Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome a panel of nanotechnology experts -- J. Storrs Hall, Mike Treder, and Christine Peterson -- to discuss how this coming technology promises to change our world in ways that are difficult to predict, or even imagine.

Are you ready for...

...Star Trek style replicators that would allow you to make anything, ANYTHING, you wanted?

...artificial robotic blood cells that will turn an Average Joe into a world-class athlete, or allow you to hold your breath under water for an hour at a time?

...programmable "smart" matter than can take whatever form you want? It's a suitcase. No, a bicycle! No, a TV! No, a puppy!

Nanotechnology promises all of this plus a lot more. Josh Hall reminds us of the famous quote from Arthur C. Clarke:

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

...and predicts that a truly "magical" world is closer than we realize. Tune in to find out whether nanotechnology has enough magic to make us into sexy immortal billionaires with superpowers. (Hint: it does.)

In addition to settling that vital question, the panel talks about both the benefits and risks of nanotechnology as it relates to medicine, the environment, energy, defense, and the economy. And Christine Peterson gives us a sneak preview of the Open Source Sensing Initiative, which provides all of us the opportunity to be a part of how our nanotechnology-driven future is shaped.

About our guests:

J. Storrs Hall is a scientist, visionary, entrepreneur, and the president of the Foresight Institute.
Mike Treder is the Executive Director of Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, and one of the most popular and well-received professional speakers on nanotechnology.
Christine Peterson writes, lectures, and briefs the media on coming powerful technologies, especially nanotechnology. She is the co- founder and Vice President of the Foresight Institute.