Tim Ventura Interviews
Tim Ventura
Expert interviews on UAP, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, physics, defense tech, life-extension, propulsion, consciousness and more. Tim has been interviewing world-changing subject matter experts across a wide scope of professional & academic disciplines for over 20 years – starting back in 2002 with his work at AAG. Over time, what started with the goal of sharing the wisdom of people he respected with the world grew into an online library of expertise focused on expert opinions in space, science, technology, & policy areas. Altogether, Tim has recorded over 300 interviews – many of which are currently online in video format, across topics ranging from the UAP Phenomenon to government fiscal policy. Each of his interviews is a stand-alone overview for the thoughts & opinions of each subject matter expert, but together they help to educate a large audience across a wide array of topics.
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Alejandro Rojas - UAP Science vs. Speculation
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03/22/24 • 61 min
Alejandro Rojas discusses Enigma Labs, the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, the AARO Historical Report, and the role of science in unraveling the mystery of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. Alejendro's colleague at the SCU, Robert Powell, wrote a detailed critism of the AARO Report on Twitter, concluding with the statement, "AARO should stick to its mission statement, leave science to scientists, meet its requirements as laid out by Congress, and stop its bickering with the claims of whether or not recovered ET craft exist. That is the job of Congress." Alejandro discusses the AARO report, and addresses the criticisms of Powell, and many others in the community towards AARO. Rather than simply jumping on a government bashing bandwagon, he delivers a deep, nuanced view of the report and the agency that released it that helps provide context on why & how it came to be. Alejandro has been into UFO research for a long time. He's talked with David Grusch, heard the James Lacatski claims of US possession of crash wreckage, and read Eric Davis' Wilson Memo. Unlike many in the community, he's not focused on unlocking government secrets, though - and he questions if digging into black projects is even the right approach. Ultimately, the science of UAP research matters more rumors & claims. If those turn into hard evidence, they may benefit science - but Alejandro isn't waiting around for a tight-lipped government to reveal it's secrets. He talks about the need for cooperation, collaboration, and above all, a focus on hard, tangible evidence that lets us all move forward with this research. Alejandro Rojas is a consultant for Enigma Labs, a data, research, and community platform dedicated to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), and also a founding board member for the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU). Alejandro has been a freelance journalist focused on science, space, sci-fi, and UFOs. He maintains the website OpenMinds.tv, but you can also find his articles in the Huffington Post, Den of Geek, and the Roswell Daily Record, among other news outlets. Alejandro is considered an expert on the topic of UAP. He regularly appears in interviews with media organizations worldwide, including Politico, BBC, NBC, Fox, Coast to Coast AM, the Travel Channel, Syfy, National Geographic, and E!. Alejandro is the former Director of Operations for Open Minds Production, the host for Open Minds UFO Radio, editor and contributing writer for OpenMinds.tv, and emcee for the International UFO Congress. For several years Alejandro was the official spokesperson for the Mutual UFO Network as the Director of Public Education. As a UFO/Paranormal researcher and journalist, Alejandro has spent many hours in the field investigating anomalous phenomena up close and personal. LINKS & RESOURCES: OpenMinds.TV https://openminds.tv Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies https://www.explorescu.org/ Enigma Labs https://enigmalabs.io/ AARO Historical Report on UAP, Volume 1 https://media.defense.gov/2024/Mar/08/2003409233/-1/-1/0/DOPSR-CLEARED-508-COMPLIANT-HRRV1-08-MAR-2024-FINAL.PDF UAP Analytic Centralization Program (Kaggle Notebook) https://www.kaggle.com/code/dascient/uacp-uap-analytic-centralization-program Dr. James Lacatski on Crash Recovery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x67eaxxjcHs Eric Davis speaks on the Wilson Memo https://www.reddit.com/r/UAP/comments/18opt5y/dr_eric_davis_himself_confirms_that_the/
Robert Powell - UFOs: A Scientist Explains
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04/02/24 • 38 min
Robert Powell discusses his new book, UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don’t Know)", and the existence of not just two videos, but five videos from 2015 of UFOs operating in the vicinity of the USS Roosevelt nuclear aircraft carrier. Additionally, we'll be touching on implications of exoplanet discovery for the UAP phenomenon, the changing culture of mainstream science with relation to UFOs, the role of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, and what the AARO Historical Report missed - and how they can do better in the future. Robert Powell is an Executive Board Member and Founding Member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies. Robert has been studying the UAP phenomenon since 2007, and prior to the SCU has served as Director of Research at MUFON and created MUFON's Science Review Board. Robert is the co-author of a detailed book 600-page book on the history of the phenomenon, "UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry", and author of the children's educational book, "The Truth About UFOs: A Scientific Perspective". He is also the author of numerous papers on UFOs, including the 2008 Stephenville, TX case, the 2013 Aguadilla Puerto video, and the 2004 Nimitz encounter. Robert has a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and 28 years career experience in engineering management in the semiconductor industry, and helped Advanced Micro Devices develop its first flash memory technology. He's also managed state of the art chemistry labs & R&D groups, and is the co-holder of four patents related to nanotechnology. LINKS & RESOURCES: UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don’t Know) https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Scientist-Explains-What-Know-ebook/dp/B0CFZQN6S7 The Truth About UFOs: A Scientific Perspective https://www.amazon.com/Truth-About-UFOs-Scientific-Perspective-ebook/dp/B08NPVPFHT UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Government-Historical-Michael-Swords-ebook/dp/B01JJ9JF7Q Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies https://www.explorescu.org Robert Powell's critisism of the AARO Historical Record https://twitter.com/rpowell2u/status/1766467359768797476 Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Prelimary-Assessment-UAP-20210625.pdf
Jack Sarfatti - Warp Core Reactor
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03/17/24 • 71 min
Dr. Jack Sarfatti discusses UAP Physics and the Warp Core Reactor created by Dr. Michael G. Anderson at Lawrence Livermore National Labs - an energy-generation device promising orders of magnitude increase of intense ion beam energies & respective radiation yields at a fraction of the size and cost of existing z‐ pinch class accelerators. Instead of traditional "relativistic rocket" equations, the Sarfatti "weightless warp-drive" concept utilizes gravitational metamaterials to create a low-power warp-drive based on the conventional & well-accepted principles of relativity theory. Jack's model for warp-drive propulsion also explains the reported flight performance of UAPs. The Warp Core Reactor applies the same relativistic principles to a concept for energy-generation capable of powering UAP Jack Sarfatti has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, taught physics at San Diego State University, worked with David Bohm at the University of London's Birkbeck College and with Abdus Salam at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. Jack was the basis of the memorable time-travelling Dr. Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, and the author of Super Cosmos (2005), Destiny Matrix (2002), Space: Time And Beyond II (2002), and the coauthor with Fred Alan Wolf and Bob Toben of Space-Time and Beyond: Toward an Explanation of the Unexplainable (1975). LINKS & RESOURCES: APEC 6/10 (Featuring Dr. Michael G. Anderson) https://www.altpropulsion.com/events/apec-6-10-uap-investigation-vem-drive/ Michael G. Anderson: WARP Reactor PowerPoint https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zv_VRMHxAjJXBybhjFOU-qwneBA6rvUI?usp=share_link
Martin Rees - AI, SETI, ET & "The Sentinel"
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02/10/24 • 39 min
Will SETI find post-biological civilizations in our galaxy, or are extraterrestrial explorers already here? Professor Martin Rees discusses themes from “The End Of Astronauts”, the Breakthrough Listen Conference, and Arthur C. Clarke's "The Sentinel". Professor Martin Rees is a British cosmologist, astrophysicist, and the 15th Astronomer Royal, a post first established in 1675, and to which he was appointed in 1995. Professor Rees has a BA, MA, and PhD from Cambridge, supervised by Dr. Dennis Sciama, and after his postdoctoral studies in the UK and abroad, later worked as a professor at Sussex University, the University of Cambridge, and Gresham College. He has also been the director of the Institute of Astronomy and later the Master of Trinity College at Cambridge. Professor Rees has authored over 500 research papers and numerous books, and made contributions to the origin of Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, black hole formation, quasars, gamma-ray bursts, as well as more expansive topics in anthropic reasoning and the multiverse. He has also been a supporter of the SETI project, and chaired to advisory board for the Breakthrough Listen project funded by Yuri Milner. LINKS & RESOURCES: Will SETI detect organic or electronic intelligence? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRVQSRdOYWk The End Of Astronauts https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674257726 Most Aliens May Be Artificial Intelligence, Not Life as We Know It https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/most-aliens-may-be-artificial-intelligence-not-life-as-we-know-it/ The Sentinel (by Arthur C. Clarke) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sentinel_(short_story) Martin Rees Homepage https://www.martinrees.uk/ Martin Rees, The Lord Rees of Ludlow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Rees Books on Space Science by Martin Rees https://www.amazon.com/Martin-Rees/s?k=Martin+Rees Centre for the Study Of Existential Risk https://www.cser.ac.uk/team/martin-rees/
Jack Sarfatti - UAP Physics Overview
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12/23/23 • 60 min
Dr. Jack Sarfatti provides an overview of UAP propulsion physics, warp-drive design, time-travel, and related scientific concepts, along with thoughts on the UAP Disclosure narrative of 2023. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:19 - UAPDA Disclosure Politics 13:24 - Compartmentalization 14:53 - Jack's Physics Colleagues 19:54 - LLNL WARP Reactor 27:34 - UAP Physics 30:41 - Metamaterials & Warp-Drives 33:32 - Einstein's Field Equations in Pumped Metamaterials 39:19 - Relativistic Light Cones 48:53 - Time Travel 55:40 - Conscious AI Machines 57:23 - Changing Narratives Instead of traditional "relativistic rocket" equations, the Sarfatti "weightless warp-drive" concept utilizes gravitational metamaterials to create a low-power warp-drive based on the conventional & well-accepted principles of relativity theory. Jack's model for warp-drive propulsion also explains the reported flight performance of UAPs. Jack Sarfatti has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, taught physics at San Diego State University, worked with David Bohm at the University of London's Birkbeck College and with Abdus Salam at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. Jack was the basis of the memorable time-travelling Dr. Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, and the author of Super Cosmos (2005), Destiny Matrix (2002), Space: Time And Beyond II (2002), and the coauthor with Fred Alan Wolf and Bob Toben of Space-Time and Beyond: Toward an Explanation of the Unexplainable (1975).
David Wood - The Death Of Death
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10/26/23 • 44 min
Dr. David Wood discusses the scientific advances & social trends driving life-extension research as described in his book, "The Death of Death: The Scientific Possibility of Physical Immortality and its Moral Defense". The Death Of Death (Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/Death-Scientific-Possibility-Immortality-Copernicus/dp/3031289269 Dublin Longevity Declaration (Sign The Petition) https://dublinlongevitydeclaration.org/ Dr. David Wood is a well-known futurist, author, singulatarian, and chair of the London Futurists. Dr. Wood has an MA in Mathematics, graduate studies in the Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge, an honorary doctorate from the University of Westminster, and over 30 years of experience in the technology industry ranging from mobile software & OS development to corporate advisory and leadership. As a futurist, Dr. Wood has served as the Co-Founder of Transhumanist UK, Executive Director of Transpolitica, Node Co-Chair of The Millennium Project, Fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and his current role as Principal at Delta Wisdom. He also holds board positions at SingularityNet, Sustensis, the LEV Foundation, and is a former board member of Humanity Plus. David is the author of 11 books, and is one of the T3's "100 most influential people in technology". His focus is on radical transformation in society and humanity enabled by technological disruption. LINKS & RESOURCES: Delta Wisdom: https://deltawisdom.com/ David's Blog: https://dw2blog.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dw2cco/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dw2 London Futurists: https://londonfuturists.com/
John Storrs Hall - Nanotech Ocean Extraction
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07/25/23 • 35 min
There's enough uranium in the world's oceans to power the world for thousands of years - along with trillions of dollars in rare materials. Josh Hall explains how nanotechnology can extract it, and discusses the benefits of seawater extraction. Over 4 billion tons of uranium is dissolved in the Earth’s oceans, which works out to over 100 quadrillion watt-years of energy. That’s enough to supply the current American 10 kw level of power to 10 billion people for 10,000 years. Uranium isn't the only material dissolved in seawater. For instance, Lithium is critical for smartphone & RV batteries - and the open-access journal Joule says while there are 43.6 Million tons of Lithium in land-sources, over 5,000 times that amount is dissolved in seawater at concentrations of 0.180 ppm. Another interesting one is platinum metal. Mining.com ran the article, "$16 trillion of platinum could be extracted from seawater", estimating there are over 300,000 tonnes of platinum dissolved in the world's oceans, at a concentration of 2.34E-10 grams per litre. In addition to minerals, seawater is also filled with organic materials such as fatty acids, aromatic & aliphatic compounds, alcohols, and more. From a nanotech perspective, harvesting these could provides us with a time & energy-saving shortcut to building larger complex organic molecules, right? I think it's important to contrast seawater extraction with traditional mining. In theory, this lets us avoid the infrastructure required for resource location, excavation & mining, materials separation, and waste product disposal. Rather than bringing the materials to the factory, we're immersing the factory into a material soup, more or less? I've been following the UAP Phenomenon lately, and I've wondered if the "tic tac" UAP observed off the Coast of California might be some kind of self-replicatin Von Neumann Probe. This is highly speculative, but if that turned out to be the case, could seawater extraction explain why this is all happening in the ocean? Another highly speculative question is whether NASA could use this principle in our own space program. For instance, there are salt brines on Mars, Saturn's moon Enceladus and Jupiter's moon Europa may both have liquid oceans capped with ice. Rather than trying to mine & refine resources on these planets, could future probes extract critical fuel, energy, or other chemicals from their oceans? John Storrs "Josh" Hall , award-winning subject matter expert, thought leader and influencer in the field of molecular nanotechnology. Josh is the author of Nanofuture: What's Next for Nanotechnology, a fellow of the Molecular Engineering Research Institute, Research Fellow of the Institute for Molecular Manufacturing, founding Chief Scientist at Nanorex, and former president of the Foresight Institute. Josh is an editor of the Technology Roadmap for Artificial General Intelligence, Associate Editor for the International Journal of Nanotechnology and Molecular Computatio, and contributor to the Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems. He was awarded the 2007 Bela Kornitzer Prize for Nanofuture, the 2006 Foresight Nanotech Institute Communications Prize for Nanofuture, and is the originator of Nanotech "Smart Dust" or "Utility Fog". LINKS & RESOURCES: Where is My Flying Car? (Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09H478XG4/ Nanofuture: What's Next For Nanotechnology https://www.amazon.com/Nanofuture-Nanotechnology-J-Storrs-Hall/dp/1591022878 Beyond AI: Creating the Conscience of the Machine https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FL3TLO/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Lithium in Seawater https://www.cell.com/joule/pdfExtended/S2542-4351(20)30235-X Platinum in Seawater https://www.mining.com/16-trillion-worth-of-platinum-could-be-extracted-from-seawater-41086/ Novel Compounds in Ocean Trenches https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawater
Jaanika Merilo - Ukraine's Army Of Drones
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02/04/23 • 30 min
Star Wars Actor Mark Hamill donated 500 drones to support Ukraine - what can you do to help? Jaanika Merilo discusses Ukraine's Army Of Drones, including her own efforts with HeroIamSlava and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's UNITED24 project. Jaanika Merilo is an Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine. Prior to the war, the ministry's chief project was the "state in a smartphone" project to automate delivery of public services through an online portal. Today, Jaanika is working to collect drones for the war effort, which are used for surveillance & early warning. "Ukraine needs many eyes in the sky, "Jaanika says, "and every drone you donate can really save lives, allowing the defenders of Ukraine to see and receive information." Jaanika has over 25 years of combined experience in technology, investing, and communications. Her background includes a diversity of experience ranging from programming, to technology management, VC investment management, private equity and angel investment. Since 1997 she’s been an analyst of the developing markets of Ukraine and Russia and an international lecturer and keynote at economic and security forums. In addition to technology and investment, she has a background in the areas non-linear and cyber-warfare, which we’ll be discussing today along with our focus on Ukraine’s Army of Drones. LINKS & RESOURCES: HeroIamSlava (this is Jaanika Merilo's Donation Site) https://www.heroiamslava.org/ Donate To Ukraine's UNITED24 Initiative (this is the official site for charitable donations to Ukraine) https://u24.gov.ua/
Chris Lehto - Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
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12/15/22 • 40 min
UAP have been reported in the air, space & oceans - and according to Congress, "threats" are "exponentially increasing". Chris Lehto discusses UAP, USO, the NDAA 2023, whistleblower protections, and unveils brand new case files just starting to make headlines. "Buried deep in a report that’s an addendum to the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, a budget that governs America’s clandestine services, Congress made two startling claims. The first is that “cross-domain transmedium threats to the United States national security are expanding exponentially.” The second is that it wants to distinguish between UFOs that are human in origin and those that are not: “Temporary nonattributed objects, or those that are positively identified as man-made after analysis, will be passed to appropriate offices and should not be considered under the definition as unidentified aerospace-undersea phenomena,” the document states." (VICE - link below) Chris Lehto is a retired F-16 Pilot, UAP Investigator, YouTube content creator, journalist at The Portugal News, and CEO of UAPSociety.com, an NFT-Funded UAP research platform. Chris has a Bachelors in Materials Science from the US Air Force Academy, and a Masters in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle University. In addition to writing stories on the UAP phenomenon for The Portugal News, he hosts “The Lehto Files”, a popular YouTube videocast with over 60k subscribers. LINKS & RESOURCES: Chris Lehto: The Lehto Files https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVNKdkLzWuy1oLuCuCv4NCA VICE: Congress Admits UFOs Not ‘Man-Made,’ Says ‘Threats’ Increasing ‘Exponentially’ https://www.vice.com/en/article/3adadb/congress-admits-ufos-not-man-made-says-threats-increasing-exponentially NDAA 2023 Addendum https://www.congress.gov/117/crpt/srpt132/CRPT-117srpt132.pdf#page=12
Sarah Eaton - DADA-X: Open & Ethical AGI
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03/05/24 • 39 min
Dr. Sarah Eaton discusses the social & philosphical implications of AGI and describes how the DADA-X project hopes to promote an open, transparent & ethical approach to Artificial General Intelligence. DADA-X stands for "Decentralized Autonomous Decisioning Agent", which is an "Event-Based Development Platform for Causal AGI". It prioritizes human control, transparency, adaptability, and ethical use along in a decentralized environment - and it's lightweight enough to run on mobile devices. Elon Musk is currently suing OpenAI for "abandoning it's original mission" of developing a open-source, non-profit AI in favor of a black-box, for-profit business - and OpenAI founder Sam Altman is searching for funding for high-power chips capable of running ChatGPT more efficiently. Today's tumultuous environment highlights the opportunity for a new breed of 2nd wave AI startups to overturn the status quo - and DADA-X hopes to be one of the change-makers at the forefront of the AGI revolution. Dr. Sarah Eaton is the CMO and Alignment strategist for Decision-Zone, an innovative startup focused on Artificial General Intelligence. Dr. Eaton has a BA & PhD in Philosophy from Yale, and a long career in higher education as a lecturer, Academic Dean, and Professor at reputable institutions include Yale, John Jay College, Eastern Michigan University, Ecumenical Theological Seminary, San Francisco Theological Seminary, Marygrove College and more. In her current role, Dr. Eaton is responsible for developing and executing the marketing strategy for an innovative AGI platform, and leverages her experience in teaching, writing, and researching philosophy to bring a unique perspective and skill set to the field of AGI and its ethical and social implications. LINKS & RESOURCES: Decision Zone & DADA-X (Official Website) https://www.dada-x.com/ Sarah Eaton (LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-eaton-ph-d-b386296/ Elon Musk sues OpenAI for abandoning original mission for profit https://www.reuters.com/legal/elon-musk-sues-openai-ceo-sam-altman-breach-contract-2024-03-01/ Beyond Sovereignty: A New Global Ethics and Morality https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Sovereignty-Global-Ethics-Morality/dp/1934542199 Sam Altman Is Attempting to Raise Trillions to Supercharge AI Chipmaking https://www.inc.com/ben-sherry/sam-altman-raising-trillions-to-supercharge-ai-chipmaking.html
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The podcast is about News, Futurism, Space, News Commentary, Podcasts, Technology, Science and Ufo.
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