The Future of Humanity with David Houle
David Houle
In this episode, Don MacPherson is joined by Futurist David Houle as they discuss the future of humanity. David argues that humans are at a fork in the road with one path leading to utopia and the other leading to oblivion. David and Don examine the forces shifting the future of humanity including climate change, AI, quantum computing, and biomechanics.
Season Four of 12 Geniuses is dedicated to exploring the future and how life is sure to change over the next decade. This episode explores trends in human behavior that are reshaping how and why we live.
David Houle is a futurist, thinker, and keynote speaker. He is the author of The Shift Age, Shift Ed: A Call to Action for Transforming K-12 Education, Entering the Shift Age, Brand Shift: The Future of Brands and Marketing, The Spaceship Earth, and more. David is Futurist in Residence and Guest Lecturer at the Ringling College of Art + Design in Sarasota, Florida. He is Honorary President and Futurist of the Future Business School of China. He is also a Founding Member and Managing Partner of The Sarasota Institute - A 21st Century Think Tank.
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Topics Discussed:
Technological intelligence vs. Artificial Intelligence
The Shift Age
The Cold War
Buckminster Fuller
Spaceship earth
Extinction
Global Warming
COVID-19
Paris Climate Accord
Goals for humanity
Population growth
Brainwave computer interface
The fork in the road
Climate change
Artificial intelligence
Biotechnology
Quantum computing
Privacy
Democracy and capitalism
Wealth inequality
Migration
Reinventing the world we live in
Happiness
The Fork in the Road Project
