The Innovation Show

"Optimism, like pessimism, is a bias, and to be avoided. But summoning the determination to rise to a challenge and succeed is a virtue." - Calum Chace Today's guest argues that in the course of this century, the exponential growth in the capability of AI is likely to bring about two "singularities" - points at which conditions are so extreme that the normal rules break down. The first is the economic singularity, when machine skill reaches a level that renders many of us unemployable and requires an overhaul of our current economic and social systems. The second is the technological singularity, when machine intelligence reaches and then surpasses the cognitive abilities of an adult human, relegating us to the second smartest species on the planet. These singularities will present huge challenges, but this he argues that we can meet these challenges and overcome them. If we do, the rewards could be almost unimaginable. Artificial intelligence can turn out to be the best thing ever to happen to humanity, making our future wonderful almost beyond imagination. But only if we address head-on the challenges that it will raise. We welcome expert on artificial intelligence, and its likely future impact on society and bestselling author of many books including the focus of today's show "Artificial Intelligence and the Two Singularities", Calum Chace, welcome to the show We discuss: The Terminology Technological Singularity Economic Singularity Exponential Change Artificial General Intelligence The AI race Technological Joblessness Universal Basic Income Impact on Society What is being done The Gods and the Useless Transhumanism Augmented Humanity Centaurs Privacy Concerns More about Calum here; http://www.pandoras-brain.com/ and the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0815368534/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i6

David Deutsch, pioneer in quantum computation, explores the nature and progress of knowledge. Emphasizes the importance of good explanations in science. Discusses the imperfections and constant improvement of knowledge. Advocates for a rethinking of education, teaching people how to learn. Explores automating tasks with AI as technology advances. Discusses the belief that Earth is a miraculous life support system. Explores the concept of reality, the multiverse, and unseen phenomena.

"If you're treated a certain way you become a certain kind of person. If certain things are described to you as being real they're real for you whether they're real or not." — James Baldwin We are living in a time of mounting political segregation that threatens to tear us apart as a unified society. The result is that we are becoming increasingly tribal, and the narratives of life that we get exposed to on a daily basis have become echo chambers in which we hear our beliefs reinforced and others' beliefs demonised. At the core of tribalism exists a paradox: as humans, we are hardwired with the need to belong, which ends up making us deeply connected with some yet deeply divided from others. When these tribes are formed out of fear of the "other," on topics such as race, immigration status, religion, or partisan politics, we resort to an "us versus them" attitude. Especially in the digital age, when we are all interconnected in one way or another, these tensions seep into our daily lives and we become secluded with our self-identified tribes. Today's guest explores how our human need to belong is the driving force behind the increasing division of our world. Drawing upon decades of leadership experience, he probes the depth of tribalism, examines the role of social media in exacerbating it, and offers tactics for how to combat it. Filled with tested practices for opening safe and honest dialogue in the workplace and challenges to confront our own tendencies to bond with those who are like us, his book "Our Search for Belonging" is a powerful statement of hope in a disquieting time. We welcome diversity and inclusion expert and author of "Our Search for Belonging: How Our Need to Connect Is Tearing Us Apart" Howard J. Ross We talk: Bias Polarisation Why we tend to form tribes Race and Gender Politics The brain White Privilege Empathy Media The Toilet Assumption More about Howard here: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Search-Belonging-Connect-Tearing/dp/1523095032 http://everydaybias.com/ https://twitter.com/HowardJRoss

Ed Muzio, CEO of Group Harmonics and author, dives into the essentials of creating iterative organizations that adapt swiftly to change. He discusses breaking down management silos and emphasizes clear communication to foster trust and teamwork. The conversation explores innovative meeting strategies that boost productivity and engagement, as well as the significance of empowering frontline employees for self-sufficiency. Muzio's insights provide actionable strategies for managers to lead effectively in fast-paced environments.

Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralysed by a stroke. Today, he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University, of which the Dalai Lama is a founding benefactor. As a child, his life was at a dead end until at twelve he wandered into a magic shop looking for a plastic thumb. Instead, he met Ruth, a woman who taught him a series of exercises to ease his own suffering and manifest his greatest desires. Ruth's final mandate was that he keep his heart open and teach these techniques to others. She gave him his first glimpse of the unique relationship between the brain and the heart. Doty would go on to put Ruth's practices to work with extraordinary results. He achieved power and wealth that he could only imagine as a twelve-year-old. However, he neglects Ruth's most important lesson, to keep his heart open, with disastrous results. A spectacular charitable contribution that will virtually ruin him, changed his life. Part memoir, part science, part inspiration, and part practical instruction, Into the Magic Shop, shows us how we can fundamentally change our lives by first changing our brains and our hearts. More about Jim here: http://intothemagicshop.com Meditations mentioned throughout the show here: http://intothemagicshop.com/exercises Similar shows here: http://www.theinnovationshow.io/2018/10/19/ep-126-a-life-worth-breathing-with-max-strom/ http://www.theinnovationshow.io/2018/10/31/ep-128-one-second-ahead-enhance-your-performance-at-work-with-mindfulness-with-author-rasmus-hougaard/

"The Toltecs believe that every human is an artist, and the art we create is our lives." —Don Miguel Ruiz Today's guest uses practical examples and guides us through conceptual, transpersonal art experiments to demonstrate how we can use the power of art to access our inner child, express our buried emotions, and use any form of art as a catalyst to transform our lives. Pure creativity is an activity that has no predefined destination or purpose, while applied creativity is an activity that always has a goal or application in mind. Pure creativity can be seen as a kind of play, while applied creativity is usually seen as work. We welcome creative consultant and coach with a stellar list of clients from IBM to American Express and the author of multiple titles including the focus of today's show "Parallel Mind, The Art of Creativity: The missing manual for your right brain", Aliyah Marr. We talk: Creativity Left and Right Brain Open Focus The Inner Child The benefit of Limitation Limiting Beliefs Internal Dialogues Overcoming Fear More about Aliyah here: https://www.parallelmindzz.com/

Matt Lovell is an expert in corporate wellness, he is a Performance and Health Nutritionist and Body recomposition expert and he develops top health and nutrition products via his site aminoman.com. His clients include England Rugby, Tottenham Hotspur, Man City and currently Reading and Bournemouth football clubs. We talk: How the brain always wins with habit changes Easing out of old dietary and training habits Sugar Cravings Small dietary changes Short 15 minute workouts Workplace and Life Stress Chronic stress and obesity Cushing's Disease Amygdala Hijacks Vision Setting More on Matt here: https://aminoman.com/

Weaving together philosophy, social science and neuroscience research, personal anecdotes and dialogues, A Child at Heart takes a radically different approach to the traditional boundaries between childhood and adulthood to reveal how rather than lapse into adulthood, we can achieve what the Greeks of old call arete—all-around excellence—when we look to children and youth as a lodestar for our development. Childhood is our primary launching pad, a time of life when learning is more intense than at any other when we gain the critical knowledge and skills that can help ensure that we remain adaptable. This book weaves together the thinking of philosophers from across the ages who make the unsettling assertion that with the passage of time we are apt to shrink mentally, emotionally, and cognitively. If we follow what has become an all-too-common course, we denature our original nature—which brims with curiosity, empathy, reason, wonder, and a will to experiment and understand—and we regress, our sense of who we are will become fuzzier and everyone in our orbit will pay a price. Mounting evidence shows that we begin our lives with a moral, intellectual, and creative bang, and in this groundbreaking, heavily researched, and highly engaging volume, today's guest makes the provocative case that childhood isn't merely a state of becoming, while adulthood is one of being, as if we've "arrived" and reached the summit. His life-changing proposition is that if we embrace the defining qualities of youth, we're not destined to become frail, dispirited, or unhinged, we'll grow in a way defined by wonder, curiosity, imaginativeness, playfulness, and compassion—in essence, unlimited potential. We welcome the founder of Socrates Cafe, Maverick philosopher And Author of and the focus of today's show "A Child at Heart: Unlocking Your Creativity, Curiosity, and Reason at Every Age and Stage of Life" - Christopher Phillips

"Those who say you cannot guarantee the achievement of goals are those who do not know how to do it." - Frans De Groot Businesses are on the lookout for the one methodology that singlehandedly helps to achieve their goals, and definitively address issues such as "what needs to done" and "which activities to avoid". BITSING is a scientifically proven methodology, which enables you to predict results by using facts in order to be 100% certain of achieving goals. This episode enables factual insight into (positive) financial returns, in advance of executing strategies accordingly. BITSING can be applied by the biggest multinational to the smallest startup. The 7 laws in this book guide you through the process of improving your business strategy. We discuss: How to be Unbeatable Realise Effective Campaigns Ensure That You Reach Your Goals How to get that "first date" with your customer How to get a commitment from your customer Author and founder, Frans De Groot explains how this methodology works and how to implement it in your own business. By using examples, illustrations, and insights, Frans provides multiple entry points for readers who want to execute the BITSING strategy accordingly. As a result of working closely with several universities, the methodology is scientifically validated, in addition to its proven performance within numerous organisations and businesses. Frans shares how some have experienced exponential growth and reached the magic level of 300%. This episode offers advice, tools, and direction in what is required in your organisation to achieve goals. The methodology increases efficiency without sacrificing jobs and has even helped to stimulate employment, including recruiting top talent. BITSING has also boosted employee performance, changed stakeholder behaviour, and optimised work-life balance. More about Frans here: https://bitsing.com/get-started/ The book is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/906369413X/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_.NukCb37NKP85 Other shows like this here: http://www.theinnovationshow.io/2018/04/14/ep-96-start-reverse-andre-wiringa/

"The legalisation of marijuana is not a dangerous experiment – the prohibition is the experiment, and it has failed dramatically, with millions of victims all around the world." ― Sebastián Marincolo The work today's guests is based on a vast body of knowledge and represents a new methodology for researching the potential of the marijuana high. It is informed by the philosophy of mind, the cognitive sciences, psychology, chemistry, neurobiology and a systematic analysis of hundreds of anecdotal reports. It blends hard science with the warmth of human experience and a deep appreciation for the complexity of human consciousness. While medical cannabis is capturing most of the attention at the moment, the vast majority of users – an estimated 85% - are interested in the high; first and foremost. Our guest wants to know how the high can spur creative thinking, deepen empathic understanding, help with many illnesses, enhance the ways we pay attention, or bring hidden memories to the fore. Cannabis has always been able to do some of these things, Rather than dwelling on the supposed dangers of cannabis – none of which have ever been proven – he's asking a far more intriguing question: How can we use it to enhance our existence? Prohibition prevents independent, expert information on cannabis biology, strains, genetics and growing from entering the mainstream media. Furthermore, many users have even been actively misled by criminal dealers who take advantage of prohibition and the lack of knowledge on the side of consumers to sell them cheaply produced, low-grade marijuana – sometimes laced and weighted with dangerous substances – under the name of superior strains. It is for these reasons we welcome today's guest: philosopher, consciousness researcher, creative director, photographer and author of "High - insights on Marijuana" and "What Hashish Did To Walter Benjamin" Sebastian Marincolo PhD. We talk: The Science behind Marijuana and CBD The Endocannabinoid System CBD Prohibition Legalisation The impact on health Autism Empathy Creativity Imagination Hyperfocus Memory Retrieval Pattern Recognition Focused Attention Alzheimer's Parkinsons PTSD Anxiety How to get high properly, Vaping vs smoking and much more More about Sebastian here: http://www.sebastianmarincolo.de/