The Futurists

Hosted ByBrett King

Welcome to the Futurists, where Brett King and co-host Robert Tercek interview the world's foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs, and futurists building the world of tomorrow.

Together, we explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food & agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain, and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!


All Episodes

Three Ages of Water

This week on The Futurists we get to engage with one of the world’s foremost experts in hydrology, the study of Water, and the relationship of water to emerging climate...

WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?

Josh Bernoff’s entire career as an analyst and author has been focused on the future. In this episode The Futurists discuss forecasting: What is the difference between strategic insight...

The F*%#ing Complex Future!

Jim Rutt solves complex future problems by taking action. When we say complex, we mean very complex!. A pioneer of networked society since 1980, Jim launched the world’s first...

Storytelling Superpowers

Michael Margolis, founder and CEO of Storied, is an expert in constructing intentional narratives about the future. The stories Michael tells are not about people but, rather, about products...

Holistic Principles and AI  

AI researcher Monica Anderson guides the Futurists beyond first principles to the zeroth level of science, which is epistemology.  Monica argues that science suffers from a kind of cognitive...

The Reluctant Futurist

This week on The Futurists we are joined by renowned journalist and a true renaissance man, Monty Munford. Monty has appeared on the BBC, written for Forbes, The Telegraph...

Kickstarting Zombie Sci-Fi

On this weeks futurist we have the return of New York Times Bestselling Author, Kevin J Anderson. In this week’s episode Kevin takes on a journey as to how technology has dramatically...

Brin on the Greatest Story Ever Told

Legendary sci fi author, astrophysicist, and NASA advisor David Brin rejoins the Futurists for a special first anniversary show. Topics include: Wall Street’s insatiable AIs, Karl Marx and capitalism,...

Redesigning Government for a Faster Future

This week The Futurists speak with Jennifer Pahlka, the founder of Code for America. Jennifer served in Barack Obama’s White House as the US Deputy Chief Technology Officer where...

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