This week our guest is futurist and speaker, Gerd Leonhard, who authored the 2016 book Technology vs Humanity: The Coming Clash Between Man and Machine.In this episode, we explore the ideas Gerd puts forth in his book, with a heavy emphasis on how the h

This week our guest is author David Auerbach, who was a software engineer at Microsoft and Google during their rise to become the dominant companies they are today.In this episode, David and I discuss his latest publication, Meganets: How Digital Forces

This week our guest is distinguished professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley, Edward A. Lee, who has written extensively about the relationship between humans and technology in books such as Plato and the Nerd and The Coev

This week our guest is Nita Farahany, a Distinguished Professor at Duke University where she heads the Science, Law, and Policy Lab. The research she conducts in her lab specifically focuses on the implications of emerging neuroscience, genomics, and arti

This week my guest Anne Scherer, a professor of marketing at the University of Zurich who specializes in the psychological and societal impacts that result from the increased automation and digitization of the consumer-company relationship. In this episod

To celebrate our 100th episode, we welcome one of the co-founders of Singularity himself, Peter Diamandis. And although his educational background at MIT and Harvard Medical school is impressive enough, Peter has also built and invested in many successfu

This week my guest is professor of neuroscience at University College London, Karl Friston. Viewed by many as one of the worlds most influential neuroscientists, Friston rose to prominence when he pioneered one of the key techniques that allows neuroscie

This week my guest is Jean Twenge, a renowned psychologist, professor, and author who has been one of the worlds leading researchers investigating generational differences and the impacts of technology. This includes her books The Narcissism Epidemic, Ge

This week our guest is British biologist, Nessa Carey, who has researched and written extensively about the latest trends in molecular biology and biotechnology for several decades now. This includes her 2011 book, the Epigenetics Revolution, and her more

This week my guest is professor and fellow of the Institute for Social Futures at Lancaster University, Mike Berners-Lee.With a brother who is often referred to as the inventor of the internet, Mike Berners-Lee carries on his familys legacy of scientif