Tim Ventura Interviews
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John Townley - Seriality & Synchronicity
John Townley discusses seriality, synchronicity and the hidden structures of information that lead to strange coincidences. Einstein studied this model closely, and Carl Jung drew upon it for his mode
Steven Firth - Extraterrestrial First Contact
Ph.D. candidate Steven Firth outlines a model for first contact with extraterrestrial intelligence and describes challenges in reasoning, communication and culture that could inadvertently lead to hos
Efi Pylarinou - FinTech & Cryptocurrency
It's "crypto winter" and 3 banks have failed, but that hasn't stopped the FinTech revolution. Dr. Efi Pylarinou discusses bitcoin & cryptocurrency trends, the FTX exchange, PayPal's crypto strategy, N
Bernard Beitman - Meaningful Coincidences
Dr. Bernard Beitman discusses the concepts of synchronicity, serendipity, seriality, and simulpathity - and describes his new book, "Meaningful Coincidences: How and Why Synchronicity and Serendipity
Avi Loeb - UAPs, AARO & Copernicus Space Corporation
Was Oumuamua a mothership for UAP probes? In a new scientific paper, Dr. Avi Loeb and Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) explore this hypothetical space explorati
Sky Nelson-Isaacs - Synchronicity & Science
Sky Nelson-Isaacs discusses synchronicity and explores the Pauli-Jung conjecture, developed by physicist Wolfgang Pauli and psychologist Carl Jung to correlate synchronicity with elements of quantum t
Reid Blackman - Ethical Machines: AI & Cyberethics
Artificial Intelligence learns by example - what happens when it learns the wrong thing? Dr. Reid Blackman discusses implicit bias, privacy issues, and the need for explainable decision-making in blac
Lloyd Kahn - Whole Earth Catalog
Steve Jobs called it "the bible of his generation", bringing sustainable ideals & DIY advice to millions of young Americans. Shelter editor Lloyd Kahn discusses the Whole Earth Catalog and offers wisd
Namrata Goswami - LunaNet & Space Communications
Lunar internet speeds are "dial-up at best", but NASA hopes to change that with LunaNet. Dr. Namrata Goswami discusses this ambitious plan for high-speed space networking in the lunar environment and
Greg Hodgin - American Monoculture & Media Fragmentation
Is media fragmentation eroding our shared cultural identity? Dr. Greg Hodgin discusses the trends driving echo chambers, fake news & biased reporting in the mainstream media landscape.Dr. Greg Hodgi