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#E51 What Can We Do for the Next Generations? With Brendan McGetrick

“Let's think about the future. Let's think about people who aren't here yet. Just because they're not here yet doesn't mean they just shouldn't have a voice or they shouldn't be factored in.”

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Brendan McGetrick, the Creative Director of Museum of the Future who is also a writer, designer, and curator. His work has appeared in publications in over thirty countries, including The New York Times, Wired, and The Financial Times.

Join us as we explore the importance of taking part in the conversation about humanity’s future, the risks of profit-driven unregulated technological development, whether AI hype is justified, consciously shaping our legacy for future generations, and more.

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#E50 In This Sickcare System, We Will Have to Empower Ourselves, With Dr. Nas Al-Jafari   

“But if you look at the diseases and what people are suffering with today, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, autoimmune conditions, the health system hasn't been designed to deal with them,” Dr. Nas Al Jafari, Medical Director of DNA Health Clinic and Functional Medicine Specialist, told me on this episode of HYPERSCALE.

Dr. Nas is a vocal advocate helping bring about a new revolution within the healthcare space, breaking away from outdated traditional practices and pushing for a more holistic approach to health, which puts the spotlight on preventative medicine and care, expanded testing procedures and measures, and the true pillars of longevity.

Join us as we explore the many flaws in today’s sickcare system, how current healthcare is still not equipped to provide preventative medicine, and the role individuals will have to play to bring about change to this broken system to safeguard a better future and allow us to live longer.

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#E49 How Do We Create An Environment That Boosts Longevity? With Tina Woods

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Adah Parris, Chair of Mental Health First Aid England, and a keynote speaker, polymath, anti-disciplinary artist, tech futurist, and activist. Adah has worn many hats over the years, which has allowed her to form and share hollistic but unique and fresh perspectives on topics like technology, AI, human relationships, and more.

Join us as we explore humanity’s ever-evolving presence and identity, its presence within the cosmos, the importance of physical human connection, and more in a very introspective (and philosophical) episode of HYPERSCALE.

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#E48 What Type of Ancestor Do You Want To Be? With Adah Parris

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Adah Parris, Chair of Mental Health First Aid England, and a keynote speaker, polymath, anti-disciplinary artist, tech futurist, and activist. Adah has worn many hats over the years, which has allowed her to form and share hollistic but unique and fresh perspectives on topics like technology, AI, human relationships, and more.

Join us as we explore humanity’s ever-evolving presence and identity, its presence within the cosmos, the importance of physical human connection, and more in a very introspective (and philosophical) episode of HYPERSCALE.

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#E47 Will AI Bring About The End Of Humanity? With Theo Priestley & Beth Singler

On this special EMERGENCY episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Professor Beth Singler and Futurist and Author Theo Priestley, who have joined me to discuss the government-commissioned report recently published in Time magazine, warning that AI poses an extinction-level threat to humanity.

The three authors of the report worked on it for more than a year, speaking with more than 200 government employees, experts, and workers at frontier AI companies—like OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic and Meta— as part of their research.

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#E46 A Good Future is a Future That is Inclusive, With Biljana Markova

On this special International Women’s Day episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Biljana Markova, an eco-luxury entrepreneur, animal and social activist, and one of my dearest friends. Join us for an introspective and philosophical conversation where we explore women’s role in an ever-evolving world of technological innovation, the importance of diverse voices convening today to shape a more inclusive tomorrow, and why we urgently need to equalize the playing field in terms of equality and inclusivity, as what we do now will define our reality in the years to come.

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#E45 What Makes Briar Prestidge Tick? Understanding the Mindset of a Futurist

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I invited you all to share your questions with me on social media, and all topics were fair game. 😉

So, in this episode, you will see me discuss everything from how I keep fit when I’m traveling and living between New York and Dubai, my favorite easy recipes for longevity, why I want to go to Mars, Ozempic, why I closed my suit label, metaverse fashion, CEO executive branding, starting a biz on the dining room table to managing an international team, ‘freezing’ my body with cryonics to ‘live forever’, and my existential questions about an afterlife... I have bared it all.

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#E44 Predicting and Guiding Humanity’s Future Using Data and Foresight With Sarah DaVanzo

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Sarah DaVanzo, a Foresight Strategist and Futures Activist who boasts a remarkable 70% accuracy in quantitative data-driven futurism.

Sarah has a historied career, using her knowledge and expertise to help over a hundred businesses across her career future-proof their operations, from startups and SMEs to mega-corporations. Sarah’s work as a “super forecaster” has landed her in globally renowned publications such as Time, The New York Times, Forbes, and Wired.

Join us as we explore how the mind of an expert who predicts the future really works, the role of diversity in shaping a more inclusive tomorrow, the power of foresight as a skill, and more.

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#E43 Connecting With Loved Ones After Death With Robert Ginsberg

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Robert Ginsberg, the Founder of Forever Family Foundation, and an expert who has been investigating consciousness and the phenomenon of mediumship for over 20 years.

Robert started researching evidence for the survival of consciousness after he lost his daughter in a tragic accident in 2002. Originally a skeptic, he conducted his own research into historic accounts and records, and spoke with numerous scientists, doctors, and mediums hoping to better understand consciousness, how it extends beyond our brain and body to other people, and what happens to it after death. Faced with what he sees as irrefutable evidence, he would go on to have 74 dream visitations from his deceased daughter over a five-year period.

Join us as we explore the heartfelt account of a father who sought to find meaning and closure following a tragedy, by investigating what most of us would never consider to find out: what happens to our consciousness after death?

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#E42 In The Face Of AI, Humanity Must Prove Its Value With Steve Fuller

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Steve Fuller, a social philosopher and an instructor at the University of Warwick.

Steve is an advocate for social epistemology and academic freedom, and supports the concepts of intelligent design and transhumanism. This mix of diverse expertise made for a truly intriguing conversation.

Join us as we explore a society where augmented transhumans are the standard, how public healthcare would have to adapt in such a world, cyborg legislation, and more.

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#E41 AI Exists To Help Artists, Not Replace Them With Samar Younes

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Samar Younes, a polymathic artist, futures farmer, and a Central Saint Martins alumnus.

As someone who has found themselves at the intersection of art and technology, Samar shares some valuable insights into the world of art in the 21st century, and the realities of this world in an era of AI.

Join us for an engaging conversation as we explore how artists can come to terms with generative AI, representation in art, AI bias, and the irreplaceable human artisan.

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#E40 Futurepreneurship and Foresight in Business With Dr. Dana Marduk

“Any business that is not going to be based on the exponential organization business model will not survive after 2030.”

Dr. Dana Marduk is a futurepreneur, involved in multiple future-focused companies and organizations. While he does not expect every business to become the next Google, his argument revolves around adopting a more appropriate business model that heavily takes the future into consideration, based on 11 key strategic attributes. Join us as we explore the likely future of not just companies - but humanity too.

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#E39 Recreating Deceased Loved Ones Digitally With Charlotte Jee

What if we could digitally recreate our parents, so that they are with us even after their passing?

This is what Charlotte Jee, a leading tech journalist and current News Editor at the MIT Technology Review attempted, after the uncertainty of the pandemic overshadowed her life. Charlotte discusses her experience with digital twins, and the moral obligations that come attached. She also discusses her experiences navigating the world of tech over the years, which has been dominated by men but has slowly been seeing more active female voices, and the rising threat of social media as a force that is reshaping our psychology and behavior, and our society as a whole.

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#E38 Recapping 2023: The Year That Completely Changed My World View

Much has transpired in 2023, from the notable rise of AI, to new innovations in the domain of robotics, biotech, healthcare and beyond. It has been quite an eventful year.  Join us in this episode of HYPERSCALE as the roles are switched and I’m in the hot seat, as my producer Georgia Smithwick and I discuss the biggest happenings during the year, how the personal branding sector has grown, and my biggest takeaways and learnings from the year.

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#E37 Mind Uploading, Consciousness After Death, and Sentient AI With Max Velmans

“It's not like, you know, lifting the hard drive of the brain and loading it onto another hard drive or in the cloud.”

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Max Velmans, an emeritus professor of psychology at the University of London, who has over 40 years of experience and over 130 publications under his name. 

Max is one of the most prominent experts on consciousness today, so I was excited to pick his brain (no pun intended!) for everything related to our mind and consciousness.

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#E35 Transcending the Limitations of Evolution Begins When Mindsets Shift With David Wood

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by David Wood, the celebrated author of "The Death of Death" and "The Abolition of Aging", a visionary futurist who chairs the London Futurists, regularly contributes to its newsletter, and heads the independent futurist consultancy, Delta Wisdom. With foresight fed from a diverse background in technology, David Wood humanizes radical tech disruptions and transformations that change – and could potentially alter - society and humanity.

 

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#E33 The Road to Becoming a Cyborg Starts with a Microchip With Jowan Österlund

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Jowan Österlund, a body piercer turned biotech entrepreneur, who’s becoming of the most vocal advocates of the biohacking movement in Sweden and the world. He is the CEO of Biohax International, and currently leads commercial biohacking in Sweden with his vision of seamless integration between humans and technology.

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#E32 Are We Living in a Digital Simulation? With Gray Scott

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Gray Scott,  Futurist, Techno-Philosopher, Speaker, and Founder and CEO of SeriousWonder. He is also a professional member of The World Future Society, and the co-organizer of the NY Futurists Meetup.

 

Gray Scott is quickly becoming widely recognized as one of the most exciting, inspiring and controversial futurists of our time, speaking and writing on a variety of futuristic subjects, including: life extension, artificial wombs, mind-to-machine technologies, artificial intelligence, cyborgs, future digital consciousness, longevity, digital brain preservation, post-human philosophy, transhumanism, the technological singularity, and more.

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