HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli

Kevin Cirilli sits down with science communicator and journalist Matt Swayne, senior writer and analyst at The Quantum Insider, to unpack one of the most complex — and misunderstood — frontiers in technology: quantum computing. For years, “quantum” has sounded like science fiction — a buzzword whispered in labs and venture capital circles. But what happens when it sta...

What would faith look like if we weren’t alone in the universe? In this episode of HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli, Kevin sits down with Dr. Lance Gharavi of Arizona State University — a leading scholar of artificial intelligence, emerging tech, religion, theater, and space exploration — to explore how the discovery of extraterrestrial life could transform belief as we know it. F...

What would faith look like if we weren’t alone in the universe? In this episode of HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli, Kevin sits down with Dr. Lance Gharavi of Arizona State University — a leading scholar of artificial intelligence, emerging tech, religion, theater, and space exploration — to explore how the discovery of extraterrestrial life could transform belief as we know it. F...

Artificial intelligence is changing everything — including the art of espionage. From spy satellites to deepfake deception, the world’s oldest profession is entering a new digital era. Kevin Cirilli sits down with Dr. Anthony Vinci — the first CTO of the NGA — to explore how AI is transforming the future of spying. Vinci’s new book, The Fourth Intelligence Revolution,...

What happens when the classroom itself becomes intelligent? In this episode, Kevin Cirilli sits down with Dr. John Licato, associate professor at the University of South Florida and director of the Advancing Machine and Human Reasoning Lab, to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping higher education. From handwritten quizzes to AI-powered study assistants, Kevin and Dr. Licato discuss the...

In this episode, Kevin sits down with Gabriel Demombynes, Manager of the World Bank’s Human Capital Project, to explore how AI could either level the global playing field or make inequality permanent. Which jobs are most exposed? Why are women and urban workers more likely to feel the first wave of automation? And what happens when AI meets energy poverty? This is a look at the most importan...

Kevin Cirilli steps into the darkness with Ben Armstrong, co-owner and creative mastermind behind NETHERWORLD Haunted House — the legendary Atlanta attraction that’s redefined what it means to be scared. But this isn’t just a Halloween story. Kevin and Ben explore how cutting-edge technology, psychology, and storytelling combine to create immersive fear. From AI-driven monsters a...

What happens when computers start writing songs? In this episode of HELLO FUTURE with Kevin Cirilli, Dr. Maya Ackerman — co-founder of WaveAI and author of Creative Machines: AI, Art & Us — joins Kevin to talk about how artificial intelligence is changing music. From the AI-restored Beatles song “Now and Then” to The Velvet Sundown, a viral all-AI band with almost a mil...

While everyone debates Silicon Valley’s AI boom, the real story is unfolding in the Global South. World Bank economist Gabriel Demombynes joins HELLO FUTURE at the Fall meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to unpack how artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping work in low- and middle-income countries — where electricity, not algorithms, may be the biggest barr...

Just in time for Halloween, Kevin Cirilli takes flight into the shadows with Dr. Nitin Sanket, assistant professor of robotics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute — whose lab is building tiny flying robots that navigate like bats. Forget broomsticks and ghosts — these real-life “bat bots” use sound and echolocation to find people trapped in smoke, fog, or darkness, where hum...

What Are We Betting On Next? Kevin Cirilli sits down with Dustin Gouker, one of America’s leading experts on sports betting and the former Vice President of Content for North America at Catena Media, to explore how gambling has become a defining part of modern sports culture — and where it’s now crossing the line. As news breaks that NBA figures including Portland Trail Blazers c...

In this episode, Kevin Cirilli welcomes Max Haot, CEO of Vast, to explore how space could change the future of medicine — and even life itself. As  Haven-1  nears launch, Vast and its partners are preparing to conduct cutting-edge biomedical experiments in orbit, from stem-cell research to growing human organs in microgravity. Without Earth’s pull, cells form more complex str...

Kevin Cirilli welcomes back  Dr. Ed Lu , Executive Director of the  Asteroid Institute  and veteran NASA astronaut, to discuss a headline straight out of  Armageddon : should we use nuclear weapons to stop an asteroid — not from hitting Earth, but the Moon? A team of scientists, including NASA researchers, has floated the idea of nuking an asteroid that poses a small...

Adjunct Artificial Intelligence Policy Advisor Chloe Autio joins Kevin Cirilli to talk about the rise of “AI slop” — the wave of low-quality, machine-generated content flooding our feeds. From auto-written headlines to algorithmic art, originality is being replaced by imitation. But maybe the real threat isn’t that AI is taking our jobs — it’s that we’re l...

Jeff Burningham, author of The Last Book Written by a Human: Becoming Wise in the Age of AI,  returns to talk with Kevin about faith in the era of algorithms. How will AI reshape belief, spirituality, and the search for meaning? Can technology deepen empathy and inclusion, or will it fracture communities of faith? A conversation about divinity, data, and the soul in a wired world. P...

Kevin Cirilli sits down with Max Haot, CEO of Vast, the company racing to launch  Haven-1  — which aims to be the world’s first private space station. Scheduled for liftoff in May 2026 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9,  Haven-1  is designed not as a luxury hotel but as humanity’s first true commercial habitat in orbit: a compact, human-centered station with private sl...

Jeff Burningham, author of  The Last Book Written by a Human: Becoming Wise in the Age of AI,  joins host Kevin Cirilli to explore how artificial intelligence mirrors the human mind. Is AI reflecting our creativity and compassion—or our fear and bias? Together, they unpack what this technology says about who we are and who we’re becoming, and how that reflection mig...

Kevin Cirilli welcomes Chloe Autio to unpack how AI is reshaping the way we learn — and maybe even the way we think. In a world where students use ChatGPT to write essays faster than teachers can grade them, is curiosity dying, or just evolving? Kevin and Chloe dive into the politics of AI in classrooms, the ethics of “study buddies that never sleep,” and what...

In this episode, Kevin Cirilli sits down with  Dr. Ed Lu , Executive Director of the  Asteroid Institute , a program of the  B612 Foundation . A former NASA astronaut who spent six months aboard the International Space Station, Ed joins Kevin to unpack one of the closest asteroid flybys in recorded history. Just a few weeks ago, asteroid 2025 TF skimmed past Earth — flying ove...

In this episode,  Kevin Cirilli sits down with Harvard Business School Professor Matt Weinzierl to examine the future of data centers amid the AI boom, exploring the feasibility of building them on the moon or in space. They discuss the economic, legal, and national security implications of space-based infrastructure, highlighting the need for American leadership and innovation. Weinzierl emp...

In this episode, Kevin welcomes back Chris Mattmann— UCLA’s head of AI and former NASA JPL CTO — to explore the rapidly approaching future of humanoid robots. They dive into the technological breakthroughs and ethical dilemmas shaping a world where robots could become part of daily life by 2050. From job displacement and environmental impact to national security and cultural atti...

In this episode, host Kevin Cirilli sits down with Harvard Business School Professor Matt Weinzierl  to explore the emerging world of space resource ownership and the laws shaping it. They unpack how U.S. legislation gives American companies rights to mine and profit from space resources , the growing role of autonomous technology in off-Earth operations , and the massive economic potential o...

In this episode of Hello Future , host Kevin Cirilli sits down with Dr. Chris Mattmann, UCLA’s Chief Data and AI Officer and former NASA JPL technologist, to explore how the next frontier for innovation and national security may lie on the moon. They discuss the potential of lunar mining for critical minerals like helium-3 and platinum—key to powering clean energy and AI technologies&m...

In this episode of Hello Future , host Kevin Cirilli sits down with Rich Cooper from the Space Foundation to explore how space technology drives America’s economy, national security, and everyday life. From satellites that enable global communications and financial transactions to innovations that strengthen disaster response, they reveal how deeply space infrastructure impacts our world. Th...

In this episode, Kevin Cirilli sits down with R. Scott Salandy-Defour, CEO of Liquid Star, to explore how “civilization starter kits” could revolutionize life in remote regions and even future space settlements. These kits provide critical resources like clean water, renewable energy, and internet connectivity — laying the groundwork for self-sufficient communities. They discuss...