Friday, December 30, 2016
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Saturday, December 3, 2016
FTP033: Blockchain – The Building Blocks for a New Society, with Vince Meens
Blockchain technology has been making its way into the mainstream over the last year. Far from its anarchist-leaning Bitcoin beginnings, it has been getting adopted by large banks and governments like Dubai. Because of its adoption by financial institution, blockchain has become almost analogous with financial technology (fintech) in the minds of many. Even outside of fintech, the blockchain is […]
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Blockchain - Building Blocks for New Society, with Vince Meens - FTP033
FTP033: Blockchain - The Building Blocks for a New Society, with Vince Meens
Interview with Vince Meens about unusual and innovative ideas about the blockchain to do with the sharing economy, identity and reputation, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, decentralized large-scale projects for good.
Get the full show notes & resources here: http://futurethinkers.org/blockchain-new-society-vince-meens/
Thursday, October 13, 2016
FTP032: Smart Cities of The Future with Aric Dromi
FTP032: Smart Cities of The Future with Aric Dromi
Smart cities of the future: Aric Dromi, the futurologist at Volvo, talks about how VR, AI, and Blockchain will transform our cities in the coming decade
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FTP032: Smart Cities of The Future with Aric Dromi
What will cities of the future look and feel like? We talk to Aric Dromi, the futurologist at Volvo, about how VR, AI and blockchain will rapidly transform cities in the next decade.
Read the show notes and get the mentions & links: http://futurethinkers.org/smart-cities-future-aric-dromi
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Future Thinkers Hangout - Oct 9, 2016
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Friday, October 7, 2016
Friday, September 30, 2016
We Want To Create The Future
When I think of the future, I don't think of the one with war, rising unemployment, refugees, reality show politics, or some hostile artificial intelligence takeover.
I think of the one where we harness new technologies and systems to give our time, freedom, and security back.
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
We Want To Create The Future - Deep Breath #3
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Protected: We’re raising funds to build Europe’s first VR + Blockchain startup incubator
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Friday, September 16, 2016
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Friday, July 29, 2016
FTP031: Basic Income with Scott Santens
FFTP031: What Happens When We Give People a Basic Income? Scott Santens Interview
History of Basic Income Ideology The idea of Universal Basic Income (UBI) – a liveable amount of money given regularly and unconditionally to every resident of a country – is not new. Humanist philosophers More and Vives laid proposed the concept of giving people a minimum income back in the Renaissance era in the 1500s. Several other philosophers have contributed […]
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FTP031: Basic Income with Scott Santens
What happens if we gave everyone a basic income? The pros and cons, experiments, and theory behind the "free money" - an interview with Scott Santens.
Show notes: http://futurethinkers.org/basic-income-scott-santens/
Sunday, July 17, 2016
What Is Universal Basic Income and Why Support It?
A simple video explaining why we need universal basic income, what it is, and what it can do for society.
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What Is Universal Basic Income and Why Support It?
Video – Making of FTP028: Enlightenment For The Future
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Video – Making of FTP026: Enlightenment
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Video – Making of FTP022: DMT
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Video – Making of FTP023: Existential Risks
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Video – Making of FTP021: Psychedelics
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Thursday, July 14, 2016
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Video – Making of FTP027: The Practical Steps to Enlightenment
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Video – Making of FTP025: Cyborg Buddha
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Robin Hanson Interview - The Age of Em - FTP030
FTP030: Robin Hanson – The Age of Em: 1 Year After We Upload Ourselves to The Internet
Brain emulation, also known as mind uploading, is a concept that has fascinated science fiction writers and futurists for decades. This is the theoretical idea of scanning a brain – or a mental state – and copying it into the computer. Although no such technology currently exists, many prominent people have explored it as a likely possibility for the future, from […]
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Friday, July 1, 2016
A Great Rational Explanation of Higher Consciousness
A great animated video explaining what "higher consciousness" means in rational terms, why it is an important state, and how to get there
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Monday, June 27, 2016
What Can Meditation Reveal About Who We Really Are?
Do you ever wonder why we're here? Where we're going? For thousands of years people have been seeking answers to these questions through transcendent stated of consciousness, such as meditation.
It is more important than ever to look within. To reach for a deeper understanding. To lift the veil from our eyes. To open ourselves up to the insights that come from reaching transcendent states of consciousness through meditation.
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Transcendent States of Consciousness In Meditation - Deep Breath #2
Saturday, June 25, 2016
The Death of TheDAO and Codifying Ethics - FTP029
Thursday, June 23, 2016
FTP029: The Death of The DAO and Codifying Ethics
NOTE: This podcast episode was recorded on Monday, June 20 The crypto currency world was recently rocked by the “hack” of The DAO, which resulted in a theft of millions of dollars. The DAO (which stands for Decentralized Autonomous Organization) is essentially an experimental startup fund built on the Ethereum blockchain where investment decisions would be made based on community […]
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Transhumanism for the Mind: Modern Enlightenment - Vinay Gupta Interview - FTP028
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Enlightenment III Artwork Photoshop Timelapse (FTP028)
Thursday, May 19, 2016
FTP028: Enlightenment for the Future of Humanity – Vinay Gupta Pt. 5
This is the last part of our recent interview with Vinay Gupta on enlightenment, and the 5th episode in the whole Vinay Gupta saga. I highly recommend that you listen to the first and second parts of this interview first before getting to this one. There is a lot of mysticism and dogma surrounding the world’s ancient enlightenment traditions. Being […]
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Enlightenment II Artwork Photoshop Timelapse (FTP027)
Friday, May 13, 2016
Practical Steps to Enlightenment: Vinay Gupta Interview - FTP027
FTP026: Scientific Approach to Enlightenment: Vinay Gupta Interview
Thursday, May 12, 2016
FTP027 – The Practical Steps to Enlightenment: Vinay Gupta Interview Pt. 4
This is part 4 of our interviews with Vinay Gupta, and the second portion of our talk on enlightenment. I recommend that you listen to the first portion of the enlightenment talk before this one. Also check out our interview with Vinay from last year, where we discussed Ethereum, space colonization, and a whole bunch of other fascinating things. A […]
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Enlightenment Artwork Photoshop Timelapse (FTP026)
Friday, May 6, 2016
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
FTP026: What Is Enlightenment? Vinay Gupta Interview, Part 3
We first interviewed Vinay Gupta on Future Thinkers Podcast a year ago. It was stimulating conversation about a wide variety of topics, including Ethereum, basic human needs, and space colonization. But the topic that caught our interest the most, and one we have since gotten a lot of comments on, is that of enlightenment. The man claims to be enlightened, […]
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Sunday, May 1, 2016
Monday, April 25, 2016
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Friday, April 15, 2016
Cyborg Buddha - James Hughes on Transhuman Enlightenment - FTP025
Thursday, April 14, 2016
FTP025 – Cyborg Buddha: James Hughes on Transhuman Enlightenment
We are entering an era where increasingly, a single individual can have a major impact on the world. New technologies are constantly being developed. More and more, they are available to everyday people at a lower cost. On one hand, this is amazing. The Average Joe can go and build a robot in the basement with his kids. On the other […]
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Thursday, April 7, 2016
David Brin - Future Societies on Transparency and Freedom - FTP024
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Monday, April 4, 2016
Thursday, March 31, 2016
FTP024: David Brin Interview – Building Future Societies with Transparency and Freedom
Today’s podcast guest David Brin is an American scientist, futurist, and award winning science fiction author, whose books have been New York Times bestsellers. He also consults and speaks for various future-focused entities like Google and the CIA; and is a fellow at the Institute of Ethics and Emerging Technologies. David Brin started his career as a scientist (he has […]
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