SETI Falls, NSA Rises to the Alien Question, Captain Crunch shares classic stories, new interests

Dr. Future Show The Alien Question and John Draper

We had a lot of stories for you this show, check our links section.  But, the KSCO audience was really interested in the alien question in this show, so we focused on that, particularly the latest defunding of SETI (Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) for the Allen Array and the recent NSA (National Security Agency) decoding of a purported alien transmission of the Periodic Table of Elements!

The second hour features the granddaddy of hackerdom, John Draper, aka Captain Crunch, who shares with us some classic stories from his past with phones, pirate radio, and computers. He has lately been very interested in alternative energy, with stories of new revolutionary battery tech and such…

Sony streaming Movies, 3D iPhone Scanner, amazing mobile Photosynth, Silicon Valley inventor Chuck Colby

Dr. Future Show 4.19.11  inventor Chuck Colby

Yes, indeed, the mobile computing platform is getting richer by the day. This week we check out the new iOS 3D scanner, and the remarkable Photosynth app, for your iOS devices.. Also the latest on the nuke robots, hackers in Libya, and access to the new Brain Navigator..

Our guest this week is Chuck Colby, an inventor with many firsts in the computer world who is now releasing a host of new iPad/iPhone products that are really quite useful, including an automobile black box recorder, and a low-cost teleprompter.  

It's all about Computer GAMES! Prof with us today, syposium on Friday

Dr. Future Show 4.12.11 Noah Wardrip-Fruin on Games

Japan radiation stories, secret weapons, constructing with printers, explosions in space, and our guest today will give you a taste of the many shades of rose colored gaming  futures. Assoc. Prof of Computer Science Noah Wardrip-Fruin will tell us about his “Expressive Intelligene Studio” at UCSC, and we’ll hear about “Inventing the Future of Games Symposium news.ucsc.edu/2011/03/future-of-games.html this friday in Silicon Valley.

Ancient Computer, Robots, Source Code, mobile HAARP, & Charles Ostman, Historian of the Future

Dr. Future Show 4.05.11 Charles Ostman

In the first hour we chat with KSCO host Corey Gold, check out Source Code, the new film, discuss the radiation-hardened robots in Japan, celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first portable computer, look at the latest with the oldest computer, the Antikythera mechanism, have  fun wtih  public broadcasting, and explore some the latest augmented reality apps for your smart phone.

Guest for our second hour is Charles Ostman, historian of the future, with whom we broach such topics as new mobile HAARP installations, Chinese government hacking, and the evolving synthetic sentience of the internet.

Guest is Dave Warren, organizer of upcoming TEDx Santa Cruz!

Dr.Future Show 3.29.11  Click here to Listen

This week we are still concerned about Japanese radiation, but have robots to the rescue.. we find new value in old pottery shards, and explore towards the center of the earth. Also, will better batteries help you find your future you, and will that be enough of a scare to save money?

 Deep questions, but for even deeper ones, consider coming to TEDx Santa Cruz, this summer, June 11.  Retired prof and organizer of TEDx, Dave Warren, visits us in studio and gives us an understanding of just what TEDx is and what to expect from this most auspicious, if not futurely historic gathering about to unfold in our midst..