Future Around & Find Out

Educator, innovator, super-connector, and conference champion Kwaku Aning and I have coffee and discuss a few things that struck us at SXSW, including:
  • Why we’re in a “pre-mainframe” moment in quantum computing — and why you should prepare for what comes next
  • Bioengineering: are we headed for a Westworld-style mix of human musculature and AI?
  • Robot choreography, e.g. how to train a self-driving car to drive non-aggressively (but also should they be allowed to speed?) 
  • Mind control via inaudible noises and Severance-style brain implants
  • Whether or not I had enough breakfast tacos in Austin…
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What is Future Around & Find Out?

* Winner of the 2026 Webby Award for Best Technology Podcast *

Future Around & Find Out helps builders think clearly about AI and emerging technologies, grapple with the implications, and decide what to build next.

Independent technologist and former NPR journalist Dan Blumberg speaks with founders, makers, and you to celebrate breakthroughs, call BS on the hype, explore how things might go sideways — and how we can steer the future in the right direction.

On Tuesdays, we interview the builders changing how we work, live, and play.

On FAFO Fridays, futurist Kwaku Aning joins Dan for a playful recap of the week in tech, including the amazing, the scary, and the strange.

You’ll also hear about innovations that too often get overshadowed by AI, including in deep tech, biotech, fintech, quantum computing, robotics, blockchain, and more.

Across it all, you’ll hear sharp takes on what comes next and what builders need to know now.

So let’s Future Around & Find Out together!

https://www.FutureAround.com