Gregg Braden

So it sticks in my mind during that time. And they cut off the oil from the Middle East. And so the petroleum companies were trying to create, we had no reserves and all of our oil was coming out of the Middle East. I don't know, I know you don't remember this. It was one of the few times our nation, is actually rationed gasoline. And we were rationed to 10 gallons per vehicle per week.

And this is the age of muscle cars. That's crazy, in the 70s. Yeah, and 10 gallons, it didn't go very far. So I happened to be in the industry when they were using computers in ways they'd never used before. And I was a computer geologist. I was doing subsurface mapping of energy. In this case, it was in North Slope, Alaska is where we were working. Trying to find that black gold. Yeah.

And this is the age of muscle cars. That's crazy, in the 70s. Yeah, and 10 gallons, it didn't go very far. So I happened to be in the industry when they were using computers in ways they'd never used before. And I was a computer geologist. I was doing subsurface mapping of energy. In this case, it was in North Slope, Alaska is where we were working. Trying to find that black gold. Yeah.

And this is the age of muscle cars. That's crazy, in the 70s. Yeah, and 10 gallons, it didn't go very far. So I happened to be in the industry when they were using computers in ways they'd never used before. And I was a computer geologist. I was doing subsurface mapping of energy. In this case, it was in North Slope, Alaska is where we were working. Trying to find that black gold. Yeah.

And so I learned a lot, self-taught in the computer. I could walk in to my company on a weekend.

And so I learned a lot, self-taught in the computer. I could walk in to my company on a weekend.

And so I learned a lot, self-taught in the computer. I could walk in to my company on a weekend.

And because I had a security pass, I could go into a computer room, and there were all the computers of the day that were there, and all I had to do was read a manual and learn how to program these computers. There were CDCs and DEC and IBM. There was no Microsoft at that time. There were no Macintoshes, iOS at that time. Fortran was the main computer language. Fortran? Fortran, F-O-R-T-R-A-N.

And because I had a security pass, I could go into a computer room, and there were all the computers of the day that were there, and all I had to do was read a manual and learn how to program these computers. There were CDCs and DEC and IBM. There was no Microsoft at that time. There were no Macintoshes, iOS at that time. Fortran was the main computer language. Fortran? Fortran, F-O-R-T-R-A-N.

And because I had a security pass, I could go into a computer room, and there were all the computers of the day that were there, and all I had to do was read a manual and learn how to program these computers. There were CDCs and DEC and IBM. There was no Microsoft at that time. There were no Macintoshes, iOS at that time. Fortran was the main computer language. Fortran? Fortran, F-O-R-T-R-A-N.

It was Fortran 4 and then Fortran 77. So although I was an earth scientist with a strong background in math, physics, computer science, and ocean science, the computer science is where I really excelled in those jobs. And they wanted to transfer me to Saudi Arabia. I didn't want to go.

It was Fortran 4 and then Fortran 77. So although I was an earth scientist with a strong background in math, physics, computer science, and ocean science, the computer science is where I really excelled in those jobs. And they wanted to transfer me to Saudi Arabia. I didn't want to go.

It was Fortran 4 and then Fortran 77. So although I was an earth scientist with a strong background in math, physics, computer science, and ocean science, the computer science is where I really excelled in those jobs. And they wanted to transfer me to Saudi Arabia. I didn't want to go.

And so I left and took the computer expertise and applied for a position with a company that explored the stars and the planets. It was called Martin Marietta Aerospace at that time. And they hired me, but it was during the Cold War. and said, well, you've got a job, but we need your expertise this Cold War on the defense side of the house. We want you to be a programmer.

And so I left and took the computer expertise and applied for a position with a company that explored the stars and the planets. It was called Martin Marietta Aerospace at that time. And they hired me, but it was during the Cold War. and said, well, you've got a job, but we need your expertise this Cold War on the defense side of the house. We want you to be a programmer.

And so I left and took the computer expertise and applied for a position with a company that explored the stars and the planets. It was called Martin Marietta Aerospace at that time. And they hired me, but it was during the Cold War. and said, well, you've got a job, but we need your expertise this Cold War on the defense side of the house. We want you to be a programmer.

And I was a senior computer systems designer for Martin Marietta. And I'm saying this, this is gonna be important in this conversation because it gave me insight into some of the most advanced technologies at that time. And even today, I mean, advanced laser systems, computer systems, radar systems, everything.

And I was a senior computer systems designer for Martin Marietta. And I'm saying this, this is gonna be important in this conversation because it gave me insight into some of the most advanced technologies at that time. And even today, I mean, advanced laser systems, computer systems, radar systems, everything.

And I was a senior computer systems designer for Martin Marietta. And I'm saying this, this is gonna be important in this conversation because it gave me insight into some of the most advanced technologies at that time. And even today, I mean, advanced laser systems, computer systems, radar systems, everything.

and what i began to realize because of my background in biology is that all the stuff i was seeing built around us is as cool as it was i have yet to this day to see any technology outside of us that doesn't mimic what we already do in the human body except we do it better and that's going to be important when we talk about where we're going here so so it was that path It wasn't a quantum leap.