Tim Ventura Interviews

Dr. Natasha Vita-More discusses Artificial General Intelligence, the social ramifications of superlongevity, how molecular manufacturing will enable a post-scarcity economy, and the role of transhumanist philosophy in shaping the future of mankind. Dr. Natasha Vita-More is a pioneering leader and community organizer in transhumanism, and a proponent of human rights, morphological freedom, and ethical means for human enhancement. Called an “early adapter of revolutionary changes” by Wired Magazine and a “role model for superlongevity” by the Village Voice, Dr. Vita-More is the Founder of the H+DAO—the first transhumanist decentralized autonomous organization, is the current Executive Director of Humanity+, has served as president of the Extropy Institute, is on the Scientific Board of Lifespan.io, is Distinguished Senior Fellow at Future of Mind Institute at FAU. As a scientist, she achieved a scientific breakthrough in vitrification and long-term memory. Dr. Vita-More holds a PhD from the University of Plymouth, where she works as a a professor of innovation, business, and ethics. She also holds a Master of Philosophy and Master of Science degrees, is a Retired Senior Professor at UAT, and has lectured at Harvard, Stanford, Virginia Commonwealth, Cambridge, Aalto and Polytechnic universities, and was a visiting Scholar at 21st Century Medicine. LINKS & RESOURCES: Women In Longevity Leadership https://willeadership.io/ Humanity+ https://www.humanityplus.org/ Transhumanist Studies https://transhumanist-studies.teachable.com/ Dr. Natasha Vita-More (Official Website) https://natashavita-more.com/ Pioneering Transhumanism: a conversation with Natasha Vita-More https://www.forbes.com/sites/calumchace/2023/02/01/pioneering-transhumanism-a-conversation-with-natasha-vita-more/?sh=15c0cf9b3350 SENS Research Foundation https://www.sens.org/ Nebula Genomics https://nebula.org/whole-genome-sequencing-dna-test/

Americans spend $50 billion annually on supplements - but are we getting our money's worth? Dr. Michael Lustgarten discusses life-extension biohacking with a focus on rigorous self-testing & biomarker analysis. DISCLAIMER: This podcast discusses ongoing scientific research, and is NOT providing medical advice. Viewers should consult their doctor before starting any supplements, beginning an exercise routine, or undertaking lifestyle changes. Dr. Michael Lustgarten earned his PhD in Physiology from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been studying aging in both animal models and older adult humans for the past 15 years. In addition to his academic work, he is the creator of the YouTube channel “Conquer Aging or Die Trying”, where he rigorously details his personal experiments aimed at optimal health and longevity. Today, we’ll get into his objective, data-driven, testing, tracking, and intervention-based approach, which attempts to slow aging and disease risk by discovering the diet, supplement, exercise, and sleep recipe that can push systemic biochemistry towards youth and health, and that keeps it there indefinitely. LINKS & RESOURCES: Official Website https://michaellustgarten.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/mike_lustgarten Conquer Aging or Die Trying! (YouTube Channel) https://www.youtube.com/@conqueragingordietrying1797 Longecity https://www.longecity.org/forum/ Reddit Life Extension https://www.reddit.com/r/lifeextension/ Harvard Health https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/dont-waste-time-or-money-on-dietary-supplements

Will Elon Musk's Starship revolutionize air travel? Brian Wang of Next Big Future discusses humanoid robots, next-generation nuclear power, why gigacasting will revolutionize manufacturing, and how SpaceX is making AFRL Rocket Cargo real. Brian Wang is a Co-Founder and Futurist Thought Leader, and a prominent Science blogger whose platform, Nextbigfuture.com, boasts over 1 million monthly readers and is ranked as the #1 Science News Blog. The blog has over 30,000 articles written by Brian covering disruptive technologies and trends including Space, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Self-driving cars, Global electrification, Medicine, Anti-aging Biotechnology, and Nanotechnology. Brian has given annual updates on nanotechnology at Singularity University, advised laser nuclear fusion company HB11 Energy and worked with Airbus Ventures on their portfolio of space and satellite companies. One of Brian's space designs is on the comprehensive internet source of space propulsion concepts, projectrho.com, the Verne gun. Brian is a board member of Monte Jade West and gives quarterly talks to Asian & Asian-American business professionals, executives and entrepreneurs on topics like AI and humanoid robotics. He has invested in startups as an angel investor, helps with tech fundraising, and also wrote part of SpaceX investment guide. LINKS & RESOURCES: Next Big Future https://www.nextbigfuture.com/ How Will SpaceX Bring the Cost to Space Down to $10 per Kilogram from Over $1000 per Kilogram? https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/01/how-will-spacex-bring-the-cost-to-space-down-to-10-per-kilogram-from-over-1000-per-kilogram.html Tesla Gigacasting https://www.reuters.com/technology/gigacasting-20-tesla-reinvents-carmaking-with-quiet-breakthrough-2023-09-14/ Tesla AI & Robotics https://www.tesla.com/AI

Robert Powell discusses his new book, UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don’t Know)", and the existence of not just two videos, but five videos from 2015 of UFOs operating in the vicinity of the USS Roosevelt nuclear aircraft carrier. Additionally, we'll be touching on implications of exoplanet discovery for the UAP phenomenon, the changing culture of mainstream science with relation to UFOs, the role of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, and what the AARO Historical Report missed - and how they can do better in the future. Robert Powell is an Executive Board Member and Founding Member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies. Robert has been studying the UAP phenomenon since 2007, and prior to the SCU has served as Director of Research at MUFON and created MUFON's Science Review Board. Robert is the co-author of a detailed book 600-page book on the history of the phenomenon, "UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry", and author of the children's educational book, "The Truth About UFOs: A Scientific Perspective". He is also the author of numerous papers on UFOs, including the 2008 Stephenville, TX case, the 2013 Aguadilla Puerto video, and the 2004 Nimitz encounter. Robert has a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and 28 years career experience in engineering management in the semiconductor industry, and helped Advanced Micro Devices develop its first flash memory technology. He's also managed state of the art chemistry labs & R&D groups, and is the co-holder of four patents related to nanotechnology. LINKS & RESOURCES: UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don’t Know) https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Scientist-Explains-What-Know-ebook/dp/B0CFZQN6S7 The Truth About UFOs: A Scientific Perspective https://www.amazon.com/Truth-About-UFOs-Scientific-Perspective-ebook/dp/B08NPVPFHT UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Government-Historical-Michael-Swords-ebook/dp/B01JJ9JF7Q Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies https://www.explorescu.org Robert Powell's critisism of the AARO Historical Record https://twitter.com/rpowell2u/status/1766467359768797476 Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Prelimary-Assessment-UAP-20210625.pdf

Elon Musk is predicting AGI in 2025: should we celebrate this or be concerned? Amal Graafstra discusses AI, AGI, Ray Kurzweil's Technological Singularity, David Woods' "Economic Singularity" & more. Musk is has estimated a 50% chance that AGI will exist by the end of 2025, which in his words will perform cognitive tasks "better than any human can do". He is also predicting that AI could exceed the collective intelligence of all humans combined by 2029, whereas Ray Kurzweil predicted they'd match human intelligence and pass the Turing test by that date. Three months ago, Ray released a video reaffirming his prediction for AGI by 2029 and the Singularity for 2045. I went back to "The Singularity is Near" and the graphs show single human intelligence by that date - which puts Musk's prediction for collective human intelligence ahead of schedule. Overall I think Elon is aligned with Kurzweil's view of Artificial General Intelligence and the Singularity, but Musk appears more focused more on "functional AGI" based on performance completing tasks rather than Kurzweil's approach, which focused more on mapping and synthesizing the functions of the human mind. In the United States, The White House recently released the "The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights" as a framework to protect humans from a number of technological threats, and the National Conference of State Legislatures reports that over 25 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia introduced artificial intelligence bills in 2023. The European Union also recently passed the "Artificial Intelligence Act", which bans the use of AI for applications that threaten threaten citizens’ rights, including biometric categorisation based on sensitive characteristics, untargeted scraping of facial images from video to create facial recognition databases, along emotion recognition in the workplace and schools, social scoring, predictive policing, and the manipulation or exploitation of human behaviour or exploits people’s vulnerabilities. Elon Musk's prediction as echoes expert opinion and widespread concerns over the fast pace of AI development, and regardless of legislation, it seems like we're moving into a world where humans simply can't compete. I believe Kurzweil and others have predicted a merger of human and machine in the future, which takes us into Amal's area of specialization. Amal Graafstra is a Book author, TEDx speaker, and CEO of biohacking companies Dangerous Things and VivoKey Technologies. Amal has various RFID and NFC implants in his body that open doors, start vehicles, unlocks his smartgun, and logs into computers. Prior to his current roles, Amal’s experience includes numerous exective & IT-related roles at firms including Walletmor, Everfind, the medical biotech company Morpheus, Atomic Mobile, Silicon Energy, and more. He joins us today to discuss the intersection of information technology & medicine with a focus on the intersection of biology and technology, and the evolution of our relationship with machines. LINKS & RESOURCES: Vivokey Technologies https://vivokey.com/ Dangerous Things Biohacking https://dangerousthings.com/ Amal Graafstra at TEDxSFU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DxVWhFLI6E Amal Graafstra (Personal Website) https://amal.net/ Exponential Growth of Computing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singularity_Is_Near Ray Kurzweil is sticking to his long-held predictions: 2029 for AGI and 2045 for the singularity https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/18m0dnf/ray_kurzweil_is_sticking_to_his_longheld/ Future Visions: How to Survive and Thrive in the Upcoming Economic Singularity: A Variety of Perspectives https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTGHJCT4 U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with the OmniFuturists – January 28, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHIpd4_Hauc&t=614s The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-of-rights/ Artificial Intelligence 2023 Legislation https://www.ncsl.org/technology-and-communication/artificial-intelligence-2023-legislation