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FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeFisheries are a Global Ponzi Scheme (and how to fix it) – With Daniel PaulyWhy does the most cited fisheries scientist in the world call modern fisheries a global Ponzi scheme?Welcome to part two of our dive into the future of oceans, where my focus is still on the pathways we can take to preserve ocean ecosystems and fisheries for the future, but this time I’m putting my questions to Daniel Pauly.Daniel is Professor of the Institute of Oceans and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia, and Principal Investigator of the Sea Around Us Project, winner of the 2023 Tyler Prize (the "Nobel prize for environmental ach...2025-07-0149 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeFuture of Oceans and Fisheries – With William CheungHow do we feed another 2 billion AND preserve the future of ocean ecosystems?In 2025, over three billion people rely on seafood as a significant source of protein. Over 80% of the world's biodiversity comes from oceans. A multitude of ocean ecosystems are in crisis mode. By 2086, the global population is projected to increase by another 2.2 billion (from 8.1 today to 10.4 at peak). How can we feed them and make future fisheries sustainable?This is a topic of VAST importance in determining our future, and yet most of us know almost nothing about it!J...2025-05-2656 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeFuture of Happiness – With John HelliwellHow do we create a happier future? What are the factors that influence happiness? What can we do as managers and leaders to enhance happiness, and why is this fundamental to achieving ALL our goals? Join me for a deeply insightful discussion with John Helliwell, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of British Columbia, and editor of the World Happiness Report 2025.They can be no more universal theme than this. Happier organizations are more productive. They are more innovative. They are more resilient. Happier societies are safer and healthier and more giving. A deeper u...2025-04-131h 03

Just DiagnosedEpisode 2: Death, Taxes & Everything ElseSend us a textAfter a powerful first episode, Just Diagnosed is back with another raw, unfiltered look at life after a life-changing diagnosis. This week, Steve and Kati dive into the realities of navigating treatment, including unexpected side effects, balancing work and fatigue, and making big financial and medical decisions.Steve opens up about some brutal side effects he faced this week—including fevers, fatigue, and unexpected changes to his body—while reflecting on how he's adjusting to a new reality. He and Kati also discuss the impo...2025-02-2844 min

Just DiagnosedDeath & Taxes & Everything ElseSend us a textAfter a powerful first episode, Just Diagnosed is back with another raw, unfiltered look at life after a life-changing diagnosis. This week, Steve and Kati dive into the realities of navigating treatment, including unexpected side effects, balancing work and fatigue, and making big financial and medical decisions.Steve opens up about some brutal side effects he faced this week—including fevers, fatigue, and unexpected changes to his body—while reflecting on how he's adjusting to a new reality. He and Kati also discuss the impo...2025-02-2847 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeElectrification of Road Freight – With David CebonForget cars, what does the transition to electric FREIGHT look like? How capable are HEAVY vehicles? What’s the future of charging infrastructure? What changes for shippers and logistics companies? How should they think and plan?On this episode of FutureBites, I travel to Cambridge University to ask Professor David Cebon, a visionary in the electrification of heavy vehicles.David is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Cambridge University. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Director of the Cambridge Vehicle Dynamics Consortium, and -- his principal focus for the past 15 years...2024-11-1651 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeAutonomous Vehicles: The Next Generation – With Paul NewmanWhat is driving the NEXT generation of autonomous vehicles? How are scientists upping the innovation rate? Why are AVs utterly inevitable, everywhere? How will they transform industries, cities and even economies? To get a deep sense of where we are headed, I checked in with Paul Newman, a trailblazer in robotics and autonomous systems. Paul is BP Professor of Information Engineering at Oxford University, Founder of the Oxford Robotics Institute, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the IEEE in honor of his outstanding contributions to robot navigation, and Founder of Oxa (formerly Oxbotica) a mobile a...2024-11-1353 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeCarbon Pricing: Incentivizing a Net-Zero Future - With Cameron HepburnCan carbon pricing incentivize a sustainable future? Join us for a compelling conversation with Professor Cameron Hepburn, the Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics and co-Director of the Economics of Sustainability Programme at Oxford University, as we unravel the power of carbon pricing and its potential to incentivize decarbonisation across industries, economies and countries. What lessons have early-movers learned about acceptance and building momentum? How to neutralize the politics? How to do a better job of implementing carbon pricing in practice? What are the implications of the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on other...2024-11-1036 min

Miracle Voices - A Course In Miracles Podcast (ACIM)Aha!... It Just Doesn't Matter - Bruce Rawles (Encore)Bruce Rawles joins Tam and Matt to discuss his "Aha moments" of learning that come with being a longtime ACIM student. Inspiration for the title of this episode comes from a Bill Murray line, "It Just Doesn't Matter" - See clip here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TogGxzlfhM⁠ Connect with Bruce: ⁠https://acimblog.com/⁠ and ⁠https://www.brucerawles.com/⁠ How Can You Support Miracle Voices? If you feel inspired to make a donation to support these podcasts you can donate here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://acim.org/donate-miracles-voices-podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get Notified of New Episodes By Joining Ou...2024-08-221h 06

Coffee with the Council By PCI Security Standards CouncilCoffee with the Council Podcast: Meet This Year’s Europe and Asia-Pacific Community Meeting Keynote Speaker, Dr. Bruce McCabeToday, I am so excited to bring you a sneak peek interview with PCI SSC's Europe and Asia Pacific Community Meeting keynote speaker, Dr. Bruce McCabe, Global Futurist. Bruce has explored emerging technologies and how innovation happens for 30 years. He began his career at IBM in 1988 and went on to hold senior roles at IBM, WordPerfect, Novell, and Gartner. In 2002, he founded S2 Intelligence, a think tank to support organizational innovation through grounded research. He served as an independent advisor to a long list of multinationals, state and federal governments, universities, and science labs. When not speaking, he writes...2024-08-1320 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeUnleashing Epigenetic Potential: A New Era In Genetic Medicine - With Ben OakesImagine a future where, based on a diagnostic in your teens, your doctor gives you a customized infusion with a top-up every 5 to 10 years that “dials down” your genetic risk factors for all kinds of diseases WITHOUT making permanent changes to your DNA.Welcome to the world of epigenetic editing, a frontier that will unlock a new universe of gene therapies that are both potent and reversible.My guest today is Dr Ben Oakes, Co-founder, President and CEO of Scribe Therapeutics, a company that’s focused on designing and applying CRISPR-derived tools that, not only edit g...2024-07-2250 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeFuture of Cybersecurity - with Bruce SchneierHow can we build a more secure digital future? Cyber-attacks and data-breaches are escalating, attackers are employing all manner of sophisticated tools, AI is transforming the ‘arms race’ for both attackers and defenders. We see the headlines, but is this a future we have to accept? What are the pathways to a more secure digital future? I asked Bruce Schneier, the biggest name in cybersecurity. Bruce is a DEEP thinker. He’s been researching and writing prolifically on cybersecurity since 1998, has authored more than 12 books, is a Fellow and lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy...2024-05-3047 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeCalifornia's 100% Renewables Revolution - with Mark JacobsonThe fifth largest economy in the world is smashing renewables records! For 41 of the past 49 days, California's grid has met more than 100% of electricity demand using solar, wind and hydro generation supplemented by grid-scale batteries. Supply is frequently exceeding 140% of demand, with the excess exported to neighbouring states. On some days renewables have supplied more than 100% of demand for more than 9 hours. These outstanding milestones for the atmosphere, the US economy and for consumers, are taking place earlier and faster than expected, with energy prices projected to fall steeply as California races towards the ultimate milestone: 100% solar, wind and...2024-04-3041 min

Moolala: Money Made Simple with Bruce SelleryWhen a Reverse Mortgage WorksWe are joined by the founder and CEO of Bloom, Ben McCabe to talk about reverse mortgages and how it works. Find out more at bloomfin.ca and connect on LinkedIn and X/Twitter. 2024-04-1012 min

Moolala: Money Made Simple with Bruce SellerySpeak Up To Save Money | Full EpisodeHow to negotiate to help you save money. Matt Schulz, personal finance author, educator and speaker, takes us through it in his book Ask Questions, Save Money, Make More. And why salary transparency can be both important and challenging. Canadian Millennial Money expert Jessica Moorhouse explains. Then, a company called Bloom that offers Canadians reverse mortgages. Founder and CEO Ben McCabe tells us how it works. Plus, we’ll speak with Carly Kalish, executive director at Victim Services Toronto, about their Reclaim program that helps support human trafficking survivors with their debt. To find out more about the...2024-04-0957 min

Is The World F*cked?#45 - Death by SelfieIs narcissism on the rise? Are we all in danger if losing our souls behind a cloud of selfies and avocado-on-toast pics and ‘look at me’ TikTok dance videos? Yep, it’s only one of the biggest questions of our time, and today your fearless and dynamic duo of podcasting is diving in! PJ offers advice on how to spot a narcissist. Dr Bruce exhibits an unhealthy fixation with the Queen of Denmark. And at some stage we try to squeeze in some actual science (but we don't try very hard). Oh and by the way, dear listener, did we...2024-02-1948 min

Is The World F*cked?#44 - Blowing Up Hydrogen - Part 2H2, what is it good for? After calling out the scam-artists and greenwashers and setting a match to just about every hydrogen project on the planet based on the sky-high energy-input requirements and appalling economics, we’re putting on our nice guy hats to look at where that fab little molecule makes sense. But you know us: fun is our name and irreverence is our game, so of course we also rake over a few more pet H2 projects sponsored by Big Gas before offering some gratuitous and entirety unsolicited advice to our good friends at Toyota! And...2024-02-1239 min

Is The World F*cked?#43 - Blowing Up Hydrogen - Part 1Hydrogen projects are everywhere and hey, they’re green, right? Water at the tailpipe? No CO2 emissions? And Toyota has bet BIG so it’s gotta be good. What’s not to like? Turns out, plenty … Your loveable rogues are kicking off 2024 with a BANG this episode by checking out the good, the bad and the ugly of the universe’s smallest and most plentiful atom, and as always, we’re not holding back! It’s planes, trains and Hindenbergs ladies and gentlemen, so fasten your seatbelts. What colour would you like your Hydrogen? Black, grey, blue or green?2024-02-0632 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeFuture of Energy - with Michael Barnard (Part 2)Welcome to Part 2 of my interview with Michael Barnard, global energy expert and consultant to the biggest investors on the planet. In this episode we discuss biofuels, long-range shipping, carbon pricing, nuclear reactors, geothermal, grid-scale energy storage and more, and we wrap up with Michael's Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. There's a ton of insight and wisdom to help you target the real energy opportunities. We also had a ton of fun. Wait until you hear some of Michael's one-liners as he eviscerates projects that fail on both science and economics -- priceless!Michael...2024-01-3057 min

London Scots PodcastLondon Scots Podcast with Sarah Bruce (S3 E15)Join us for a chat with Sarah Bruce! From a wee village in Aberdeenshire to the bustling streets of London, Sarah spills the beans on her accidental adventure, including the unexpected love story with her flatmate-turned-husband. We also explore the nitty-gritty of living away from home, sparking a newfound appreciation for roots and a sprinkle of patriotism… If you are a Scot in London and would like to appear on the show, drop a message to ed@ceilidhclub.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. This podcast is kindly sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ceilidhclub.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ - a taste of Scotland in London. Live band and caller. No experience...2024-01-2318 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeFuture of Energy - with Michael Barnard (Part 1)What will the global mix of energy generation look like in 2060? Which technologies are dead ends and which should we be paying more attention to? What will power long range ships and aircraft? What about nuclear?Who better to answer these questions than Michael Barnard, global energy expert and consultant to the biggest investors on the planet. Michael lives and breathes energy tech. He is utterly pragmatic, laser-focused on cutting through the nonsense, and backs all his assertions with science and comprehensive, quantified, costed analysis. He is also passionate at debunking the myths and spreading th...2024-01-221h 04

Miracle Voices - A Course In Miracles Podcast (ACIM)Gary Renard, Cindy Lora-Renard and Bruce Rawles: Applying Non-dual MetaphysicsGary Renard and Cindy Lora-Renard talk with Bruce Rawles about ACIM's metaphysics of pure non-duality and how trust in the Holy Spirit (our Inner Kindness Teacher) is the foundation for (Quantum) True Forgiveness and sustainable peace of mind. Our shared interest in learning and applying the ideas in A Course in Miracles gives us the context to see current events as a classroom custom-tailored to each person's forgiveness lessons and helps us seek and find the perspective that restores our sanity... the practice of seeing all-inclusive, eternal innocence in everyone (and removing the blocks in our mind...2024-01-181h 13

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeInterfacing the Nervous System - with Elisa DonatiWhat does the future of medicine look like when microchips and nervous systems speak the same language?I asked Dr Elisa Donati, a Senior Scientist working at the cutting edge of neuroscience and engineering at the Institute of Neuroinformatics at University of Zürich and ETH Zürich. It starts with mimicking the way neurons work in nature. Real neurons are analog, not digital. They process information event-by-event, not in lock-step with computer clocks. They transmit and process large volumes of information in parallel, and dispatch complex tasks using astonishingly little energy. By re...2024-01-0522 min

Is The World F*cked?#42 - Do BMW Drivers Share Their Bananas?In this episode, we tackle the deepest of questions: "Are all BMW drivers assholes?” and needless to say, it’s all downhill from there! After performing an irreverent dissection of driver behaviour and car brands with sordid marketing campaigns, the banter takes a surprising turn regarding wealth, privilege, and entitlement before unveiling a genuine university study aimed at answering the burning question, "Are BMW drivers assholes?" We then investigate what a Mr/Ms LOMBARD is and which industry takes that term very seriously, before finding out what all of this has to do with b...2023-12-1823 min

Is The World F*cked?#41 - Jurassic Park: Should We or Shouldn’t We?Jurassic Park. It’s one of our all-time favorite movies. De-extinction, baby! Who wouldn’t want to watch a T-Rex chomping down on a goat … and, er, eyeing us through an upside-down car window ... Okay, okay, maybe not! Um, PJ, how about bringing me back a nice placid herbivore instead? How big, did you say? Cripes! How about one that can't stomp on my house?Questions, questions! And here’s the thing, those questions matter, because we’re doing it. Through the power of gene-sequencing and editing, we ARE bringing back woolly mammoths and Tasmanian tigers and dodos, and w...2023-12-1127 min

Is The World F*cked?#40 - A One Shot Cure For CholesterolIn this episode, we're diving into the world of cholesterol and, spoiler alert, it's a pretty big deal... especially if you have high LDL numbers despite training your arse off and running for miles (as per guess who - we heard you PJ :). The World Health Federation dropped a bombshell recently, attributing nearly 8% of global deaths to high cholesterol every year. Shocking, right? But hold on to your butter and banana bread, because we've got some potentially game-changing news. Imagine a ONE-SHOT TREATMENT that not only kicks 'bad' cholesterol to the curb b...2023-12-0438 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeCountdown to Age Reversal - with George ChurchAffordable age-reversal drugs. Xenotransplants to eliminate organ shortages. Revolutionizing health economics. Keeping methane sequestered under the tundra. Editing livestock and crops to be resistant to ALL viruses ... What are the genomics pathways to a better future? Which are closest? Where could we be in twenty years? I asked George Church, the greatest genomic pioneer in the world.George is a professor of genetics at both Harvard and MIT, the developer of the first direct genomic sequencing method, an initiator of the Human Genome Project and the Personal Genome Project, inventor of molecular multiplexing and tags, homologous recombination...2023-12-0258 min

Is The World F*cked?#39 - What's Life Like in the Amazon AlgorithmDr Bruce recently had the good fortune of venturing into the world of Amazon Fulfilment Centres - and what he found is insane. As he walked through the unmanned doors, it hit him – he'd just stepped into the pulsating heart of an algorithmic wonderland. So today, we're peeling back the layers of this e-commerce onion to reveal the comedic gold that lies within. From the mesmerising dance of robots to the mind-boggling scale of it all, we're diving into the wild world of fulfillment – Amazon style. Spoiler alert: it's not your average walk in the...2023-11-2740 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeWhat's Next in CAR T-Cell Therapy? - with Bruce LevineThe future of medicine is one where all cancers are either 100% curable or turned into manageable diseases. You’ve heard me tell the story in my keynotes for many years. Now it’s time for you to hear from one of the heroes of that story, Bruce Levine.Bruce and his colleagues pioneered CAR T-cell therapy, one of the most important breakthroughs in the history of medicine, where your own immune cells are reprogrammed to attack and destroy your cancer. They developed it, applied it, saved the first lives, achieved the first FDA approvals, and perfected a ther...2023-11-2343 min

Is The World F*cked?#38 - Wired Differently: Dr. Bruce's Amish EncounterLet's get rid of our phones. Our cars. Our laptops. Our kids? Today we're unpacking a unique experience—Dr Bruce's visit to the Amish community in the USA a few weeks ago. Bruce brings his first-hand experience among the rolling hills and red barns, as we delve into the Amish lifestyle, the good and bad, traditionally rooted in simplicity. Famous for their aversion to modern conveniences, the Amish seem to have found a delicate balance. From horse-drawn buggies to solar-powered tools, they've embraced innovation selectively to try to preserve their cultural iden...2023-11-2143 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeA.I. and the Future of Inequality - with Wendell WallachWill AI exacerbate inequality? Can we stop that from happening? As the world grapples with guardrails to protect us from future dangers of AI, I thought it timely to talk to an ethicist who has spent a lifetime pondering these challenges. Enter, Wendell Wallach, Carnegie-Uehiro fellow at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, where he co-directs the Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative (AIEI). He is also Emeritus Chair of Technology and Ethics Studies at Yale University’s Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, a scholar with the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics, a fellow at the Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technology, an...2023-11-1058 min

Is The World F*cked?#37 - Psychopathic AIReady for some darkness? All this year, senate committees and billionaires and scientists have been wrangling the question, ‘Is AI an existential threat to humanity?’ Yes, really. Dr Bruce and PJ wade into the arguments, for and against. So, how could it happen? What do we watch out for? Will our executioner be Skynet, The Terminator, HAL 9000 … or Siri! Remember that wrong turn off a bridge? Thant's one way Siri can kill you! Um, PJ? Your Roomba has an unblinking red eye, and it seems to be following me wherever I go …Wanna dive deeper? Read Dr Bruce’s essay "S...2023-11-0840 min

Is The World F*cked?#36 - Suffocating In The PlastisphereHow to tackle plastic pollution? Can we? We rip into the plastic polluters spewing their packaging across our landscapes and into our rivers and growing the monumental garbage-islands that are already blanketing our oceans. What can we do to stop these vandals? What can we do to trap the stuff earlier? Can we make recycling work? Are bio-plastics the answer? Warning: we’re angry, and we aren’t holding back! And for the record, when we're doing real work and not podcasting, you'll find Dr Bruce, The Global Futurist presenting here and PJ applying his digita...2023-11-0240 min

Is The World F*cked?#35 - Charge Stations. Who Needs ’Em?Solar roadways anyone? So with all these EVs around, how can we charge them without relying on heavy dirty energy production? Well, we thought we'd find out by exploring the weird, whacky, and wonderful ways of charging vehicles. Rollable solar panels you can keep in the trunk? How about wireless charging while you’re honking down the highway at full throttle? And what crazy scheme are they trialing on the highways of northern Germany that has Dr Bruce so excited? Tune in and find out!And for the record, when...2023-10-2342 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeThree New Frontiers In Cancer Medicine - with Ben StangerThe story of cancer medicine is multi-threaded. It’s a story of early detection, of surgical removal, of radio- and chemo-therapies, of understanding lifestyle factors, of sequencing and pinpointing genetic factors, and lately of immunotherapies, but instead of one succeeding the other, each overlaps and complements and adds more weapons to the armory, and many of these weapons can be deployed in series or in combination.In this episode of FutureBites, I’m talking to Dr Ben Stanger about adding three more entire armories.Dr Ben Stanger is the Hanna Wise Professor in Cancer Research at t...2023-10-2026 min

Is The World F*cked?#34 - The EV is Dead! Long Live The EV!Just when you thought you understood electric vehicles, along comes a company re-inventing them from the ground up! So now the question is: what do you do with your old redundant EV? Well, we're not sure. However, we are sure that the Solar EV, or SEV, is very real, and despite being currently challenged when it comes to commercialization, is sure to win that battle (just as Tesla did), to be here in a showroom near you soon. And when it does, the whole world changes - again. So the questions ar...2023-10-0342 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeGene Editing to Prevent Heart Disease - with Kiran MusunuruIs this the most important gene therapy in the world? At the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, a cutting-edge facility at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr Kiran Musunuru is developing something truly extraordinary, a ‘one and done’ gene therapy to prevent heart disease, which happens to be the number one killer on our planet today.Welcome to FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabe, futurist and keynote speaker, where we interview scientists and explore pathways to a better future. I visited Dr Kiran Musunuru at his office in Philadelphia (it was an exciting time, as two of his colleagues had just...2023-10-031h 08

Is The World F*cked?#33 - Pet Psychiatry and AI - Now That’s Depressing!What's that Rover? There's danger over that fence? Are you sure? Ohhhh, you mean you FEEL like there's danger over there. OK - no problem my beautiful fur baby. I'll grab my AI co-pilot so we can talk that through (and your puppy-hood), then let's get you to the vet shrink.. and sort that out for good. OK - before we start. It's all fine ... we LOVE pets - especially the puppies (and yes PJ loves the pussy cats too). We're not against mind meds - obviously. BUT, for pets? And do they really want u...2023-10-0349 min

Is The World F*cked?#32 - You’ll Get a Charge Out Of ThisWait - have you got a charger? I need a charger? Is there a powerpoint here somewhere? I need a powerpoint. Can I move this table? Can those people move aside? I think there's one behind there is all. I need that charger. I need it NOW!You know the feeling. Lose the power - and it feels like you're disconnected from the world. Because in so many ways now - you are. So have a think - how important is battery technology to you and your world - and what does the future hold? 2023-09-2646 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeClimate Change and The Future of Insurance - with Trent ThomsonInsurance companies must deal with the financial realities of climate change. They must make quantitative decisions and translate risks into dollars. They must do it for today’s impacts as well as making quantified predictions about future impacts. And behind the insurance companies are the reinsurance companies, who must act as shock absorbers to the industry and do all of the above on a global scale. Who better to go to for insights on how climate change translates into real dollars?Welcome to FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabe, futurist and keynote speaker, where we interview scientists and ex...2023-09-2541 min

Is The World F*cked?#31 - How Would You Like Your Cultured Cells Tonight Madam?The meat market (no not those old bars you hung out in - we mean the actual meat market) is on the move - are we F'ed or not? And we go beyond just plant-based alternatives - this gets bloody! We’ve covered the massive global footprint of meat in a previous episode, now we’re sinking our teeth into possible solutions - both the plant-based and lab-grown variety. Yes, it's here. That's right - we can grow your next dinner in the lab out the back. Almost. How do you like it? Rare...2023-09-1943 min

Is The World F*cked?#30 - This is Bigger Than Quantum Computing!Computing power that we all use is about to change forever - and you heard it here first. The next generation of computer chips is on the way - and they are not as we know it... they're Neuromorphic! Neuro-what? Neuromorphic! Bio-inspired! More brain-like! Mimicking the eyes and ears and brains of flies, mice and -- yep -- humans. Computing power is so - well... computer-like.... and that's old news. So forget all those old-hat computers we've been using since the 1950s. With exponential Artificial Intelligence growth now here, THIS is the future for computing...2023-09-1333 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeThe Future of Neuromorphic Computing - with Alexandre MarcireauI’m calling neuromorphic computing the most important computer engineering research in the world. That’s right, more important than quantum computing (you heard it here first!) So what is neuromorphic computing? How is it inspired by biology? Where is it taking us? Why are the opportunities so vast? How is it fundamental to future directions in artifical intelligence? And why does it matter SO much to the future of this planet? Welcome to FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabe, futurist and keynote speaker, where we interview scientists and explore pathways to a better future. In this e...2023-09-1032 min

Is The World F*cked?#29 - The Sharemarket is Rigged! Pick Why!Bet that got your attention! If you day trade - or anything like it - you HAVE to listen to this episode - whether your financial advisor likes it or not. Oh yeah, because to hell with all that energy stuff we've been discussing for a while, today the boys are talking money! Mullah! Bacon! Coin! BANK!!!!! We're channelling our inner Gordon Gekkos and ripping into the stock market mafia you never hear about. Not the run-of-the-mill ostentatious Lamborghini-revving Wall Street rip-off merchants --- but the actual cheats. The sophisticated types, th...2023-09-0554 min

Is The World F*cked?#28 - We Reckon This One Saves The World (Part 2)It's the second half of our Fusion love-fest. Having taken you on a tour of the International Thermonuclear Power Plant (ITER) in France, this time we’re flying you across the Atlantic to ogle yet another power plant under construction in Devens, Massachusetts. Why does this one matter so much? We tap the secrets of the breakthrough design and talk cost efficiencies, because as we all know boys and girls, when it comes to energy, the almighty dollar matters! And finally, after promising in the last episode, we talk timelines for igniting that fi...2023-08-2841 min

Is The World F*cked?# 27 - We Reckon This One Saves The World!Too much promise? Well... you listen and be the judge. We think firing up a human-made STAR right here on planet Earth is a great idea... BOLD, AUDACIOUS, MASSIVE, POWERFUL........... and SAFE. Yep... don't believe it - take a listen and find out. Completing our atomic tri-pod, this time we’re talking about that “other” atomic energy. That super-sexy, super-sultry version that beckons us away from our dark & dangerous dalliances with fission for sweet promises of clean, green, unlimited-fuel, baseload electricity. That's right, it's fusion! And its safe even at 150 millio...2023-08-211h 00

Is The World F*cked?#26 - In the End... Can Nuclear Save Us?After our Oppenheimer chinwag we thought we’d better talk about the ‘other’ nuke: nuclear power plants, that is. Fission, baby! Atom-splitting for energy! It comes up constantly as a solution to climate change. It’s baseload, it comes with really cool chimneys, and it’s a place where people like Homer Simpson can work, so why not deploy a few thousand of those babies and kick greenhouse gases squarely in the nuts? Well while we are wanting to see carbon emissions reduced fast - this may not be the answer - and the real r...2023-08-1456 min

Is The World F*cked?#25 - Oppenheimer and the Nukes. So are we?Time for an ITWF field trip so we scraped together all our podcast earnings and bought two tickets to “Oppenheimer,” and while we suck as movie reviewers we more than make up for it in enthusiasm! After which we segue into some light-hearted topics such as, um, the necessity of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, the madness of Mutually Assured Destruction, the number of nukes currently locked and cocked and waiting to annihilate us, and those 'near misses' we keep having! Dr Bruce confesses to an unhealthy fixation with visiting intercontinental ballistic missile silos and we try...2023-08-071h 14

Is The World F*cked?#24 - Now Every Microphone Is a Lie DetectorWelcome to the future, where hidden cameras capture your iris dilation and heartbeat and face flushes and breathing, and software listens to the stress patterns in your voice, all for the purpose of deciding whether or not you are telling the truth. Except it’s not the future. It's now. That's right, we're creeping into the dank dungeons of lie detection and predictive policing and pre-crime, and scaring ourselves rigid with what's already here. We explore whether that's OK. PJ, like so many people really, thinks sure - I'm not doing anything wrong... bu...2023-07-3144 min

Is The World F*cked?#23 - Can the Trees Save Us?The hottest July (2023) in 120,000 years seems like a good time for a status check on emissions. We couldn't let it go... even the most skeptical out there would have to be interested in this result. OK - so July 2023 broke all heat records in the air and in the ocean. And not just by a bit. We're talking about a massive effort result coming from where to mark the hottest month ever recorded globally by as much as a whopping 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit . It was hotter last month than anything we’ve seen in the...2023-07-2552 min

Is The World F*cked?#22 - Blowing Up The Planet To Save ItIt doesn’t get scarier than this! After a listener request, we’re talking geoengineering schemes to solve climate change. You know, small things, like using nukes to knock planet Earth further away from the sun. Dr Bruce divines the crazy from the casually insane, then details the schemes that serious scientists really are considering before going truly dark with the experiments people are conducting right now - without your permission. Here are a few to get you thinking: Space reflectors. Blocking a small proportion of sunlight before it reaches the Ea...2023-07-1740 min

Is The World F*cked?#21 - Mind Reading... But You Knew That Already. Right?!Fresh from presenting on the future of medicine, Dr Bruce is busting to talk about what he considers one of the most exciting frontiers right now -- reading and decoding directly off the brain (and writing to it too!).Neuroethicists are split on whether a study that uses brain scans and AI to decode imagined thoughts poses a threat to mental privacy. But whatever you think - the advances are coming thick and fast, and we're already doing impossibly wonderful things like helping paraplegics walk again and catching criminals, with much, much more in the p...2023-07-1041 min

Full & Thriving: A Mental Health and Personal Development Podcast120. Challenging Your Thoughts, If I Gain Weight, Nobody Will Love Me w/ Kristina Bruce (Re-Upload)ABOUT THIS EPISODEJoin Meg as she chats with Kristina Bruce about the way our culture views certain bodies and how we are unawarely impacted by that. But what truly matters is the belief in how we see ourselves and how we feel about certain situations. Meg and Kristina also talked about how Kristina came across the works of Byron Katie. Together they challenge the disordered thought, “If I gain weight, nobody will love me.”ABOUT OUR GUESTKristina is a Certified Integrative Life Coach and advocate of Health at Every Size paradigm. Calling upon her education in health studies, sociology, yoga, medi...2023-07-0640 min

Is The World F*cked?#20 - Print Me A KidneyHey doc? This heart’s ticking when it should be tocking – can you print me up a new one? That’s right, we’re wading knee-deep into the gooey world of bioprinting.According to Grand View Research, the global 3D bioprinting market size was valued at $2B USD in 2022 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5% as we move into the future to 2030. This amazing growth is attributed to a limited number of organ donors, and an increasingly aging population with chronic respiratory diseases. Rising R&D investme...2023-07-0329 min

Is The World F*cked?#19 - Elon's World - Part 2OK, it's true that PJ and I yabbered so much about Elon Musk in the past episode that we ran out of time – guilty! Although to some degree it's because Elon Musk has done so goddam much ... even we were surprised when we took a good look. Were you? So we thought we'd do one of the most influential and divisive characters in the world today (as the same people who loved him for Tesla hate him for Twitter and so on... and yet he says he voted Democrat in the 2020 election, provides a satellite se...2023-06-261h 01

Is The World F*cked?#18 - Elon's World - Part 1How many world-changing businesses can one human start, grow, manage and sell? What if you're Elon Musk? Let's see, there's Paypal, SpaceX, Starlink, Tesla, and a whole bunch more … plus that game he created and sold when he was just 12 years old. Yep. What were you doing at 12? If anyone deserves the title of ‘Future-Maker,’ (said with gusto, reverb, and echo) then it’s Mr Elon Musk. We dig into the man, the myths, the motives, and the accomplishments. And whether those superpowers indicate that he's an alien in disguise, or if he's just a naughty, naughty boy (thank...2023-06-1957 min

Is The World F*cked?#17 - The Spy in Your PocketOh privacy, privacy, wherefore art thou privacy? Our data is being pilfered in a zillion ways George Orwell could never have imagined, so we thought it high time we closed down TickTock and locked Alexa in the closet and kicked the Roomba out, and pull the batteries from your phones so we can have a confidential chat with you. Is that OK? Are we letting our rights disappear one bit at a time - until almost now we have essentially no privacy. Here are a few other ways you're being...2023-06-1233 min

Is The World F*cked?#16 - Lessons From TokyoKonichiwa! For a change of pace we're sharing observations from one of our all-time favourite cities: quirky, crazy, tech-loving Tokyo - THE place for inspiring glimpses of what our future could be, and fresh thinking on how we embed technology into our city living lives. Tokyo is an ultra-modern city, as per the famous always-bustling Shibuya Crossing. There's loads of fantastic eating, drinking, shopping, and entertainment to experience, such as the famous district of Harajuku. There's also plenty of history and culture such as the medieval Sensoji Temple or quirky museums such as the Ghibli...2023-06-0524 min

Miracle Voices - A Course In Miracles Podcast (ACIM)Ep 90 - Aha!... It Just Doesn't Matter - Bruce RawlesBruce Rawles joins Tam and Matt to discuss his "Aha moments" of learning that come with being a longtime ACIM student. Inspiration for the title of this episode comes from a Bill Murray line, "It Just Doesn't Matter" - See clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TogGxzlfhM Connect with Bruce: https://acimblog.com/ and https://www.brucerawles.com/ How Can You Support Miracle Voices? If you feel inspired to make a donation to support these podcasts you can donate here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://acim.org/donate-miracles-voices-podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get Notified of New Episod...2023-06-011h 06

Is The World F*cked?#15 - Spraying Satellites Into the SkyHey - what's that flying around up there in the night sky? Smile - you're on satellite camera. Private companies are spraying tens of thousands of satellites into orbit. What in blazes are they DOING up there? Who is operating them? Does anyone actually know? And – most importantly – why are all those orbiting cameras pointed at PJ’s house? According to UNOOSA records, there are 8,261 satellites orbiting the Earth as at January 2022, of which only 4,852 satellites are active, confirmed by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), who maintains the record of the oper...2023-05-2928 min

FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabeInnovating For A Better Future - with Ken DoveyInnovation is a deeply, deeply social phenomenon that requires many people to come along for the ride. It’s not easy! So, where to start? What are the principles? How to think about it? If you want to make the world a better place by building new products or services, or simply by creating better ways of doing things inside your organization, then this episode is for you!Welcome to FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabe, futurist and keynote speaker, where I interview scientists and leading thinkers to explore pathways to a better future. In this epi...2023-05-281h 09

Is The World F*cked?#14 - Is the Moon F*cked?3…2…1…BLAST OFF! Fly me to the Moon, baby! With everyone hell-bent on sending humans back to our little grey buddy to take selfies and maybe mine the guts out of it, we tease out the good, the bad, and the ugly. And what about Mars and those mineral-laden asteroids? And, most importantly, what do PJ and Dr Bruce REALLY think of billionaire astronauts in cowboy hats? Strap in folks, and don't forget the oxygen!And for the record, when we're doing real work and not podcasting, you'll find Dr Bruce, The Global Futurist presen...2023-05-2238 min

Is The World F*cked?#13 - Baby Won’t You Subscribe My Car?You know those subscriptions that you forget to cancel? You ain't seen nothin' yet! First, it was monthly subscriptions to software, games, movies, (porn, for some of you!) and music. Well, now it's cars. Uh oh, what could go wrong? PJ and Dr Bruce take a look at what a car subscription is, why it's coming to a garage near you, and how manufacturers will get whacky and creative with the monetization strategies and in-car services powering our beloved ‘appliances on wheels.’ Upgrade to heated seats? Well sure, but winter surcharges apply. Fremium, anyone?When we're...2023-05-1530 min

Is The World F*cked?#12 - Come Fly Away On a Battery-Powered Boeing!Dr Bruce goes ga-ga over battery-powered airplanes – yes, they are very real right now! So you thought Electric Vehicles were cool - sit back, tray table up, and relax as we explore battery-powered aircraft, how they might help save the world, and the new meaning of "range anxiety" at 30,000 feet. Imagine flying with no noise but the wind on the wings that keep you up. Peaceful? PJ's definitely not sure. See what you think as you hear the facts plus a few nightmare travel stories to boot. Tea? Coffee? Thank you for flying "Is The World F*cked Airlines." (Mmm...2023-05-0829 min

Is The World F*cked?#11 - The Deepfakes Are Here! The Deepfakes Are Here!Welcome to "The Deepfake Zone" with Dr Bruce and PJ ... or so you think! We're diving headfirst into the terrifying world of deepfake technology and how it's already changed your life forever. You just don't realise it ... or do you? It's a wild ride as Dr. Bruce outlines the frightening scenarios that take PJ from seeing it as a laugh, full of celebrity face-swaps and prank calls, to potentially the most dangerous new technology out there. Can you trust any call, voicemail, or video again? Will it send us back to the dark ages? Buckle...2023-05-0123 min

Is The World F*cked?#10 - Wanna Live Another 50 Years?Psst, wanna live another fifty years? Wanna smooth out those wrinkles? There’s a new industry out there that promises to do both. PJ and Dr Bruce poke fun at the charlatans and snake-oil salesman while smoking out the mind-blowing therapies which really are coming our way (message to industry: we’ll settle for a reversal of male pattern baldness). How far will you wind back your clock?When we're doing real work and not podcasting, you'll find Dr Bruce, The Global Futurist presenting here and PJ applying his digital marketing genius here.And...2023-04-2424 min

Is The World F*cked?#9 - Does Recycling Need a Reboot?If recycling is so good and important, why do we do it so badly? We dumpster-dive into the disappointments and try to dig out a few kernels of hope for the future.When we're doing real work and not podcasting, you'll find Dr Bruce, The Global Futurist presenting here and PJ applying his digital marketing genius here.And for the record, when we're doing real work and not podcasting, you'll find Dr Bruce, The Global Futurist presenting here and PJ applying his digital marketing genius here. Enjoy!2023-04-1726 min