We just passed the the 10th anniversary of The Speculist, and I think I know how I want to mark the occasion. This is too good a site to let it go fallow. I’m bringing the Speculist back. Speculist Media publishes three blogs — this one, The World Transformed, and Better All the Time. I […]
The future isn’t just about technological change. Some of the biggest changes we have ever seen and can expect ever to see occur in the realm of ideas. With that in mind, hosts Phil and Stephen contemplate the future of some of the mostly dearly held and hotly debated of all ideas. Which isms will […]
Phil and Stephen discuss the future of humanity as portrayed in some of the summer’s biggest movies as well as some older films. It’s all right here.
Futurist George Dvorsky joins hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon to discuss his recent io9 piece: 10 Mindblowingly Futuristic Technologies that Will Appear by the 2030′s. Are we really just a couple of decades away from self-directed killer robots, invisible computers, and a Star Trek style replicator in every home? The guys discuss George’s list, plus […]
After nearly ten years of blogging here at The Speculist and more than five years of podcasting under the name FastForward Radio, we will be moving both the blog and the radio show to worldtransformed.com and, going forward, The World Transformed will be the name both of this blog and our radio show. Why the change? […]
UPDATE: We have put the show announcement up for Thursday’s End of the World Special on FastForward Radio. As we all know, the last day on the ancient Mayan calendar is December 21, 2012. To commemorate this historic landmark, FastForward Radio will be doing a special Countdown to the End of the World show starting […]
In the near future, cyber culture meets counter culture with the introduction of Nexus, a drug that integrates human minds with machines…and with each other. Does this capability represent the next step in human evolution or the end of humanity as we know it? Or both? Author Ramez Naam joins Phil and Stephen to discuss […]
You, too, can be a Speculist! Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon provide a quick introduction to putting together your own group dedicated to talking about accelerating change, abundance, the Technological Singularity, and related topics. They will discuss: The Top 10 Hot Topics About the Future The Three Big Changes Everybody Wants to Discuss Finding […]
Phil and Stephen welcome blogger, futurist, and fellow web broadcaster Nikola Danaylov (AKA “Socrates”) to FastForward Radio. Nikola reports daily about major trends in science, technology, and society which indicate big changes to come. He also discusses these changes with some of the world’s most fascinating people on his podcast, Singularity One on One. Join us […]
In the first of a three-part series, Phil and Stephen discuss The Possibility Explosion, one of three radical transformations that are reshaping our world and our lives. Think of the many things you can do right now, right where you are (wherever that happens to be.) A few examples: In the first of a three-part […]