Hence The Future

In this episode, Mattimore explores the rise of Nostr, and why some are calling it the biggest boon to free speech since the 1st Amendment.

Topics Discussed

• What is Nostr?
• Why care about Nostr?
• How to get started on Nostr?

Future Scenarios

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Hashtags: #htf #nostr #riseofnostr #hencethefuture

In this episode, Mattimore and Justin predict political, social, economic, and technological changes in the year 2023 (00:00:00)

Topics Discussed:

• Political predictions (00:00:42)
• Economic predictions (00:12:00)
• Social predictions (00:27:26)
• Technological predictions (00:44:28)

Future Scenarios:

• West case scenario (00:59:50)
• Best case scenario (01:09:05)
• Most likely scenario (01:17:42)

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• Hashtags: #2023 #2023predictions #htf #hencethefuture

In this episode, Mattimore and Justin discuss the closed ecosystems that big tech companies control, and the movement that seeks to open them up. We also discuss chatGPT in the introduction (00:00)

Topics Discussed:

• chatGPT update (00:52)
• Walled gardens overview (16:17)
• Battle 1: Apple vs Fortnite (21:06)
• Battle 2: Apple vs Coinbase (22:15)
• Battle 3: Apple vs Twitter (25:18)

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario (36:43)
• Best case scenario (47:46)
• Most likely scenario (53:37)

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #bigtech #walledgardens #htf #hencethefuture

In this episode, Mattimore and Justin discuss the rise of generative A.I. and its effects (00:00)

Topics discussed:

• The current state of AI (00:42)
• Generative AI explosion (02:05)
• Types of Generative AI (09:48)
• Generative AI use cases (18:19)

Future scenarios:

• Worst case scenario (37:50)
• Best case scenario (47:48)
• Most likely scenario (52:16)

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #generativeAI #htf #hencethefuture

Libertarian and Statist Philosophy

In this episode, Mattimore and Justin explore the philosophy and reality of libertarianism and statism. (00:00)

Topics discussed:

• Nolan Chart (01:06)
• Arguments for Statism (07:03)
• Arguments for Libertarianism (14:12)
• Stances on key issues (50:32)

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario (56:05)
• Best case scenario (1:12:52)
• Most likely scenario (1:24:32)

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #libertarianism #statism #htf #hencethefuture

Mandates, Truckers, Frozen Bank Accounts, and Bitcoin 🇨🇦

In this episode, Mattimore explores the freedom convoy, and what it means for the future of Canada and the world.

Topics discussed:

• What sparked the freedom convoy
• Canadian government’s response
• What’s next for the movement
• Bitcoin privacy best practices

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #canada #freedomconvoy #htf #hencethefuture

5 Steps to Navigate the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole 🕳🐇

In this episode, Mattimore explores the basics of Bitcoin.

1. Get off zero
2. Hold your own keys
3. Run your own node
4. Mine Bitcoin
5. Get on zero

BONUS: BTC books and resources

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• Hashtags: #htf #btc #bitcoinbasics #hencethefuture

Four Archetypes of the Mature Masculine 👑⚔️🧙‍♂️❤️

In this episode, Mattimore explores 4 ancient archetypes of the mature masculine, both in their fullest forms and in their shadow forms.

Topics Discussed:

• Why makes a “good” man
• 4 archetypes of masculinity
• Shadow forms of archetypes
• King, Tyrant, Weakling
• Warrior, Sadist, Masochist
• Magician, Manipulator, Denier
• Lover, Addicted, Impotent
• Becoming Master of All 4

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• Hashtags: #kingwarriormagicianlover #archetypes #htf

Special thanks to the co-authors of this book: "King, Warrior, Magician, Lover" by Douglas Gillette and Robert Moore

The Remnant and The Future 🔆

In this episode, Mattimore explores the concept of “The Remnant” and what it means for the future.

Topics Discussed:

• The concept of “the remnant”
• Aleksander Svetski’s writing
• Biblical story of Isaiah’s Job
• Remnant, Parasites, Masses
• Dormant, Active, Radical
• The Matrix example
• Heraclitus example
• Historical examples
• Current examples
• Two visions for the future

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #theremnant #htf #remnant #hencethefuture

MMXXII 🗓

In this episode, Mattimore explores the challenges and opportunities we face in the year 2022.

Topics Discussed:

• What makes 2022 pivotal
• Where we are in cycles
• Economic challenges
• Political-social challenges
• Trends around the world
• Reasons to be optimistic

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #theyear2022 #2022 #htf #hencethefuture

Debt, Inflation, and Hyperbitcoinization ⏰

In this episode, Mattimore explores how the growing US debt burden is affecting financial markets, public policy measures, and individuals…

Topics Discussed:

• Understanding the debt burden
• Servicing interest on the debt
• Who holds most federal debt
• Elon’s tweets on Debt to GDP
• Jack’s tweets on Hyperinflation
• Food, Housing, Energy prices
• 3 options to deal with debt
• Scylla and Charybdis
• Purchasing power of USD

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #us #debtclock #hyperbitcoinization

How is climate change affecting surf breaks? 🏄‍♂️

In this episode, Mattimore explores how four major climate factors are affecting surf breaks worldwide, and the pros and cons of the various solutions being proposed to mitigate these effects…

Climate Effects Discussed:

• Rising sea levels
• More severe, frequent storms
• Coral bleaching and pollution
• Shifting wind patterns

Possible Solutions Discussed:

• Add sand to beaches
• Build a sea wall
• Buy out property
• Biological solutions
• Carbon capture tech
• X-factor technologies

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #futureofsurfing #surfing #climate

On Bitcoin, Taxation, Religion, and Optimism 💭

In this episode, Mattimore answers some interesting questions...

Questions Answered:

• Where are we in the current Bitcoin bull run?
• Is taxing unrealized capital gains a good idea?
• What are your personal thoughts on religion?
• Are you optimistic about the next 6 months?

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #ama #askmattimoreanything

Dawn of the decentralized web 🌐

In this episode, Mattimore explores the next stage in the evolution of the internet…

Topics Discussed:

• What is Web 3.0?
• Web 1, Web 2, Web 3
• Top Web 3 applications
• Web 3 finance: Bitcoin
• Web 3 social: Bitclout
• Web 3 gaming: Loot
• Web 3 music: Royal
• Web 3 science: Principia
• Future impact of Web 3

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Website: hencethefuture.com/
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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #web3 #futureoftheinternet

The Bear Case & Bull Case for Ethereum 📈♢📉

In this episode, Mattimore explores the bear case and bull case for the world’s second largest cryptocurrency and blockchain.

Topics Discussed:

• Origin story of Ethereum
• Ethereum’s historic evolution
• ICOs, Alt-Coins, Defi, NFTs
• Problem of high gas fees
• Recent EIP 1559 update
• Comparing ETH to Bitcoin
• Comparing ETH to Solana

Future Scenarios:

• The bear case for Ethereum
• The bull case for Ethereum
• The most likely scenario

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #eth #ethereum #futureofethereum

Making sense of a changing world 🌏

In this episode, Brett Ewer and Mattimore Cronin discuss what the US withdrawal from Afghanistan signals about how the world is changing…

Topics Discussed:

• Significance of US withdrawal
• Was taking military in Afghanistan a mistake?
• Once there, when should the US have left?
• Mission objectives: security vs nation building
• Which mission objectives succeeded vs failed
• Why the Afghan government fell so quickly
• What the US withdrawal signals to the world
• Lessons for US to take from its longest war
• How other countries are likely to respond
• Three poles of power emerging in the world
• Western liberalism vs authoritarianism
• The blockchain and sovereign individualism
• From "Pax Americana" to "Pax Bitcoinica"
• Open questions that are still TBD

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #afghanistan #usa #earth

Why (and how) Apple plans to scan your photos and messages in iOS 15 🔎

In this episode, Mattimore discusses the fallout from Apple’s recent - and highly controversial - privacy changes.

Topics Discussed:

• Apple’s recent announcements
• Backlash over privacy concerns
• Backlash over security concerns
• Apple’s historic focus on privacy
• How CSAM detection feature works
• How iMessage detection feature works
• Arguments for CSAM detection
• Arguments against CSAM detection
• Arguments for iMessage nude detection
• Arguments against iMessage nude detection
• Future implications of these changes

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #apple #csam #privacy #security

Is the USA paving the way to formal Bitcoin adoption? 🇺🇸

In this episode, Mattimore explores how the US is approaching Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the 2021 Infrastructure bill and beyond...

Topics Discussed

• The infrastructure bill
• The crypto provision
• The crypto voting block
• Wyden-Toomey-Lummis amendment
• Portman-Warner-Sinema amendment
• Jack Dorsey’s proposed amendment
• The case for formal adoption
• Solving the Triffin dilemma

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #bitcion #btc #usa

The Next Evolution of the Internet 🪐🕹

In this episode, Mattimore explores the burgeoning Metaverse: a persistent, virtual environment, which is emerging as the successor to today’s internet…

Topics Discussed:

• Defining the metaverse
• 3 key attributes to the metaverse:
• Why all the Metaverse hype right now
• Facebook becoming “a metaverse company”
• Microsoft building “an enterprise metaverse”
• Exploring interspace and outer space
• Unlocking next levels of achievement
• China vs USA take on the metaverse
• Challenges to overcome in the future

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Website: hencethefuture.com/
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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #metaverse #buildingthemetaverse

Scalable, Global, Instant BTC Payments ⚡️

In this episode, Mattimore explores the future of the Bitcoin lightning network…

Topics Discussed

• Bitcoin’s scalability problem
• Lightning Network as a solution
• How the Lightning Network works
• Why the Lightning Network matters
• Alternative scaling solutions
• Dogecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum
• Digital Dollar, Digital Euro, Digital Yuan
• Next phase of Bitcoin’s evolution
• Gresham’s Law v Thier’s Law
• Best Lightning Network apps
• Trends to watch for the future

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #bitcoin #lightningnetwork

What’s behind the recent rise in ransomware attacks? 🧐

In this episode, Mattimore explores how REvil and other ransomware groups operate, why ransomware attacks are occurring more and more frequently, and what we can do as cyber defenders to protect ourselves in the future…

Topics Discussed:

• Why Did REvil disappear?
• How do Ransomware hacker groups operate?
• Why are ransomware attacks on the rise now?
• How do the hackers infiltrate “secure” systems?
• Let’s look at the 5 main types of Cyber Attacks…
• How to defend against ransomware attacks

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #ransomware #cybersecurity

Inside the Government’s Preliminary Report on UAPs 🛸

In this episode, Mattimore explores the highly anticipated US Government report on UAPs - Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.

Topics Discussed:

• What’s in the report
• Commonalities in data
• Possible explanations
• Glitch / Malfunction
• USA / Foreign Tech
• Airborne Clutter
• Natural Phenomenon
• The “Other” category
• FLIR UAP sighting
• GIMBAL UAP sighting
• GOFAST UAP sighting
• Known unknowns

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #uap #unidentifiedaerialphenomena

The Hearing Health Revolution 🔊

In this episode, Mattimore sits down with Dave Kemp to explore where the hearing health industry, and hearing technology in general, is heading...

Topics Discussed:

• Hearing loss, deafness, tinnitus
• Why isn’t there a cure yet?
• Primary causes of hearing loss
• Treatments for hearing loss
• mRNA + bio-technology solutions
• Neuralink + neural implant solutions
• Bimodal stimulation for tinnitus
• Anti-aging tactics for hearing loss
• AirPods impact on hearing industry
• Reducing stigma of hearing aids
• Hearing aids vs. hearables
• Machine learning solutions
• Future of hearing technology

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Website: hencethefuture.com/
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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hearingtechnology #hearingtech

Which jobs are immune from automation? 🧐

In this episode, Mattimore explores which job sectors are most and least likely to be disrupted by automation in the future.

Futureproof Job Sectors:

• The Crypto Economy
• The Soft Skills Economy
• The Creator Economy
• At-Risk Job Sectors

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #futureproofjobs

Battling for Crypto Dominance ⚔️

In this episode, Mattimore explores the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency landscape, including which of the top 14 cryptocurrencies are best positioned to dominate in the future.

Topics Discussed:

• What caused the current crypto bear market
• Where we are in the crypto market cycle
• Who is buying and who is selling
• Proof of work vs proof of stake
• Solving byzantine generals problem
• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Alt Coins
• Central Bank Digital Currencies

Crypto Predictions:

1. Bitcoin (BTC)
2. Ethereum (ETH)
3. Tether (USDT)
4. Cardano (ADA)
5. Binance (BNB)
6. Ripple (XRP)
7. Dogecoin (DOGE)
8. USDC Coin (USDC)
9. Polkadot (DOT)
10. Uniswap (UNI)
11. Internet Computer (ICP)
12. Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
13. Chainlink (LINK)
14. Litecoin (LTC)

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Website: hencethefuture.com/
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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast

Inflation Tipping Points 💸

In this episode, Mattimore explores 7 inflation indicators for 2021. Plus, at the end of the episode, we look at the best performing asset classes for protecting your wealth during a runaway inflation scenario.

Topics Discussed:

1. Official inflation rate
2. Google search trends
3. Lumber prices
4. Home prices
5. Gas prices
6. Employment numbers
7. Arizona Iced Tea prices

BONUS: Best assets to hedge against inflation

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Website: hencethefuture.com/
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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #inflation #2021

The Bear and Bull Case for Dogecoin

In this episode, Mattimore explores arguments for and against Dogecoin going “to the moon” 🐕 🚀 🌙

Topics Discussed

• Dogecoin origin story
• Dogecoin fundamentals
• Dogecoin supply and security
• Comparing Dogecoin to Bitcoin
• Comparing Dogecoin to Ethereum
• Comparing Dogecoin to Gamestop
• Comparing Dogecoin to Alt-coins
• The power of network effects
• Why Elon promotes Dogecoin
• Crypto portfolio allocation
• Crypto investment cycles
• The future of Dogecoin

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Website: hencethefuture.com/
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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #dogecoin #doge

The Transformative Life of Ram Dass

In this episode, Mattimore tells the story of Ram Dass’ life: how he transformed from Dr. Richard Alpert, a Harvard professor at the top of the “somebody” game, into Ram Dass, a “nobody” who relinquished all worldly attachments…

Topics Discussed:

• Early life as Richard Alpert
• Harvard Psychedelic Research
• Timothy Leary friendship
• Life at Millbrook Commune
• Spiritual journey to India
• Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass
• Revelations and teachings
• Views on life and death
• Twilight years of Ram Dass
• Parables and stories

“The game is not about becoming somebody, it’s about becoming nobody” - Ram Dass

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• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #ramdass #becomingnobody

Both sides of the capital gains tax argument 🏛

In this episode, Mattimore explores why the Biden Administration is proposing to raise capital gains taxes right now, how that is likely to affect the economy, and what the arguments are for and against this proposal.

Topics Discussed:

• Why the Biden Admin seeks to raise capital gains taxes
• Arguments against raising the top capital gains tax rate
• Arguments for raising the top capital gains tax rate
• Responses to criticisms for raising capital gains tax
• The four turnings and the long term debt cycle
• Where the US economy is likely to go from here

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Website: hencethefuture.com/
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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #capitalgains #taxes

Understanding Tolkien’s Legendarium 🧙‍♂️

In this episode, Mattimore is joined by Stephen Kipp and Brett Ewer to discuss the hidden meaning behind Tolkien's major works - The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings - Plus, what Tolkien would have to say about the future were he with us here today.

Topics Discussed:

• Invention vs. Discovery of Myth
• The Creation of The Universe
• The Creation of Earthly Beings
• Sub-Creative Powers
• Races in Tolkien’s Universe
• Use of the Elvish perspective
• Language, Culture, Thought
• Myth versus Allegory
• Fate vs Free Will
• Battles of the Psyche
• Divine Archetypes
• Cyclicality of History
• Quest Reversals
• Death and immortality
• Morality of Good and Evil
• Industry and Technology
• Corruptive Nature of Power
• Criticisms of Tolkien’s Work
• Tolkien’s views on the future

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Website: hencethefuture.com/
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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #tolkien #jrrtolkien

Everything you need to know about mRNA vaccines 🔬

In this episode, Mattimore explores how messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines work, why they are such a game changer for bio-technology, the pros and cons of mRNA compared to traditional vaccines, and their future potential for mRNA vaccines to treat viruses far beyond COVID-19...

Topics Discussed:

• How traditional work
• How mRNA vaccines work
• Challenges with mRNA vaccines
• Benefits of mRNA vaccines
• mRNA facts versus fiction
• What the research shows
• Current mRNA trials and studies
• Potential future applications

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Website: hencethefuture.com/
• Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #mRNA #mRNAvaccine

Is infinite progress possible? ✨

In this episode, Mattimore explores “The Beginning of Infinity,” a concept developed by physicist David Deutsch, which seeks to answer the question: “Is infinite progress possible?”

In other words, is it possible for humanity to continue making more and more progress, accumulating ever greater knowledge and understanding of the universe, and ever greater ability to control our environment, or is progress “bounded” in some way...

Topics Discussed

• How good explanations transform reality
• Instinctive, cultural, and scientific knowledge
• What makes for a “good explanation?”
• The nature of knowledge and progress
• Seeking a “theory of everything”
• Possible limits to progress
• Possible limits to understanding
• Light, infinity, and consciousness
• Dark matter and dark energy
• We are always at the beginning

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Website: hencethefuture.com/
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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #beginningofinfinity

Why NFTs are Here to Stay 🪙 🔐

In this episode, Mattimore explores the rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and the future of digital ownership.

Topics Discussed:

• What NFTs are
• How NFTs work
• What gives NFTs value
• Benefits and problems
• Notable NFT platforms
• Decentralized finance
• Art, music, movie royalties
• The creator economy
• Future NFT applications
• Future of digital ownership

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Website: hencethefuture.com/
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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #nft #nfts #futureofnfts

Travel, Tourism, and Adventure in the 2020s🗺

In this episode, Mattimore explores with future of travel, tourism, and adventure in the world after COVID with travel aficionado, Bryce Caster.

Topics Discussed:

• The value of travel and adventure
• How COVID has impacted travel
• Common misconceptions about travel
• How to avoid with danger while traveling
• The ethics of “digital nomad arbitrage”
• How tech helps and hinders travel
• Difficulty finding “true wilderness”
• Solo travel vs. companion travel
• Cultural differences around the world
• Perceptions of America abroad
• Adventure as a mindset
• Future of travel in the 2020s

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #travel #adventure

Browser Wars, iOS 14 Changes, and The Emergence of Web 3.0 🌐

In this episode, Mattimore explores how imminent changes to iOS 14 and online tracking mechanisms will impact the future of the open web.

Topics discussed:

• Why the ad industry is changing
• The online privacy movement
• Anti-trust, regulations, competition
• Comparing Web 1.0, 2.0, & 3.0
• Apple’s iOS 14 announcement
• Facebook’s response to iOS 14
• Google’s announcement re: cookies
• Competition among advertisers
• Competition among browsers
• Decentralization

Future scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #adtracking #iOS14

Mental Models for Reality 🌌

In this episode, Mattimore explores some of the most prominent mental models for describing the universe and understanding reality.

Models Discussed:

• Raw perceptions
• Instinctive model
• Geocentric model
• Heliocentric model
• Expanding universe model
• Relativistic model
• YOUniverse model
• Indra’s Net of Jewels
• Dramatic model
• Ceramic model
• Organic model

Future scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #mentalmodels #modelingtheuniverse

Real estate in 2021 and beyond 🏡

In this episode, Mattimore explores why the Federal Reserve just sounded the alarm on commercial real estate, why the residential real estate market continues to boom despite the pandemic, and how technology, human behavior, and global financial trends are changing the dynamics of real estate in 2021 and beyond…

Topics Discussed:

• Commercial real estate warning
• Residential real estate boom
• Are we in a bubble?
• The great financial reset
• Technological changes
• Behavioral changes
• Disintermediation
• Investment considerations
• Inequality and the future

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #futureofrealestate

Gold, Silver, and “The Great Reset” 💸

In this episode, Mattimore compares the future value of gold and silver to other assets like Bitcoin, stocks, bonds, real estate, and fiat currencies. We also look at the history of price suppression in the precious metals markets, and predict what the next phase of the global financial system will look like after “The Great Reset.”

Topics Discussed:

• Silver short squeeze attempt
• Gold & silver price suppression
• Fractional banking system
• History of gold & silver
• Gold standard in Ancient Rome
• Gold standard in pre-WWI Britain
• Interwar period fiat currencies
• Bretton Woods and the US dollar
• Overspending through Cold War
• Nixon goes off gold standard 1971
• Modern market manipulation
• 2008 sub-prime mortgage crisis
• Why China stopped buying US debt
• 2020 COVID relief & money supply
• Bitcoin vs Gold: Comparing assets
• Bitcoin & gold vs fiat & bonds
• "The Great Reset" and beyond

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #gold #silver #preciousmetals

$GME Changes Everything 🕹

In this episode, Mattimore explores what the GameStop saga means for the future of financial markets…

Topics Discussed:

• The short squeeze set up
• The case for GameStop
• Reddit, WSB, social media
• Underlying motives
• The nostalgia factor
• Pirates vs farmers
• Robinhood perceptions
• How trading really works
• GRUNCH of Giants
• Decentralized finance
• The next 10 years

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #memestocks #GME

The timeline of your life ⛰

In this episode, Mattimore explores the benefits of creating a “lifeline” to map out the highs and lows of your past, present, and future.

Topics Discussed:

• How lifelines work
• Why lifelines work
• Benefits of lifelines

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #lifeline #lifelines

Replenish Your Creativity ✨

In this episode, Mattimore explores Julia Cameron’s method for discovering and rediscovering your creative self as described by Julia Cameron in her book, “The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity”

Topics Discussed:

• Replenishing creativity
• Morning pages
• Artist’s totem
• Artist’s date
• Removing obstructions
• Creativity exercises
• Synchronicity

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #theartistsway

How Jan 6th, 2021 impacts the future 🏛

In this episode, Mattimore and Brett Ewer discuss the events that took place on January 6th, 2021, and how those events are likely to affect the future of Trump, the future of The Republican Party, the future of the online information ecosystem, and the future of America itself.

Topics Discussed:

• What happened on Jan 6, 2021
• How bad it *might* have been
• How it was able to happen at all
• Whether it could have succeeded
• Who is most at fault
• Likely fallout for Trump
• Likely fallout for the GOP
• Free speech and censorship
• Fallout on social platforms
• The future of America

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #capitol #usa

What makes enthymemes so persuasive? 💥

In this episode, Mattimore explores the persuasive power of enthymemes...

Topics Discussed:

• What are enthymemes
• Why makes them so powerful
• 3 key elements of persuasion
• Hintergedanken / sub-conscious
• Political enthymemes
• Comedic enthymemes
• Marketing enthymemes
• Mark Twain enthymemes
• The “Click… Whirr” response
• Wojak meme culture

Future scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #enthymeme #enthymemes

What will happen in the year 2021? 🔮

In this special episode, Mattimore shares 21 predictions for the year 2021…

2021 Predictions:

1. Bitcoin predictions
2. Housing crisis predictions
3. Economic predictions
4. Vaccine predictions
5. Medical predictions
6. Climate predictions
7. Transportation predictions
8. Remote work predictions
9. Startup predictions
10. AI predictions
11. Space race predictions
12. US-China predictions
13. Latin America predictions
14. Tech hub predictions
15. Europe predictions
16. Russia predictions
17. Middle East predictions
18. Political predictions
19. Education predictions
20. Energy predictions
21. Hence The Future predictions

Happy New Year! 🎉

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• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #2021 #21predictionsfor2021

“A rising tide lifts all boats” ⛵️⤴

In this episode, Mattimore explores the rise in Techno-Optimism, and how we might actually be able to solve the world’s most difficult challenges through technology and innovation.

Topics Discussed:

• Energy as the tide that lifts all boats
• Reductions in clean energy costs
• Gains in battery efficiencies
• Virtuous cycle of clean energy
• Nuclear fusion vs fission
• Decarbonization technology
• The Modern Day Space Race
• Manufacturing in zero gravity
• Mining asteroids for raw materials
• Mining new veins of knowledge
• Solar punk vs cyber punk
• Integrating the collective

Future Scenarios

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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• Website: hencethefuture.com/
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• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #technooptimism #solarpunk

“It will change everything” 🔬

In this episode, Mattimore explores the recent breakthrough that just occurred…

Google’s Deep Mind has finally solving the 50 year old “protein folding problem” with AlphaFold 2. What are the potential impacts and implications that this breakthrough may have on the future of bioengineering? What does this milestone mean in the broader context of Artificial Intelligence? Tune in to Episode 124 for a bird's eye view of what AlphaFold means for the world.

Topics Discussed:

• Protein Folding Problem
• AlphaFold Breakthrough
• Potential Applications
• DeepMind Milestones
• Current State of AI
• Major players in AI

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

Thanks for tuning in 🔭

• Website: hencethefuture.com/
• Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
• Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
• Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #alphafold #bioengineering #ai