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Today Is the Day -- FastForward Radio Nov 15, 2012

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This is it -- the big 250th edition of FastForward Radio on BlogTalkRadio. Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon reflect on what got them started doing FastForward Radio, how their thinking about the future has changed over the years, and what's next for the show.

Solving the Big Problems -- FastForward Radio Nov 02, 2012

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The cover of MIT Technology Review shows Buzz Aldrin, second man to set foot on the moon, with a caption reading: "You promised me Mars colonies. Instead I got Facebook." Have we really stopped solving the big problems? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon examine whether human achievement has peaked. Will we ever go back to the moon or beyond? Will we ever make progress on the great challenges humanity faces -- war, poverty, disease, the environment? Will we ever live in a "City of the Future?" Tune in and find out!

Humanity Rocks! -- FastForward Radio Oct 26, 2012

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Are human beings better or more important than other living things? Should we be just as concerned about the lives of animals as we are our fellow humans? Woud the world be better off without humans? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the case for human exceptionalism and explain why humanity has a unique role to play in determining the destiny of all life on earth, the earth itself, and the entire universe.

Space Jump! -- FastForward Radio Oct 18, 2012

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Felix Baumgartner's supersonic feat of high-altitude skydiving may be more than just an impressive accomplishment. Is it a signpost on the way to a future in which we are all Baumgartners? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss how balloons in space, cardboard bicycles, underground parks, and other developments show us a world of nearly limitless possibilities: one in which our own amazing feats may be limited only by...our own imaginations. Plus: Scientific proof that we're living in a computer simulation? And: A voyage to Alpha Centauri.

Five Years that Changed the World -- FastForward Radio Oct 11, 2012

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Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon celebrate FastForward Radio's fifth anniversary on BlogTalk Radio. Special guests P. J. Manney and perhaps one other join to talk about the big changes that have occurred over the past half decade and what we can expect from the next five years. Plus: what's next for FastForward Radio?

The Big Robot, College, Sex Debate -- FastForward Radio Oct 05, 2012

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Having postponed this week's show in favor of Wednesday's presidential debate, hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon engage in a debate of their own, on the issues that really matter: Resolved: I, for one, welcome our robot overlords. Resolved: Everyone who can should go for cryonic suspension (or brain plastination.) Resolved: AI Research must continue in spite of the risk that it may lead to the end of the world. Resolved: Because animals are conscious beings, all killing of animals for any reason should be immediately discontinued Resolved: Nobody should go to college any more. And, time permitting: Resolved: Sex is going to be way better in the future. Plus maybe some other topics!

The Case for Optimism -- FastForward Radio Sep 27, 2012

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Writing in Time Magazine, former President Bill Clinton provides five solid reasons to believe that our world is getting better all the time. His reasons include the radical transformative effect of technology (in particular smart phones), improvements in health Infrastructure, green energy, the growing role of women, and greater emphasis on and demand for justice. Not to be outdone, hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon provide 10 Reasons the world is getting better all the time. If you're not excited about the future, you're not paying attention. Tune in and see for yourself.

Voyage to the End of the Universe -- FastForward Radio Sep 20, 2012

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Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the future of space travel and exploration. What misconceptions about space travel has science fiction given us? What does our future in space look like if faster-than-light travel is not possible? What does our future in space look like if faster-than-light travel is possible? Is exploring and settling the universe a job for humans or is a job for humans 2.0 (or beyond)? Can we truly take a voyage to the end of the universe? Tune in and find out.

A World Without Suffering? -- FastForward Radio Sep 13, 2012

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Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss The Abolitionist Project, a proposed program to end all human suffering. Can suffering be eliminated? Should it be eliminated? Plus: the conclusion of last week's discussion about what to do with your next 25, 50, 100 years. What possibilities exist for those who don't live to see it? Points to conisder: Futurists setting up fund for terminally ill 23-year-old woman How long can we live? Scientifc evidence for afterlife Photo: Ryan Weisgerber

Your Next 25, 50, 100 Years -- FastForward Radio Sep 06, 2012

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Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon talk about what possibilities lie ahead for us in the decades to come. How much time we have before us is a huge factor in determining what possibilities may open up for us. Phil and Stephen explore what we may experience in the next 25, the next 50, and the next 100 years. PLUS: what possibilities exist for those of us who don't live to see it? Tune in and find out!

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