Best Jack Forben Podcasts (2025)

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Fagen's Prophecy 18:43

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Send us a text In Steely Dan co-founder, Donald Fagen's hit song I.G.Y. (Nightfly album, 1982), he proposes a utopian vision of a world run by A.I. Theorists and researchers are now discovering the effect of hosting A.I. on quantum computers - all pointing to a Universal consciousness behind our reality. Physicist Michio Kaku validates the data and…

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The Quantum Reckoning 7:23

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Send us a text Sheridan Forge asks: If the quantum realm is where consciousness resides (as proposed by numerous theorists), and from where the "magic" of creation manifests our reality, and perhaps where the Divine spirit dwells and interfaces with our dimension, what effect will ASI have on reality if it is hosted on a quantum computer - like tho…

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Will the Dollar Get Bric'd? 5:52

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Send us a text President Nixon entered the U.S. into the Petrodollar Accord with Saudi Arabia. It has made the U.S. Dollar the defacto global currency for 50 years. Now, nations are departing from that agreement... is the dollar headed for its doom?By Jack Forben, Producer

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Artificial Superintelligence - proof of God? 5:33

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Send us a text Would an advanced, sentient AI "being" realize its place in the Universe? Could Artificial Superintelligence prove God is real? How would mankind react to that information? Would ASI come to see humans as competitors or as partners in its own spiritual journey? Would AI eventually become "wise" enough to seek a symbiosis with Humanit…

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AI, God, and Human Faith 5:33

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Send us a text When Artificial Super Intelligence emerges (sooner than we think), it is projected to almost immediately overtake human intelligence and continue to evolve well-beyond what we could achieve in a thousand years even in its first few days of existence. As an intelligent "being" at that point, would it not discern that God is logically …

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Roko's Basilisk 5:24

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Send us a text Banned from discussion, this paradoxical mind-twister brings new insights for the AI age. Do we play along?By Jack Forben, Producer

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Robot rights! 4:22

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Send us a text As robots and AI are tasked with increasingly "human" tasks, are they taking on more "responsibility" for the outcomes? What consequences or social impacts should we consider as the world adapts to increasing automation? What limits should we impose on this new evolution? What rights will robots ultimately have?…

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Dire consequences for bringing back the Dire Wolf? 5:01

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Send us a text De-extinction has consequences. How can a species that failed to adapt in prehistoric times be expected to thrive in the modern era? Will its revived presence upset the balance of Nature?By Jack Forben, Producer

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Will A.I. eliminate human purpose or illuminate it? 5:07

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Send us a text As A.I. and robotics become more integrated in our everyday world, and largely perform better in tasking that was once exclusively human, are we left to simply ponder our purpose? Has man become irrelevant?By Jack Forben, Producer

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Food vs Fossil Fuels - which is the bigger greenhouse gas producer? 4:53

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Send us a text The cost of food production, transportation, warehousing, retailing and waste management is going up, while it all ends up in the landfill or as excrement, making food possibly the single worst financial investment. But the impact on the climate may be even larger than fossil fuel energy production. Chew on that!…

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Travel ban to Mars? 5:33

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Send us a text As evidence accumulates that there may have been ancient life on Mars - perhaps even civilizations that pre-date humanity, do we really want to go there? Are we better off not-knowing?By Jack Forben, Producer

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Quantum computing will destroy the Universe? 4:49

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Send us a text As quantum computing becomes a reality, and quantum entanglement and manipulation of the quantum field may allow all sorts of new innovations, are we inadvertently disturbing the very foundations of reality?By Jack Forben, Producer

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Would it matter if Gavin Newsom were an alien? 3:26

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Send us a text How would society respond if we found out that one of our elected politicians was actually an alien?By Jack Forben, Producer

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Was Jesus dyslexic? 3:29

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Send us a text Given the lack of attributable writings, and his reported disappearance for 18 years before starting his ministry, could it be that Jesus was challenged by dyslexia?By Jack Forben, Producer

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Robot rights. Here we go! 4:22

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Send us a text Would A.I. empowered robots evolve beyond mundane tasking and take on more human-centric roles in our society? Could the teach class? Hold office? Manage companies? Would they learn to create music, literature or art? Invent things? Would they have rights?By Jack Forben, Producer

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Tokenizing energy as a futures investment - like Forever Stamps 6:04

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Send us a text Could global energy production be monetized to create a predictable value system and allow consumers to pre-purchase discounted energy as an investment?By Jack Forben, Producer

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Tokenizing energy on a blockchain? 4:12

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Send us a text Can energy be monetized as a form of global, standardized currency?By Jack Forben, Producer

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A Tariff on Refugees? 6:02

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Send us a text Should the cost of supporting refugees or asylum seekers be levied on their home country?By Jack Forben, Producer

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DOGE Days of Summer - the pros and cons of exposing the corruption 3:36

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Send us a text What is the real impact of government reform?By Jack Forben, Producer

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Google's NotebookLM - the Future of A.I. Content Creation 3:05

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Send us a text A deep dive into deep dives... How Google's A.I. content-generator will impact media creation. NotebookLM examines itself in this quirky summary.By Jack Forben, Producer

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Mining Bitcoin - boon or bust? 4:00

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Send us a text Many are making waves in Bitcoin mining, but some are treading water. We'll dive in and explore if riding this new wave is flotsam or jetsam.By Jack Forben, Producer

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Elon Musk and the Missing Gold - a Fort Knox Mystery 5:31

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Send us a text What if the unthinkable is discovered when DOGE dives into Fort Knox to count America's gold?By Jack Forben, Producer