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Future Grind
by Ryan O'Shea
Future Grind explores the future through science, technology, entrepreneurship, and philosophy. Hosted by television producer, entrepreneur, and futurist speaker Ryan O'Shea, Future Grind features interviews with innovators and thought leaders that are working to build our future. Biohacking, transhumanism, artificial intelligence, futurism, and robotics are frequent topics of conversation. Show notes and more can be found on futuregrind.org. Questions, press inquiries, and speaking requests, can be emailed to [email protected].
Episodes
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Ep. 55 - The Extremophile's Guide to Art and Space with J.J. Hastings
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea is joined biohacker, artist, & researcher Dr. J.J. Hastings. J.J. is a biohacker, artist, and researcher consistently blurring the line between art and science. She is a graduate of NYU, Harvard, Oxford, and London's Saint Martins...
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Ep. 54 - David Ernst on Liquid Democracy
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea discusses the concept of liquid democracy, or democracy 3.0, with David Ernst. David is an entrepreneur and technologist advocating for and working to build the infrastructure to support liquid democracy, which is a combination of...
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Ep. 53 - Autonomy and Data Liberation with Hugo Campos
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea sits down with well known data liberation advocate Hugo Campos. Hugo lives with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, or ICD, which monitors his heart and helps keep him alive. However, the lack of transparency coming from the...
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Ep. 52 - AI Ethics and Social Reform with Nell Watson
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Nell Watson, an entrepreneur and machine intelligence researcher whose work primarily focuses on protecting human rights and creating ethical AI. She currently serves as AI Faculty at Singularity University and works…
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Ep. 51 - Micah Redding on Christian Transhumanism
Host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Micah Redding. Micah is the founder and Executive Director of the Christian Transhumanist Association and the host of the Christian Transhumanist Podcast. He grew up as a preacher's kid, spent eight years as a rock musician, and now works as a software developer. He's...
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Ep. 50 - Future Ready Organizations with Singularity University's Nick Davis
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Nick Davis, the Faculty Chair for Corporate Innovation at Singularity University. Nick helps organizations identify and capitalize on the exponential trends that will impact their industry, and the world. He's just...
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Ep. 49 - The Business of Life Extension with Chip Walter
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Chip Walter, author of the new book Immortality, Inc.: Renegade Science, Silicon Valley Billions, and the Quest to Live Forever. While writing this book, Chip was granted exclusive access to some of the major players in...
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Ep. 48 - UBI and Upgrading America with Zoltan Istvan
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea is joined by Zoltan Istvan, who is running against Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican Primary for President of the United States. Zoltan's previous appearance on this podcast was in 2016, when he was running for the presidency as a...
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Ep. 47 - Robots in Space with John Thornton of Astrobotic
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea discusses the future of space robotics with John Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic. Astrobotic is a space robotics company that seeks to make space accessible to the world by using their lunar landers to deliver payloads for companies,...
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Ep. 46 - Entrepreneurship in the Maker Community with Matt Verlinich
In this installment host Ryan O'Shea sits down with Matt Verlinich, the founding General Manager of TechShop Pittsburgh and a founding member of the Protohaven makerspace. He's also the founder of Clear Ice Rocks, where he invented, prototyped, crowdfunded, and mass-produced a system for creating...
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Ep. 45 - Advanced Robotics and AI in Manufacturing with Suzy Teele
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Suzy Teele, the Head of Marketing and Communications for the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute, also known as the ARM Institute. The ARM Institute is a Department of Defense-funded non-profit that accelerates...
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Ep. 44 - Jane Metcalfe on the Neobiological Revolution
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Jane Metcalfe, the serial entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of WIRED, which she first published in 1993. Jane is now the Founder & CEO of NEO.LIFE, a digital media company seeking to do for the neobiological...
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Ep. 43 - David Pearce on Ending Suffering
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea sits down with David Pearce, the British philosopher best known for his 1995 manifesto The Hedonistic Imperative. Pearce argues that should work towards the abolition of suffering in all sentient life. This sounds great, but when…
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Ep. 42 - The Magic of Biohacking with Anastasia Synn
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Anastasia Synn, a Las Vegas-based magician who uses her over two dozen implants both in her live performances and in her daily life. Anastasia is a pioneer in the biohacking and transhumanist communities, using her…
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Ep. 41 - DIY Gene Engineering with Josiah Zayner
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Dr. Josiah Zayner, the former NASA scientist who in 2017 became the first known human to attempt to modify themselves using CRISPR gene editing technology. Josiah's controversial company, The ODIN, provides educational...
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Ep. 40 - Creating Exponential Tech Communities with Singularity University
Host Ryan O'Shea sits down with Adam Hofmann, the Vice President of Marketing for Singularity University. Singularity University describes itself as a global learning and innovation community using exponential technologies to tackle the world's biggest challenges and build a better future for…
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Ep. 39 - XPRIZE and Collaborative Innovation with Amir Banifatemi
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea is joined by Amir Banifatemi, the General Manager of Innovation and Growth at XPRIZE. XPRIZE is a nonprofit organization that offers cash prizes to encourage teams to create technology capable of solving humanity's grand challenges...
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Ep. 38 - The Future of Hiring with Anessa Fike
Host Ryan O'Shea sits down with Anessa Fike, the CEO & Founder of Fike + Co. Fike + Co. has been doing talent and people operations differently for the last decade. They are not your typical consulting firm, and they are not a staffing firm or agency. They help businesses at all stages of...
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Ep. 37 - AI, Aliens, and Existential Risk with Anders Sandberg
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Dr. Anders Sandberg. Anders is currently a research fellow with the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on global catastrophic risk, cognitive enhancement, collective...
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Ep. 36 - Amanda Plimpton on Livestock Labs and the Biohacking Community
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Amanda Plimpton, the Chief Operations Officer for Livestock Labs. Livestock Labs is a tech startup that is creating implantable devices to track the health and wellness of cattle. They spun out of the work of Grindhouse...
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Ep. 35 - AI for Good with Anna Bethke
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Anna Bethke, the head of AI for Social Good at Intel. In this role she is responsible for establishing partnerships with social impact organizations, and for using Intel's technologies and artificial intelligence to…
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Ep. 34 - Bio and the FBI with Supervisory Special Agent Edward You
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Supervisory Special Agent Edward You of the FBI's Biological Countermeasures Unit. This unit falls within the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate, and is focused on identifying existing and emerging biological...
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Ep. 33 - Sustainable Superabundance with David Wood
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea speaks with entrepreneur and author David Wood. David was one of the early pioneers of the smartphone industry, and in 1998 he co-founded Symbian and worked to launch their mobile operating system, which was used by Samsung…
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Ep. 32 - Designing the Future with Natasha Vita-More
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea sits down with Natasha Vita-More, Ph.D. Natasha has done a lot - she's an artist, designer, author, and speaker. She is co-editor of The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology and…
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Ep. 31 - The Chemistry of Self-Driving Cars with Covestro
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Paul Platte, Senior Marketing Manager at Covestro! Covestro is a Bayer spinout and one of the leading producers of high-performance polymers. Their products can be found almost everywhere, and they are a major supplier…
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Ep. 30 - Ethics and Emerging Technologies with Dr. James Hughes
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea sits down with Dr. James Hughes. James is a bioethicist and serves as the Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, which he founded alongside Nick Bostrom in 2004. Dr. Hughes is the author of…
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Ep. 29 - Biosafety and Biosecurity in DIYbio with Todd Kuiken
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Todd Kuiken, Senior Research Scholar at the Genetic Engineering & Society Center at North Carolina State University. In this role Todd travels the world to study biosafety and biosecurity within the do-it-yourself…
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Ep. 28 - The State of Transhumanist Politics with Gennady Stolyarov II
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea sits down with Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party. Gennady took the reins of the Transhumanist Party when the organization's founder, Zoltan Istvan, stepped down after his campaign for President in 2016.…
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Ep. 27 - Rejuvenation Roundup Podcast Launch
We're excited to announce that we have partnered with the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation to produce the Rejuvenation Roundup Podcast, hosted by Ryan O'Shea! To celebrate, this special installment of Future Grind features the full first episode of the Rejuvenation Roundup Podcast. Explore the...
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Ep. 26 - The Future of eSports with Rob Lee
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea sits down with Rob Lee, the CEO & owner of the Pittsburgh Knights. The Knights participate in the growing world of eSports, where competitors battle in virtual environments with very real stakes. These may be video games, but...
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Ep. 25 - Robots Saving Lives with Jorgen Pedersen
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Jorgen Pedersen, the Founder and CEO of RE2 Robotics! RE2 has developed what are perhaps the most advanced humanlike robotic arms in the world, which are currently used by the United States military to diffuse bombs.…
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Ep. 24 - De-Extinction: Tomorrow's World of Yesterday with Britt Wray
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast Ryan O'Shea speaks with Britt Wray, a host of the BBC podcast Tomorrow's World and the author of the book Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction. Her book focuses on the idea of resurrecting extinct animals, such as...
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Ep. 23 - Implanted Identity with Amal Graafstra
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Amal Graafstra, the author of RFID Toys and one of the early pioneers of RFID implants! Amal created the first implantable NFC tag, the xNT, in 2013, and he sells these implants through his website, Dangerous Things. His...
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Ep. 22 - The Science of Life Extension with Oliver Medvedik
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea talks life extension, CRISPR, DIYbio, and more with Oliver Medvedik, co-founder of both the Genspace citizen science laboratory in Brooklyn and the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation. Oliver is a molecular biologist with a Ph.D. at...
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Ep. 21 - Experiments in Human Augmentation with Rich Lee
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea speaks with well known biohacker and transhumanist Rich Lee. Rich first came to the public eye in 2013, when he had magnets that served as headphones implanted into his ears - meaning that he could listen to music or receive data...
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Ep. 20 - Conversations with the Future with Nikola Danaylov
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea is joined by bestselling author and futurist speaker Nikola Danalov. Nikola writes about the future at his website Singularity Weblog and hosts the Singularity.FM podcast. His 2017 book Conversations with the Future features...
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Ep. 19 - The Science of Orphan Black with Cosima Herter
The acclaimed television series Orphan Black explores the ethics and implications of transhumanism, cloning, life extension, cybernetic enhancements, gene therapy, and more. Much of the development of these themes was guided by science consultant Cosima Herter, so Ryan O'Shea sat down with her…
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Ep. 18 - Homebrew Healthcare with Michael Laufer
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea is joined by Michael Laufer. Michael is a mathematician and university professor who has turned his attention to do-it-yourself pharmaceuticals, creating and disseminating open-source plans for low-cost alternatives to expensive...
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Ep. 17 - William Gillis on Anarcho-Transhumanism
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea is joined by anarcho-transhumanist William Gillis. William currently serves as Coordinating Director of the Center for a Stateless Society and an editor of "Anarcho-Transhuman - A Journal of Radical Possibility & Striving". They...
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Ep. 16 - Ben Cooper on IoClothes & Smart Apparel
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea discusses the future of wearable tech, smart apparel, & internet of things technology with Ben Cooper, the Founder & Managing Director of IoClothes! IoClothes is an industry platform focused on fusing technology and textiles, which...
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Ep. 15 - Aaron Traywick of Ascendance Biomedical
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Ascendance Biomedical CEO Aaron Traywick. Aaron is a controversial figure that seeks to democratize access to unregulated, experimental, and some would say potentially dangerous medical treatments and enhancements. An...
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Ep. 14 - Gene Editing and Nanorobotics with Justin Atkin of The Thought Emporium
In this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Justin Atkin of The Thought Emporium. The Thought Emporium is a popular YouTube channel that shares videos exploring scientific concepts and cutting edge research on everything from nanotechnology to genetics and chemistry…
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Ep. 13 - The Future is Meow with Meow-Ludo Meow-Meow
In this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea speaks with Australia's own Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow. Meow - and yes, that's his real name - was crowned a "True Leaders Game Changer" by the Australian Financial Review for his efforts to democratize science and technology.…
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Ep. 12 - The Lepht Anonym Interview
In this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea speaks with the controversial, semi-anonymous, and enigmatic biohacking pioneer Lepht Anonym. Lepht has been featured by WIRED and the BBC and has been documenting it's biohacking experiments on its blog, Sapiens Anonym, since 2007....
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Ep. 11 - The Future of Human Augmentation at BDYHAX
In this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea speaks with BDYHAX co-founder Trevor Goodman. BDYHAX, also known as BodyHacking Con, is an annual conference focused on human enhancement, transhumanism, and biohacking. This conference brings together pioneers and thought leaders from...
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Ep. 10 - Kevin Warwick on Project Cyborg
In this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea sits down with Kevin Warwick, the Coventry University researcher blurring the line between academia and biohacking. Warwick pioneered RFID implants in the 1990s. He is perhaps best known for his BrainGate experiments, a technology…
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Ep. 9 - James Young & The Phantom Limb
In this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea sits down with television host and science communicator James Young to discuss his participation in the Phantom Limb project. Through a partnership with the Metal Gear Solid video game series, James helped to design and received a…
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Ep. 8 - Ryan O'Shea on Dangerous Minds
This special episode of the Future Grind podcast features an interview with Future Grind host Ryan O'Shea recorded for the Dangerous Minds podcast. They asked Ryan about his role with Grindhouse Wetware, the philosophical questions surrounding consciousness and identity, Ryan's artificial...
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Ep. 7 - The Ethics of Experimentation with Alex Pearlman
In this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea interviews bioethicist and journalist Alex Pearlman about the ethics of experimentation, the future of gene editing technology (including CRISPR/Cas9), inclusivity in futurism, and more. Alex is currently receiving an advanced degree…
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Ep. 6 - Predicting the Future with Entrepreneur Rohit Bhargava
In this episode of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O'Shea interviews well known author and entrepreneur Rohit Bhargava about his strategies for curating trends and predicting the future. Rohit is also a professor at Georgetown University, and is known for coining the term Social Media...
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Future Grind explores the future through science, technology, entrepreneurship, and philosophy. Hosted by television producer, entrepreneur, and futurist speaker Ryan O'Shea, Future Grind features interviews with innovators and thought leaders that are working to build our future. Biohacking, transhumanism, artificial intelligence, futurism, and robotics are frequent topics of conversation. Show notes and more can be found on futuregrind.org. Questions, press inquiries, and speaking requests, can be emailed to [email protected].
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