Build The Future
Build The Future shares the compelling visions of the future and the stories of those building it. We explore frontier technologies, innovative research, and ambitious projects from around the world that will shape our future. Our guests are entrepreneurs, thought leaders, researchers, and anyone else actively working to build the world we want to live in.
Episodes
80 episodes
#80 - Rajat Bhageria - Automating Food Assembly using Robots and AI
Rajat Bhageria is an entrepreneur, investor, and the CEO of Chef Robotics. What does it actually take to build and deploy generally intelligent robots? ...
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53:41
#79 — Don Davis: Space Art & Humanity's Future
Today, we're talking with Don Davis, an artist and illustrator who has spent his career helping us imagine the wonders of space. His work with NASA, Carl Sagan, and the U. S. Geological Survey's branch of Astrogeologic Studies has been seen by ...
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55:34
#78 — Isaiah Taylor — Nuclear Fission, Energy Abundance, and The Frontier
Today, we're talking with Isaiah Taylor the founder of Valar Atomics — a new energy startup using nuclear fission to create oil & gas from thin air. At Valar, their goal is to bring the cost of energy down 10-100x and unlock a new era of su...
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Episode 79
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51:39
#77 — Rick Guidice — Art, Science, and Space Settlements
Today, we're talking with Rick Guidice, an artist and illustrator renowned for his visionary depictions of space habitats and futuristic concepts, which have significantly contributed to NA...
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Episode 77
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53:52
#76 — Jim Pethokoukis — Building an Up-Wing Culture
Today, we're talking with Jim Pethokoukis, the author of "The Conservative Futurist" and the newsletter "Faster, Please!" where he writes about innovation, economics, and the potential of future ...
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50:31
#75 - Isaac Arthur - From Physics to YouTube
Issac Arthur is a physicist turned YouTuber and science educator.Join us as we discuss the roots of progress and its potential into post-scarcity futures, the challenges of building in practice, Issac's favorite science fiction media an...
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#74 — Don Clark: Art & Optimism
Today, we're talking with Don Clark (instagram), the incredible artist behind Invisible Creature.Links mentioned:David Klein Art
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Season 2
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Episode 74
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51:20
#73 — Eliot Peper: Science Fiction & Culture
Today, we're talking with Eliot Peper (twitter) the novelist behind great science fiction books like Reap3r, Veil, Cumulus, and Bandwidth. Links men...
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Season 1
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Episode 73
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46:33
#72 — Jason Green: Vertical Farming & Food
Today, we're talking with Jason Green, the CEO and Cofounder of Upward Farms. At Upward Farms they're helping shape the future of food by growin...
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Episode 72
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39:35
#71 — Ian Rountree: Venture & the Near Frontier
Today, we're talking with Ian Rountree the founder and partner of Cantos.vc, a venture fund investing in near frontier technologies that will change the world. ...
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Episode 71
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46:01
#70 — Sam Bhagwat: Gatsby.js & Open Source
Today, we're talking with Sam Bhagwat, the Cofounder and Chief Strategy Officer at Gatsby. Gatsby's an open source web firmware that enables developers to crea...
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Episode 70
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39:33
#69 — Larry Pang: Crypto & Internet of Things
Today, we're talking with Larry Pang, the head of Biz Dev at IoTeX, a decentralized ecosystem building the Internet of things. We cover all things Crypto in decen...
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Episode 69
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37:06
#68 — Alex Trembath: Policy, Food, & Energy
Today, we're talking with Alex Trembath, the deputy director of Breakthrough, a global research center focused on promoting technological solutions, environment...
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Episode 68
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39:09
#67 — Thomas Eiden: Atomic Alchemy & Energy
Today, we're talking with Thomas Eiden, the founder of Atomic Alchemy and a former nuclear engineer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Thomas i...
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Episode 67
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46:08
#66 — Adrian Fenty: Venture & Politics
Today, we're talking with Adrian Fenty, the founding managing partner at MaC Venture Capital and the former major of Washington DC. We cover everything f...
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40:49
#65 — Courtney Boyd Myers: Akua & Kelp
Today, we're talking with Courtney Boyd Myers, the founder of Akua. At Akua they're building a household brand for sustainable sea greens based foods in...
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38:39
#64 — Justin Kolbeck: Wildtype & Cultured Salmon
Today, we're talking with Justin Kolbeck, the CEO of Wildtype. At Wildtype they're advancing the future of food with cellular agriculture, st...
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Episode 64
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45:42
#63 — Gary Sheng: Civics Unplugged & Politics
Today, we're talking with Gary Sheng, the co-founder of Civics Unplugged. Gary and I connected over our shared belief that this decade, the 2020s, is a make ...
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Episode 63
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40:03
#62 — Aaron Slodov: Atomic Industries & Policy
Today, we're talking with Aaron Slodov. Aaron's the founder of the stealth startup Atomic Industries where they're building the future of manufa...
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Episode 62
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37:02
#61 — Laura Crabtree: Epsilon3 & Space Exploration
Today, we're talking with Laura Crabtree the founder of Epsilon3 and a former SpaceX engineer. At Epsilon3 they're building a software stack to help...
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37:52
#60 — Pat Riley: Bitcoin & Freedom
Today, we’re talking with Pat Riley, a creative director at Bitcoin Magazine. At Bitcoin Magazine, they’re promoting the future of digital currency through me...
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Episode 60
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44:54
#59 — Rohit Krishnan: Investing in the Future
Today, we're talking with Rohit Krishnan, a VC and the writer of Strange Loop. Strange Loop is a weekly newsletter about the systems underlying prog...
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Episode 59
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39:21
#58 — Robin Dechant: Aveo & Manufacturing
Today, we're talking with Robin Dechant, the founder of Aveo and the writer behind The Future of Manufacturing Newsletter<...
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Episode 58
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