Joel Barker

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Looking at the future through Joel Barker's crystal ball. Futurist, Joel Barker joins Jim Blasigname to reveal new ways to think about growing food, helping the disadvantaged, space propulsion and the endangered oceans' primary food source.
Doing business and doing good simultaneously. Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss a growing desire by Earthlings to demand that as we do business together, we not only help ourselves but others in the process.
What is the future of artificial life and high-tech concrete? Futurist, Joel Barker, joins Jim Blasingame to discuss innovations in these two divergent areas and how the success of each one will be good for society and the marketplace.
Why should you care about a new rust resistant wheat? Futurist, Joel Barker, joins Jim Blasingame to talk about a rust resistant wheat scientists have developed that could prevent global starvation.
What is the future of plastics, carbon emissions and car insurance? Futurist, Joel Barker, joins Jim Blasingame to report on a renewable, bio-degradable plastic, progress on carbon emissions between the U.S. and China, and car insurance you pay for by the mile.
Many exciting innovations and discoveries are on the verge of being available in our lives. Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what is being learned about the brain, new bio fuel discoveries, and a medical lab in your hand becomes a reality.
How will Apple's iPad change our world? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Apple's iPad will change many things but especially how we consume magazines and, therefore, the magazine printing industry.
What does nano-printing, sea slugs and blood have to do with each other? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on how discoveries and innovations in these three areas will have a big impact on our lives.
In order for America to claim the 21st century, futurist, Joel Barker, tells Jim Blasingame, it should recognize its world-leading strengths and take them to the next level, instead of worrying about the competition.
How have technological innovations impacted us for the past 10 year and the next 10? Futurist, Joel Barker talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the key technologies, including convergences, that we should watch.