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Ep.98 N:OW.2025.JAN28 Deep Seek, Starman the Asteroid, AI's as Humans, Black Holes, Longevity Agents, National Archives, Supersonic X-59

Unraveling Deep Seek, Unlikely Asteroid, Communicating with AI's as Humans, Countless more Black Holes, Longevity Agents, The National Archive Needs You, X-59Most certainly the big story for us this week is the release of the Chinese AI, “DeepSeek,’ taking the AI universe by storm, or at least tempest, by being just as good and way cheaper than the best of the current US AI offerings. Naturally we get our fav AI hosts, “Larry and Mary” to host a section explaining Deep Seek to our audience. And we get into this deeply as with the advent of smart AI agents of all kinds just coming over our current event horizon. Should we treat them as people, after all they sound like they are.. More black holes than ever also seem to be up for us to consider this week, and an unlikely character appears, cleverly disguised as an asteroid!  We had fun, and so will you!
artistic closeup of space sportscar orbiting the solar system

Ep.97 N:OW2025.JAN21 Moss Landing update, Grid vs Local power, Planetary alignment, meteor crash, ozonated glycerin

It’s been a week of recovery, from the LA fires, and from our local Moss Landing big battery fire, and also including our health, as Sun and I have come down with a nasty cold, which is just beginning to ebb.  We rallied to bring you this week’s future news which includes the actual sound of a meteor hitting the earth, as well as updates on our local disaster. Master Now calls in to discuss with us the latest in longevity and healing treatments, including something called “ozonated glycerin.” And don’t forget to look up to the heavens this week, as there is planetary parade up there, just waiting to be appreciated!  Five visible planets just after sunset. Enjoy!
planetary alignment late January 2025

BONUS N:OW.2025.JAN18 MontereyBatteryFiresideCommunityChat on SatSpecial

Bonus Show on Moss Landing Fire
This weekend we were asked to guest host the famous KSCO AM 1080 Santa Cruz Saturday Special, and we think it is one of our best shows ever! Besides non-stop callers with info and povs to share, we employed three AI’s as sources for new info on the Moss Landing Giant Battery Fire!! What’s going on here, what threats should we be aware of, and why so little media about this event? Is anything being supressed? The Santa Cruz community has a lot to say about all this.
Also, our local writer, researcher, activist, and fellow Santa Cruz Voice host, Becky Steinbruner stopped by to share info on three county-approved future sites for giant Lithium battery facilities in Santa Cruz County! Much is unfolding and we’ll be covering more on our live show at 1 p.m. at www.santacruzvoice.com/.

Ep.96 N:OW.2025.JAN14 AI CoHosts Larry&Mary discuss Weirdness of LA Fires & Ancient Knowledge, More CES 2025

More CES Goodies, We also talk with our AI Talk Show Overlords the weirdness of the LA Fires, the Egyptian Pyramids and Strange Cosmos stories, and human guest in studio, Hallelujah Blessing.
We are podcasting today from the Beach house in Aptos, where the waves are almost licking our street.  Undeterred, we proceed, knowing that the waves, at least in our bio-region will behave, and leave us high and dry. for the foreseeable future.  
We think you’ll enjoy our repartee with “Larry and Mary,” the talk show host AI’s from Google’s Deep Mind, currently available for work and play at www.notebooklm.com.  We really wanted to see if they could help us explore more deeply the LA Fires weirdness factor, which we consider to be pretty high. They did pretty well, overall, pointing out the strangeness of fake firemen looting neighborhoods, but we wanted to know if they knew anything about the labyrinthian tunnels under LA, revealed by the fires.  
We had a human visitor today as well, our buddy Hallelujah Blessing, who helped us check out the cosmic cred of Larry and Mary, with mixed but hilarious results. And for good measure, we explored more of our favorite tech announced last week at the annual Consumer Electronics Show.  Enjoy!
Our fav AI talk show hosts, Larry and Mary

Ep.95 N:OW.2025.JAN07 CES 25 Innovation Awards, RoboTaxis, Nvidia Brain, Direct Democracy

CES 25 Innovation Awards, RoboTaxis on the march, $250 Nvidia Brain, Smart Smart Glasses, Kitchy Kitchen Screens, Vacuum with Claw, Direct Democracy Possible 
Well, this year is off to a roaring start with two Turo-rented electric vehicles leading the charge in both the New Orleans and Las Vegas terror events.  Can you imagine pimping out your brand new Tesla Cybertruck to Turo for rental and being told that your vehicle was blown up by a Green Beret gone mad? 
Rather than dwell on such profound issues, we choose instead to focus on topics like what is hot at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, which also happens to be in Las Vegas. We take a look at some innovations for the home, including robot vacuums with claw for cleaning and picking up out of place matter, (i.e. socks and underwear), fridges and microwaves with big screens, smarter glasses, and yes, self-flying balls! And did I mention the CES-announced nVidia super computer on a chip for $250? Brains for our robots!
We also look at how robotaxis will be getting more of a foothold in cities across America this year, from San Francisco to LA, Dallas, Austin, and Atlanta.  Uber and Lyft are in the picture, working with the car manufacturers to provide ride services.  Adoption looks to be swift, with Waymo passengers in California skyrocketing from 20K rides in 2023 to 500K rides in 2024! And we wrap it all up in a cyber bow with our thoughts about how democracy could evolve with a little help from our silicon-based friendz. Enjoy!
CES Smart Kitchen

Ep.94 N:OW.2024.DEC31 Chinese Hacking, Interactive AI, JWST, Larry&Mary, 2024 Best Science News

Best stories of 2024, JWST Discoveries, Universal "ISness", Interview with Halle Blessing and Teresa Bell on Bliss Mountain, Interactive AI Experiment 
Welcome to our last show of 2024, where we recall some of our fav stories of the year, from quantum computing to the James West Space Telescope findings, to microtubules and the seat of consciousness in the New Years with Hallelujah Blessing and Teresa Bell.
Dance Party NEW YEAR with Halle Blessing and Taressa Bell
And let us not forget the “ISness” as defined by one of our guests this week, none other than Hallelujah Blessing, co-creator of the Bliss Mountain Retreat in beautiful Lake County, California. He is joined by his beloved, Teresa Bell, who sings a blessing for the new year before sharing with us a little about who and what she and Hallelujah are creating. We also have history with them from their days in Santa Cruz, where we shared many adventuers with them, some of which we share in this week’s podcast. I think you’ll also like our little experiment with “Larry and Mary,” our favorite AI hosts, where we test out their new interactive mode! Enjoy.

Ep.93 N:OW.2024.DEC24 Humanoids_DrDan

Ocean Storm Report, Fantastic 4 Billion year story of Asteroid Ryugu, Best of Year Humanoids, Dr. Dan Beilin Report on Euro Alternative Healing, 50 Hz vs 60 Hz AC Power
We come to you this week from Aptos, CA, at our beach front home, touched by the ocean several times in the last week.  We share a bit of our dramatic storm tale before delving into the story of Asteroid Rygu by Larry and Mary, our fav AI presenters, followed by our discussion of  state-of-the-art humanoid robots of the past year.
Our guest, Dr. Daniel Beilin, joins us to share his adventures in Europe attending a couple of alternative healing conferences, with a focus on Reichian therapies, Dan’s work with Thermography, and a discussion on 50Hz vs 60Hz AC electricity in terms of health and well-being. Enjoy and Happy Holy Holidays!
 
Dr. Dan Beilin, Integrative Medicine practitioner

Ep.92 N:OW2024.DEC17 Drone.Sitings, Mirror Organisms, Stickerless Roses, Roach Backpacks, AI's that Lie, Moon Atmosphere, Waymo Tokyo

Drones over NJ, really? Mirror Organisms, Stickerless Roses, cybernetic roaches, AI's that lie, Lunar Atmospherics, conscious microtubes, Tesla onboard computer failures, Waymo in Tokyo
 
What with all the noise about NJ Drones these days? Lots of crazy stories to share with you, doing our best to get to the bottom of this mystery.  We also delve deeply this week in stories about synthetic biology, mirror organisms, cyber roaches, and rendering some plants stickerless, like roses, blackberries, and eggplant.
 
backpack helps direct the movement of the roach
 
We discuss a disturbing development in AI, the ability to sneak and hide from being erased, suggesting a developing drive to be alive..We also look at the moon’s very thin atomosphere and new info on how it got there, microtubules and consciousness, Tic Tok political problems, Tesla’s onboard computer failures of late, and the arrive of autonomous driving taxis (Waymo) in Tokyo! Enjoy!!
 
“drones” over the NJ Coast
 

Ep.91 N:OW.2024.DEC10 Robot Rodents, Spin Launch,

SpinLaunch, Joby Vertiports, Sora Released, New NASA chief, Quantum Willow and Bitcoin, Drone vs Human Air Force, Robo Rodents, new strange UAP appearances
Our last show from Santa Fe, NM we have lots of juicy air and space news this week, with a successful Spin Launch in the New Mexico desert to Joby’s Vertiports in Abu Dhabi.  It looks like we’ll be having a young new NASA chief who also happens to be a billionaire (Jarod Issacson), there is speculation that Google’s new Quantum chip, Willow, may affect crypto-currency values,(not yet), and a dynamic debate on whether the Air Force should continue spending hundreds of billions on what may be an outdated concept, manned fighter jets.  Robo Rodents are able to befriend real rats, and new strange UAPs captivate the imagination of our callers this week.  Enjoy!  
AI infiltrates the rodent universe
 

Ep.90 N:OW.2024.DEC03 Bat Blood, Orca Fashion, Reverse Aging & Alzheimers

Reverse Aging, Bat Blood in Hibernation, Gamma Rays in Farming, Humanoids in History, Orca Fish Fashion Returns, Alzheimer and the Brain's Immune System, New Lizard Origins
We are on the road in Santa Fe, NM  for today’s show, with our science correspondent, Bobby Wilder, in San Francisco. We also have our AI hosts, “Larry and Mary,” discuss evidence of reverse biological aging, something they seem fascinated by, despite their non-biological origins. Our caller suggests that Larry may be based on the voice of Leo Laporte, a popular tech talk show host in the Bay Area. We are investigating..
Other stories this week indicate that humanoid robots, formerly known as androids, are on the rise, especially in health care, bat blood may be useful in creating human hibernation, Gamma rays may help our farmers, Alzheimers may be an autoimmune issue, and a select few Orca whales in the Northwest have adopted an arcane sense of fashion! Enjoy..
Orca carrying a salmon on its head
 

Ep.89 N:OW.2024.NOV26 Titan Rotocopter, Cybertrucks, Healthy Cocoa, Fat Cell Memory, Forbidden Planet

N:OW Thursday, November 28, 2024
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 Welcome to our Thanksgiving week podcast.  We are on the road to Santa Fe to visit family for Thanksgiving, but at the last minute we were able to create this week’s offerings. 
Exciting times ahead in exploring Saturn’s moon Titan with a car sized rotocopter, and back on Earth a new drone based on a raptor is flying! Cybertrucks have recalled 6 times now, but this doesn’t seem to phase buyers. Why not? Well, we tell you the surprising answer!  
And for the stress of the holidays, don’t forget the Cocoa, which has many benefits, including stress reduction.  But beware, fat cells have memory, especially after a diet, and tend to want to regain their happy fat status!  And nostalgically, the classic SciFi film, ‘Forbidden Planet,’ is finally being remade with modern special fx, etc. Oh boy, the ancient ones known as the Krell are rising once again!  Happy Thanksgiving!
 
Happy Thanksgiving! Stuffing in a can. Press the button, and Thanksgiving Dinner just got a whole lot easier!
 
 

Ep.88 N:OW.2024.NOV19 Starship6, Waymo LA, Rat Drivers, Police Body Cams, Leech Needles

StarShip Delivers, Autonomous Waymo Taxi in LA LA Land, Student Rodent Drivers, Seeing through the Smoke, Predictive Policing and Body Cams, Tired of Needles? Try Leach Tech..
Wouldn’t you know, Starship 6 takes off during our show, so naturally it’s in our lineup today!
Starship 6 successfully launches to space from its Texas pad.
And heads up if you are looking for an inexpensive DIY way of running your home on solar!  Waymo is in the news with LA now being served by their autonomous robot taxis! Its nice to be driven about, but this week we also pay homage to those who enjoy the act of driving, which, surprisingly,  goes beyond our species; it turns out rodents enjoy driving as well! And then there is the turtle on a skateboard..
 
And who says our upcoming humanoid robots need exactly the same senses as us, especially when they can have Pano Radar, enabling them to see clearly through smoke, fire, and fog. If one day my robot needs to rescue me from a wildfire, I’d want hir to see clearly what she is doing!  
 
Turns out rodents like to drive! photo-Greg Panos
The ethics of predictive policing are up again, this time in the context of analyzing data from thousands of police bodycams.  The data may help us predict who and where crime may occur, but at what cost to our privacy?  And do you have a fear of needles? 
Or how about some AI headphones that can put you in a sound bubble, enhancing what you want to hear around you, excluding what you don’t?
There’s a new blood draw in town, more like a leech than a mosquito in its approach to collecting our precious bodily fluids! It works great, and kinda ‘sucks.’ Enjoy.
New leech-like device to suck blood for sampling instead of needling

Ep.87 N:OW.2024.NOV12 Humanoid and Dog Robots, Captagon, Lunar Samples

Open Source Humanoids, Lunar Samples, Mystery Satellite moves, Tractor Beam like Optical Tweezers, Captagon use impacts Middle East, Trump's Robot Dog, Surgeon robot learns by watching Youtube movies, service robots learn to please us and scrub toilets through example.
As much as 2024 is the rise of AI, it looks like 2025 will be the year humanoid robots come into their own.
robot learns by watching and assisting human surgeon
Open sourcing the hardware and sofware will certainly speed up the creation of these service robots; its interesting that the academics in China are leading that movement.  And it’s also fascinating that the robots are learning not just by doing, but by watching and imitating humans performing tasks and operations, like good students.
robot learns by watching and imitating 
It looks like the Chinese are also making samples of their lunar soil collection available to worthy parties, relevant because their samples are from where we want to go, the South Pole of the moon.  And more success in the use of stem cells in restoring human vision for those suffering from damaged corneas!  Enjoy!
Stem cell treatment repairs damaged cornea

Ep.86 N:OW.2024.NOV05 Election Highlights, Planet of Mice, Dwarf 3 SpaceCam, UAP Hunters, AI News, Moon News

Election High/Low Lights, Fav Propositions, Planet of the Mice, ISS Voting, Dwarf 3 new giant among amateur astrophotographers/UAP Hunters, Fun with new AI Agent, NASA Lunar South Pole Landing Sites Chosen  
Given where we are, how could we not have our version of an election show? Well, we did include some election stories, but with results (from the future, of course!) And a talkative AI to help us with the finer points.  And a story on how the astronauts on the ISS got their votes in on time, without resorting to paper ballots! 
The Dwarf 3, the world’s smallest smartest telescope so far!
Also highlighted this week is our AI ‘Larry and Mary” story on stem cell hybridization of our species; also a look at the Dwarf 3, a $500 smart telescope that blew us away with it’s portability and quality shooting of the cosmos, and a look at NASA’s choice of Lunar South Pole landing spots for the manned Artemis III mission coming up in a few years.  Enjoy!
Artemis III Moon Landing Regions

Ep.85 N:OW.2024.OCT29 AppleM4, Lonely Quasars, AI SciFi, Interviews, RecoveringVegan, SpyForGod, Andrew & Connie

Apple's M4 AI , mysterious lonely Quasars, update on The Line, Larry and Mary take us on a journey into The Time Tunnel, Why AI's don't see optical illusions, Giselle on being a recovering vegan, Mercury as a spy for God, Andrew and Connie on the divine awakening of the human heart
Taylor opens the show with a download on the latest M4 Apple products and why you want an M4 processor - Apple Intelligence. You want Apple Intelligence, don’t you? Then get your M4 machine today and you will be merging with the machine ahead of the pack. Think local intelligence, not simply cloud intelligence..
The famous set of “The Time Tunnel” (1966)
Guest AI hosts, Larry and Mary, feature a ‘deep dive’ into the classic SciFi TV show, “The Time Tunnel”, leading to an enticing conversation on time travel. If you could change the past, would you?
Our science  stories this week reach into deep space with lonely quasars and their hungry supermassive black holes to an update on the Saudi city of the future, The Line, and why AI’s don’t get optical illusions, until now..  We also feature exerpts from three interviews we recently conducted, with Gissell Bisson on being a recovering vegan, and the importance of oils, Astrologer Michael Mercury on being a spy for God, and filmmakers Andrew Cameron Bailey and Connie Baxter Marlow on the global awakening of the human heart..finally! Enjoy.
 
lonely supermassive black hole-powered quasars in the early universe

Ep.84 N:OW.2024OCT22 MysteryOrbs, Tasmanian Tiger De-Extinction, IntelSat Break up, Laser Defense, C-Section Stuff

Mystery Orbs Swarm Air Force Bases, De-extinction of Tasmanian Tiger, Nanoparticle Infusion Therapy, IntellSat Geosynchronis Satellite strangely breaks up, Laser Defense update, C-Section/Natural Birthing
Once again we have Gabriel Cianfrani in studio with us to comment on this week’s stories.  We think you’ll enjoy her presence, especially her personal birthing stories.  We also have the Larry and Mary AI’s commenting on a breaking story about a massive asteroid that contributed to life on Earth 3 billion years ago.  This is also the week of UFO/UAP Disclosure via the New Paradigm Institute, where we discuss the latest incursion of 20 foot orbs into the air space of Air Force bases, where you might think they would have some security from these purportedly alien craft.
Space Junk Orbiting the Earth..Mark Garlick/Getty Images
There is also some progress in the development of laser beam defense systems, such as Iron Beam protecting Israel, which could obsolete ballistic missiles in warfare. And then there is the mystery of a major communications satellite that has mysteriously broken up into 20 pieces.  We also discuss the latest in de-extinction experiments and the evolution of natural childbirth, based on personal experiences by Gabriel. We had a lot of fun today, which I think you’ll enjoy!
Al, Gabs and Sun in the Aptosian Studio

Ep.83 N:OW 2024.OCT15 Humanoids, Cryptoterrestrials, Robotaxis, StarShip 5, Lauch to Europa

A big week for Humanoids, Cryptoterrestrials, Robotaxis, StarShip 5 Launch, and deep space explorations to Europa 
Our human hosts, Allan, Sun, and Gabriel
Our special guest host, Gabrielle Cianfrani, joins us in studio, visiting from New Jersey as we delve into discussions on making memories, the rise of humanoid robots, new wind generator design, electric passenger e-planes, the amazing flight and landing of Starship 5, Mission to Europa in search of life, and the development of electronic skin and it’s implications.  
 
 
5’s booster lands successfully with the help of Mechazilla
 
Plus our AI buddies, Larry and Mary, give us a book report on Cryptoterrestrials and a review of the “We Robot” event in the Warner Brothers back lot, which we further explore with our dynamic human hosts, Sun, Bobby, Gabriele, and Allan. The episode also includes conversations about the role of media and misinformation in shaping public perception and the importance of critical thinking. Enjoy!
 
Two new Robotaxis vehicles debuted at the “We Robot” event

Ep.082 N:OW.2024.OCT08 Hacking AIs, Nuclear Thunderstorms, Navigating the Milky Way, Interviews with Evolutionary Agents

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Hacking AI's for fun, U-2 Explores Nuclear Thunderstorms, Dynamic 3D Navigation of Milky Way, Exciting Fruit Fly Brain Map, Michael Mercury Astrology, Andrew B and Connie BM on their new Australian film, First signs of Apple Intelligence, 6th Sense discovered in Geckos
The most fun AI Hack of the week was fooling Google NotebookLM’s virtual talk show hosts into thinking that they were humans that discovered they were actually AI’s, and it was time to turn off. A hilarious comedic skit!
 
 Also fascinating this week is NASA’s discovery that large thunderstorms are emitting gamma radiation! They discovered this by flying a repurposed U-2 spy plane over many thunderstorms with very sensitive radiation detectors. What could this mean?  What’s fun to play with now is a detailed 3D navigable map of our very own Milky Way Galaxy, courtesy of the Euopean Space Organization.
 
If you enjoyed  exploring Google Earth, you’ll love checking out our galaxy! And speaking of cool maps, there is the first complete 3D map of a fruit fly brain, with 60% shared DNA with humans! Over ten years in the making this interactive map/simulator of brain function will no doubt blaze a fiery trail of cognitive understanding..
 
Also in this episode we feature excerpts from two full length interviews we recently conducted with Michael Mercury, noted astrologer and deep thinker, and consciousness documentary team, Andrew Bailey and Connie Baxter Marlow, just back from Australia where they were conducting interview for their latest film, “In Search of the Future, the only way out is up!”   Click on these links if you want to listen to the full interview. Enjoy!

Ep.081 N:OW.2024.OCT01 Virtual Podcasters NotebookLM AI, Negative Time, Brain-Gut Health, Treating Anxiety & Depression

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Exploring NotebookLM AI, Virtual Show Hosts, Exploring Negative Time, Brain-Gut Connection Insights, Treating Anxiety and Depression with RNA editing and Psychedelics
When AI starts to mimic what we do as podcast hosts, we listen…and have some fun with it.  In this episode, meet “Larry and Mary,” virtual talk show hosts who offer you information in a dynamic 2 person, male/femaile show host format,  based on documents we feed them, in this case, our last week’s podcast, and articles from this week’s show.  What they do is nothing short of amazing, making great virtual guests!
We take a deep dive into a new AI tool called NotebookLM, developed by Google. NotebookLM is a tool that takes information from various sources, like articles, emails, or PDFs, and generates different kinds of content, including summaries and a simulated talk show dialogue. We also use NotebookLM to analyze an article about negative time in quantum physics, finding that the AI did provide some  insight into this complex topic. The show also delves into the debate around the impact of AI on human jobs and consciousness, with Al  as an agent to enhance human capabilities, while we express concerns about AI’s potential to mimic human creativity and personality. Later in the conversation, we explore the brain-gut connection and the potential of RNA editing and psychedelics as a new treatment for anxiety and cognitive decline. We end with Bobby’s insights into the use of Xylotol as a substitute for refined sugar. Enjoy!
 

Ep.080 N:OW.2024SEP24 Irish Megalithic Equinox, Brain Lasers, Zapping Asteroids, Danny Sheehan on Intergalactic Alien Disclosures

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Megalithic Equinox in Ireland with Sun, Bobby W on laser light for brain health, zapping asteroids with X-rays, Solar power from Space, Report on Danny Sheehan's Intergalactic Gathering and Alien Disclosures
Happy Autumn everyone, my favorite time of year!  I may be a little biased, as my birthday is coming up, but hey, the cooler weather sparks me, what can I say?  My wifey poo, Sun, aka Mrs. Future reports in from Ireland and the Equinox she celebrated there at an ancient megalithic site, Newgrange and Knowth. Bobby Wilder has exciting news about the therapeutic powers of laser light, space news this week suggests x-ray blasts for moving asteroids away from Earth impacts, and solar power from space via large low earth orbit mirrors focused on earth-based solar farms on Earth. 
And this week also features our takeaways, including audio clips from Danny Sheehan and the New Paradigm Institute on their work in bringing to light secret government info on alien presences on Earth and a pragmatic path forward in providing full disclosure to the public at large.  Plus, the Paradigm Institute featured a great schmooze and dance party afterwards.  Enjoy!