The New Old Guys In Town, AoT#393

As technological capacity keeps building we are being reminded of the many new possible threats to national security. Where is this all leading and who is profiting? 

Topics include: global tension, Cold War 2.0 term, American foreign policy, Eric Schmidt, Silicon Valley becoming new MIC, DIU, profiting off of government contracts, Doug Beck DIU director fomerly Apple executive, emerging technology, new arms race, defense budget, Ike MIC speech, Ellul, technique requires funded big laboratories, cyber version of 9/11, reactionary media a problem, possibility of homegrown open source tech, communication breakdown, idolotry, STEM vs the humanities, college attendance down, online interactions, research into life extension, aliens and UFOs, congressional hearing