Tim Ventura Interviews

Artificial Intelligence requires vast amounts of energy - leading tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Amazon toward nuclear energy. Oscar L. Martin discusses the economic, regulatory & environmental benefits & risks. Electricity consumption by AI, cloud computing, and cryptocurrency is projected to double by 2026 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, driving a 13% to 15% annual increase in power demand until 2030. Is this why big tech is suddenly interested in nuclear energy? Microsoft this month secured a deal to reopen a reactor on Three Mile Island, Amazon is working on putting a data center campus right on the site of a Talen Energy nuclear power plant, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is also heavily invested in nuclear energy, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai is considering using electricity from nuclear plants to power his company's data centers. Oscar L. Martin is a strategy, innovation, and transformation executive. Oscar’s extensive career includes executive & technical expertise with cutting-edge technologies, helping designing the early smartphones with Hewlett Packard, designing torpedo stabilizers with BRS Aerospace, developing the video technology used in the Nasdaq building, or leading the development of several subsystem of the Galileo satellites, the European GPS. Oscar also restructured several companies, including the 22 sites GKN Aerospace has in North America. He also worked in the energy industry with the AKO Group, leading the team designing, manufacturing and building the electrical control software and hardware for nuclear and solar plants. LINKS & RESOURCES: Silicon Valley has a plan to save humanity: Just flip on the nuclear reactors https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/10/02/silicon-valley-has-a-plan-to-save-humanity-just-flip-on-the-nuclear-reactors/ Google CEO eyeing electricity from nuclear plants for its data centers https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4913714-google-ceo-eyeing-electricity-from-nuclear-plants-for-its-data-centers/ Artificial intelligence's thirst for electricity - NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/07/10/nx-s1-5028558/artificial-intelligences-thirst-for-electricity AI is poised to drive 160% increase in data center power demand https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/AI-poised-to-drive-160-increase-in-power-demand Integrated Life-cycle Assessment of Electricity Sources (Carcinogenic Statistics) https://unece.org/documents/2022/08/integrated-life-cycle-assessment-electricity-sources Fiscal Implications of Global Decarbonization https://www.imf.org/-/media/Files/Publications/WP/2024/English/wpiea2024045-print-pdf.ashx

"Do we direct technology, or do we let ourselves be directed by it and those who have mastered it?" Dr. Douglas Rushkoff discusses the "Ten Commands for a Digital Age" and offers a new warning about AI. Dr. Rushkoff is a media and cultural theorist, the author of twenty books on technology and society, and host of the Team Human podcast. Dr. Rushkoff has a PhD in New Media Studies from Utrecht University, and is a Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics at CUNY/Queens, founder of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism, a Fellow of the Institute for the Future, and has advised organizations from Meetup and Mozillz to the US State Department and the United Nations. LINKS & RESOURCES: Program or Be Programmed - OR Books Official Page https://orbooks.com/catalog/program-or-be-programmed/ Program or Be Programmed (Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/Program-Be-Programmed-Commands-Digital/dp/159376426X/ Douglas Rushkoff (Official Website) https://rushkoff.com/

A new SETI initiative is studying over 2,800 galaxies for signs of ET “super-civilizations”. Dr. Seth Shostak discusses the new project and talks about LaserSETI, the Roman & Habitable Worlds space telescopes, and more. Dr. Seth Shostak is the senior astronomer for the SETI Institute, and today we’re talking about his organization’s mission to “explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe. Seth has a PhD in Astronomy from Caltech, and a BA in Physics from Princeton University. He’s been awarded the Carl Sagan Award for the Popularization of Science and the Klumpke Roberts Award for Astronomy Popularization. He hosts SETI's weekly radio show/podcast Big Picture Science, has played himself numerous times in TV and internet film dramas, and has acted in several science fiction films. Seth has co-authored a college textbook on astrobiology, and has written three trade books on SETI. In addition, he’s published more than 400 popular articles on science including regular contributions to NBC News MACH, gives dozens of talks annually, and does regular outreach to students interested in science and astronomy. LINKS & RESOURCES SETI Institute: The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence https://www.seti.org/ Seth Shostak https://www.seti.org/our-scientists/seth-shostak Astronomers Scan Over 2,800 Distant Galaxies for Signs of “Super Civilizations” https://thedebrief.org/astronomers-scan-over-2800-distant-galaxies-for-signs-of-super-civilizations/ SETI Observations (Morrison & Cocconi) https://www.seti.org/seti-institute/project/details/seti-observations GNU Radio & SETI https://www.seti.org/gnu-radio-and-seti Laser SETI https://www.seti.org/laserseti

Does the USA create its own enemies - and are they important to our national unity? Political Science professor Dr. Greg Hodgin explores the workings of foreign & domestic policy that contribute to international disputes & discusses our complex relationship with Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and more. Dr. Greg Hodgin is the Executive Director and Founder of Peacebuilding Solutions and the ZC Institute, as well as being a Visiting Professor at Georgia State University. He graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor’s in Chemistry and from Georgia State University with a Bachelor’s in History, a Master’s in Political Science along with a Ph.D. in Political Science. The US Needs External Enemies to Overcome Internal Division https://www.fairobserver.com/world-news/the-us-needs-external-enemies-to-overcome-internal-division/# Does America Need An Enemy? https://www.fpri.org/article/2016/10/america-need-enemy/ America Makes Its Own Enemies https://www.huffpost.com/entry/america-makes-its-own-enemies_b_5a5ec555e4b01203d80976e3

Micah Hanks is the co-founder of The Debrief, and discusses the Kean-Blumenthal UAP story, Grusch & Mellon testimony on crash recovery, advances in AGI & autonomy, and his upcoming role as SCU Conference moderator. Micah Hanks is a writer, podcaster, researcher, and speaker whose interests include history, archaeology, science, and the future of humankind. Along with his weekly podcast, The Micah Hanks Program, he is the co-founder and creator of The Debrief, a news site covering science and disruptive technologies. A longtime researcher and proponent of the scientific study of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UFOs, Micah has authored a number of books and has contributed many essays, articles, and blogs to various publications. Micah is actively involved in archaeological research in the Southeastern United States, with a specific focus on the Paleoindian period of American prehistory and the transitional changes that occurred at the end of the last Ice Age. LINKS & RESOURCES: Micah Hanks Official Homepage https://www.micahhanks.com/ The Micah Hanks Program https://www.micahhanks.com/shows/ The Debrief https://thedebrief.org/ Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin (The Leslie Kean / Ralph Blumenthal Story) https://thedebrief.org/intelligence-officials-say-u-s-has-retrieved-non-human-craft/ Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies https://www.explorescu.org/ SCU AAPC 2024 Conference Huntsville Alabama - May 31 to June 2, 2024 https://www.explorescu.org/aapc-2024

Dr. José Cordeiro discusses the scientific advances & social trends driving life-extension research as described in his book, "The Death of Death: The Scientific Possibility of Physical Immortality and its Moral Defense". The Death Of Death (Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/Death-Scientific-Possibility-Immortality-Copernicus/dp/3031289269 Dr. José Cordeiro is a well-known engineer, economist, futurist, visionary, transhumanist, singularitarian and immortalist. He’s been described as “the leading futurist from Venezuela”, and is Founder of the World Future Society Venezuela, President of the Venezuela Node of The Millennium Project, and former Director of the Venezuela Chapter of the Club of Rome. José graduated in science at Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB) in Venezuela, management at the European Business School INSEAD in France, and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA. He serves in the Board of Directors of The Millennium Project, Vicechair of Humanity Plus, Fellow of the World Academy of Art & Science, and Executive Director and Founder of the Ibero-American Futurists Network (RIBER). He has published more than 10 books in several languages, writes in several newspapers in Spanish, has also been interviewed by international media like ABC, BBC and CNN, and has participated in science documentaries with Discovery Channel, History Channel and NatGeo. He has traveled to more than 130 countries around the planet and hopes to travel to the Moon and Mars as well. LINKS & RESOURCES: The Death Of Death (Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/Death-Scientific-Possibility-Immortality-Copernicus/dp/3031289269 All Books by Dr. Cordeiro (Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jos%C3%A9-Cordeiro/author/B08QRMYMDY José Luis Cordeiro (LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/josecordeiro/ Dr. José Cordeiro (The Millenium Project) https://www.millennium-project.org/about-us/planning-committee/jose-luis-cordeiro/ José Luis Cordeiro (WIkipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Cordeiro

Larry Hancock discusses Christopher Mellon's "Signal Exchange" with a high-ranking USG official claiming inside knowledge of UFO crash recovery efforts and “recovered UAP that landed in Kingman, AZ in the 50’s”. Larry Hancock is a well-known UAP researcher, author, and board member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies. He brings formal training in history and cultural anthropology to his research and writing on Cold War history and national security subjects. Larry is a graduate of the University of New Mexico, he earned is BA with honors, majoring in history, cultural anthropology and education. Following service in the United States Air Force, his career in computer/communications and technology marketing allowed him the opportunity to become involved in and consult on strategic analysis and planning studies. Larry is the author of 7 books on topics in national defense and UAP & UFO history, and joins us today to discuss his new paper on the UAP nuclear correlation. LINKS & RESOURCES: Christopher Mellon's "Signal Exchange" https://twitter.com/ChrisKMellon/status/1782521425305243793 https://christopherkmellon.substack.com/p/another-signal-message Kevin Randle: The Decline and Fall of Ufology https://kevinrandle.blogspot.com/search?q=kingman Did a UFO crash in Kingman in 1953? https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-contributor/2016/11/15/did-ufo-crash-kingman-1953/93828300/ Kingman UFO incident in 1953 followed Nevada explosions; radar blamed https://www.8newsnow.com/news/kingman-ufo-incident-in-1953-linked-to-series-of-explosions-in-nevada/ Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies https://www.explorescu.org/ UAP Pattern Recognition Study 1945-1975 US Military Atomic Warfare Complex https://www.explorescu.org/post/scu-publishes-uap-pattern-recognition-study-of-the-us-military-atomic-warfare-complex Larry Hancock's Books (Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/stores/Larry-Hancock/author/B004FOXTAK

Dr. Natasha Vita-More discusses Artificial General Intelligence, the social ramifications of superlongevity, how molecular manufacturing will enable a post-scarcity economy, and the role of transhumanist philosophy in shaping the future of mankind. Dr. Natasha Vita-More is a pioneering leader and community organizer in transhumanism, and a proponent of human rights, morphological freedom, and ethical means for human enhancement. Called an “early adapter of revolutionary changes” by Wired Magazine and a “role model for superlongevity” by the Village Voice, Dr. Vita-More is the Founder of the H+DAO—the first transhumanist decentralized autonomous organization, is the current Executive Director of Humanity+, has served as president of the Extropy Institute, is on the Scientific Board of Lifespan.io, is Distinguished Senior Fellow at Future of Mind Institute at FAU. As a scientist, she achieved a scientific breakthrough in vitrification and long-term memory. Dr. Vita-More holds a PhD from the University of Plymouth, where she works as a a professor of innovation, business, and ethics. She also holds a Master of Philosophy and Master of Science degrees, is a Retired Senior Professor at UAT, and has lectured at Harvard, Stanford, Virginia Commonwealth, Cambridge, Aalto and Polytechnic universities, and was a visiting Scholar at 21st Century Medicine. LINKS & RESOURCES: Women In Longevity Leadership https://willeadership.io/ Humanity+ https://www.humanityplus.org/ Transhumanist Studies https://transhumanist-studies.teachable.com/ Dr. Natasha Vita-More (Official Website) https://natashavita-more.com/ Pioneering Transhumanism: a conversation with Natasha Vita-More https://www.forbes.com/sites/calumchace/2023/02/01/pioneering-transhumanism-a-conversation-with-natasha-vita-more/?sh=15c0cf9b3350 SENS Research Foundation https://www.sens.org/ Nebula Genomics https://nebula.org/whole-genome-sequencing-dna-test/

Americans spend $50 billion annually on supplements - but are we getting our money's worth? Dr. Michael Lustgarten discusses life-extension biohacking with a focus on rigorous self-testing & biomarker analysis. DISCLAIMER: This podcast discusses ongoing scientific research, and is NOT providing medical advice. Viewers should consult their doctor before starting any supplements, beginning an exercise routine, or undertaking lifestyle changes. Dr. Michael Lustgarten earned his PhD in Physiology from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been studying aging in both animal models and older adult humans for the past 15 years. In addition to his academic work, he is the creator of the YouTube channel “Conquer Aging or Die Trying”, where he rigorously details his personal experiments aimed at optimal health and longevity. Today, we’ll get into his objective, data-driven, testing, tracking, and intervention-based approach, which attempts to slow aging and disease risk by discovering the diet, supplement, exercise, and sleep recipe that can push systemic biochemistry towards youth and health, and that keeps it there indefinitely. LINKS & RESOURCES: Official Website https://michaellustgarten.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/mike_lustgarten Conquer Aging or Die Trying! (YouTube Channel) https://www.youtube.com/@conqueragingordietrying1797 Longecity https://www.longecity.org/forum/ Reddit Life Extension https://www.reddit.com/r/lifeextension/ Harvard Health https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/dont-waste-time-or-money-on-dietary-supplements

Will Elon Musk's Starship revolutionize air travel? Brian Wang of Next Big Future discusses humanoid robots, next-generation nuclear power, why gigacasting will revolutionize manufacturing, and how SpaceX is making AFRL Rocket Cargo real. Brian Wang is a Co-Founder and Futurist Thought Leader, and a prominent Science blogger whose platform, Nextbigfuture.com, boasts over 1 million monthly readers and is ranked as the #1 Science News Blog. The blog has over 30,000 articles written by Brian covering disruptive technologies and trends including Space, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Self-driving cars, Global electrification, Medicine, Anti-aging Biotechnology, and Nanotechnology. Brian has given annual updates on nanotechnology at Singularity University, advised laser nuclear fusion company HB11 Energy and worked with Airbus Ventures on their portfolio of space and satellite companies. One of Brian's space designs is on the comprehensive internet source of space propulsion concepts, projectrho.com, the Verne gun. Brian is a board member of Monte Jade West and gives quarterly talks to Asian & Asian-American business professionals, executives and entrepreneurs on topics like AI and humanoid robotics. He has invested in startups as an angel investor, helps with tech fundraising, and also wrote part of SpaceX investment guide. LINKS & RESOURCES: Next Big Future https://www.nextbigfuture.com/ How Will SpaceX Bring the Cost to Space Down to $10 per Kilogram from Over $1000 per Kilogram? https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/01/how-will-spacex-bring-the-cost-to-space-down-to-10-per-kilogram-from-over-1000-per-kilogram.html Tesla Gigacasting https://www.reuters.com/technology/gigacasting-20-tesla-reinvents-carmaking-with-quiet-breakthrough-2023-09-14/ Tesla AI & Robotics https://www.tesla.com/AI

Robert Powell discusses his new book, UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don’t Know)", and the existence of not just two videos, but five videos from 2015 of UFOs operating in the vicinity of the USS Roosevelt nuclear aircraft carrier. Additionally, we'll be touching on implications of exoplanet discovery for the UAP phenomenon, the changing culture of mainstream science with relation to UFOs, the role of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, and what the AARO Historical Report missed - and how they can do better in the future. Robert Powell is an Executive Board Member and Founding Member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies. Robert has been studying the UAP phenomenon since 2007, and prior to the SCU has served as Director of Research at MUFON and created MUFON's Science Review Board. Robert is the co-author of a detailed book 600-page book on the history of the phenomenon, "UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry", and author of the children's educational book, "The Truth About UFOs: A Scientific Perspective". He is also the author of numerous papers on UFOs, including the 2008 Stephenville, TX case, the 2013 Aguadilla Puerto video, and the 2004 Nimitz encounter. Robert has a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and 28 years career experience in engineering management in the semiconductor industry, and helped Advanced Micro Devices develop its first flash memory technology. He's also managed state of the art chemistry labs & R&D groups, and is the co-holder of four patents related to nanotechnology. LINKS & RESOURCES: UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don’t Know) https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Scientist-Explains-What-Know-ebook/dp/B0CFZQN6S7 The Truth About UFOs: A Scientific Perspective https://www.amazon.com/Truth-About-UFOs-Scientific-Perspective-ebook/dp/B08NPVPFHT UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Government-Historical-Michael-Swords-ebook/dp/B01JJ9JF7Q Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies https://www.explorescu.org Robert Powell's critisism of the AARO Historical Record https://twitter.com/rpowell2u/status/1766467359768797476 Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Prelimary-Assessment-UAP-20210625.pdf

Elon Musk is predicting AGI in 2025: should we celebrate this or be concerned? Amal Graafstra discusses AI, AGI, Ray Kurzweil's Technological Singularity, David Woods' "Economic Singularity" & more. Musk is has estimated a 50% chance that AGI will exist by the end of 2025, which in his words will perform cognitive tasks "better than any human can do". He is also predicting that AI could exceed the collective intelligence of all humans combined by 2029, whereas Ray Kurzweil predicted they'd match human intelligence and pass the Turing test by that date. Three months ago, Ray released a video reaffirming his prediction for AGI by 2029 and the Singularity for 2045. I went back to "The Singularity is Near" and the graphs show single human intelligence by that date - which puts Musk's prediction for collective human intelligence ahead of schedule. Overall I think Elon is aligned with Kurzweil's view of Artificial General Intelligence and the Singularity, but Musk appears more focused more on "functional AGI" based on performance completing tasks rather than Kurzweil's approach, which focused more on mapping and synthesizing the functions of the human mind. In the United States, The White House recently released the "The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights" as a framework to protect humans from a number of technological threats, and the National Conference of State Legislatures reports that over 25 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia introduced artificial intelligence bills in 2023. The European Union also recently passed the "Artificial Intelligence Act", which bans the use of AI for applications that threaten threaten citizens’ rights, including biometric categorisation based on sensitive characteristics, untargeted scraping of facial images from video to create facial recognition databases, along emotion recognition in the workplace and schools, social scoring, predictive policing, and the manipulation or exploitation of human behaviour or exploits people’s vulnerabilities. Elon Musk's prediction as echoes expert opinion and widespread concerns over the fast pace of AI development, and regardless of legislation, it seems like we're moving into a world where humans simply can't compete. I believe Kurzweil and others have predicted a merger of human and machine in the future, which takes us into Amal's area of specialization. Amal Graafstra is a Book author, TEDx speaker, and CEO of biohacking companies Dangerous Things and VivoKey Technologies. Amal has various RFID and NFC implants in his body that open doors, start vehicles, unlocks his smartgun, and logs into computers. Prior to his current roles, Amal’s experience includes numerous exective & IT-related roles at firms including Walletmor, Everfind, the medical biotech company Morpheus, Atomic Mobile, Silicon Energy, and more. He joins us today to discuss the intersection of information technology & medicine with a focus on the intersection of biology and technology, and the evolution of our relationship with machines. LINKS & RESOURCES: Vivokey Technologies https://vivokey.com/ Dangerous Things Biohacking https://dangerousthings.com/ Amal Graafstra at TEDxSFU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DxVWhFLI6E Amal Graafstra (Personal Website) https://amal.net/ Exponential Growth of Computing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singularity_Is_Near Ray Kurzweil is sticking to his long-held predictions: 2029 for AGI and 2045 for the singularity https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/18m0dnf/ray_kurzweil_is_sticking_to_his_longheld/ Future Visions: How to Survive and Thrive in the Upcoming Economic Singularity: A Variety of Perspectives https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTGHJCT4 U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with the OmniFuturists – January 28, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHIpd4_Hauc&t=614s The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-of-rights/ Artificial Intelligence 2023 Legislation https://www.ncsl.org/technology-and-communication/artificial-intelligence-2023-legislation

Dr. Aubrey de Grey discusses the latest trends in anti-aging research, offers insights on experimental life-extension therapies for an aging boomer population, and discusses his work at the Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) Foundation. DISCLAIMER: This podcast discusses ongoing scientific research, and is NOT providing medical advice. Viewers should consult their doctor before starting any supplements, beginning an exercise routine, or undertaking lifestyle changes. Dr. Aubrey de Grey is President and CSO at the Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) Foundation and Co-founder at the SENS Research Foundation. He's also the author of The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging and co-author of Ending Aging. Dr. De Grey is generally recognized as one of world’s leading experts in longevity research, and is an international adjunct professor of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the American Aging Association, and also the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Dr. De Grey has a BA in Computer Science, studies in Bioinformatics, and a PhD in Biology from the University of Cambridge. LEV Foundation https://www.levf.org/ SENS Foundation https://www.sens.org/ Dr. Aubrey De Grey (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_de_Grey

Dr. Kevin Knuth discusses the AARO Historical Report, the role of scientific skepticism and impact of stigma, and describes UAP flight performance characteristics, warp-drives, interstellar travel & the ultraterrestrials. Dr. Knuth describes the work of German rocketry pioneer Hermann Oberth, who cited over 50 radar measurements back in 1954 that establish UFO speeds in excess of Mach 55, and you have said, "it was known 70 years ago that these things are flying at spacecraft speeds. Why do people always assume their spacecraft? It's simple, because they fly as fast as spacecraft do." He will also discuss the documented speeds & acceleration for UAP, which would liquify a human pilot & crush a traditional airframe. Also, as Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick & Avi Loeb have pointed out air ablation at those speeds would also be unsurvivable. Could UAP performance, along with what may be evidence of "gravitational lensing" in the 2013 Aguadilla video be hints that UAP are using some kind of warp-drive technology? Dr. Knuth will also discuss the possibilities of UAP interstellar travel without violating the speed of light, and the challenges of bridging the gap between SETI, NASA & UAP science. Dr. Kevin Knuth is a Professor of Physics at the University of Albany with over two decades of experience in machine learning algorithms for Astrophysics, Bayesian Probability Theory, Information Theory, Robotics, Signal Processing, Neuroscience, Nonlinear Dynamics, Quantum Mechanics, and many other areas. Kevin is the editor of the peer-review open-access journal “Entropy”, as well as being a member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies and co-investigator on a NASA-funded grant to study exoplanets. In September 2019 he published the landmark paper, “Estimating Flight Characteristics of Anomalous Unidentified Aerial Vehicles” co-authored by Robert M. Powell and Peter Reali. In that paper, he described UAPs as reportedly being “structured craft that exhibit ‘impossible flight characteristics’. LINKS & RESOURCES: Kevin Knuth on The Physics of UAP (SOL Foundation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlYwktOj75A Physical Constraints on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena https://lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/LK1.pdf He quit heading the Pentagon’s UFO office. Now a report of his has shaken up ufology https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/22/ufologists-sean-kirkpatrick-pentagon-report-uaps The Government’s Former UFO Hunter Found Something More Concerning Than Aliens https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/the-governments-former-ufo-hunter-has-a-lot-to-say/

Filmmaker Darcy Weir discusses Transmedium UAPs, USO submarine encounters & the Point Dume ocean anomaly from his new documentary featuring Tim Gallaudet, Jim Goodall & Richard Dolan, entitled "Transmedium: Fastmovers & USOs". Darcy Weir is producer of the new documentary "Transmedium: Fastmovers & USOs". Darcy has produced multiple documentary films and worked with, QC, film finishing studios, audio finishing studios, video editors, animators, voice actors, writers, graphic artists, posters designers, caption/subtitling companies, film distributors, pitch deck producers during the film production process leading. His feature length documentaries are available through video on demand on Amazon Prime, iTunes, TubiTv, Google Play, Youtube Red and more - and many of his films can be found on cable/satellite networks. LINKS & RESOURCES Transmedium: Fastmovers & USOs https://www.amazon.com/Transmedium-Fastmovers-USOs-Tim-Gallaudet/dp/B0CVFFGR2V Occult Journeys Website https://www.occultjourneys.com/ Darcy Weir Films on Twitter https://twitter.com/occultjourneys Tim Gallaudet statement on crash recovery https://twitter.com/MikeColangelo/status/1770169879804760266 Darcy Weir https://www.linkedin.com/in/darcy-weir-54840821/

Alejandro Rojas discusses Enigma Labs, the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, the AARO Historical Report, and the role of science in unraveling the mystery of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. Alejendro's colleague at the SCU, Robert Powell, wrote a detailed critism of the AARO Report on Twitter, concluding with the statement, "AARO should stick to its mission statement, leave science to scientists, meet its requirements as laid out by Congress, and stop its bickering with the claims of whether or not recovered ET craft exist. That is the job of Congress." Alejandro discusses the AARO report, and addresses the criticisms of Powell, and many others in the community towards AARO. Rather than simply jumping on a government bashing bandwagon, he delivers a deep, nuanced view of the report and the agency that released it that helps provide context on why & how it came to be. Alejandro has been into UFO research for a long time. He's talked with David Grusch, heard the James Lacatski claims of US possession of crash wreckage, and read Eric Davis' Wilson Memo. Unlike many in the community, he's not focused on unlocking government secrets, though - and he questions if digging into black projects is even the right approach. Ultimately, the science of UAP research matters more rumors & claims. If those turn into hard evidence, they may benefit science - but Alejandro isn't waiting around for a tight-lipped government to reveal it's secrets. He talks about the need for cooperation, collaboration, and above all, a focus on hard, tangible evidence that lets us all move forward with this research. Alejandro Rojas is a consultant for Enigma Labs, a data, research, and community platform dedicated to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), and also a founding board member for the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU). Alejandro has been a freelance journalist focused on science, space, sci-fi, and UFOs. He maintains the website OpenMinds.tv, but you can also find his articles in the Huffington Post, Den of Geek, and the Roswell Daily Record, among other news outlets. Alejandro is considered an expert on the topic of UAP. He regularly appears in interviews with media organizations worldwide, including Politico, BBC, NBC, Fox, Coast to Coast AM, the Travel Channel, Syfy, National Geographic, and E!. Alejandro is the former Director of Operations for Open Minds Production, the host for Open Minds UFO Radio, editor and contributing writer for OpenMinds.tv, and emcee for the International UFO Congress. For several years Alejandro was the official spokesperson for the Mutual UFO Network as the Director of Public Education. As a UFO/Paranormal researcher and journalist, Alejandro has spent many hours in the field investigating anomalous phenomena up close and personal. LINKS & RESOURCES: OpenMinds.TV https://openminds.tv Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies https://www.explorescu.org/ Enigma Labs https://enigmalabs.io/ AARO Historical Report on UAP, Volume 1 https://media.defense.gov/2024/Mar/08/2003409233/-1/-1/0/DOPSR-CLEARED-508-COMPLIANT-HRRV1-08-MAR-2024-FINAL.PDF UAP Analytic Centralization Program (Kaggle Notebook) https://www.kaggle.com/code/dascient/uacp-uap-analytic-centralization-program Dr. James Lacatski on Crash Recovery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x67eaxxjcHs Eric Davis speaks on the Wilson Memo https://www.reddit.com/r/UAP/comments/18opt5y/dr_eric_davis_himself_confirms_that_the/

Debbie Ziegelmeyer discusses Unidentified Submersible Objects, the Nimitz encounter & nuclear correlation, Catalina Island & Ensenada, and the Point Dume ocean anomaly off the coast of Malibu. In terms of documented military evidence, the majority of recent events seem to be connected to water. We have overlapping visual, sensor & radar footage from the Nimitz carrier group near Catalina Island in the Pacific, reports of training incursions by Ryan Graves in the W-72 training area off Virginia Beach in the Atlantic, radar data for UAP swarming the USS Omaha off the San Diego Coast, and US Customs footage of transmedium craft over Aguadilla in Puerto Rico. Submarine officers have recounted events that include phenomena such as strange underwater sounds, swift-moving objects detected by sonar, and instances of submarines being outmaneuvered by USOs - Unidentified Submersible Objects. From what I understand, this isn't as well documented as Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon, but it's at least important enough to be a factor in naming AARO the "All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office". Debbie Ziegelmeyer is the MUFON Director of Underwater Research and Recovery. Debbie joined MUFON in 2000, and is currently a MUFON Star Team Investigator, the State Director of Missouri, a member of the MUFON Business Board of Directors, The Functional Director of Underwater Research and Recovery, a Benefactor, and Inner Circle member, and a MUFON Archivist. She is also a member of Ted Phillip's S.I.U./T.P.R.C. Team, and in 2004, organized the MUFON Dive Team along with Tom Ferrario current T.P.R.C. Team leader. Debbie has over 1200 completed UFO investigations, with over 860 of them being MUFON sighting reports. She also teaches a MUFON Field Investigator Dive Team course which instructs investigators in both in water and on shore responsibilities and protocols. Debbie has been a Roswell 1947 crash investigator for over 25 years, has been an annual Roswell, NM July Festival speaker, and has made several speaking appearances at the "UFO Watch Tower" in Hooper, Colorado, along with numerous speaking engagements at large MUFON events. Debbie has also been featured as a subject matter expert on numerous UFO related TV series & specials. LINKS & RESOURCES: The Alien Colonization of Earth's Waterways: A Reference Guide to UFO/USO Water-related Activity https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Colonization-Earths-Waterways-Water-related/dp/1737899620 Debbie Ziegelmeyer Homepage https://debbiediver.com/ Missouri MUFON https://www.missourimufon.org Deep Water Alien Residents with MUFON Missouri State Director Debbie Ziegelmeyer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0qpyLVTeUI Alien base found off the coast of Malibu? https://abc7.com/alien-base-malibu-aliens-point-dume-google-earth/127834/ The Truth Behind The Malibu Underwater 'Alien Base' https://www.huffpost.com/entry/malibu-underwater-alien-base_n_5493186

Dr. Jack Sarfatti discusses UAP Physics and the Warp Core Reactor created by Dr. Michael G. Anderson at Lawrence Livermore National Labs - an energy-generation device promising orders of magnitude increase of intense ion beam energies & respective radiation yields at a fraction of the size and cost of existing z‐ pinch class accelerators. Instead of traditional "relativistic rocket" equations, the Sarfatti "weightless warp-drive" concept utilizes gravitational metamaterials to create a low-power warp-drive based on the conventional & well-accepted principles of relativity theory. Jack's model for warp-drive propulsion also explains the reported flight performance of UAPs. The Warp Core Reactor applies the same relativistic principles to a concept for energy-generation capable of powering UAP Jack Sarfatti has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, taught physics at San Diego State University, worked with David Bohm at the University of London's Birkbeck College and with Abdus Salam at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. Jack was the basis of the memorable time-travelling Dr. Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, and the author of Super Cosmos (2005), Destiny Matrix (2002), Space: Time And Beyond II (2002), and the coauthor with Fred Alan Wolf and Bob Toben of Space-Time and Beyond: Toward an Explanation of the Unexplainable (1975). LINKS & RESOURCES: APEC 6/10 (Featuring Dr. Michael G. Anderson) https://www.altpropulsion.com/events/apec-6-10-uap-investigation-vem-drive/ Michael G. Anderson: WARP Reactor PowerPoint https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zv_VRMHxAjJXBybhjFOU-qwneBA6rvUI?usp=share_link

Rich Hoffman discusses the AARO Historical Report on UAP, describes the latest research by the SCU, provides historical context on the UAP Phenomenon & offers insights on collaborative opportunities between AARO and the scientific community. Rich Hoffman is an executive board member and co-founder at the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies and a member of UAPx. Rich has a BA in Organizational Communications from Wright State University. He currently works as a Senior Systems Engineering Analyst supporting the Army Materiel Command HQ at Redstone Arsenal and the Marshall Space Flight Center, and over 60 years of experience investigating and researching the UFO subject. Rich has served as a Star Team Manager, Director of Strategic Projects, and Deputy Director of Investigations with MUFON, along with his many other management & technical roles across numerous organizations. Links & Resources: AARO Historical Report on UAP, Volume 1 https://media.defense.gov/2024/Mar/08/2003409233/-1/-1/0/DOPSR-CLEARED-508-COMPLIANT-HRRV1-08-MAR-2024-FINAL.PDF The Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies: https://www.explorescu.org/ Aguadilla UAP Incident Page + Links To Report & Videos (SCU) https://www.explorescu.org/post/2013-aguadilla-puerto-rico-uap-incident-report-a-detailed-analysis

He wrote the introduction to "Dune: Collector's Edition" and the conclusion to Asimov's Foundation series. Legendary science-fiction author David Brin discusses the new movies, TV-series, and classic thematic elements of Frank Herbert's Dune & Isaac Asimov's Foundation. In this interview, our focus is comparisons between the novel & cinematic adaptations of Dune & Foundation, based on "Gods & Rogues" in Tim O'Reilly's 1981 book, "Frank Herbert". Author Tim O’Reilly not only provided a point-by-point comparison of these two series, but outright says, "Dune is clearly a commentary on the Foundation trilogy. Herbert has taken a look at the same imaginative situation that provoked Asimov's classic—the decay of a galactic empire—and restated it in a way that draws on different assumptions and suggests radically different conclusions. The twist he has introduced into Dune is that the Mule, not the Foundation, is his hero." In addition to our comparison of plot & thematic elements, David will also discuss how Dune & Foundation approach the concepts of artificial intelligence, ecology, statistics & sociology, and other key aspects of both the film and novel versions. Finally, we'll be touching on David's YouTube critique, called "Dune, the Movie Good vs. Evil". One of the key points he made in this critique was that Frank Herbert was quietly testing the readers to see if they notice that the Atreides themselves are morally questionable. In "Good Vs. Evil" he said, "The duke is a good character, with a strong moral compass, but he nonetheless supports a cruel form of feudal society. As a reader or viewer, you may identify with the leaders of this fictional world, but if you were part of it you'd almost certainly be cannon-fodder." Dr. David Brin is the author of dozens of best-selling novels & short-stories, some of which have been adapted for film & television, as well as a variety of novels, including "Foundation's Triumph", published in 1999 on behalf of Isaac Asimov's estate, and the book we're discussing today - "Existence", published in 2012. David is a 2010 fellow of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, helped establish the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination, serves on the advisory board of NASA's Innovative and Advanced Concepts group, and does futurism consulting for diverse organizations including the US Department of Defense, Procter & Gamble, SAP, Google & many more. David is the winner of numerous awards & honors, including the prestigious Nebula, Hugo & Locus awards for science fiction, and holds a PhD in Space Science from the University of California. LINKS & RESOURCES: Frank Herbert's Dune (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(franchise) Isaac Asimov's Foundation (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_(Asimov_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series Frank Herbert, by Timothy O'Reilly (chapter 5) https://www.oreilly.com/tim/herbert/ch05.html Dune, the Movie Good vs. Evil (David Brin) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1iS38VJkeQ&t=2sc Vivid Tomorrows, by David Brin https://www.davidbrin.com/vividtomorrows.html Wired: Give Every AI a Soul—or Else https://www.wired.com/story/give-every-ai-a-soul-or-else/ The Transparent Society, by David Brin https://www.davidbrin.com/transparentsociety.html David's Homepage & Amazon Books https://www.davidbrin.com/ https://www.davidbrin.com/books.html https://www.amazon.com/David-Brin/e/B000APAXV6