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At BOLD.LY NOW we honor the purpose and passion of each individual, value transgenerational thinking, and consider the impacts on each generation to come. We are dedicated to helping you and others plan and create systems that go beyond our lifetimes, making a real future for a thriving humanity. Website: https://bold.ly Bold.ly YOU App: https://bold.ly/you Link Tree: http://linktr.ee/bold.lynow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boldlynow Twitter: https://twitter.com/boldlynow Instagram: bold.lynow Podcast: https://boldly-now.captivate.fm/listen Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBoldlyNOWShow Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boldlynow

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February 1, 20241 hr 27 min

Revolutionizing Personalized Health: Insights on NU's Health-Optimizing Technologies and Precision Medicine

This comprehensive exploration discusses how health optimization and longevity can be achieved by detailed genetic, bloodwork, and microbiome testing. Michael Shaun Conaway and Enej Kuscher dive deep into the advantages of personalized health care, revealing how individual biological data and understanding dietary and lifestyle impacts can shape treatment pathways. The conversation spans insights from personal experiences with these tests, the feasibility in everyday life, to the future possibilities of custom diet and supplement recommendations. This discussion underscores the revolutionary aspect of individualized preventative measures in extending healthspan and lifespan. This discussion introduces NU, a Dutch bioheal testing service providing comprehensive biomarker data analysis, noting its unique approach of sharing detailed health information with users and future plans to incorporate wearable tech for real-time lifestyle intervention. Further, it focuses on NU's 'digital twin' interface, emphasizing the democratization of complex health science. The conversation also dives deep into the role of genetic predispositions in individual health and the potential for a more personalized healthcare approach. They discuss the future of precise technologies influencing personalized dietary and lifestyle plans, forecasting an era of preventive healthcare empowered by technological breakthroughs and continuous user engagement. Overall, the dialogue highlights the importance of health data understanding, anticipates the evolution of modern food engines, and underscores NU's mission to simplify human biology. For a 10% discount on testing and products at The NU, we have a special coupon for our listeners: NUBOLDLY10 00:00 Introduction 00:00 Understanding Chronic Inflammation 00:28 Introducing Guest: Enej Kusher, CEO of NU 00:49 The Importance of Biomarker Data for Health 01:24 Enej Kusher's Journey into Biotech 03:42 The Complexity of Human Health 04:13 The Role of Genetics in Health 07:51 The Importance of Integrating Health Data 09:20 The Future of Health Dashboards 12:18 Understanding the Microbiome 27:12 The Role of Genetics in Obesity 38:51 Understanding Epigenetic Age 44:16 The Evolutionary Story of Telomerase 44:51 The Role of Fasting in Stem Cell Production 45:29 The Controversy Surrounding Telomeres and Aging 46:03 The Wild West of Peptides and Longevity 47:26 The Concept of a Digital Twin 48:19 Exploring the Digital Twin Interface 49:09 The Future of Genomic Interpretation 49:17 Understanding Blood Biomarkers 52:05 The Power of Personalized Genomics 01:00:19 The Impact of Gut Microbiome on Health 01:03:37 The Future of Personalized Health Care 01:15:39 The Role of Supplements in Personalized Health 01:19:41 The Future of Personalized Diet Planning 01:22:53 The Exciting Future of Precision Medicine #BiologicalAge, #AgeingScience, #YouthfulLiving, #AntiAgingTips, #HealthyAging, #BioAgeAwareness, #AgeDefying, #LongevityDiet, #YouthfulWellness, #ChronologicalVsBiologicalAge https://www.thenu.com/ https://bold.ly

May 5, 20231 hr 37 min

BSN32: Sustainable Development and Radical Changes for the UN: A Conversation with Marc Buckley

Show Summary Get ready for a riveting and enlightening conversation with Marc Buckley, a distinguished leader in sustainable development and food reform, who has played a critical role in shaping the UN's climate efforts. In this podcast, Buckley offers insights on the pressing need for reform in the United Nations, particularly in climate negotiations, and the obstacles we face in achieving sustainable development goals. He highlights the urgency of a new economic model that prioritizes the well-being of all, not just a select few. Buckley delves into the failures of the UN, COP27, and Paris Agreement and the adverse effects of politics on the climate crisis. This podcast is not just informative but also a powerful call to action. With over 30 years of experience, Buckley provides actionable guidance on how to take action toward a sustainable future. So tune in and discover how we can make a meaningful impact and create a better world for ourselves, our planet, and our future generations! Learn More: ● Website: https://bold.ly ● Bold.ly YOU App: https://bold.ly/you ● Digital Magazine: https://proofzine.com ● Show Host Website: https://thegenerativefuturist.com/ ● Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBoldlyNOWShow ● Podcast: https://boldly-now.captivate.fm/listen ● Link Tree: http://linktr.ee/bold.lynow ● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boldlynow ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/boldlynow ● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bold.lynow/ Full Show Notes In this episode, Marc Buckley shares his story of transformation and highlights his mission of ecological economics to address human suffering on a global scale. He details his educational background, his long professional career that includes writing the UN SDG manifesto, participation in various UN collective systems, and a quick overview of his books. As we're heading into COP28 this year, Buckley sheds light on what went wrong in the previous huddles. He highlights the significance of the Club of Rome, whose original climate report from 1972 serves as a guiding pillar for the UN's climate efforts. He believes the Club of Rome's work provides a crucial framework for understanding the climate crisis. Looking ahead to COP28, he expresses cautious optimism, noting that the region understands the impact of food shortages and the need to limit growth. However, he also acknowledges the controversies surrounding COP27, which he deems a complete failure due to a lack of action and wasting valuable time. There's an urgent need for funding to achieve sustainable development goals. While the figure of $95 trillion required to meet these goals...

March 19, 20221 hr 11 min

GFI05: Cory Doctorow, The Remixed Future

Today, most of our content online is derivative of someone else’s work. It’s a remix and rework of anything and everything. It’s all reflective. It’s all copyrighted. Not that the copyrights are being enforced, but it’s still mindboggling how out of date our copyright system is. Cory Doctorow is one of the earliest adopters of the Creative Commons License for his works. He and his science fiction novels play with this emerging era of creative cynicism. Today, Cory gives us a deep insight into this issue and how the ownership of works and ideas is bound to change in the future. Learn More: ● Website: https://bold.ly ● Bold.ly YOU App: https://bold.ly/you ● Digital Magazine: https://proofzine.com ● Show Host Website: https://thegenerativefuturist.com/ ● Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBoldlyNOWShow ● Podcast: https://boldly-now.captivate.fm/listen ● Link Tree: http://linktr.ee/bold.lynow ● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boldlynow ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/boldlynow ● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bold.lynow/ Key Moments: ● [00:01:08] – Corey Doctorow Introduction ● [00:01:40] – How did Corey get into Creative Commons and problems with intellectual properties today. ● [00:15:47] – Celebrating the remix culture ● [00:21:00] – Is Remix Creativity? ● [00:26:13] – Extractive Capitalism ● [00:39:50] – Governance ● [00:50:15] – A discussion on Corey’s Novel Walkaway ● [01:01:50] – The way forward ● [01:08:10] – When are Cory’s new books coming out? Further References: Corey Doctorow Blog https://pluralistic.net Creationists by E.L Doctorow https://www.amazon.com/Creationists-Selected-1993-2006-L-Doctorow/dp/0812975642 How to destroy Surveillance Capitalism by Cory Doctorow https://www.amazon.com/Destroy-Surveillance-Capitalism-Cory-Doctorow/dp/1736205900 The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff https://www.amazon.com/Age-Surveillance-Capitalism-Future-Frontier/dp/1610395697 The Nature of the Firm by Ronald Coase https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-0335.1937.tb00002.x If you found this podcast valuable, rate, share, and comment. We’d love to hear your feedback!

January 26, 202254 min

GIF04: The Future of Right or Wrong with Juan Enriquez

Show Summary Perhaps the biggest challenge looking forward to the future is to see our future selves. How will we change our biology & genetics? How will we make decisions about what we should alter? It's important because technology constantly changes our perceptions of right and wrong. So, what are ethics in regards to human life? Why making strong ethical and moral considerations is bad? What are some of the important ethical fights today that will impact the quality of life of our future generations? And what are some of the things we should be doing today to avoid being judged harshly by our future generations? In this episode of the Boldly NOW Show, academic, author, and futurist Juan Enriquez answers all these questions. He gives us new viewpoints and tools to make choices more wisely in the face of the neo-biological revolution. Learn More: ● Website: https://bold.ly ● Bold.ly YOU App: https://bold.ly/you ● Digital Magazine: https://proofzine.com ● Host Website: https://thegenerativefuturist.com/ ● Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBoldlyNOWShow ● Podcast: https://boldly-now.captivate.fm/listen ● Link Tree: http://linktr.ee/bold.lynow ● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boldlynow ● Twitter: <a...

December 15, 20211 hr 0 min

GFI03: Adah Parris, Being a Good Ancestor

Show Summary How do we learn lessons from the past? How can we leave behind our global problems and create a new era for humanity? What are the technologies and behaviors we need to adapt to make sustainable change, and how do we bring all that back to the people who can take action to change the world? These are the questions polymath tech Futurist Adah Parris has been grappling with in the face of the challenges we have today. In this episode of the Boldy Now show, Adah shines a light on these questions and gives us ways to recognize new patterns that can lead to a better future. Learn More: ● Website: https:// bold.ly ● Bold.ly YOU App: https://bold.ly/you ● Digital Magazine: https://proofzine.com ● Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBoldlyNOWShow ● Podcast: https://boldly-now.captivate.fm/listen ● Link Tree: http://linktr.ee/bold.lynow ● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boldlynow ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/boldlynow ● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bold.lynow/ Full Show Notes The episode starts with a discussion on what it means to be a futurist. Adah gives a detailed insight into the term and how she came to be recognized as one. A futurist systematically explores the present to predict the future while considering the past. However, a futurist doesn't just have to be a mere predictor of patterns. The real task of a Futurist is to create stories that can help humanity pull into a better future. Adah is also a systems thinker. Her framework “Cyborg Shamanism” provides a lens through which we can look at the world and decode everything that happens around us. Cyborg Shamanism consists of five phases: 1. Leave – First Phase: How do we leave these problems/ old ways behind? 2. Breathe – Second Phase: How can we remove these tensions in the system to create a hypothesis for change? 3. Grow – Third Phase: What are the tools/technologies/rituals/behaviors to try to make this true? (i.e., How to stress test it) 4. Flow – Fourth Phase: Thinking long-term, what type of answers make it sustainable? 5. Ground – Fifth Phase: How do we ground that down to create a sense of kinship? All living systems are self-operating mechanisms. But, we always learn some lessons in one world that can be brought into the other. Binaries create competition and division. Whether it's spirituality, philosophy, physics, mechanics, or metaphysics, bringing different worlds together can help humanity cooperate rather than compete. Today, we need new technologies that are capitalistic but still provide a positive impact on humanity and the world. We need businesses that operate less like machines and more as living organisms. There's a lot to learn from nature. We can replicate how...

November 12, 20211 hr 12 min

GFI02: Transcending the Climate Crisis with Kim Stanley Robinson

GFI02: TRANSCENDING THE CLIMATE CRISIS with Kim Stanley Robinson Show Summary Tune into the Bold.ly Now Show featuring Kim Stanley Robinson, the Hugo and Nebula winning author of the Mars Trilogy. He is known as a realistic, science-based highly-literary science fiction author with over 20 books published. Stan's work often focuses on themes like sustainability, economic & social justice, climate change, and speculative futures. Today, we discuss these themes covered in Stan’s atypical sci-fi novel, The Ministry for the Future. Stan uses the book to demonstrate a vision of a new future for humanity and investigate what it might take to survive and transcend the climate crisis. Learn More: ● Website: https://bold.ly/ ● Website: https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/ ● Website: https://proofzine.com/ ● Bold.ly YOU App: https://bold.ly/you ● Link Tree: http://linktr.ee/bold.lynow ● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boldlynow ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/boldlynow ● Instagram: bold.lynow ● Podcast:https://boldly-now.captivate.fm/listen ● Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBoldlyNOWShow Full Show Notes The world is on track to miss the target of keeping the global average temperature within 2 degrees celsius of the warming limit. That means humans will have to adapt to a higher temperature. But, how much can we adapt? It's a well documented fact that humanity cannot survive a high heat index – a combination of high heat and high humidity. So, no matter the eco-modernist's view, humanity faces more of an emergency than we think. Kim Stanley Robinson’s novel “The Ministry for the Future” runs wild with this idea. The book aims not just to transform people's thinking but also the culture itself. While his atypical approach to “novel writing” may seem borderline blasphemous, it's not something new. Stan believes he was inspired by the USA trilogy (by John Dos Passos) and Moby Dick (Herman Melville). Here, he talks in detail about his novel writing approach, entertainment VS education aspect, and how he manages to “tell” just as much as “show” to keep the novel fun and engaging for the readers. We live in a nation-state global capitalist world. To write a realistic plausible novel, discussing capitalism and how it exacerbates the climate problem is inevitable. This system favors a few, but the climate is a zero-sum game. Paris agreement was, therefore, a great step in the right direction. We need better pricing of our relationship to the biosphere. Only then can we attempt to morph the system into better treatment of people and the biosphere. Stan’s novel extracts a lot from the current economic conditions and gives us a viable picture of the future. The Carbon coin, introduced in the book, strikes a chord with the crypto-revolution currently taking place. Similarly, the targeted asymmetrical violence reminds of the occupy movement. Along the way, the book asks some very pertinent questions making a case for neoliberal capitalism. Unlike the often held view, neoliberal capitalism is not a hands-off approach to governance. It's still a very strong governance model that is indispensable for a socially just political economy. It's a mixed picture in the world right now. On the bright side, we have the EU commission announcing plans for forced labor import ban, the successes of the 30 x 30 movement, the Paris accord and similar steps taken by governments in the USA, China and India. On the negative side, we have the reactionary capitalist businesses which exploit the natural resources to death and would not go without a fight. This discursive battle is but just one aspect of the larger political and physical battle. Biological diversity is just important as human cultural...

May 7, 20211 hr 34 min

BN27: The Magic of Surrender with Kute Blackson

In this week's podcast we speak with Author Kute Blackson about his just released book, The Magic of Surrender. When Kute’s mother was passing away she was unafraid and at peace. Kute was deeply moved by her courage and began a deep inquiry into what was at the heart of our courage. Led by her he discovered the magic of surrender in his own life and is now sharing that magic with us in his book and in this conversation with Bold.ly NOW Show host Michael Shaun Conaway. Learn More: · Facebook: boldlynow · Instagram: bold.lynow · Website: bold.ly · Podcast: https://boldly-now.captivate.fm/listen · PROOF Digital Magazine: proofofathrivingfuture.com The Magic of Surrender: https://themagicofsurrender.com/

March 29, 202150 min

BN26: The Soul of Money with Lynne Twist

This week’s guest Lynne Twist has worked her entire career looking at the soul of money and how it manifests in our lives due to a culture of money. She is founder of the Soul of Money Institute and has dedicated her life to alleviating hunger and poverty. Today, she is going to set the record straight on a lie we have all been living and help us find a future where we can thrive in our own life with regards to our finances. Lynne’s myths of scarcity, surprising truth of sufficiency, and a very simple solution to our predicament are sure to knock your socks off. Learn More: · Facebook: boldlynow · Instagram: bold.lynow · Website: bold.ly · Podcast: https://boldly-now.captivate.fm/listen Key Moments: ● [01:43] – The toxicity of the Money Culture ● [07:16] – The scarcity paradigm: How we make “the scarcity” real ● [12:40] – The three toxic myths of scarcity ● [16:49] – The Surprising Truth of Sufficiency ● [22:44] – Rich people, poor people ● [26:47] – How to ease the constriction of this “Scarcity lie” and have a prosperous life ● [40:49] – Life as an opportunity to learn, strengthen and grow in times of a global pandemic Quotes: "We’re swimming in a culture that lies about money and that creates a lot of suffering for us” “If you tell your body I didn’t get enough sleep, you will be tired” “We are building units for our stuff, but not for our people” “More more and more does not get you to true prosperity” “What we appreciate, appreciates” “Sufficiency is not actually an amount… it’s an experience of being in touch with who you are” “Prosperity isn’t a function of accumulation; it’s a function of sharing” “True abundance comes from sufficiency, not more” Further References: Gratitude and Grateful living https://gratefulness.org/ Buckminister Fuller and a You or Me world https://gratefulness.org/resource/buckminster-fuller-world/ Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth https://www.amazon.com/Doughnut-Economics-Seven-21st-Century-Economist-ebook/dp/B01BUOGF58 Feedback: If you found this podcast valuable, rate, share, and comment. We’d love to hear your feedback!

March 9, 20211 hr 5 min

GF01: The Neo-Biological Revolution & the Future of Humanity with Jane Metcalfe

This week on the Boldly Now Show, we have a Generative Conversation with Jane Metcalfe, co-founder of WIRED magazine and founder of Neo Life a digital publication that focuses on the Neo-biological revolution. Being at the forefront of the technological revolution for the past three decades, Jane talks in length about the Neo-biological transformation to imagine a better future for human beings as a species. We also discuss where things go wrong with our vision of the future and the need for interdisciplinary understanding of technological advancements and what the future may hold for humanity in general. Learn More: Website: https:// bold.ly Bold.ly YOU App: https://bold.ly/you Link Tree: http://linktr.ee/bold.lynow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boldlynow Twitter: https://twitter.com/boldlynow Instagram: bold.lynow Podcast: https://boldly-now.captivate.fm/listen Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBoldlyNOWShow Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boldlynow Key Moments: ● [02:10] – Jane reflects back on how the era influenced Wired magazine ● [08:18] – From a computer scientist to a visionary artist in a magazine, Jane talks the transformation ● [13:00] – Being at the front-row of technological transformation, how Jane witnessed the divergence between the technological utopia imagined in the 90s and today’s technological reality. ● [20:10] – Is the lack of regulations in technological advancement responsible for everything that went wrong in the past few decades? ● [33:57] – Are we having more future forward conversations today than we had in the past? ● [45:58] – The need for interdisciplinary understanding for technological advancements ● [45:58] – The future for Jane Metcalfe and humanity in general Quotes: "We, on balance, tend to look for disaster as humans. It is an evolutionary trait that has served us as well. If we are analyzing for potential threats, then we are better prepared to dodge or defeat them.” “It’s journalism’s job to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable” “The corrupting influence of money is bound to work its way into any human endeavor” “technology itself is ingenious, [it’s just that the] regulators don’t understand it” “What’s happening now is the next stage of digital revolution” “Not that there’s good to say about coronavirus, but if that’s all it took to wake us up to our potential – as one specifies, one planet – to work together and focus on one thing and find solution, then may be all of this horrible sacrifice would have been worth it” “I think about what could go right” “There is a tremendous risk when it comes to moving science forward, but if we never try then we will never know” “Even evolution...

March 2, 202147 min

BN 25: The Future of Healthcare with Dr: David Tusek

BN 25: The Future of Healthcare with Dr: David Tusek Show Summary Tune in to the Boldy Now Show featuring Dr. David Tusek, Direct Care and Health Exchange Pioneer, to forever change the way we think about personal and community health. Dr. Tusek is the founder of Cloud Medical, and a founding partner of Ravel Health, an alternative marketplace based upon healthcare vs. sick-care. Looking at health from a broader perspective, Dr. Tusek asks for a deeper understanding of the body, reconnection with ourselves, people around us, and nature, so that we can transform our healthcare system to help us to thrive rather than merely survive. Learn More: Website: https:// bold.ly Bold.ly YOU App: https://bold.ly/you Link Tree: http://linktr.ee/bold.lynow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boldlynow Twitter: https://twitter.com/boldlynow Instagram: bold.lynow Podcast: https://boldly-now.captivate.fm/listen Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBoldlyNOWShow Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boldlynow Full Show Notes Modern healthcare and medicine is a framework modeled to understand how things go wrong in our bodies. However, it doesn't address the deeper, more central questions of our lives: How to live life to the fullest, live in coherence with what we are here to do, and what it means to live your best life? Finding answers to these questions is essential to understanding the full capacity of our health. The map that can help us unlock this full capacity is "reconnecting to the four disconnections." During the podcast, Dr. David Tusek explains what these four disconnections (or quadrants of reality) are. He further elucidates how reconnection can lead to a greater awareness of the fundamental parts of our body – not just the structural elements that comprise our organism. The first step to health and fitness is consciousness. Consciousness not just to our body but also to the people around us, our community, and planet earth. Sure, exercising and staying fit is a way to health, but it's a reductionist solution, to measure health by a measure of consumptive units. To thrive we need a profound connection with ourselves to experience fully being human. For this we may need coaches that have a rather holistic sense of the body and human consciousness. In Dr. David Tusek’s words, we need the “Bruce Lee” move to transform our healthcare system. Take all of the best parts of today’s system, add stuff that we are missing and remove anything that isn’t working. We also need mentors who can help us re-establish connection with our body and our loved ones for meaningful relationships. We are what we eat. Therefore, we don't just need doctors who prescribe medicine. We should also incorporate our food producers into the healthcare system. Provide them incentives to have a hyper-local food ecosystem. The pandemic has blown the cover off of our wounds. In the words of Dr. David Tusek, the pandemic showed us that “"We are sicker than we even realize." That we are in the midst of multiple simultaneous...