On this episode of The Future of Thought, Colton and Joshua delve into psychedelics, consciousness, sustainability, and more Dr. Joshua S. Nunziato is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Social Responsibility and Sustainability Division of the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado, Boulder. He teaches courses on sustainability and ethical leadership. Joshua is also Campus Leader for the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program at Leeds, a grant-funded project to deliver innovative, experiential education about principles-based ethics in professional decision-making. Dr ..read more

On episode #41 of The Future of Thought, Aniket Chauhan and I dig into cybersecurity concepts alongside unpacking the value of positive mindsets, motivation, and giving back. Aniket Chauhan is a Computer Science student at the University of Colorado Boulder. He enjoys cyber security and most aspects of computer science at large, and has a passion for helping others. Ultimately, his end-goal is to make the world a better place. Support TFOT on our Website: https://www.thefutureofthought.com/support Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefutureofthought Facebook: htt ..read more

On episode #35 of The Future of Thought podcast, Colton sits down with returning guest Ethan Pitts to unpack his research on genocide, what causes genocide, how to prevent genocide, cases of american genocide, genocide in the 21st century, and more. Ethan Pitts is a Political Science student in his last year at Brigham Young University (BYU), with a dual emphasis in Genocide Studies and Middle East Studies. His capstone paper focused on the relationship between independence warfare and authoritarianism in the Algerian War of Independence. He also has co-authored and presented a research paper ..read more

On this episode of The Future of Thought, Colton and Caelan discuss their experience thus far at the University of Colorado Boulder. They unpack the Universities response to COVID-19, online education, administration, and more. Support TFOT on our Website https://www.thefutureofthought.com/support Note(s) from the speakers The end of our audio recording was unfortunately corrupted. The wrap-up of our CU experience is, thus, missing from the end of this podcast. Follow us on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefutureofthought Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefutureoft ..read more

In episode #33 of The Future of Thought Summit Shrestha sits down with Colton to unpack racial inequality, education, standardized testing, megacorporations, voter ID laws, and more. Summit is a Nepali American born in Boulder Colorado. He is a freshman at CU-Boulder, currently looking to transfer into chemical engineering or material engineering. He participated in high school debate for four years which is where he’s learned much of his political knowledge. He is a fairly left leaning individual who is very opinionated about political topics on which he is educated. Support TFOT on our Webs ..read more

On this episode of The Future of Thought Colton challenges Caelan’s opposition to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine up to this point. They also unpack the failing of the media and politicians during this immensely influential period in world history. Recorded August 12, 2021 Support TFOT on our Website https://www.thefutureofthought.com/support Follow us on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefutureofthought Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefutureofthought Corrections: 1:47 - booster shot approved *for immunocompromised individuals* 50:46 - *purportedly sexual harassment ..read more

On this episode of The Future of Thought Colton sits down with Matthew Harvey to discuss free speech in America, the role of social media in our dialogue today, the underappreciation of critical thinking education, the dangers of modern news approaches, debates around climate change, and much more. Matt is a 5th year PhD Candidate and instructor in Political Science at CU Boulder. His research focuses on the intersection of environmental political theory and critical theory - namely, on the political attentiveness to environmental aesthetics in an era of climate change. (An example: how might ..read more

In this episode of The Future of Thought Podcast, Colton sits down with Matteo Briscoe to discuss Critical Race Theory, Systemic Racism, Anti-Racism, Identity Politics, Discrimination, Modern Social Hypersensitivity, Social Media Induced Biases, understanding COVID-19, Artificial Intelligence, and more. Corrections: 2:02:48 “...catch the people who have *symptoms*...” Support TFOT on our Website: https://www.thefutureofthought.com/support Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefutureofthought Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefutureofthought Music: Music fro ..read more

In this episode of The Future of Thought we discuss the basis for human rights, the necessity for (or potential lack of) religion for basing our morality, the economics of intrinsic human value, and more. Support TFOT on our Website https://www.thefutureofthought.com/support Note(s) from the speakers Around 27:50 Colton’s mic cuts out, so audio after this point is recorded on the backup microphone. Follow us on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefutureofthought Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefutureofthought Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Disquiet" by Kevi ..read more

On this episode of The Future of Thought Colton briefly discusses the validity of no longer wearing masks. Support TFOT on our Website https://www.thefutureofthought.com/support Follow us on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefutureofthought Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefutureofthought Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Disquiet" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Images: Thumbnail image by Canva.com The Future of Thought LLC has no affiliation with any external links provided in this epis ..read more