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Mar 2025

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Join renowned visionary Thomas Frey and Trent Fowler as they explore artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, space exploration, quantum computing, biotechnology, and a variety of other topics of interest to futurists.

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March 6, 202552 min

Episode 172: Capitalism Evolving—or Collapsing | Any Hines

How will capitalism evolve—or collapse—in the coming decades? Futurist, academic, and author Andy Hines joins us to discuss his latest book, "Imagining After Capitalism", the result of a decade of research into our shifting social and economic systems. He explores key drivers making capitalism less viable and presents three thought-provoking ‘guiding images’ for the future: Tech-led Abundance, Circular Commons, and Post-Workers Paradise. Rather than predicting a single outcome, Hines challenges us to expand our imagination and explore alternative futures beyond the current system. Don’t miss this fascinating conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 5, 20241 hr 13 min

Ep. 171: China, Communism, and Bitcoin | Roger Huang

Roger Huang "Would Mao Hold Bitcoin?" is the authoritative resource exploring Bitcoin’s disruptive intersection with Chinese history. Huang not only pulls back the curtain on the specifics of the history, characters, and story, but on the larger questions that arise from the clash between state-driven Chinese tech and the open-source development that is Bitcoin. As a longtime observer, Mandarin speaker, and regular contributor to Forbes and many other platforms on the subject of Bitcoin in China, Huang is uniquely positioned to evaluate the implications for the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 22, 202445 min

Ep. 170: The story of the first AGI | David Jilk

David Jilk joins us for round two! After finishing MIT, David founded eCortex, a company that wound up being a solid 20 years ahead of the curve on deep learning, and later worked on cognitive models for IARPA. He has founded or advised numerous other companies, including Harmonix Music Systems, creators of the wildly popular games Guitar Hero and Rock Band. He recently published Epoch: A Poetic Psy-Phi Saga, a science fiction epic poem that tells the story of the first fully human-level artificial intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 8, 20241 hr 7 min

Ep. 169: Fractal University, Scenius, and the future of higher ed. | Andrew Rose

Andrew Rose is one of the founders of Fractal University, whose mission is to democratize enjoyable, lifelong education and public research culture by creating an easily replicable model for a community-driven university — and the economic, social, and creative opportunities that universities create. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 21, 20241 hr 2 min

Ep. 168: Should we put AI in charge of governance? | Roko Mijic

Roko Mijic is a self-described radical centrist, transhumanist, and rationalist who is probably most famous for inventing "Roko's Basilisk," a thought experiment sometimes described as the world's greatest infohazard. He has written prolifically on AGI and AI Safety, and his writing can be found at his blog, "Transhuman Axiology." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 10, 20241 hr 3 min

Ep. 167: Are games the key to building AGI? | Julian Togelius

Julian Togelius is an associate professor of computer science at New York University. His research lies at the intersection between computational intelligence and games, and he is currently focused on using evolutionary algorithms to generate levels, maps, or game rules. In addition, he has worked on a wide variety of problems related to evolutionary reinforcement learning, and he is the author of a forthcoming book on artificial general intelligence through MIT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 27, 20241 hr 2 min

Ep. 166: The story of SpaceX | Eliana Sherriff

After nearly a decade in TV news, Eli quit her job to become a full-time space journalist, creating content on YouTube and X. She spends most of her time covering rocket launches and documenting the story of SpaceX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 13, 202449 min

Ep. 165: Existential risk, existential hope, and the secrets to winning at life. | James Norris

All his life, James has been searching for the best ways to change himself and change the world. He started as an entrepreneur at age 6 and since has co-founded or helped build 9 businesses and 16 organizations, including the global conference series for the effective altruism movement, the world’s first global lifehacking event series, Southeast Asia’s first social innovation hackathon series, and a university for today’s Leonardo da Vincis. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin as a triple major/quadruple minor. He’s spent 20+ years unsystematically upgrading himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 30, 20241 hr 3 min

Ep. 164: The frontiers of neuromorphic quantum computing | Clifford Mapp

Clifford Mapp is the global head of ecosystem development and information security at Dynex, the world’s only accessible neuromorphic quantum computing cloud for solving real-world problems at scale. Dynex is already supporting thousands of projects in health/pharma, research, AI/ML, architecture, aerospace, EVs, and fintech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 16, 20241 hr 4 min

Ep. 163: AI and the coming cognitive revolution. | Nathan Labenz

Nathan Labenz is a technology entrepreneur, artificial intelligence analyst, and the founder and former CEO of Waymark. With a background in philosophy and a keen eye for innovation, Nathan led Waymark from its inception to its status as a trailblazer in generative AI-powered content creation. As host of 'The Cognitive Revolution' podcast, he explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on work, life, society, and culture from every possible angle. Through conversations with notable builders, researchers, and investors, as well as original deep-dive analysis on topics of particular interest, Nathan helps business, policy, and academic leaders stay up to date with AI developments and implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices