DB 059: Inventor Ray Kurzweil Gazes Into The Future

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We are thrilled to introduce the guest in this week’s episode, Ray Kurzweil. Ray is an Inventor, entrepreneur and a visionary. He has been described as “the restless genius” by The Wall Street Journal, “the ultimate thinking machine” by Forbes, and “Edison’s rightful heir” by Inc. Magazine.

That may seem like high praise, but here is just a tiny sampling of Ray’s seminal inventions: the first CCD flatbed scanner, the first omni-font optical character recognition, the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind, the first text-to-speech synthesizer, the first music synthesizer capable of recreating the grand piano and other orchestral instruments, and the first commercially marketed large-vocabulary speech recognition.

As you can see, Ray is the epitome of a Big Dreamer, and it was a true honor to have him on the show. We’re sure that all our Big Dreamers, kid and adults alike, will love this episode. Enjoy!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Ray shares what it means to be a futurist and at what point he realized that predicting the future of technology was his calling.
Ray shares how thinking about the future helps him as an inventor.
Ray shares a little about Danielle, the girl from his novel that dreams about the future.
Ray shares how daydreaming is the source of all creative ideas.
How a typewriter inspired 5-year old Ray to become a great inventor.
The invention Ray is most proud of, and how it created a huge impact in the lives of the blind people.
Ray shares a little background about his new novel that will come out April next year, Danielle, Chronicles of a Super Heroine.
Ray explains what “singularity” means, and how it will be a turning point in human history.
Ray shares his insights about having human life expectancy extended to 100-150 years.
Ray’s advice to his 10-year old self.
How Ray moves past fears and deals with setbacks.
Ray’s BIG DREAM for the future.
And so much more!

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Posted on November 20, 2017