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What Is Reality Made Of? -- FastForward Radio Aug 30, 2012

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Jim Elvidge, author of The Universe: Solved! returns to FastForward Radio to discuss new insights into the nature of consciousness and of matter. How much do we really know about either of them? Do we really know what "reality" is made of? Plus an update on parallel realities, quantum physics, nanotech, and new evidence that we may be living in a computer simulation. About Our Guest: Jim Elvidge is a Cornell-educated entrepreneur and inventor who holds four patents in digital signal processing. His love of music inspired him to develop one of the first PC-based digital music samplers and to co-found RadioAMP, which was the first private-label online streaming radio company. In recent years he has turned his attention to the ultimate question of existence and, drawing on a broad and eclectic base of knowledge and interests, has come up with a unique explanation for…pretty much everything.

The Physics of Miracles -- FastForward Radio Aug 16, 2012

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Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome futurist and transhumanist Giulio Prisco to FastForward Radio to discuss his new magazine Turing Church, which is all about the convergence of science, technology, religion, and spirituality. Topics to be explored: Technology Meets Spirituality -- Why Is This Important? What's a Cosmist? What do they believe? (More here.) The physics of miracles (and the problem of evil) And other big questions. Don't Miss it. About Our Guest: Giulio Prisco is a writer, technology expert, futurist, cosmist, and transhumanist. A former manager in European science and technology centers, he writes and speaks on a wide range of topics, including science, information technology, emerging technologies, virtual worlds, space exploration and future studies. He is especially interested in the convergence of science, religion, technology, and spirituality. Prisco is a former senior manager in the European space administration. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies and the Italian Transhumanist Association.

Curiosity Triumphs! -- FastForward Radio Aug 09, 2012

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Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon celebrate the successful landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars. What does this project tell us about our future in space? Plus -- are we living in the year 2012 or the year 21? Also -- Update on H+: the Digital SeriesHuman immortality by 2045?Ingestible Microchips.3d Building Printer And other Speculicious goodness. Join us.

H+ The Digital Series -- FastForward Radio Aug 02, 2012

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Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome the creators of a new web series from Warner Premiere: H+ the Digital Series. Joining the discussion will be director Stewart Hendler (director, “Sorority Row” and “Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn”), writer/creator John Cabrera (actor, “Gilmore Girls”) and producer Jason Taylor (co-producer "X-Men: First Class"). H+ The Digital Series takes viewers on an apocalyptic journey into the future where consumers are rapidly installing a chip called "HPlus" into their nervous systems that allows them to access the Internet 24 hours a day - by just thinking it. When a virus is released into the system, one third of the human population is wiped out instantly. The series deals with the massive political and human changes that take place, the fight for survival, and the mystery to discover who is behind this atrocity. Is such a scenario possible? Tune in and find out! “H+ The Digital Series” comes from producer Bryan Singer (“The Usual Suspects," "X-Men," "Superman Returns") and Jason Taylor (“uwantme2killhim?")

Weird Futures and Future Ethics Part 2 -- Best of FFR Jul 26, 2012

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Phil, Stephen, and Michael explore weird ideas about the future.

Living in the Matrix / Future Ethics Part 1 -- Best of FFR Jul 19, 2012

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Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome Jim Elvidge, author of The Universe: Solved! to discuss evidence that our uinverse is in fact an enormous simulation. Plus, part one of a discussion of Future Ethics featuring Phil, Stephen, and Michael Darling

Future Salons and Far Future -- Best of FFR Jul 12, 2012

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In these two shows from 2008, hosts Phil Bowermaster, Stephen Gordon, and Michael Darling discuss future salons and the distant future. In the first hour, the guys welcome Boulder Future Salon Organizer Wayne Radinsky to talk about the important role that future salons can play in helping us to understand the future. In the second hour, Phil, Stephen, and Michael explore the future to the very end of time...and beyond.

FastForward Radio -- Declaration of Singularity Jul 06, 2012

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There are revolutions and then there are revolutions. It's one thing to throw off an old form of government in favor of a new one, but what about throwing off an entire mode of existence in favor of a new one? Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon celebrate US Independence Day with a new declaration to kick off what may be the biggest revolution of them all.

Bringing Dead Matter to Life -- FastForward Radio Jun 28, 2012

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Futurist Colin McInnes joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to discuss his controversial essay: Bringing Dead Matter to Life. They discuss how dead matter comes to life -- first at the molecular level and then at the planetary level, why no one should be freaking out about gray goo and other shock scenarios, and why the fate of humanity and the planet depends on our elarning to overcome our lack of confidence. About Our Guest: Colin McInnes is Director of the Advanced Space Concepts Laboratory at the University of Strathclyde. His work includes the investigation of families of novel spacecraft orbits and their mission applications, autonomous control of multiple spacecraft systems and advanced space concepts. His recent work involves exploring new approaches to spacecraft orbital dynamics at extremes of spacecraft length-scale as a means of supporting future space-derived products and services. He has been the recipient of national and international awards including the Royal Aeronautical Society Pardoe Space Award (2000) and the Ackroyd Stuart Propulsion Prize (2003). More recently he was awarded a Leonov medal by the International Association of Space Explorers in September 2007. Over the last ten years McInnes’ work has been funded by a diverse range of international partners including research councils, agencies, and leading players in the aerospace industry. He currently holds an Advanced Investigator Grant from the European Research Council.

On to the Stars -- FastForward Radio Jun 21, 2012

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This week NASA announced that the Voyager 1 probe, launched in 1977, may soon reach interstellar space -- if it has not done so already. Let the star age begin! Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the significance of this milestone and explore how and when humanity might truly begin to venture to the stars.

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