Future News - NASA Missions update, Billboards in Space, Hearing Earth's Magnetic Field, New Twitter, COP27 update, Red Hydrogen vs Lithium Ion Power

Listen Now to Future News 11.08.2022

NASA has never been one to not have a few good missions unfolding, not the least of which is the Artemis space ship and it’s trip to the moon next week.  And then there’s the Lunar Flashlight..On the moon, we must find…water!!  And what better to find it with than a special ‘flashlight.’  

And then we have the first sonification of our planet’s massive magnetic field; where we can listen to the beautiful aurora borealis, solar flares hitting the field, and other Gaian electro-magnetic phenomena.  And since we are paying attention to the Earth, consider that COP 27 is happening this week, where the health of the planet is under scrutiny. 

For the future of power, the race is heating up towards electrification of energy or the use of hydrogen, the most plentiful element in the universe. Much progress is being had in both building better batteries and in the use of hydrogen. A promising trajectory is not just Greeen Hydrogen from solar electrolysis,  but now Red Hydrogen, where high temperatures generated by the excess heat of nuclear reactors can cheaply create the gas from water. Wow, enjoy!

Dr.Mrs. Future Show - Space News, Detecting Massive Methane Leaks on Earth, Twitter and Real Freedom of Speech Now

Listen Now to Dr. Mrs. Future Show  11.01.2022 Free Speech

The first hour has lots of space news, with the launch of the Falcon Heavy launching top secret Space Force sats on board, detecting asteroids when in the glare of the sun, discovering water at the Martian equator, revealing the major Earth methane super-emitters from detectors on the ISS, and tentacle robots for dexterity.

The second hour was more about issues surrounding freedom of speech, with lots of call-ins, and discussion of Elon Musk’s take over of Twitter, and the related Pelosi incident in SF.  How we actually practice freedom of speech was a big part of the discussion, including the freedom to be racist, given maximum respect to others.  We also discuss the new freedom of expression allowed by having many more sources of news and response than ever before, thanks to the internet. Enjoy!

Future News - Musk's Twitterverse and Free Speech, Mystery at Moss Landing, NASA probes update, Molecular Secrets of Carnivorous Plants

Listen Now to Future News 4.26.2022

Will Elon make Twitter a truly free speech platform? Is this even possible to do by a private company?  What exactly do we mean by ‘free speech?’  And what about his promise to open source the algorithm, eliminate bots, deal with hate speech?  We look more closely at these issues today, with our very interactive listeners.

Other news includes the issues of the Megabattery projecdt in Moss Landing, our local home for electrical power, the renewed probe budgets of NASA, and some new insights into the origins of carnivorous plants. Enjoy..

Dr. Future News - Competition in Space, 23 Significant Twitter moments, GM takes on Tesla, Rendering a Skyscraper Invisible, 800 foot ocean waves, The Acoustic Levitation Waltz, No Fooling, Taking on Mr. Fingerprint from Cupertino. Estrogen, Estrogen, I smell Estrogen.

Listen Now to Dr. Future News 9.17.13

A fun news week, hence our expanded edition coverage of what’s new, exciting, and adds to a brighter future!  

A couple of notes on this show…with the launch of the Cygnus supply ship to the International Space Station this week, we see the beginning of private enterprise competition in space, as the second private company. Orbital Sciences Corporation, enters the foray with SpaceX. This will be fun to watch, as more and more players play in space!

And speaking of competition in new spaces, we discuss GM’s latest  foray into electric vehicles, with plans for a car that challenges Tesla in terms of range (200 miles per charge), for half the cost. We do point out that Tesla is not standing still, with evidence showing that they will be adding autonomous driving to their vehicles in the near future!  But come on, you gotta try to keep up, GM!

And in the computer world, we discuss Apple’s new fingerprint sensor, and potential ways to fool it, like lobbing off someone’s finger to access their data, as we’ve seen in so many shows and movies. Apple has thought about this, and have a solution…

As Twitter prepares to enter the investment world with it’s upcoming IPO, we thought it to be a good time to look at some of the significant moments that Twitter has brought us since it’s inception.  If nothing else, it has proven to be a great breaking news and group organization tool, especially useful in this day and age.  Have you discovered the power of your Tweets yet?

And what’s this about Estrogen?  Turns out male aging processes, like belly fat and libido drop, can be directly attributed to this typically perceived female hormone.  Considered by many as a major scientific advance, we now realize that Estrogen is not just for the feminine anymore.  We now know that we need both the big E & T (testosterone) to feel whole..go figure..

Watson vs Humans, Vat Meat, Expats in Ecuador Saving Rain Forests, planetary Eco-activism, Stephanie Sutton, Keith Lampe, Brian O'Leary Astronaut

Dr. Future Feb 15th, 2011 Listen

 In the news hour, we discuss the use of social media for creating social change in the Middle East, including Twitter use by the U.S. State Department directed to Iranians. We also look at a new scheme for taking down the internet, the IBM Watson computer vs. Humans in playing Jeopardy, and a new way to peer into the human body using astronomy tech. We also briefly touch on a new game-changing technology that allows us to grow meat in a vat rather than killing animals.

In the second hour we have guests via Skype in Vilcabamba, Ecuador, an ex-pat community known for its exceptionally healthy environment.  Our host in South American is Agent Stephane Sutton, there to investigate the scene.  She intros us to Keith Lampe, aka Pondo, one of America’s original hippie activists, historian and change agent, now living in Vilcambamba.  He brings us up to date on his considerable activities there, which can be followed via his email missives.  You can reach him via his website:http://www.usa-exile.org/ , where you can subscribe to his daily newsletter.  

We also chat with Dennis “Galen” Mitrzyk, a journalist and ex-Palo Altoan, who recently moved to this Shangri-La community.  He recently co-created and facilitated ~ 10.20 NutopiA 20.10 ~ an Aquarian Gathering of the Rainbow Warriors, a 13-day conference which was attended by people from around the world interested in co-creating a world where people are free to pursue life, liberty, and happiness

Our second call to Vilcabamba introduces you to scientist and ex-astronaut Dr. Brian O’Leary, who just finished a new book on energy, entitled “The Energy Solution Revolution.”  He speaks to us about alternative energy and a new documentary about oil and saving the Amazon rainforest  in which he is featured, entitled “Yasuni - two seconds of life.”