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EPISODE · Jun 13, 2026 · 47 MIN

013 WTFuture AUDIO Edition - Sparks, Space, and Silicon..from Siri to Saturn

from Future Now · host Allan Lundell

We kick things off by diving into WWDC 2026, where Apple announced a revamped, locally processed "Siri AI" that promises to understand human tone, pauses, and emotion, paving the way for truly natural conversations with robots. This inspires us to imagine using  AI agents to revive and automate our vintage "Party Projector" app in hopes of striking it rich as the sole product of our new AI-powered two-person company.  :-)  We then take a look at controversial claims of a new, propellantless electrostatic force that could overcome gravity without expelling mass. Naturally, this gravity-defying topic leads to a fun detour into how UFOs might use gravitational wave guides to pull space toward them, complete with a shoutout to a highly realistic Bob Lazar 3D simulation.  Next we explore NASA’s upcoming 2028 "Dragonfly" mission, which will send a nuclear-powered, car-sized rotocraft to fly through the thick atmosphere and liquid methane lakes of Saturn’s freezing moon, Titan. We  also unravel some explosive Earth history, discussing the mysterious 1908 Tunguska airburst over Siberia and a nearby area's massive stash of hidden, meteor made impact diamonds. Then we share some curious news about   climate phenomena, on how the massive 2022 Hunga Tonga underwater volcanic eruption unexpectedly created a formaldehyde cloud that broke  down massive amounts of planet-heating methane.  It appears the volcano was cleaning up after itself! Hmmm..  We wrap up our eco-talk with the promising discovery of naturally occurring "white hydrogen" seeping from the ancient rocks of the Canadian Shield, which could serve as a massive new clean energy source for the planet. Enjoy!

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