GeekSpeak – What will life be like in a post-scarcity world? Join the discussion Saturday, April 29th at 12pm SLT

Humanity evolved in a world of scarcity and we live in such a world now.  We know that a lot of stuff is rare and therefore valuable.  We know that none of us can have everything we want.  In a post-scarcity world that will not be true any more. How will we live in such a world?  How much will we eat, or use, when everything is free?  What will we do with our time when work is no longer needed?  When...

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GeekSpeak – Earth: A New Hope? Join the discussion on Saturday, January 14th at 12pm SLT

In the darkest part of the year, at the start of a new one, we need to ask what will bring hope to the world.  Hope means something different for everyone and we all have our own personal hopes.  But how can we give humanity as a whole some hope for the future?  What is needed to turn the current feeling of hopelessness around?Should we talk about all the progress that has been made in the past?  Or describe...

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GeekSpeak – Will humanity survive the next 500 years? Join the discussion Saturday August 8th at 12PM SLT

Nothing lasts forever.  And there are so many things that can go wrong for our species.   Can we survive everything that nature throws at us?  Killer viruses, rogue asteroids, a change in the orbit of the earth? Or do we face danger from ourselves?  Nuclear war?  Or biological warfare? Do you think we should be worried about human extinction?  What do you see as the most dangerous threat to our...

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Help me save the World-sarahelisebeth Brenham Reporting

Ladies and gentlemen, we are just a little bit into a new decade, and call me a dreamer, but I was under the impression that the problems facing many people and the World would suddenly disappear when the clock struck midnight on January 1st, 2020. Boy was I wrong. But do I think that this whole new decade is now destined to be like all of its predecessors? It depends as to whether or not, we, as a society, can change our attitudes on certain...

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GeekSpeak – Is there Hope for Humanity? Join the discussion about COVID-19- March 21st at 12pm SLT

We all know by now about the threat that faces us all.  But let’s try to be positive and talk about the possible good that may come from the virus.  Will we learn more about how to develop cures and vaccines?  That should help us when the next ‘big one’ strikes.  Will we come together as neighbours and start re-finding our humanity?  Will war and terrorism become less likely now that we all have...

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GeekSpeak – What would be the best thing that could happen to humanity? Join the discussion March 23rd at 12pm SLT

This week we will look at the future through rose-tinted glasses and discuss the positive things that could happen to us.  What single event, what single change, will improve all our lives most?  Use your imagination and tell us what you hope for.Nuclear fusion?  A movie that turns everyone into vegetarians?  Vulcans landing on the earth?  Being able to stop the extinction of animal and plant species?  A cure for...

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GeekSpeak: how will humanity end? Join the discussion on March 16th at noon SLT

What fate do you most fear for our species?  Do you see the earth being destroyed by an asteroid or a solar flare, a black hole or collision with a rogue planet?  Or will we die a slow, agonizing death from a killer virus?  Or cause our own demise by a worldwide nuclear war?  Or will we slowly die out simply because we lack the will to survive or have children?Most people expect that humanity will one day give way to another...

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GeekSpeak: What happens if we discover alien life? Join the discussion Saturday September 22nd at 12pm SLT

What if we discover life on other planets?  On Mars or in the Solar system or maybe light years away.  Maybe alien bacteria or maybe intelligent beings.  How will it affect our understanding of our own place in the universe?Will we want to destroy them?  Or will we want to isolate ourselves from them so that they cannot destroy us?  Will we want to trade with them?  Make peace with them?Will our religions change...

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