Tim Ventura Interviews
Tim Ventura Interviews

Tim Ventura Interviews

Tim Ventura

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Expert interviews on UAP, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, physics, defense tech, life-extension, propulsion, consciousness and more. Tim has been interviewing world-changing subject matter experts across a wide scope of professional & academic disciplines for over 20 years – starting back in 2002 with his work at AAG. Over time, what started with the goal of sharing the wisdom of people he respected with the world grew into an online library of expertise focused on expert opinions in space, science, technology, & policy areas. Altogether, Tim has recorded over 300 interviews – many of which are currently online in video format, across topics ranging from the UAP Phenomenon to government fiscal policy. Each of his interviews is a stand-alone overview for the thoughts & opinions of each subject matter expert, but together they help to educate a large audience across a wide array of topics.

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Oscar L. Martin - AI Drives Nuclear Comeback
OCT 3, 2024
Oscar L. Martin - AI Drives Nuclear Comeback
Artificial Intelligence requires vast amounts of energy - leading tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Amazon toward nuclear energy. Oscar L. Martin discusses the economic, regulatory & environmental benefits & risks. Electricity consumption by AI, cloud computing, and cryptocurrency is projected to double by 2026 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, driving a 13% to 15% annual increase in power demand until 2030. Is this why big tech is suddenly interested in nuclear energy? Microsoft this month secured a deal to reopen a reactor on Three Mile Island, Amazon is working on putting a data center campus right on the site of a Talen Energy nuclear power plant, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is also heavily invested in nuclear energy, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai is considering using electricity from nuclear plants to power his company's data centers. Oscar L. Martin is a strategy, innovation, and transformation executive. Oscar’s extensive career includes executive & technical expertise with cutting-edge technologies, helping designing the early smartphones with Hewlett Packard, designing torpedo stabilizers with BRS Aerospace, developing the video technology used in the Nasdaq building, or leading the development of several subsystem of the Galileo satellites, the European GPS. Oscar also restructured several companies, including the 22 sites GKN Aerospace has in North America. He also worked in the energy industry with the AKO Group, leading the team designing, manufacturing and building the electrical control software and hardware for nuclear and solar plants. LINKS & RESOURCES: Silicon Valley has a plan to save humanity: Just flip on the nuclear reactors https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/10/02/silicon-valley-has-a-plan-to-save-humanity-just-flip-on-the-nuclear-reactors/ Google CEO eyeing electricity from nuclear plants for its data centers https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4913714-google-ceo-eyeing-electricity-from-nuclear-plants-for-its-data-centers/ Artificial intelligence's thirst for electricity - NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/07/10/nx-s1-5028558/artificial-intelligences-thirst-for-electricity AI is poised to drive 160% increase in data center power demand https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/AI-poised-to-drive-160-increase-in-power-demand Integrated Life-cycle Assessment of Electricity Sources (Carcinogenic Statistics) https://unece.org/documents/2022/08/integrated-life-cycle-assessment-electricity-sources Fiscal Implications of Global Decarbonization https://www.imf.org/-/media/Files/Publications/WP/2024/English/wpiea2024045-print-pdf.ashx
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42 MIN
Seth Shostak - SETI & ET Super-Civilizations
SEP 26, 2024
Seth Shostak - SETI & ET Super-Civilizations
A new SETI initiative is studying over 2,800 galaxies for signs of ET “super-civilizations”. Dr. Seth Shostak discusses the new project and talks about LaserSETI, the Roman & Habitable Worlds space telescopes, and more. Dr. Seth Shostak is the senior astronomer for the SETI Institute, and today we’re talking about his organization’s mission to “explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe. Seth has a PhD in Astronomy from Caltech, and a BA in Physics from Princeton University. He’s been awarded the Carl Sagan Award for the Popularization of Science and the Klumpke Roberts Award for Astronomy Popularization. He hosts SETI's weekly radio show/podcast Big Picture Science, has played himself numerous times in TV and internet film dramas, and has acted in several science fiction films. Seth has co-authored a college textbook on astrobiology, and has written three trade books on SETI. In addition, he’s published more than 400 popular articles on science including regular contributions to NBC News MACH, gives dozens of talks annually, and does regular outreach to students interested in science and astronomy. LINKS & RESOURCES SETI Institute: The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence https://www.seti.org/ Seth Shostak https://www.seti.org/our-scientists/seth-shostak Astronomers Scan Over 2,800 Distant Galaxies for Signs of “Super Civilizations” https://thedebrief.org/astronomers-scan-over-2800-distant-galaxies-for-signs-of-super-civilizations/ SETI Observations (Morrison & Cocconi) https://www.seti.org/seti-institute/project/details/seti-observations GNU Radio & SETI https://www.seti.org/gnu-radio-and-seti Laser SETI https://www.seti.org/laserseti
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30 MIN
Micah Hanks - UAP & The Debrief
MAY 3, 2024
Micah Hanks - UAP & The Debrief
Micah Hanks is the co-founder of The Debrief, and discusses the Kean-Blumenthal UAP story, Grusch & Mellon testimony on crash recovery, advances in AGI & autonomy, and his upcoming role as SCU Conference moderator. Micah Hanks is a writer, podcaster, researcher, and speaker whose interests include history, archaeology, science, and the future of humankind. Along with his weekly podcast, The Micah Hanks Program, he is the co-founder and creator of The Debrief, a news site covering science and disruptive technologies. A longtime researcher and proponent of the scientific study of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UFOs, Micah has authored a number of books and has contributed many essays, articles, and blogs to various publications. Micah is actively involved in archaeological research in the Southeastern United States, with a specific focus on the Paleoindian period of American prehistory and the transitional changes that occurred at the end of the last Ice Age. LINKS & RESOURCES: Micah Hanks Official Homepage https://www.micahhanks.com/ The Micah Hanks Program https://www.micahhanks.com/shows/ The Debrief https://thedebrief.org/ Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin (The Leslie Kean / Ralph Blumenthal Story) https://thedebrief.org/intelligence-officials-say-u-s-has-retrieved-non-human-craft/ Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies https://www.explorescu.org/ SCU AAPC 2024 Conference Huntsville Alabama - May 31 to June 2, 2024 https://www.explorescu.org/aapc-2024
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42 MIN