Tim Ventura Interviews

Tim Ventura Interviews


Latest Episodes

Thomas Banks - Indefensible: Drones & Terror
March 06, 2024

Drones democratize terror. Author Thomas Banks discusses his novel "Indefensible" and explains why low-cost, commercially available drones can become weapons of mass destruction in the wrong hands.I

Sarah Eaton - DADA-X: Open & Ethical AGI
March 05, 2024

Dr. Sarah Eaton discusses the social & philosphical implications of AGI and describes how the DADA-X project hopes to promote an open, transparent & ethical approach to Artificial General Intelligence

Amal Graafstra – Neuralink, The Matrix & Borg
March 01, 2024

Biohacking pioneer Amal Graafstra discusses Neuralink's first patient brain implant and speculates on the evolution of neural interactive simulations like the Matrix and networked hive minds like the

Byron Reese - Agora: The Human Collective
February 23, 2024

What if humans are part of a larger collective superorganism - and the internet is its nervous system? Byron Reese discusses bee hives, ant colonies, and explains why humanity is more than the sum of

John O'Meara - Habitable Worlds Observatory
February 21, 2024

Dr. John O'Meara discusses the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a next-generation space telescope designed to identify and directly image at least 25 potentially habitable worlds & empower humanity's sea

Gennady Stolyarov II - The Transhumanist Party
February 17, 2024

U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II discusses radical life-extension, social & political activism, today's revolution in Artificial Intelligence & prospects of a future Technologica

David Wood - The Economic Singularity
February 16, 2024

Dr. David Wood discusses "The Economic Singularity", a disruptive economic event originating from Artificial Intelligence & Automation technologies that could lead to wide scale unemployment - and may

Zoltan Istvan - Transhumanism & Beyond
February 14, 2024

Transhumanist pioneer Zoltan Istvan discusses the goals, politics, ideals & philosophical underpinnings of the US Transhumanist Party and expresses his concerns about AI development and The Singularit

Martin Rees - AI, SETI, ET & "The Sentinel"
February 09, 2024

Will SETI find post-biological civilizations in our galaxy, or are extraterrestrial explorers already here? Professor Martin Rees discusses themes from The End Of Astronauts, the Breakthrough Listen

Cory Doctorow - Online Platform Decay
February 09, 2024

Cory Doctorow discusses the 3-stages of online platform decay, characterized by declining quality for users, advertisers & publishers, and applies those principles to the "Big 5" tech companies: Googl