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christinepeterson January 25th, 2012
Phil Bowermaster

Do-it-Yourself Life Extension — FastForward Radio

Hey, want to live longer? Our friend Christine Peterson joins us to discuss how people are taking achieving a longer and healthier life into their own[...] Read the rest »

sqpills January 18th, 2012
Phil Bowermaster

The Exercise Pill — FastForward Radio

Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon continue to delve into the shocking truth about what’s happening in the world. This week they examine furt[...] Read the rest »

personalizedlifeextensionTN January 16th, 2012
Phil Bowermaster

Personalized Life Extension Conference

Hey, want to live longer? The second Personalized Life Extension Conference is coming to the South San Francisco Conference Center March 31- April 1 2[...] Read the rest »

theshockingtruth January 11th, 2012
Phil Bowermaster

The Shocking Truth — FastForward Radio

Phil and Stephen respond to a challenge from our good friend Maria Konnavolenko, who writes: We, as well as the leaders of transhumanism all over the [...] Read the rest »

newyear January 4th, 2012
Phil Bowermaster

FastForward Radio — 10 Things to Look Forward to in 2012 — and Beyond

Happy New Year! Phil and Stephen talk about exoskeletons for parapalegics, newly discovered lost worlds, tapping into the fountain of youth, and other[...] Read the rest »

cupofcoffee December 28th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

FastForward Radio — the CoffeeShopification of Everything

Phil and Stephen talk about the future of institutions of bookstores, higher learning, retail outlets, the workplace, and other institutions we though[...] Read the rest »

"The Well" at my home church. December 26th, 2011
Stephen Gordon

In the Future Everything Will Be A Coffee Shop

Phil and I ended last week’s FastForward Radio show discussing how higher education will change in the coming years. My conclusion: Universities[...] Read the rest »

mortar-board December 21st, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

FastForward Radio — Higher Edx

While we’ve written and talked quite a bit about the education bubble over the past few months, a recent announcement from MIT may prove to be a gam[...] Read the rest »

libraryburning December 21st, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

Backing Up Civilization

One of the tragedies in the history of human learning is the destruction of the Library of Alexandria. There are conflicting accounts of the library&#[...] Read the rest »

MIT December 20th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

Contacts and Credentials

While we’ve written and talked quite a bit about the education bubble over the past few months, a recent announcement from MIT may prove to be a[...] Read the rest »

FFRNewLogoJ December 14th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

FastForward Radio — Higgs Boson!

Phil and Stephen discuss breaking news about the possible discovery of the long-sought “God particle.” What does it mean? Why do we care? [...] Read the rest »

sky December 7th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

FastForward Radio — Life Beyond Limits

Inspired by Amy Purdy’s remarkable TED Talk, Phil and Stephen discuss the limits that we are currently overcoming and may hope to overcome in th[...] Read the rest »

uglytopretty1 December 1st, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

Illusion, Reality, and Photoshop

Some thoughts on the malleability of images over at Transparency Revolution: You take two excessively attractive people and you make them even more at[...] Read the rest »

wild_turkey3 November 23rd, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

FastForward Radio — Anticipation Day

Proposed: a new holiday to coincide with Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving day is all about reflecting on the good things in our past and present lives. How [...] Read the rest »

078 November 16th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

FastForward Radio — The Age of Superheroes

You heard it here first — in the future we’re all going to be sexy immortal billionaires with superpowers. That future is getting closer [...] Read the rest »

superheroes November 16th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

A Dirty Job, But Somebody Has to Do It

Yes, there is plenty of work out there for those who don’t mind getting their hands dirty. Not all work is paid, you know. Unpaid internships ca[...] Read the rest »

airships November 9th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

FastForward Radio — Airships to Space

Special Guest Ramez Naam joins Phil and Stephen for a look at a grab-bag of exciting future-related developments: Airships Offer Gateways to Space Moo[...] Read the rest »

soapbubble November 8th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

As the Bubble Bursts

It’s been widely noted that, over the past couple of decades, higher education costs have skyrocketed far out of proportion to the economic bene[...] Read the rest »

cute_baby_cute-1024x768 November 2nd, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

FastForward Radio — Our 7 Billionth Customer!

Phil and Stephen  continue last week’s discussion about healthy life extension. Why is it that there’s something suspect about life, and [...] Read the rest »

sonia-arrison-headshot-med October 26th, 2011
Stephen Gordon

Fast Forward Radio – Interview with author Sonia Arrison

Author Sonia Arrison joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to talk about her book:   100 Plus: How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Cha[...] Read the rest »

pills October 19th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

FastForward Radio — Drugs Required?

Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss the possibility that drug usage might one day be required for certain lines of work. In particular, [...] Read the rest »

magicmushrooms October 19th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

Doctors on Drugs

Yes, sometimes the access that doctors have to drugs leads to poor decisions and bad behavior, but that’s not what the title of this piece refer[...] Read the rest »

smiley2 October 12th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

FastForward Radio — Optimism and Health

Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon discuss whether thinking positive can make a difference in how well we avoid or recover from illness, how we[...] Read the rest »

stevejobsapple2 October 6th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

Steve Jobs and the Art of Reinvention

[I wrote this upon the announcement of Jobs' retirement in August. Jobs reinvented himself, the companies he managed, the personal computer (which he [...] Read the rest »

knowledge-navigator October 5th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

FastForward Radio — Knowledge Navigator

Did Apple computer make an uncannily accurate prediction of life in the year 2011 more than 24 years ago? Phil and Stephen discuss that question, the [...] Read the rest »

lasertowardsmilkyway September 28th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

FastForward Radio — Faster Than Light

Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon talk about recent news about the discovery of particles which may travel faster than light. Plus: Reconstruc[...] Read the rest »

computerbrain September 25th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

Okay This Seems Big

This video is amazing. Basically what we have here is scientists reverse-engineering visual data out of brain activity as measured in an MRI. In the c[...] Read the rest »

lightspeed September 23rd, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

If It’s True…

…if it’s really been established that some particles are traveling faster than light — and I very much doubt that that’s the[...] Read the rest »

philntardis September 21st, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

Summer Is Over

And FastForward Radio is back! Tune in as Phil and Stephen recap their epic 10-part summer series, The World Transformed. Plus, Phil’s adventur[...] Read the rest »

mario September 20th, 2011
Phil Bowermaster

Fun and Games

Scientists work on a problem for years and years. They can’t find a solution. The problem is embedded into a game and turned over to online game[...] Read the rest »

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