Coast to Coast Am - Aug 19 2010 pt1.wmv

Geopolitics/ Weather Manipulation Date: 08-19-10 Host: George Noory Guests: Scott Stevens, Robert Young Pelton In the first half of the show, journalist and adventurer Robert Young Pelton discussed various geopolitical flashpoints including Pakistan and Afghanistan. In terms of America's military presence, the "center of gravity" for instability has shifted from Europe to the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, and "that's why we're there," he explained. Regarding Iraq, the US isn't really vacating-- there are 50000 troops left behind who are doing joint operations with the Iraqi police and military, he reported. China has become a global force in terms of strategic business, while Russia, pumped up by its oil economy, is trying to get back to its Soviet model, he commented. There's going to be a civil war in Afghanistan between different ethnic factions, Pelton predicted, and the US has "pushed half the country out of our sphere of influence," through its narrow focus there. If America continues its "war on terror thinking," Yemen and Somalia could be the next targets for military action, he suggested. The biggest thing we need to think about is our own country, said Pelton. We are so lost in the swamp of other nations' problems, "but we can't fix everyone's problems until we fix our own," he said. --------------------------------------- In the latter half of the show, meteorologist Scott Stevens talked about such topics as weather manipulation, chemtrails, and ...
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AI & Cybernetics Date: 10-06-10 Host: George Noory Guests: Kevin Warwick, Robert Scoble Professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading, England, Kevin Warwick discussed his research in artificial intelligence, robotics and cyborgs. While he acknowledged that cybernetics carries with it certain concerns over privacy and independence, Warwick was optimistic about the potential for positive applications of the science and urged further research to determine those benefits. Using the example of brain-to-brain communication using computers, Warwick mused that "this is not a technological leap. It's perhaps more of a philosophical leap, but we have to do it." Among the topics covered by Warwick over the course of the evening were the realistic possibility for a robot uprising, the medical advancements made possible by cybernetics, and his own personal experiments with a variety of robotic implants. Looking at the current state of artificial intelligence, Warwick expressed dismay at some of the popular misconceptions surrounding AI. "I'm amazed when I hear people say 'artificial intelligence still can't make a cup of tea,'" he lamented, "that's absolutely ridiculous." Warwick countered that such simple tasks are meaningless compared to the true power of AI such as the speed of processing complex information. In that realm, Warwick declared,"machine intelligence already has the upper hand." He also observed that many people cite Asamov's Three Laws of Robotics as a reason ...