha…

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The Future And You--April 20, 2016 29:44

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Topics: Stephen Hawking and the Russian billionaire, Yuri Milner, want to send hundreds of tiny space probes to solar systems around other stars (exactly as Dr. Philip Lubin described to me a few months ago in the December 16, 2015 episode.) The project is called Breakthrough Starshot. Also: a Genetically Modified Mushroom will bypass GMO food rule…

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The Future And You--April 13, 2016 32:14

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Topics: the free website, FlightRadar24 shows where on the map jetliners are in real-time all around the globe; scientists store digital data, including a photo of a cat, in DNA they created themselves; Samsung's patents reveal their plans for an augmented reality device built into contact lenses; giant whistle-blowing leaks like the Panama Papers …

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The Future And You--April 6, 2016 33:51

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Topics: how the arrival of quantum computers may reveal to the world all your past secrets, since anyone who owns one will be able to crack all of today's current encryptions; cloaking the earth from hostile aliens using lasers, not only will not work, it would actually broadcast our location instead; mind-transfer methods depicted in the recent mo…

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The Future And You--March 30, 2016 24:38

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Topics: charred scrolls from Pompeii will finally be read using X-rays without unrolling them--since that would destroy them; media exaggerations about the possibility that a superflare from the sun could destroy all life on earth; researchers have figured how to use CRIPSR/Cas9 to edit HIV out of a human genome; at least 19 retroviruses have been …

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The Future And You--March 23, 2016 32:23

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Topics: DARPA is offering up to $130,000 to anyone who comes up with a great new improvised weapon; General Mills will begin labeling their many foods which contain GMOs; vehicles that talk to one another may eliminate the need for traffic lights; Amazon is trying to patent a payment method based on you taking a photo of your face; Americans think …

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The Future And You--March 16, 2016 32:40

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Topics: fighting cavities might become as easy as taking a pill; the Associated Press seems to be quietly fighting "Fair Use" laws; US health system performance has gotten dramatically better over the last 30 years; robotic exoskeleton gets FDA approval; the US military is experimenting with radar blimps to protect Washington DC from low-flying thr…

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The Future And You--March 9, 2016 26:11

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Topics: a method that might improve the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence; Panasonic is developing a robot that can pick tomatoes; the Precision Medicine Initiative will create a research database containing the genome of one million patients; future statistics for Internet Connected & Driverless Cars; legitimate uses for Google's Project Ta…

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The Future And You--March 2, 2016 32:46

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Topics: Sperm cells have been created from the skin cells of a mouse, and how this might someday allow a woman to provide sperm formed from her skin cells to make another woman pregnant, or even to make herself pregnant. Also: Traveling to Mars in only 30 minutes; a solar cell so thin and light it can rest on a soap bubble; why roboticists are ravi…

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The Future And You--Feb 24, 2016 36:41

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Topics: scientists succeed in printing living tissues using stem cells in a 3D printer; a new cell phone attachment that can take thermal imaging photos in the infrared; Mattel's new 3D printer for kids, the ThingMaker, lets them print their own toys; my own commentary on how language changes over time; standing up against the sexual harassment of …

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The Future And You--Feb 17, 2016 31:36

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Topics: rabbit brain survives cryonic suspension without damage at the microscopic level; media stories tell us we should "not freak out" about human gene editing; detecting prostate cancer by "smelling" it with gas chromatography; an artificial intelligence app can identify the breed of your dog; search drones outperform humans at following a diff…

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The Future And You--Feb 10, 2016 29:10

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Topics: Scientists boost life span of mice by 25% by deleting defective cells; Playboy magazine will no longer contain photos of naked women; Bacteria in men's beards found to be beneficial; a book (Thing Explainer by Randal Munroe) which explains complicated things using only the 1,000 most common words; McDonald's Kale Salad has more fat than the…

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The Future And You--Feb 3, 2016 37:11

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Topics: the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots; the search for Planet Nine (again); the ASPCA has police powers; Pluto is covered with vast regions and mountain ranges of frozen water; Sonic Tweezers can grab a living cell without damaging it and then move the cell in 3D to build structures composed of cells; Google's project Skybender is testing provi…

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The Future And You--Jan 27, 2016 33:23

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Topics: DARPA announced a computer-brain interface project with the goal of creating a fully implantable device able to connect with one million neurons; (Another article about the computer-brain interface.); a biomedical sensor that can be inserted into the brain then dissolve when its job Is done; a device to motorize individual sperm to boost fe…

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The Future And You--Jan 20, 2016 22:58

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The Longevity Book from the actress Cameron Diaz; Skype's new real time voice translation software is now live; an example of artificial intelligence; the brightest supernova ever detected; reasonably priced variable-focus eyeglasses; and the impressive value of a sister project of Wikipedia entitled Wikisource. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is…

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The Future And You--Jan 13, 2016 25:41

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Topics from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that ended a few days ago--and some not. Such as: a real time language translating device you can wear on a necklace; self driving cars are shown to be less likely to crash that human driven cars; NASA has created a department for planetary defense against asteroids; L'Orial has created a weara…

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The Future And You--Jan 6, 2016 33:52

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Topics: a deceptive, albeit important, YouTube video about Space Junk; how and why the field of genetics is suddenly dominated by CRISPR Cas9 gene editing experiments; the remarkable Scio, a tiny handheld spectrometer for only $250; a new underwater sonar glove that lets you feel things without even touching them; how you can see part of the new "S…

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The Future And You--Dec 30, 2015 24:15

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The Year in Science: several dozen of the countless scientific discoveries and achievements that occurred in 2015 which have joined together to forever alter the path of our future from what it otherwise would have been. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the December 30, 2015 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 24 minutes] Stephen Euin…

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The Future And You--Dec 23, 2015 30:34

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Topics: Flaws in how Google News decides which headline to show you; yet again a dog has smelled that its owner had cancer before any symptoms could reveal the tumor; a nasal spray of glucagon has proven effective against hypoglycemia emergencies; Google's project Loon is working hard to bring wireless Internet to billions in the third world who ha…

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The Future And You--Dec 16, 2015 45:41

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Micro-spaceships of only a single gram could be propelled at a third the speed of light toward nearby stars. They would be shoved, as tiny lightsails, by powerful external lasers. Accelerating for only ten minutes each would allow tens of thousands to be launched every year. A great cloud of micro-spaceships could then expand in every direction fro…

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The Future And You--Dec 9, 2015 38:00

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Six different topics: (1)The growing number of cheap low-end eyeglass-style computer displays, and why they are good for privacy, but not resolution. (2) A poorly written article about an important topic: Life Extension. (3) NASA has released the clearest photos of Pluto ever, and they are impressive. (4) A groundbreaking new professional video cam…

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The Future And You--Dec 2, 2015 40:53

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The biggest and most impossible to ignore of all the topics we discuss is the faction war raging within SF&F writing and publishing which is centered on the Hugo Awards. You can learn more about it on its Wikipedia page entitled "Sad Puppies." Each of my two guests were nominated for a Hugo award, and each agonized over what exactly they should do …

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The Future And You--Nov 25, 2015 24:43

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Topics: how public libraries are transitioning from quiet rooms filled with books to embrace all forms of media and information, including the vastness of the Internet. Also: similarities between the current rise of ebooks and the rise of paperbacks in the 1960's and 1970's; the trend toward shrinking book lengths; the worlds-largest shared univers…

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The Future And You--Nov 18, 2015 26:02

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Topics: the rebirth of short fiction as a way for authors to make serious money; the growth of episodic fiction, as opposed to serialized; the sales ratios of physical books verses digital books; the rapidly growing ocean of ebooks, many of which are, unfortunately, amateurish in quality; and the upcoming independent film from Jaysen Buterin of Mad…

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The Future And You--Nov 11, 2015 32:04

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Topics: ethical problems in the Wizard of OZ; our copyright laws are out of whack and may not be working in the public's best interest; why the latest Kindle reading devices may be working against their best interest; and how the constant need for stimulus is altering our lives, our behaviour, and perhaps our future. James Maxey is our guest. James…

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The Future And You--Nov 4, 2015 35:22

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Topic: Your Life is an Open Book [Part 2]: How the Internet and social media make our lives open to scrutiny by anyone with a computer. Speakers: James Maxey (author), Stephen Euin Cobb (author and magazine writer), and Kelly Lockhart (AKA: radio personality, Gary Poole) as the moderator. Kelly Lockhart started his DJ career in Key Largo Florida, w…

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The Future And You--Oct 28, 2015 32:38

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Topic: Your Life is an Open Book [Part 1]: How the Internet and social media make our lives open to scrutiny by anyone with a computer. Speakers: James Maxey (author), Stephen Euin Cobb (author and magazine writer), and Kelly Lockhart (AKA: radio personality, Gary Poole) as the moderator. Kelly Lockhart started his DJ career in Key Largo Florida, w…

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The Future And You--Oct 20, 2015 31:36

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Part Two: Consciousness: Exactly what is it? And can it be uploaded into a computer? Speakers: Dr. Robert E. Hampson, Dr. Robert "Sam" Lightfoot, Julie Cochrane, Philip Wohlrab. Dr. Robert E. Hampson is a researcher in the field of neuroscience-–the structure and function of the brain. He is also part of a multi-university team working to develop a…

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