Future Grind

Dec 01 2020 55 ep. 50 mins 308
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Future Grind explores the future through science, technology, entrepreneurship, and philosophy. Hosted by television producer, entrepreneur, and futurist speaker Ryan O’Shea, Future Grind features interviews with innovators and thought leaders that are working to build our future. Biohacking, transhumanism, artificial intelligence, futurism, and robotics are frequent topics of conversation. Show notes and more can be found on futuregrind.org. Questions, press inquiries, and speaking requests, can be emailed to [email protected].

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Ep. 55 - The Extremophile's Guide to Art and Space with J.J. Hastings

Dec 01 2020 48 mins  
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea is joined biohacker, artist, & researcher Dr. J.J. Hastings. J.J. is a biohacker, artist, and researcher consistently blurring the line between art and science. She is a graduate of NYU, Harvard, Oxford, and London’s Saint Martins with advanced degrees in Biology, Fine Art, and Bioinformatics. She’s been a bioha

Ep. 54 - David Ernst on Liquid Democracy

Oct 22 2020 75 mins  
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea discusses the concept of liquid democracy, or democracy 3.0, with David Ernst. David is an entrepreneur and technologist advocating for and working to build the infrastructure to support liquid democracy, which is a combination of direct and representative democracy in which voters can choose to directly vote on leg

Ep. 53 - Autonomy and Data Liberation with Hugo Campos

Aug 26 2020 51 mins  
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea sits down with well known data liberation advocate Hugo Campos. Hugo lives with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, or ICD, which monitors his heart and helps keep him alive. However, the lack of transparency coming from the medical community about his device and the data it collects has lead Hugo on decade p

Ep. 52 - AI Ethics and Social Reform with Nell Watson

Jun 17 2020 46 mins  
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Nell Watson, an entrepreneur and machine intelligence researcher whose work primarily focuses on protecting human rights and creating ethical AI. She currently serves as AI Faculty at Singularity University and works with the IEEE on AI initiatives. She also chairs EthicsNet.org, which crowdsources datas

Ep. 51 - Micah Redding on Christian Transhumanism

May 19 2020 52 mins  
Host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Micah Redding. Micah is the founder and Executive Director of the Christian Transhumanist Association and the host of the Christian Transhumanist Podcast. He grew up as a preacher's kid, spent eight years as a rock musician, and now works as a software developer. He’s also a member of Mensa, a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post and Vice Mot

Ep. 50 - Future Ready Organizations with Singularity University's Nick Davis

Apr 22 2020 43 mins  
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Nick Davis, the Faculty Chair for Corporate Innovation at Singularity University. Nick helps organizations identify and capitalize on the exponential trends that will impact their industry, and the world. He’s just authored a new book titled Future Ready: A Changemaker's Guide to the Exponential Revolu

Ep. 49 - The Business of Life Extension with Chip Walter

Mar 13 2020 52 mins  
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Chip Walter, author of the new book Immortality, Inc.: Renegade Science, Silicon Valley Billions, and the Quest to Live Forever. While writing this book, Chip was granted exclusive access to some of the major players in longevity science, and it provides a dive into the lives, motivations, and work and s

Ep. 48 - UBI and Upgrading America with Zoltan Istvan

Feb 27 2020 33 mins  
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea is joined by Zoltan Istvan, who is running against Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican Primary for President of the United States. Zoltan's previous appearance on this podcast was in 2016, when he was running for the presidency as a third party candidate with the Transhumanist Party. That episode discusses Zoltan’

Ep. 47 - Robots in Space with John Thornton of Astrobotic

Feb 05 2020 52 mins  
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O’Shea discusses the future of space robotics with John Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic. Astrobotic is a space robotics company that seeks to make space accessible to the world by using their lunar landers to deliver payloads for companies, governments, universities, and individuals. Originally spun out of Carnegie Mellon Univ

Ep. 46 - Entrepreneurship in the Maker Community with Matt Verlinich

Dec 16 2019 56 mins  
In this installment host Ryan O’Shea sits down with Matt Verlinich, the founding General Manager of TechShop Pittsburgh and a founding member of the Protohaven makerspace. He’s also the founder of Clear Ice Rocks, where he invented, prototyped, crowdfunded, and mass-produced a system for creating completely clear ice at home. Matt is now a part of the Innovation Works team, whe