Dr. Future News - April Fool's Stories, Blind Driver in Google Car, Bonobo's on the net, TacoCopter, mouse quantumly teleported into the past, Captain Scotty Miller of the Magic Love Bus undertakes a cross country trip.

Listen Now Dr. Future News 4.03.12

Yes, the April Fool’s stories were out in force this week, and we are on it, sharing with you some we’ve heard, and some that turned out to be true!  We also interview the Captain of the Magic Love Bus, Scotty Miller, in this segment and where is the trip going next..

Dr. Future News - Self-replicating Code, Future Sewing, MC Hager Space Station Report, Mercury's core is possibly Venus, 2012 End of World Euro Vacation, Tumors be gone, Taser Healing

Listen Now to Dr. Future News 3.27.12

With Bruce Erickson in the studio for the news, we have hit some new high points in reporting unusual stories for you.  Who would think that self replicating code and the new sewing machines would have any association?  MC Hager has reached new heights in his remote reporting skills and will hopefully be bringing back a sample of 0 Grav 3D printing from his latest adventures.  And who knew that Mercury’s core may at one time have belonged to Venus?  

Looking for a 2012 End of the World Adventure?  We have a good one for you!  Plus the latest in tumor research at Stanford, and Taser snakebite and electromagnetic healing from Russia.. A fun info packed show!

Guest - Bruce L. Erickson - amazing futurist, networker, speaker and international- management consultant

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I’ve know Bruce Erickson for many years and he never fails to amaze and amuse with his stories and adventures.  I marvel at the way he seemingly effortlessly connects people with each other at various social events.  For me, many of the people I have met through him have changed my life for the better.

In this interview we delve a bit into our deep history together, in the renaissance of Montreal, Quebec during the 1970’s involving alternative healing, psychics, aliens, dowsers, out of the body experiences, and other such sundry topics..

He has been working for years on designing sustainable and healthy communities all around the world and will share some of his insights with us.  In his words, “Understanding the processes of how we create a sustainable, healthy and regenerative community has been at the forefront of my endeavors. My management consulting practice is in strategic planning and implementation.”

Guests- Dr. Eliot Handelman and Andie Sigler on the Intersection of Music and Artificial Intelligence

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You’ve heard of computers that can play chess, but how about creating music, original music so good that it seems to have been created by a master?  This is one of the holy grails in creating a true musical AI as envisioned by the dynamic partnership and quest of Eliot and Andie.  

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They are exploring questions like, “Can an AI operate beyond the regurgitation and remembrance of musical patterns humans have already explored and discovered?” 

Trained at Princeton, Dr. Handelman sees AI as the ultimate art, because it can create an consciousness beyond any particular reference point.  A real freedom us biologicals, trapped in specific bodies and belief systems, can only dream of.. You can check out some of  their AI generated music here. 

“Art is the way we negotiate a boundary between ourselves and somebody else..

One day an AI can be an externalized social self…”

Come take a journey with us into the minds of musical AI scientists, as they dream up  new ways of thinking about intelligence that could impact us all..

Dr. Future News - iPad Heater, Pirate Bay Server Drones, New NASA app, Copyright issues, Chinese Eco-City populated, Ambitious Russian space plans

Listen Now to Dr. Future News 3.20.12

To comment on the news this week, besides our usual crew of Dr. Mrs. Future and MC Hager, we have Canadians Andie Sigler, and Dr. Eliot Handelman,  visiting AI/Music scholars from McGill University.  It’s a lively conversation, guaranteed to spark a few neurons..