The Futurists The Futurists

The Galactic Historian is back! His first episode is still our highest viewed episode of all time, so we figured we should give the people what they want...

Are you ready for round 2 with one of the most fascinating people I know? Andrew is always a good time. Join us.

Last show got cut off at the 45 minute mark, so we're picking up where we left ofd

2016 was a crazy year. Will 2017 be a new begonning

On this episode, Dennis Yu will be talking about.... JOBS! Where are they coming from and where are they going?


Dennis Yu is the Chief Technology Officer of BlitzMetrics, a Digital Marketing Company which parters with schools to train young adults.

Dennis’s program centers around mentorship, helping students grow their expertise to manage social campaigns for enterprise clients like the Golden State Warriors, Nike and Rosetta Stone.

He’s an internationally recognized lecturer in Facebook Marketing and has spoken in 17 countries spanning 5 continents, including keynotes at L2E, Gultaggen and Marketo Summit. 

Dennis has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, LA Times, National Public Radio, TechCrunch, Fox News, CBS Evening News and is co-author of Facebook Nation – a textbook taught in over 700 colleges and universities. 

He’s a regular contributor for Adweek’s SocialTimes column and has published in Social Media Examiner, Social Media Club, Tweak Your Biz, B2C, Social Fresh, and Heyo.

He held leadership positions at Yahoo! and American Airlines and studied Finance and Economics at Southern Methodist University as well as London School of Economics. He ran collegiate cross-country at SMU and has competed in over 20 marathons including an 80 mile “super” marathon.

In this 38 minute episode, Alex talks about all the different environmental and political implications of a Trump presidency in the near and long term. Alex always has such a great spectrum of insights, so please take the time to get informed and expand your view at this historic time.

The economy is already changing dramatically because of science and technology. Transhumanism, the field of using radical innovation to improve the human being, is at the root of much of that change. Whether it's artifical intelligence, genetic editing, chip implants, or dozens of other radical innovations, these technologies are changing the way we live and work. Soon, many jobs that were around for centuries will be lost to robots and software. Can capitalism survive? Can it thrive in the future? How will the future transhumanist economy be?


Zoltan Istvan was founder and 2016 US Presidential candidate of the Transhumanist Party, a political organization dedicated to putting science, health, and technology at the forefront of American politics.  


 


At the age of 21, Zoltan began a solo, multi-year sailing journey around the world. His main cargo was 500 handpicked books, mostly classics. He’s explored over 100 countries—many as a journalist for the National Geographic Channel—writing, filming, and appearing in dozens of television stories, articles, and webcasts. His work has also been featured in many major television channels, such as CNN, FOX News, and BBC.


 


Zoltan writes futurist and transhumanist-themed blogs for The Huffington Post, Vice’s Motherboard (Transhumanist Future), and Psychology Today (The Transhumanist Philosopher). He has also written for Slate, Gizmodo, Daily Mail, Salon, Newsweek, Wired UK, Singularity Hub, The San Francisco Chronicle, and Outside.


You can read more about Zoltan here: http://zoltanistvan.com/