December 15, 2005 Episode

SF author M.M.Buckner, an astronomer, a cryonic insurance provider, an actor from StarGate SG-1, and a dealer in antiques and fine art are amoung the guests. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the December 15, 2005 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 118 minutes]  Topics include: [1] Predictability: an essay on what is and what is not predictable. [2] How long until we find a second earth? Doctor Greg Matloff (astronomer, author and professor) talks about the more than 160 exoplanets found so far. [3] The power of eBay. (An interview with a dealer in antiques and fine art; and another with a dealer in collectables.) [4] How you can buy cryonic insurance. (An interview with Rudi Hoffman, the world's leading cryonics insurance provider.) [5] Global warming: is it real or just part of the normal interglacial? (An interview with M.M.Buckner, author of the science fiction novels Hyperthought, Neurolink and WarSurf) [6] Illegal copying and bootlegging of movies: the methods, problems, and one theater chain's corporate response. (An interview with a theater manager.) [7] The first installment in our serialization of the novel Bones Burnt Black. [8] A celebrity interview with actor Gary Jones of Stargate SG-1.