Bobby is on the road this week, but we do hear from him briefly. There are some fascinating developments of late, including the development of 100x faster and much cheaper optical computing, biomimicry applied to making a painless needle and cheap non-clogging micro printer nozzles from a mosquito's probiscus, a fish filter for sifting out microplastics from your washing machine. Meanwhile NASA has lofted a massive high altitude helium balloon into the Stratosphere above the Antarctic, to study the weather and to look for evidence of the elusive Dark Matter, yet to be seen physically. And a motherload of lithium has been discovered in a volcanic caldera on the Nevada Oregon border, enough to create Lithium based batteries for dozens of years, freeing us from the tyranny of other countries controlling the supply. We conclude with a fascinating exoplanet discovery where the atmosphere potentially rains diamonds! And Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and New Year to you!

'Tis the holiday season and it our fervant hope that you are having at least half as much fun as we are! Friends to see, places to dine, relatives to be. And we have a holiday ‘comet’ to further explore, as it’s closest approach to Earth is December 19th! Keep an eye on the sky and it’s anti-tail, and you just might be amazed. Short of that, there are some online astronomers and psychics tracking our Interstellar visitor closely for your benefit. After a two decade hiatus, State of the World Forum is back, just in time help us through our next big growth spurt. Spielberg dropped a teaser of his upcoming film on Disclosure, which looks quite enticing. Eat Kimchi or at least some sauerkraut for your immunity and remember the giant extinct sloths, for they created early homes for our species, as we left the ice age behind.. And who could not love the super hot Fire Amoeba, which loves to replicate in 145 degree Fahrenheit waters. Enjoy..

Hi Folks, Welcome to our first video edition of The Future Now Show starring the likes of us. (Al & Sun Lundell as Dr. Mrs. Future with Bobby Wilder.) The audio podcasts will continue, and in honoring St. Silicon's prophesy, "The AND is Near" we present you with a video version of Episode #142 of The Future Now Show. Let us know what you think, and whether you enjoy seeing something about our conversation..or...should we stick to stimulating your 'theater of the mind" with audio only?