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FastForward Radio -- Time Travel Destinations, Space Privatization, Countdown to Summer Series Jun 08, 2009

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This week Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss various topics related to the future, including The Privatization of Space Development,Time Travel Destinations, and a Countdown to our special summer series: The World Transformed

FastForward Radio -- The Empowered Individual Jun 01, 2009

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Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon examine coming social and technological changes that promise to empower individuals. The past century has seen human beings empowered in ways that were previously unimaginable, but that might be just the beginning. Are we on the verge of the true Age of Empowerment?

FastForward Radio -- To Boldly Go May 25, 2009

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In light of the success of the new Star Trek movie, Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon talk about the role that Star Trek has played in shaping our ideas about the future. Will humanity's future involve warp drive, a galactic federation, alien enemies & friends, replicators, tricorders, and other awesome Trek-geeky goodness? Tune in and find out.

Fastforward Radio -- Can You Imagine? May 24, 2009

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Phil Bowermaster discusses the role that the human imagination plays in bringing about the future. What is the relationship between the limits of human imagination and the limits of potential human accomplishment? Put another way -- is our imagination adequate to the task of describing the future we have in store?

Wolfram Alpha, Hard Choices, and Summer Preview May 18, 2009

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Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon will talk about the future of the Internet, the future of human aging, and what's coming this summer on FastForward Radio. Show notes here.

Fastforward Radio with J. Storrs Hall May 11, 2009

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Accelerating technological development promises to impact every aspect of our lives -- how we work, how we play, how we interact with each other, how we view our lives and what they mean. We welcome futurist and technology visionary Dr. J. Storrs Hall back to FastForward Radio to discuss these issues. Recently selected to be the new president of the Foresight Institute, Dr. Hall is a scientist, entrepreneur, and prolific writer on nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, machine ethics, and other social impacts of technology.

Singularity Goes Mainstream Apr 27, 2009

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Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon talk with guests Alvis Brigis and Marisa Vitols of FutureBlogger about the mainstreaming of the Singularity and other concepts related to accelerating change. Show notes here.

FastForward Radio Apr 06, 2009

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Phil Bowermaster, Stephen Gordon, and Michael Darling will be bringing their own futurist-related topics - unknown to the others - for fast, free-wheeling discussion. Show notes here.

Fastforward Radio -- The Big Collapse? Mar 31, 2009

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This evening futurist Brian Wang will return to FFR to discuss Collapsatarianism with Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon. Why do some people believe that a major collapse is imminent? And are they seeing the whole picture?

Honoring Michael Sargent Mar 23, 2009

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Tonight Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon will be honoring the life of their friend and fellow blogger Michael Sargent. They will celebrate with topics that Michael loved to talk about: jet packs, the Rocket Racing League, making real life superheros, and the feasibility of "Pleistocene park." Show notes here.

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