Future Grind
55 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsFuture Grind explores the future through science, technology, entrepreneurship, and philosophy. Hosted by television producer, entrepreneur, and futurist speaker Ryan O’Shea, Future Grind features interviews with innovators and thought leaders that are working to build our future. Biohacking, transhumanism, artificial intelligence, futurism, and robotics are frequent topics of conversation. Show notes and more can be found on futuregrind.org. Questions, press inquiries, and speaking requests, can be emailed to [email protected].
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Ep. 55 - The Extremophile's Guide to Art and Space with J.J. Hastings
December 02, 2020 00:21 - 48 minutes - 67.9 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea is joined biohacker, artist, & researcher Dr. J.J. Hastings. J.J. is a biohacker, artist, and researcher consistently blurring the line between art and science. She is a graduate of NYU, Harvard, Oxford, and London’s Saint Martins with advanced degrees in Biology, Fine Art, and Bioinformatics. She’s been a biohacker for over a decade, and her artwork has been exhibited around the world. In recent years J.J. has turned much of h...
Ep. 54 - David Ernst on Liquid Democracy
October 22, 2020 13:39 - 1 hour - 104 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea discusses the concept of liquid democracy, or democracy 3.0, with David Ernst. David is an entrepreneur and technologist advocating for and working to build the infrastructure to support liquid democracy, which is a combination of direct and representative democracy in which voters can choose to directly vote on legislation, or can delegate their vote on any issue to someone who they feel is more capable or qualified to make th...
Ep. 53 - Autonomy and Data Liberation with Hugo Campos
August 26, 2020 16:07 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea sits down with well known data liberation advocate Hugo Campos. Hugo lives with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, or ICD, which monitors his heart and helps keep him alive. However, the lack of transparency coming from the medical community about his device and the data it collects has lead Hugo on decade plus mission to advocate for data liberation and patient engagement. Hugo has been honored as a White House Champio...
Ep. 52 - AI Ethics and Social Reform with Nell Watson
June 17, 2020 13:52 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Nell Watson, an entrepreneur and machine intelligence researcher whose work primarily focuses on protecting human rights and creating ethical AI. She currently serves as AI Faculty at Singularity University and works with the IEEE on AI initiatives. She also chairs EthicsNet.org, which crowdsources datasets to teach pro-social behaviors to machines, and CulturalPeace.org, which seeks to craft Geneva Conventions-styl...
Ep. 51 - Micah Redding on Christian Transhumanism
May 19, 2020 16:24 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MBHost Ryan O’Shea speaks with Micah Redding. Micah is the founder and Executive Director of the Christian Transhumanist Association and the host of the Christian Transhumanist Podcast. He grew up as a preacher's kid, spent eight years as a rock musician, and now works as a software developer. He’s also a member of Mensa, a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post and Vice Motherboard, and a public speaker. They discuss what it means to be a Christian transhumanist, Micah's thoughts on mi...
Ep. 50 - Future Ready Organizations with Singularity University's Nick Davis
April 22, 2020 13:26 - 43 minutes - 60.8 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Nick Davis, the Faculty Chair for Corporate Innovation at Singularity University. Nick helps organizations identify and capitalize on the exponential trends that will impact their industry, and the world. He’s just authored a new book titled Future Ready: A Changemaker's Guide to the Exponential Revolution, which is described as a “resource for developing skillsets for future success”. Nick is also a Venture Partner...
Ep. 49 - The Business of Life Extension with Chip Walter
March 13, 2020 13:24 - 52 minutes - 72.9 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Chip Walter, author of the new book Immortality, Inc.: Renegade Science, Silicon Valley Billions, and the Quest to Live Forever. While writing this book, Chip was granted exclusive access to some of the major players in longevity science, and it provides a dive into the lives, motivations, and work and some names you’ll certainly recognize. In addition to being an author, Chip is a journalist, filmmaker, and former ...
Ep. 48 - UBI and Upgrading America with Zoltan Istvan
February 27, 2020 14:41 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea is joined by Zoltan Istvan, who is running against Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican Primary for President of the United States. Zoltan's previous appearance on this podcast was in 2016, when he was running for the presidency as a third party candidate with the Transhumanist Party. That episode discusses Zoltan’s background, while this one is purely focused on 2020 and his current campaign. Beyond his runs for office, Zoltan...
Ep. 47 - Robots in Space with John Thornton of Astrobotic
February 05, 2020 13:37 - 52 minutes - 73 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea discusses the future of space robotics with John Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic. Astrobotic is a space robotics company that seeks to make space accessible to the world by using their lunar landers to deliver payloads for companies, governments, universities, and individuals. Originally spun out of Carnegie Mellon University in 2007 by robotics pioneer Red Whittaker, Astrobotic is creating affordable planetary access to spark a ne...
Ep. 46 - Entrepreneurship in the Maker Community with Matt Verlinich
December 16, 2019 15:00 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MBIn this installment host Ryan O’Shea sits down with Matt Verlinich, the founding General Manager of TechShop Pittsburgh and a founding member of the Protohaven makerspace. He’s also the founder of Clear Ice Rocks, where he invented, prototyped, crowdfunded, and mass-produced a system for creating completely clear ice at home. Matt is now a part of the Innovation Works team, where he guides early stage companies through the design & manufacturing process. They discuss his insights into the ...
Ep. 45 - Advanced Robotics and AI in Manufacturing with Suzy Teele
November 18, 2019 18:20 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Suzy Teele, the Head of Marketing and Communications for the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute, also known as the ARM Institute. The ARM Institute is a Department of Defense-funded non-profit that accelerates the advancement of transformative robotic technologies, artificial intelligence, and education. They spun out of Carnegie Mellon University and are a consortium with more than 200 members including ...
Ep. 44 - Jane Metcalfe on the Neobiological Revolution
October 28, 2019 13:46 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Jane Metcalfe, the serial entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of WIRED, which she first published in 1993. Jane is now the Founder & CEO of NEO.LIFE, a digital media company seeking to do for the neobiological revolution what WIRED did for the digital revolution. They accomplish this by exploring topics such as neuroscience, genetic engineering, synthetic biology, the microbiome, longevity, & much more. Jane has...
Ep. 43 - David Pearce on Ending Suffering
October 04, 2019 13:53 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea sits down with David Pearce, the British philosopher best known for his 1995 manifesto The Hedonistic Imperative. Pearce argues that should work towards the abolition of suffering in all sentient life. This sounds great, but when you explore the details of how this might be possible, including genetic modification of humans, population-level gene drive technology, and the elimination of predator species, things can get pretty c...
Ep. 42 - The Magic of Biohacking with Anastasia Synn
August 27, 2019 14:16 - 41 minutes - 58.3 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Anastasia Synn, a Las Vegas-based magician who uses her over two dozen implants both in her live performances and in her daily life. Anastasia is a pioneer in the biohacking and transhumanist communities, using her network and creativity to think up incredible new uses for implanted technology. Anastasia has been prominently featured in national and international media, and she has testified in support of augmentati...
Ep. 41 - DIY Gene Engineering with Josiah Zayner
July 30, 2019 14:12 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Dr. Josiah Zayner, the former NASA scientist who in 2017 became the first known human to attempt to modify themselves using CRISPR gene editing technology. Josiah's controversial company, The ODIN, provides educational courses and sells DIY gene editing kits for everything from bacteria to frogs, and soon plans to offer kits for the DIY modification of human cells. They discuss his experiments in human augmentati...
Ep. 40 - Creating Exponential Tech Communities with Singularity University
July 20, 2019 03:07 - 48 minutes - 68 MBHost Ryan O’Shea sits down with Adam Hofmann, the Vice President of Marketing for Singularity University. Singularity University describes itself as a global learning and innovation community using exponential technologies to tackle the world’s biggest challenges and build a better future for all. It was founded in 2008 by Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil, and currently offerers online and in-person educational programs for individuals, incubator programs for startups, and leadership and inn...
Ep. 39 - XPRIZE and Collaborative Innovation with Amir Banifatemi
July 12, 2019 13:47 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea is joined by Amir Banifatemi, the General Manager of Innovation and Growth at XPRIZE. XPRIZE is a nonprofit organization that offers cash prizes to encourage teams to create technology capable of solving humanity’s grand challenges and bring us closer to a better, safer, more sustainable world. In this role Amir is directly involved with prizes including the $5 Million IBM Watson AI XPRIZE and the $10 Million ANA Avatar XPRIZE...
Ep. 38 - The Future of Hiring with Anessa Fike
June 21, 2019 13:44 - 48 minutes - 67.4 MBHost Ryan O’Shea sits down with Anessa Fike, the CEO & Founder of Fike + Co. Fike + Co. has been doing talent and people operations differently for the last decade. They are not your typical consulting firm, and they are not a staffing firm or agency. They help businesses at all stages of development - whether they are just starting out or need help scaling or growing into the next stage. Fike + Co. is focused on connecting people and culture. Anessa is here to discuss the future of hiring -...
Ep. 37 - AI, Aliens, and Existential Risk with Anders Sandberg
May 20, 2019 17:57 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Dr. Anders Sandberg. Anders is currently a research fellow with the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on global catastrophic risk, cognitive enhancement, collective intelligence, neuroethics, public policy, and much more. Anders serves as an advisor to Humanity Plus, and has a background in computer science, neuroscience and medical engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. in ...
Ep. 36 - Amanda Plimpton on Livestock Labs and the Biohacking Community
April 07, 2019 12:16 - 41 minutes - 58.4 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Amanda Plimpton, the Chief Operations Officer for Livestock Labs. Livestock Labs is a tech startup that is creating implantable devices to track the health and wellness of cattle. They spun out of the work of Grindhouse Wetware, a collective focused on human enhancement, and they hope to soon return to the human augmentation space. Amanda has previously spoken DEF CON’s Biohacking Village and is well known for her w...
Ep. 35 - AI for Good with Anna Bethke
March 26, 2019 20:52 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Anna Bethke, the head of AI for Social Good at Intel. In this role she is responsible for establishing partnerships with social impact organizations, and for using Intel’s technologies and artificial intelligence to help them achieve their goals. She is also actively involved in the AI ethics discussion and collaborates on research surrounding the design of fair, transparent, ethical, and accessible AI systems. In ...
Ep. 34 - Bio and the FBI with Supervisory Special Agent Edward You
March 14, 2019 00:00 - 52 minutes - 73.1 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Supervisory Special Agent Edward You of the FBI’s Biological Countermeasures Unit. This unit falls within the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate, and is focused on identifying existing and emerging biological threats, and ultimately on preventing acts of bio-terrorism. Because of this focus, SSA You spends much of his time examining the possible risks posed by synthetic biology, gene editing, and other fast-gr...
Ep. 33 - Sustainable Superabundance with David Wood
February 19, 2019 20:58 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with entrepreneur and author David Wood. David was one of the early pioneers of the smartphone industry, and in 1998 he co-founded Symbian and worked to launch their mobile operating system, which was used by Samsung, Motorola, Nokia, and more. Today David serves as Chair of the London Futurists, which hosts educational events dedicated to exploring the potential upsides, and the potential downsides of accelerating techn...
Ep. 32 - Designing the Future with Natasha Vita-More
January 15, 2019 13:45 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea sits down with Natasha Vita-More, Ph.D. Natasha has done a lot - she’s an artist, designer, author, and speaker. She is co-editor of The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology and Philosophy of the Human Future, and is the author of the brand new book TRANSHUMANISM: What is it?. In 2015 she served as the lead scientist on published research into the memory retention of C. elegans nema...
Ep. 31 - The Chemistry of Self-Driving Cars with Covestro
November 26, 2018 21:04 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Paul Platte, Senior Marketing Manager at Covestro! Covestro is a Bayer spinout and one of the leading producers of high-performance polymers. Their products can be found almost everywhere, and they are a major supplier to the automotive, electronics, and healthcare industries. Now, however, self-driving cars are taking up much of Covestro’s attention attention. On December 3rd, 2018, they’ll be holding a summit, ti...
Ep. 30 - Ethics and Emerging Technologies with Dr. James Hughes
November 11, 2018 14:56 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea sits down with Dr. James Hughes. James is a bioethicist and serves as the Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, which he founded alongside Nick Bostrom in 2004. Dr. Hughes is the author of Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond to the Redesigned Human of the Future, and has previously served as the Executive Director of the World Transhumanist Association, which is now known a...
Ep. 29 - Biosafety and Biosecurity in DIYbio with Todd Kuiken
October 13, 2018 01:22 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Todd Kuiken, Senior Research Scholar at the Genetic Engineering & Society Center at North Carolina State University. In this role Todd travels the world to study biosafety and biosecurity within the do-it-yourself biology community. Todd previously spent time in Washington D.C., leading both the Wilson Center’s Synthetic Biology Project, and their the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. They discuss his collaborat...
Ep. 28 - The State of Transhumanist Politics with Gennady Stolyarov II
October 08, 2018 21:41 - 1 hour - 116 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea sits down with Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party. Gennady took the reins of the Transhumanist Party when the organization’s founder, Zoltan Istvan, stepped down after his campaign for President in 2016. In addition to his work work with the Party, Gennady is a published author and composer, and he has contributed articles to the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, the Brighter Brains Ins...
Ep. 27 - Rejuvenation Roundup Podcast Launch
August 02, 2018 18:50 - 19 minutes - 27.8 MBWe're excited to announce that we have partnered with the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation to produce the Rejuvenation Roundup Podcast, hosted by Ryan O'Shea! To celebrate, this special installment of Future Grind features the full first episode of the Rejuvenation Roundup Podcast. Explore the latest in life extension and anti-aging science with a dive into a month's worth of scientific insights and new breakthroughs. More at lifespan.io/roundup! Show Notes: https://futuregrind.org Subs...
Ep. 26 - The Future of eSports with Rob Lee
July 28, 2018 13:33 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea sits down with Rob Lee, the CEO & owner of the Pittsburgh Knights. The Knights participate in the growing world of eSports, where competitors battle in virtual environments with very real stakes. These may be video games, but according to some metrics, eSports leagues already have audience numbers that surpass those of some major sports, and it’s popularity continues to grow. Investors and sponsors are clamoring to get in on th...
Ep. 25 - Robots Saving Lives with Jorgen Pedersen
July 15, 2018 21:56 - 48 minutes - 67.5 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Jorgen Pedersen, the Founder and CEO of RE2 Robotics! RE2 has developed what are perhaps the most advanced humanlike robotic arms in the world, which are currently used by the United States military to diffuse bombs. They also have applications in healthcare, agriculture, energy, and more. Before starting RE2, Jorgen was a part of the founding team of Carnegie Mellon’s prestigious National Robotics Engineering Cente...
Ep. 24 - De-Extinction: Tomorrow's World of Yesterday with Britt Wray
July 04, 2018 14:00 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast Ryan O’Shea speaks with Britt Wray, a host of the BBC podcast Tomorrow's World and the author of the book Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction. Her book focuses on the idea of resurrecting extinct animals, such as the woolly mammoth and the passenger pigeon, and whether or not this is possible, ethical, and safe. It also includes a foreword written by famed Harvard geneticist George Church. Throughout her work...
Ep. 23 - Implanted Identity with Amal Graafstra
June 19, 2018 12:56 - 1 hour - 92 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Amal Graafstra, the author of RFID Toys and one of the early pioneers of RFID implants! Amal created the first implantable NFC tag, the xNT, in 2013, and he sells these implants through his website, Dangerous Things. His new venture, VivoKey Technologies, promises to implant a cryptographically secure digital identify authentication and payment solution - which could change everything. Amal recently caused a stir wh...
Ep. 22 - The Science of Life Extension with Oliver Medvedik
May 13, 2018 23:01 - 57 minutes - 80.7 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea talks life extension, CRISPR, DIYbio, and more with Oliver Medvedik, co-founder of both the Genspace citizen science laboratory in Brooklyn and the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation. Oliver is a molecular biologist with a Ph.D. at Harvard Medical School, and in addition to his work on life extension, Oliver is the Director of the Biomedical Engineering Center at The Cooper Union. Show Notes: https://futuregrind.org Subscrib...
Ep. 21 - Experiments in Human Augmentation with Rich Lee
May 04, 2018 21:54 - 44 minutes - 62.4 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea speaks with well known biohacker and transhumanist Rich Lee. Rich first came to the public eye in 2013, when he had magnets that served as headphones implanted into his ears - meaning that he could listen to music or receive data wirelessly directly to his head. Rich has also experimented with implanted armor, and is known for his work on the aptly named Lovetron9000. Recently Rich has begun using CRISPR in an effort to modify...
Ep. 20 - Conversations with the Future with Nikola Danaylov
April 26, 2018 15:58 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea is joined by bestselling author and futurist speaker Nikola Danalov. Nikola writes about the future at his website Singularity Weblog and hosts the Singularity.FM podcast. His 2017 book Conversations with the Future features highlights from his interviews with some of this field’s most noteworthy individuals, including Ray Kurzweil, Kevin Kelly, Verner Vinge, and more. They discuss the importance of ethics and the influence of...
Ep. 19 - The Science of Orphan Black with Cosima Herter
April 05, 2018 19:35 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBThe acclaimed television series Orphan Black explores the ethics and implications of transhumanism, cloning, life extension, cybernetic enhancements, gene therapy, and more. Much of the development of these themes was guided by science consultant Cosima Herter, so Ryan O'Shea sat down with her for a behind the scenes look at science of Orphan Black. Even if you're not in #CloneClub, you'll get a lot from this episode! Cosima has an advanced degree in the history and philosophy of science, ...
Ep. 18 - Homebrew Healthcare with Michael Laufer
March 31, 2018 20:43 - 50 minutes - 70 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea is joined by Michael Laufer. Michael is a mathematician and university professor who has turned his attention to do-it-yourself pharmaceuticals, creating and disseminating open-source plans for low-cost alternatives to expensive medical treatment. He is the chief spokesperson for the Four Thieves Vinegar Collective, and he received a lot of media attention in 2016 after creating a $30 DIY alternative to the EpiPen, which is 10...
Ep. 17 - William Gillis on Anarcho-Transhumanism
March 07, 2018 13:59 - 38 minutes - 36.3 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea is joined by anarcho-transhumanist William Gillis. William currently serves as Coordinating Director of the Center for a Stateless Society and an editor of “Anarcho-Transhuman - A Journal of Radical Possibility & Striving”. They discuss the concept of anarcho-transhumanism, William’s past as a primitivist, existential risk, AI, and more. Show Notes: https://futuregrind.org Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/po...
Ep. 16 - Ben Cooper on IoClothes & Smart Apparel
March 02, 2018 15:10 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea discusses the future of wearable tech, smart apparel, & internet of things technology with Ben Cooper, the Founder & Managing Director of IoClothes! IoClothes is an industry platform focused on fusing technology and textiles, which you may be familiar with from the IoClothes Podcast. Before that, Ben was the co-founder and CEO of Sensible Baby, a startup focused on incorporating potentially life-saving sensors into infant clot...
Ep. 15 - Aaron Traywick of Ascendance Biomedical
February 15, 2018 22:52 - 51 minutes - 36.3 MBIn this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Ascendance Biomedical CEO Aaron Traywick. Aaron is a controversial figure that seeks to democratize access to unregulated, experimental, and some would say potentially dangerous medical treatments and enhancements. An experimental HIV treatment that his company created is currently being tested in a human, and Aaron recently made headlines when he injected himself with an experimental herpes treatment while one sta...
Ep. 14 - Gene Editing and Nanorobotics with Justin Atkin of The Thought Emporium
January 31, 2018 14:43 - 34 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Justin Atkin of The Thought Emporium. The Thought Emporium is a popular YouTube channel that shares videos exploring scientific concepts and cutting edge research on everything from nanotechnology to genetics and chemistry to biohacking. Justin also helps to operate Scihouse, the community science lab currently based in Jacksonville. He’s an entrepreneur and scientist with active projects involving nanorobotics, geneti...
Ep. 13 - The Future is Meow with Meow-Ludo Meow-Meow
January 17, 2018 20:06 - 54 minutes - 38.1 MBIn this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Australia’s own Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow. Meow - and yes, that’s his real name - was crowned a “True Leaders Game Changer” by the Australian Financial Review for his efforts to democratize science and technology. These efforts include co-founding Australia’s first open-access molecular biology lab, BioFoundry, in 2014 and being the Science Party candidate for an Australian House of Representatives seat in 2017. ...
Ep. 12 - The Lepht Anonym Interview
January 10, 2018 15:01 - 44 minutes - 31.3 MBIn this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea speaks with the controversial, semi-anonymous, and enigmatic biohacking pioneer Lepht Anonym. Lepht has been featured by WIRED and the BBC and has been documenting it's biohacking experiments on its blog, Sapiens Anonym, since 2007. Lepht is most well known for a 2010 talk titled "Cybernetics for the Masses" that it gave in at the 27th Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, Germany, which detailed Lepht's DIY self-surgery & "ho...
Ep. 11 - The Future of Human Augmentation at BDYHAX
December 27, 2017 23:00 - 28 minutes - 21.1 MBIn this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea speaks with BDYHAX co-founder Trevor Goodman. BDYHAX, also known as BodyHacking Con, is an annual conference focused on human enhancement, transhumanism, and biohacking. This conference brings together pioneers and thought leaders from varied disciplines, with specific focus on implantable technology, nootropics, health and fitness, wearable tech, and ethics. The third edition will take place from February 2-4, 2018 in Austin, Tex...
Ep. 10 - Kevin Warwick on Project Cyborg
November 24, 2017 20:34 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBIn this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea sits down with Kevin Warwick, the Coventry University researcher blurring the line between academia and biohacking. Warwick pioneered RFID implants in the 1990s. He is perhaps best known for his BrainGate experiments, a technology which could lead to brain-to-brain communication. Topics explored include the ethics of academic experimentation, predictive artificial intelligence, deep brain stimulation, robots controlled by brain ce...
Ep. 9 - James Young & The Phantom Limb
November 08, 2017 12:00 - 48 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea sits down with television host and science communicator James Young to discuss his participation in the Phantom Limb project. Through a partnership with the Metal Gear Solid video game series, James helped to design and received a custom bionic limb - a journey which was featured in the BBC documentary "Bodyhack: Metal Gear Man." We also dove into his new BBC Three documentary "Can Robots Love Us?", and discuss the shortcomings an...
Ep. 8 - Ryan O'Shea on Dangerous Minds
October 15, 2017 21:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBThis special episode of the Future Grind podcast features an interview with Future Grind host Ryan O'Shea recorded for the Dangerous Minds podcast. They asked Ryan about his role with Grindhouse Wetware, the philosophical questions surrounding consciousness and identity, Ryan's artificial intelligence startup Behaivior, and when we can expect biohacking technology to gain mainstream acceptance. We're posting in two forms, an audio podcast and a video podcast. Please subscribe to both our Y...
Ep. 7 - The Ethics of Experimentation with Alex Pearlman
September 30, 2017 13:00 - 44 minutes - 42.9 MBIn this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea interviews bioethicist and journalist Alex Pearlman about the ethics of experimentation, the future of gene editing technology (including CRISPR/Cas9), inclusivity in futurism, and more. Alex is currently receiving an advanced degree in bioethics from King's College London, and has written extensively on the subject of gene editing and human enhancement for outlets such as New Scientist, International Business Times, Boston Magazi...
Ep. 6 - Predicting the Future with Entrepreneur Rohit Bhargava
January 06, 2017 15:40 - 34 minutes - 48.8 MBIn this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea interviews well known author and entrepreneur Rohit Bhargava about his strategies for curating trends and predicting the future. Rohit is also a professor at Georgetown University, and is known for coining the term Social Media Optimization. Together we dive into the new edition of his annual Trends Report, Non-Obvious, where we discuss the future of healthcare, invisible technology, self-aware data, the outsider effect, and more!...