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Brian Malow is a renowned science comedian and communicator, known for his unique ability to blend sophisticated humor with complex scientific concepts. As a seasoned performer, he has graced stages from TEDx Berkeley to the hallowed halls of NASA, making science both accessible and entertaining. Brian's diverse collaborations with organizations like the NSF, AAAS, and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, among others, highlight his versatility in engaging varied audiences. He is also recognized for his educational initiatives, conducting science communication seminars for scientists and researchers, enabling them to become more effective public speakers. In this episode we look at the intricate relationship between science and humor. Brian shares insights from his vast experiences in making science fun and approachable, discussing how humor can be a powerful tool in breaking down complex scientific ideas. He also touches upon his journey in science communication, his collaborative experiences with institutions and corporations, and his thoughts on the evolving landscape of science in popular culture. Brian's contributions extend beyond live performances. He has produced engaging science videos for prominent publications and has been featured in various documentaries and radio shows, further solidifying his role as a bridge between science and society. You can follow Brian Malow on:- Twitter https://twitter.com/sciencecomedian- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ScienceComedianBrianMalow- Official Website http://www.sciencecomedian.com/- YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@sciencecomedian- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sciencecomedian/

Conversation with Patri Friedman, co-founder and General Partner of Pronomos Capital, the world's first venture fund investing in startup cities. We'll discuss Pronomos' vision for competitive governance, the work they are doing to build new charter cities, and how startup cities could reshape the future of countries.

The Case for Nukes with Robert Zubrin - Searching For The Question Live #92Robert Zubrin is an American aerospace engineer, author, and advocate for human exploration of Mars. He was the driving force behind Mars Direct, a proposal to reduce the cost and complexity of a manned mission to Mars by using the Martian atmosphere to produce oxygen, water, and rocket propellant. He founded the Mars Society in 1998 to promote this goal. He has also developed several innovative concepts for space propulsion and exploration, and has written over 200 papers and books on these topics. He holds a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Rochester, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Washington. The Case for Nukes is his latest book that will be published on April 3, 2023. In this book, he makes a strong case for using nuclear power as a clean, safe, and abundant source of energy that can help humanity beat global warming and create a prosperous and free future. He explains how nuclear power works, debunks the myths and fears that surround it, and introduces some of the new technologies and entrepreneurs that are leading the nuclear revolution. He also exposes the anti-humanist ideology and vested interests that oppose nuclear power and threaten civilization. He argues that nuclear power is not only a practical solution to our energy and environmental challenges, but also a moral imperative to protect human dignity and liberty.

We discuss what has been announced at Tesla AI Day 2, and the long term consequences of humanoid robots on the economy, productivity, and human future. Brian Wang is a Co-Founder, Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technologies and trends including Space, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Medicine, Anti-aging Biotechnology, and Nanotechnology. Known for identifying cutting edge technologies, he fundraises for high potential early-stage companies. He is the Head of Research for Allocations for deep technology investments. He is an Angel Investor at Keiretsu Forum and Space Angels. A frequent speaker at corporations, he has been a TEDx speaker, a Singularity University speaker, and guest at numerous interviews for radio and podcasts. He is open to public speaking and advising engagements.

R. U. Sirius (born Ken Goffman in 1952) is an American writer, editor, talk show host, musician and cyberculture celebrity. He is best known as co-founder and original editor-in-chief of Mondo 2000 magazine from 1989 to 1993. Before that he founded and edited the magazines High Frontiers and Reality Hackers. Sirius was chairman and candidate in the 2000 U.S. presidential election for the Revolution Party. The party's 20-point platform was a hybrid of libertarianism and liberalism. Books:Counterculture Through The Ages: From Abraham To Acid House (Villard, 2005)MONDO 2000: A User’s Guide to the New Edge (HarperPerennial, 1993) with Rudy Rucker. The Cyberpunk Handbook (Random House, 1995) with St. JudeHow To Mutate & Take Over the World (Ballantine Books 1996) with St. JudeThe Day You Link to a Global Brain (Thompson Japan, 1996)Design For Dying with Timothy Leary (HarperEdge, 1997)21st Century Revolutionary: R.U. Sirius 1984-1998 (Fringecore Belgium, 2000)The Revolution: Quotations from Revolution Party Chairman R.U. Sirius (Feral House, 2000

After a roller-coaster career as a pioneer of the smartphone industry - including co-founding Symbian in 1998 - David Wood is now a full-time futurist speaker, analyst, commentator, and writer. His focus is on potential radical transformations in society and humanity - transformations enabled by accelerating technological disruption and mediated by social and political reaction. His background is in designing, architecting, implementing, supporting, and avidly using smart mobile devices. This includes ten years with PDA manufacturer Psion PLC, ten more with smartphone operating system specialist Symbian Ltd, and three years as CTO (Technology Planning Lead) for Accenture Mobility. He is the author or lead editor of eleven books. His most recent book is "The Singularity Principles". Previous books include "Vital Foresight", "The Abolition of Aging", "Smartphones and Beyond", and "Sustainable Superabundance".

Brett King is an Australian futurist, author, and co-founder and CEO of Moven, a New York-based mobile banking startup. He is regarded as an influencer in financial services globally, and his book Augmented was cited by China's President Xi Jinping as recommended reading on artificial intelligence. The 21st century is going to be the most disruptive, contentious period humanity has ever lived through. It will challenge our most sacred ideologies around politics, economics and social constructs. It will force humanity to adapt in ways we can't yet imagine. If the cost of providing universal health care is lower than the cost of building a political movement to prevent it, would politicians still view it as socialism? In a world where algorithms and robots take the jobs of immigrants and citizens alike, are border controls an effective response? If unemployment skyrockets due to automation, would conservative governments rather battle long-term social unrest, or could they agree on something like universal basic income? When renewable energy sources are a fraction of the cost of coal-generated electricity, should lobbyists be able to prevent changes to energy infrastructure? When the crowd's mood is measured in influence and exabytes, will real-time democracy render elections a thing of the past? Brett King and Dr. Richard Petty explore the seismic social changes that will be thrust on the world over the coming decades. The Rise of Technosocialism seeks to answer both how our children will live with AI and climate disruption, along with which economies will likely emerge victorious in an always-on, smart world.

David J. Kelley is the quintessential technocrat, polymath, and futurist, who has been everything from CTO to AGI Scientist. He has acquired diverse experiences collaborating cross-functionally while partnering with co-founders and executives in technology, artificial intelligence, software engineering, UX, and across global organizations, skills, and teams. As a futurist, He has enjoyed helping companies position their technology strategy to take advantage of trends. He has managed organizations as large as 250 people. He has overseen SaaS and cloud infrastructure while maintaining world-class security, reliability, and scalability for corporate clients. Driven innovation and out-of-the-box Research and Development. Additional skills in his toolbox include business process design, corporate governance, technology strategy, engineering management solution architecture, and global IT operations while serving as a mentor, coach, and leader to team members. His most important project is “Uplift” a collective intelligence research project, in part with the goal of Uplifting humanity through collective intelligence, and showcasing next-generation voting systems and methods for groups to work together in an organization and political governance.

Searching For The Question Live 86ParalympiansWith Francesca Cavallo Presented by Francesca Cavallo, New York Times bestselling author of the "Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls" book series, Paralympians is a children's book series about some of the greatest Paralympic athletes of our time. These books are published by Undercats, a small, independent publisher with a big mission: radically increase diversity in children's media and inspire families around the world to take action for equality. You can back the project on https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/undercats/paralympians Francesca is the co-creator of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, which has broken records on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter for publishing. Cavallo's career began in theater, managing a theater company, and in 2011 turned to the development of Timbuktu Labs with Elena Favilli, which published a children's magazine for iPads, also called Timbuktu. The first volume of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls was published in 2016, and has since been translated into 47 languages. 16th July 20216 PM CET (Bergamo, Rome)12 PM EST (New York) http://sftq.livehttp://facebook.com/searchingforthequestionhttp://youtube.com/davidorbanhttps://twitter.com/davidorban Music: «allthat» from Bensound.com #livestream #sftql Become a supporter of SFTQL on http://patreon.com/davidorban

Searching For The Question Live 85ReGen VillagesWith James Ehrlich James Ehrlich is Founder of ReGen Villages a Stanford University spin-off company realizing the future of living in regenerative and resilient communities, with critical life support of organic food, clean water, renewable energy and circular nutritional flows at the neighborhood scale. James is also an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Stanford University School of Medicine Flourishing Project, Faculty at Singularity University, Senior Fellow at NASA Ames Research Center and (Obama) White House Appointee for Regenerative Infrastructure. Ehrlich founded ReGen Villages as a Dutch (EU) impact-profit company in 2016, with its patented VillageOS™ operating system software to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to define, design and autonomously manage regenerative neighborhoods that promote healthy long-term outcomes for residents and wider communities. ReGen Villages are planned for global replication and scale in collaboration with established industrial partners, universities, governments and sovereign wealth and pension funds, enabling an optimistic post-COVID green transition. 21st May 20217 PM CET (Bergamo, Rome)1PM EDT (New York) http://sftq.livehttp://facebook.com/searchingforthequestionhttp://youtube.com/davidorbanhttps://twitter.com/davidorban Music: «allthat» from Bensound.com #livestream #sftql Become a supporter of SFTQL on http://patreon.com/davidorban

Searching For The Question Live 84Any Topic There Is A Rap For ThatWith Baba Brinkman Baba Brinkman is a rap artist, science communicator, and award-winning playwright based in New York, NY. Best known for his “Rap Guide” series of science-themed plays and albums, Baba has toured the world and enjoyed successful runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and off-Broadway. The series so far includes rap guides to Evolution, Human Nature, Religion, Climate Change, Consciousness, and the brand-new Rap Guide to Culture. Called “Astonishing and brilliant” by the New York Times, Baba is a Scotsman Fringe First Award winner for Exceptional New Writing, and a two-time Drama Desk Award Nominee, for “Outstanding Solo Performance” and “Unique Theatrical Experience”. He has performed live on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” and shared stages with science luminaries including Stephen Hawking and Neil deGrasse Tyson. Baba is also a winner of the National Center for Science Education’s “Friend of Darwin Award” for his efforts to popularize evolutionary biology. In addition to his science rap, Baba is a pioneer in the genre of “lit-hop” or literary hip-hop, with rap adaptations of Beowulf, Gilgamesh, and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Baba tours and performs regularly and has spoken at several TEDx conferences and performed at the World Science Festival. His latest science/rap/comedy show, about the neuroscience of consciousness, recently concluded an eight-month run off-Broadway at the Soho Playhouse. 30th April 20217 PM CET (Bergamo, Rome)1PM EDT (New York) http://sftq.livehttp://facebook.com/searchingforthequestionhttp://youtube.com/davidorbanhttps://twitter.com/davidorban Music: «allthat» from Bensound.com #livestream #sftql Become a supporter of SFTQL on http://patreon.com/davidorban

Searching For The Question Live 83Quantum ComputingWith Mark Jackson Mark Jackson is Scientific Lead of Business Development at Cambridge Quantum Computing. Dr. Jackson draws on this variety of deep expertise in scientific innovations, computational technology and space exploration to engage with the Singularity University community. As Core Faculty in Exponential Technology his responsibilities have included developing curriculum, delivering presentations, writing, and appearing in video expositions about quantum computing, data science, artificial intelligence, and others. He has delivered lectures in 19 countries, and spoken as an expert on multiple panels. Recognizing the emerging importance of data science, Jackson has completed intense training in statistics, machine learning, programming, project design, and communication. In particular, he has been closely following the evolution of quantum computing, maintaining close connections with industrial leaders as the next generation of computers becomes reality. He has lectured and privately consulted with corporate executives on how quantum computing will disrupt their field. Jackson recently organized the Dawn of Private Space Science symposium bringing together leading scientists, foundations, corporations, policy makers, and commercial spacelines under one roof to create opportunities for scientific research in space. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the BoldlyGo Institute, a non-profit organization founded to address highly compelling scientific questions through new approaches to developing space science missions while engaging the global community in the quest. Last year he co-organized the NASA SpaceApps NYC 2016, a technology development and problem solving event during which citizens from around the world collaborate to tackle challenges that improve life on Earth and further the exploration of space. 14th April 20217 PM CET (Bergamo, Rome)1PM EDT (New York) http://sftq.livehttp://facebook.com/searchingforthequestionhttp://youtube.com/davidorbanhttps://twitter.com/davidorban Music: «allthat» from Bensound.com #livestream #sftql Become a supporter of SFTQL on http://patreon.com/davidorban