When Humans and Machines Intersect

[00:01:00]   Carl welcomes Dr Ford, the founder, and CEO of the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) after which Dr Ford explains why he was attending the Ancestral Health Symposium.

[00:01:56]   Dr Ford describes the mission of the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition and expounds on some of the areas and projects they excel in.

[00:05:39]   Carl shares his view on being able to do things at a standard that you become accustomed to, that aging sometimes steals from you. Dr Ford joins in.

[00:07:49]   This could be a great advantage to individuals suffering from neurologically degenerative diseases like Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer’s. How do you interface with the brain? Dr Ford responds.

[00:13:46]    The discussion turns to futuristic possibilities of using computers with our brains instead of using our hands.

[00:15:20]   Dr Ford explains how his group is working on the ability of machines to enhance cognitive function and even perception.

[00:17:34]   He goes on to illustrate a practical application for cognitive enhancement.

[00:20:18]   Carl asks Dr Ford to elucidate more on how, why, and where cognitive and physical orthotics would apply.

[00:22:25]   Carl talks about the possibility of how this concept could be applied to sport as stealth robotic enhancement and asks Dr Ford about DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).

[00:28:35]   The discussion continues on how NASA could make use of these robotics and exoskeletons.

[00:30:00]   Dr Ford explains how what they do is different from e.g., the company Lockheed Martin which is also working on these exoskeletons.

[00:31:21]   Tune in for the remarkable discussion on the formidable 330-pound humanoid, called Atlas – do not miss it!

[00:35:18]   The next topic of discussion is standardization and information sharing pertaining to these robots.

[00:37:00]   Dr Ford eloquently responds to Carl’s follow-up question on battery power and energy consumption, which could potentially limit everybody's ability to do what they want to do.

[00:39:20]   He goes on to explain how much of the existing infrastructure will contribute to making this robotic project more of a possibility.

[00:32:50]   An interesting conversation follows on the theory that the fact that people are working on these projects, could be due to us believing it could happen, or is it that we believed it could happen because intuitively we knew that this was out there?

[00:43:40]   Some discussion follows about the YouTube channel for IHMC and the various subjects they are involved with.

[00:37:54]    Dr Ford describes what the future holds in store for IHMC.

[00:47:00]   Does it require a scientist to straddle two worlds when they're in your type of environment? Dr Ford responds, and the discussion evolves.