Deep Future

Chris Kantrowitz and I trace the hustle that got him hired by Sony at 14, then connect dyslexia, ADHD, and instinct to the unlikely path from early video-game testing to Quorum Earth’s bee-saving biopesticides.

Chris Kantrowitz and I get into accidental authenticity: what Frank Zappa's house taught him about sycophants, how fame and money distort friendship, and how he hustled Gobbler through the venture clock.

Chris Kantrowitz and I get into the hidden technology of language: what remote work strips out of company culture, what his non-speaking son taught him about communication, and why telepathy, dreams, and the brain deserve serious experiments.

Chris Kantrowitz and I compare pre-deal venture investing with music lawyers and Hollywood agents, then get into hacker-advising WarGames, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the CAA machine Andreessen Horowitz borrowed.

Byron Reese and I trace how stories shape what people fear and build—from biased machine learning and Hollywood’s dystopian AI to Star Trek, Agora, and the fight for a more optimistic technological future.