The Disruptors
224 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 104 ratingsLong-form TED level conversations with top thinkers, founders and scientists on how advances in biotech & genomics, space travel, IoT, AI and other exponential tech converge to create our collective future and what we can do, from a research and policy perspective to shape the technology, trends and societal norms for a better world. If in-depth, unscripted conversations with the researchers, startups and future thinkers transforming our future in a Tim Ferriss meets Sam Harris, Kara Swisher, a16z and Joe Rogan Experience type no-holds-barred interview show is your cup of tea you’ve come to the right place. Some episodes feature Intelligence Squared esque lively debates and Planet Money like in-depth discussions on health and intermittent fasting, automation and unemployment, healthcare, the economy, etc… while others would fit right in with a Kevin Rose or Jason Calacanis casual fireside chat. We cover EVERYTHING, from artificial intelligence to ethics, economics and politics.
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Episodes
24. AI, AR, Education and the Future of Jobs | Brad Waid
August 13, 2018 08:00 - 57 minutes - 33.9 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590670" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Brad Waid (@techbradwaid) is an international speaker, influencer and educator with over 15 years of classroom and industry experience.
23. Robots that Could Beat World Cup Champs and How Governments Can Work With and Plan For Artificial Intelligence and Effect of AI on Jobs and Society | Prof Peter Stone
August 10, 2018 09:00 - 46 minutes - 27.6 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590668" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Prof Peter Stone is the founder and director of the Learning Agents Research Group (LARG) within the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in the Department of Comput...
22. Software is Eating the World and AI is Eating Software | Amir Husain
August 06, 2018 08:00 - 58 minutes - 34.6 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590672" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Amir Husain(@amirhusain_tx) is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, and author based in Austin, Texas. He was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year...
21. The Science of Meditation and Superhuman Brain Performance | Ariel Garten of InteraXon
August 03, 2018 08:00 - 53 minutes - 31.5 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590676" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Ariel Garten (@ariel_garten) is the Founder of InteraXon, makers of Muse: the brain sensing headband. Muse is the award-winning headband that makes meditation easier.
20. Isaac Arthur on Colonizing Space, the Fermi Paradox and Future of Genetic Engineering
July 30, 2018 08:00 - 59 minutes - 35.5 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590675" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Isaac Arthur (@isaac_a_arthur) is a physicist and futurist who runs popular YouTube channel Featured Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur.
19. The End of Capitalism, Redesign of Society and Rise of Resource Based Economy | Roxanne Meadows of The Venus Project
July 27, 2018 08:00 - 43 minutes - 26.3 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590673" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Roxanne Meadows (@roxmeadows) is the co-founder The Venus Project (@thevenusproject), an ambitious project looking to find alternative solutions to the many proble...
18. Aubrey de Grey on the End of Aging, Increased Human Longevity and Living to 1000 Years
July 23, 2018 08:00 - 41 minutes - 24.9 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590674" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Aubrey de Grey (@aubreydegrey) is Cambridge researcher and Chief Science Officer of SENS Research Foundation focused on aging and extending human longevity.
17. AI, Education and Role of Women in Tech and Venture | Ann Miura-Ko, General Partner at Floodgate
July 20, 2018 08:00 - 51 minutes - 30.6 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590677" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Ann Miura-Ko (@annimaniac) has been called “the most powerful woman in startups” by Forbes and is a lecturer in entrepreneurship at Stanford. The child of a rocket...
16. Launching a Space Hotel 200 Miles Above Earth at $792,000 Per Night | Frank Bunger of Orion Span
July 16, 2018 08:00 - 50 minutes - 30.2 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590678" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Frank Bunger (@frankbunger) is a veteran technology executive, serial entrepreneur and Founder/CEO at Orion Span - the company that's building a space hotel (secon...
15. Nature of Consciousness, Power of Psychedelics and Future of Humanity | Mike Gilliland and Euvie Ivanoka of the Future Thinkers Podcast
July 13, 2018 08:00 - 49 minutes - 29.3 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590680" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Euvie Ivanova (@euvieivanova) and Mike Gilliland (@mikegilliland) are the hosts of the Future Thinkers Podcast, a show about the evolution of technology, society, ...
14. Inside the Mind of a Human Artificial Intelligence | Professor Robin Hanson
July 09, 2018 08:00 - 54 minutes - 32.1 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590679" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Robin Hanson (@robinhanson)is associate professor of economics at George Mason University, and research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford Uni...
13. Defying Death, Living Forever and Coming Back to Life | Dennis Kowalski of Cryonics Institute
July 06, 2018 08:00 - 43 minutes - 25.8 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590681" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Dennis Kowalski (@CiCryonics) is the president of the US-based Cryonics Institute (CI), a non-profit founded in 1976 by Robert Ettinger, "The Father of Cryonics." ...
12. Why AR, VR and Voice are Overrated and How Human-Centric Design Impacts the Interfaces and Technologies of the Future | Prof Roel Vertegaal
July 02, 2018 08:00 - 58 minutes - 34.7 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590683" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Roel Vertegaal (@roelvertegaal) is a Dutch-Canadian interaction designer, scientist, musician and entrepreneur working in the area of Human-Computer Interaction.
11. Building Crystal Ball of the World, Unseating Capitalism and Creating a New World Order | Prof Dirk Helbing
June 29, 2018 08:00 - 57 minutes - 33.8 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590684" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Prof. Dirk Helbing (@dirkhelbing) is Chair of Sociology, in particular of Modeling and Simulation, in ETH Zurich, and the Scientific Coordinator of the FuturICT Fl...
10. Superhuman Mental and Physical Performance, Quantified Self and Extending Human Longevity | Geoff Woo of HVMN
June 25, 2018 08:04 - 48 minutes - 29 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590685" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Geoffrey Woo (@geoffreywoo) is co-founder and CEO of HVMN, a research-driven company that provides nutrition to elite performers in sport and military. HVMN makes ...
9. The Rise of Mega Cities, Fall of Governments and Future of Asia Influence | Parag Khanna
June 22, 2018 08:00 - 36 minutes - 22.2 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590688" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Parag Khanna (@paragkhanna) is a leading global strategist, world traveler, and best-selling author. He is a CNN Global Contributor and Senior Research Fellow in t...
8. Why Donald Trump is Last Gasp of Fossil Fuel Driven Capitalism and How Local Communities Reshape World | Rob Hopkins of Transition Network
June 18, 2018 08:00 - 46 minutes - 28 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590687" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Rob Hopkins (@robintransition) is the co-founder of Transition Town Totnes and of the Transition Network - a movement of communities coming together to reimagine a...
7. Satellites, Creating Renaissance of Space Tech Startups and Combatting Climate Change | Yotam Ariel of Bluefield
June 15, 2018 08:00 - 34 minutes - 20.8 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590686" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Yotam Ariel (@yotamariel) is the Founder and CEO of Bluefield, a satellite change detection startup that was recent winner of Top 20 NewSpace Awards alongside Spac...
6. Ethereum, IoT, Augmented Reality and Exploring Crypto Rabbit Hole | Kyle Samani of Multicoin Capital
June 11, 2018 08:00 - 43 minutes - 26 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590689" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Kyle Samani (@kylesamani) is cofounder and Managing Partner of Multicoin Capital, a venture capital-esque crypto hedge fund with at least $250M in assets under man...
5. Jamais Cascio on Forecasting Future, Climate Change and Geoengineering and the Biggest Threats to Human Civilization
June 09, 2018 08:00 - 50 minutes - 30.3 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590691" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Jamais Cascio (@cascio) is a writer, speaker and futurist that focuses on the intersection of emerging technologies, environmental dilemmas, and cultural transform...
4. Creating Artificial Life and 3D Printing Personalized Medicines | Prof Lee Cronin
June 06, 2018 08:00 - 56 minutes - 33.8 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590692" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Lee Cronin (@leecronin)'s lab at the University of Glasgow does cutting-edge research into manufacturing and 3D printing complex molecules, like medicines on-deman...
3. Transhumanist Technologies to Live Forever, Become Bionic and Build Better Political System | Zoltan Istvan
June 01, 2018 08:00 - 43 minutes - 26.3 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590693" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Zoltan Istvan Gyurko (@zoltan_istvan) is an American transhumanist, journalist, entrepreneur and Libertarian futurist who ran for President of the United States in...
2. Growing Meat in Test Tube to Feed Humanity, Combat Climate Change and Explore Outer Space | Mike Selden of Finless Foods
May 28, 2018 08:00 - 41 minutes - 24.7 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590694" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Mike Selden (@mikeseldenFF) is co-founder and CEO of Finless Foods, a food startup that uses cutting-edge cellular-agriculture technologies to grow marine-animal c...
1. Singularity University’s Pascal Finette on Why VCs Suck at SciFi Tech Investing and Why AI and Synthetic Biology are the Industries of the Future
May 25, 2018 08:00 - 38 minutes - 25.4 MB[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=18590695" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] Pascal Finette (@pfinette) is Fastrack’s Executive Director and Singularity University’s Chair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation. He focuses on helping change...