November 18, 2006: Extreme Future Trends - Dr. James Canton
Feb 07, 2026•2 hr 38 min•Season 2006Ep. 1173
Listen to this episode in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more
Episode description
Art Bell welcomes Dr. James Canton, futurist and CEO of the Institute for Global Futures, for a wide-ranging discussion on the trends shaping the coming decades. Canton, freshly returned from Asia and jet-lagged, covers the looming end of affordable oil and forecasts breakthroughs in hydrogen fuel cells, solar voltaics, and nanotechnology-based energy within five years. He shares insights from private meetings with Saudi officials about global energy shortfalls. The conversation shifts to human… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/november-18-2006-extreme-future-trends-dr-james-canton
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android