Project Loon and WiFire projects to the Rescue, Nordic Impact Week on the Bay, Half of the Missing Matter in the Universe Found, Digital Nomad Entrepreneur Shannon Leonard Visits

Listen Now to Dr. Future Show 10.10.2017

In response to the latest natural disasters affecting us, Google has launched Project Loon, providing much needed emergency wifi communications in Hurrican ravaged Puerto Rico and UCSD has deployed WiFire to more accurately predict the course and scope of the masive wind-whipped fires of California’s wine country. 

 

We speak with Lars Ling and fellow Scandanavians during Nordic Impact Week in the Bay area, who were Facebooking us Live while they were on the air with Dr. Mrs. Future! It’s amazing what project the Nordics are making real in social media, augmented reality, communications and clean tech. Their high energy and love for what they are doing comes clearly through our interview.

Millenial digital entrepreneur and nomad Shannon Leonard drops into our studios for the last part of the show, sharing with his the ins and outs of his mobile lifestyle.  Trained as a film and video editor in Hollywood, he takes his skills on the road, visiting friends, family and interesting locations world wide, while making social media and other forms self-expression.  Is this the future of lifestyle?  Many think so, and with Shannon you get a taste of this way of living.  Enjoy!

Crowd-Sourced Gun Violence Solutions with our live Radio Audience

Listen Now to Dr. Future Show 10.03.2017

In the aftermath of the Las Vegas Massacre, the worst mass shooting in recent US history, we focused our live audience on calling in possible solutions to this madness. From gun shot detectors at large events to a mental health evaluation for everyone applying for a gun permit, we look at the pros and cons of such potential solutions.  We also take a look at other countries, such as Germany and Australia to see if we may take a page from their playbook.   This is a serious folks, with no easy solution.  But fortunately, we have a collective desire to move this issue forward, and this show is our first attempt to move the needle on our out of control gun issue. We look forward to your ideas and comments.

Future News - Puerto Rico and Disaster Preparedness, NASA heartbeat Detector in Mexico Quake, Flying autonomous Taxis in Dubai, Prayer Debug Power

Listen Now to Future News 9.26.2017

With all the natural disasters of late, we look more closely at the issue of ‘Disaster Preparedness’ this week, and better ways to think about it. Col Terry calls in, for example, to discuss how people build too close to the ocean and flood plains, and often after a disaster, they rebuild in the same place.  An important topic in which we all have a stake..

Interview - Jil Love, ARTivism, and the New Love Revolution

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What do you get when you combine high art with political activism? With Jil Love you get ‘artivism’, powerful artistic statements that have meaning to those who experience it  And in Jil’s case, her art involves the use of her beautiful body, whicih really gets people’s attention, a system interrupt to a higher awareness. 

Jil often chooses universal  issues for her ARTivisim actions, human rights, animal rights, clean air and water, striking a chord with audiences around the world. We speak with her about her actions, why she does them and what’s next. And with revolution and change, what does love have to do with it?  Enjoy listening to Jil Love!

Future News - Huge Solar Flares, After 8 Months Mars Crew Emerges from Hawaiian Volcano Habitat, Exploring the Dark Side of Venus, Taylor Barcroft on the latest Apple Offerings

Listen Now to Future News 9.19.2017

Imagine being stuck in a small dome with 5 other people for 8 months, broken only by the occasional walk outside in your spacesuit.  A group of aspiring Martian explorers just finished such an adventure in Hawaii and will be sharing what they learned. Even with it’s lack of air and cold temperatures, Mars looks a lot more inviting than Venus, given the latest reports from the dark side of our sister planet via the Venus Express spacecraft from the European Space Agency.

And besides having avoided a big brush with disaster from massive solar flares, this last week hearalded the latest in Apple gadgets for us, more shiny machines on which to spend our hard earned currency.  Our Apple expert Taylor  Barcroft takes us into this Apple world of gleaming tech, celebrating 10 years of iPhones with the  iPhone X, their hot new flagship product! Stand by for facial recognition of all parts body.. Enjoy..