FUTURATI PODCAST

Dr. Langland-Hassan is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati. His numerous published articles span theoretical philosophy and experimental psychology, addressing topics such as consciousness, auditory verbal hallucinations, the relationship between language and abstract thought, pretense, imagination, hypothetical reasoning, and creativity. If you enjoy this intervie...

Shermon Cruz is the Chair of the Association of Professional Futurists (APF) and the founder, executive director, and chief futurist of the Center for Engaged Foresight. We took this opportunity to discuss gamification, governance, and the future of futurism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Young is a blogger, teacher, and the author of "Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zanele Njapha is a global speaker who has captivated audiences with her sensational keynotes and thought-provoking unlearning facilitations. Drawing upon a background in educational psychology, she challenges long-standing company dogmas while developing her audiences with her unique, humorous stories and insightful views around the future of work and creating cultures of continuous self-disruptio...

We spoke with quantified self cofounder Gary Wolf on self-tracking, the philosophy of science, and learning about yourself through personal data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philip Rosedale is a serial entrepreneur whose lifelong passion for using virtual technology to connect people led to his founding Second Life in 1999. He later went on to co-found High Fidelity in 2013, a company which specializes in adding spatial audio to applications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Geoffrey West is a theoretical physicist whose primary interests are in fundamental questions across physics, biology and the social sciences. His research includes metabolism, growth, aging & death, sleep, cancer, innovation, cities, companies, the accelerating pace of life and global sustainability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Ging is Chief Commercial Officer for Honeywell Quantum Solutions, where he leads the commercialization of next-generation quantum computing systems. Prior to joining Honeywell, Justin led marketing teams at Samsung Semiconductor and Micron/Aptina, and managed strategic projects at Analog Devices and Bell Labs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ruben is a former investment banker who co-founded Career Karma, a company aiming to be the #1 destination for career advice on the internet.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kurtis Lockhart is a PhD candidate at Oxford, and Head of Research at the Charter Cities Institute. His research interests focus on the political economy of development. He joins us to talk about charter cities and the role they can play in reforming institutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat with Jules Polonetsky -- lawyer, CEO of the Future of Privacy Forum, and Co-Chairman of the Israel tech Policy Institute -- about the privacy landscape and what we can expect in the future.e Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Ryan is a Data Science Manager at Intact Insurance and the author of the recently-released "Deep Learning with Structured Data". He holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of Toronto, and is interested in chatbots and natural language processing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshall Brain is a futurist, speaker, and professor of entrepreneurship who founded HowStuffWorks.com. He joins us on the podcast to talk about these subjects and his new book on existential risk. Check out his work at https://marshallbrain.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Taylor is a professor of marketing and a renowned storyteller. He joins us to talk about the evolution of technology, problems with modern recommendation engines, and the importance of narrative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elaine is an independent journalist and speaker specializing in careers and entrepreneurship. Find her writing and contact information at http://elainepofeldt.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad founded ClariNet, the first internet-based content company, is chairman Emeritus of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and is one of the founding computing faculty of Singularity University. Find more of his work at https://ideas.4brad.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andreas Schleicher is Director for Education and Skills at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. He initiated and oversees the Program for International Student Assessment and has worked for over 20 years with ministers and education leaders around the world to improve quality and equity in education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Crawford writes about the history of technology and the need to understand what drives progress at his blog The Roots of Progress: https://rootsofprogress.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have been featured prominently in the news recently. Trent and Thomas do a solo episode exploring how SPACs are structured and what impact they might have on business.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steven Kolter has become famous for his work on making the impossible possible through creativity, innovation, and a unique state of consciousness called 'flow'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Moynihan is an intellectual historian who studies how humans came to discover the idea of existential risk, and what this means for our maturity as a species. Find more of his work at: https://thomasmoynihan.xyz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frederick Turner has spent a lifetime studying complex systems, evolution, the nature of time, epic poetry, facts, values, and aesthetics. We thoroughly enjoyed getting his perspective in this freewheeling discussion.  Check out his blog at: http://frederickturnerpoet.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Woody Wade is a recognized expert in scenario planning who uses his unique method to help businesses and leaders chart the future. Check him out at: https://www.woodywade.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jungwon Byun and Andreas Stuhlmüller are co-founders of Ought, a company which leverages advanced language models to automate open-ended reasoning, data gathering, analysis, and scholarship. The result is a fascinating attempt to make knowledge workers 250 times more efficient (and change the world while they're doing it). Check them out at: https://ought.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Logan Thrasher Collins is a synthetic biologist, futurist, and author, the lead scientist at Conduit Computing, and a graduate student in biomedical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. Check out his work at: https://logancollinsblog.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices