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The World Transformed

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A convergence of emerging technologies and emerging possibilities is at the heart of this, the greatest period of transformation in human history. Our world is changing in ways that are hard to predict...sometimes even hard to imagine. The World Transformed is your guide to an astounding future that lies ahead -- and that will be here sooner than you think!

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Phil and Stephen discuss a variety of future-facing new stories, starting with the big one: NASA has once again not discovered aliens. NASA ANNOUNCEMENT: First solar system like ours with eight planets discovered NASA today... more
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Has machine intelligence overtaken human intelligence, or will it do so shortly? Phil and Stephen examine recent news stories that may provide some answers. Insurance Companies Are Now Offering Discounts if You Let Your Tesla Drive... more
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Phil and Stephen review a series of articles from MIT Technology Review goo.gl/kspwkz showcasing progress in artificial-intelligence driven medicine Can AI Keep You Healthy? ICX wants to capture more data about your body... more
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We live in an age of acceleration. But it's primarily the technology that's going faster, right? Humans are still just humans. There is no Moore's Law making us incredibly more powerful and efficient. Is there? M2M Day 1: Completing 12... more
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Phil and Stephen dip into the archives to discuss the strange ways in which progress doesn't always occur on purpose. Where do solutions come from? Careful planning. Intentional behavior. Hard work. Or sometimes we just stumble... more
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Phil and Stephen discuss some of the broader social implications associated with ending aging. Aging Expert: The First Person to Live to 1,000 Has Already Been Born According to the United Nations, the population of those aged 60 and... more
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It's a Friday World Transformed, complete with aliens and GEEKOUT. Cosmonaut says space station bacteria 'come from outer space' The bacteria turned up after swabbing of the space station's exterior. The question is, how did they get... more
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How much is that smartphone really worth? Phil and Stephen discuss multiple analyses. Everything from 1991 Radio Shack ad I now do with my phone We'll get to those someday, but today, something much simpler. The back page of... more
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How to Survive a Robot Apocalypse: Just Close the Door Robots may enslave us all someday. In the meantime, if one of them goes berserk, here's a useful tactic: Shut the door behind you. But then again, some progress has been made since... more
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Phil and Stephen conclude their special Thanksgiving week series. Good-news-a-palooza wraps up with a Black Friday show presenting still more tremendously encouraging news that is breaking all around us. Once again,... more
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