This week on the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast we welcome, from Canada, author and AI Researcher DAVID ELIOT.

The story of AI isn’t finished yet. The question is: how will you be part of it? With the unprecedented adoption of artificial intelligence and its far-reaching implications, people everywhere are witnessing the world change around them. Artificially Intelligent answers today’s most pressing questions about AI – from the fundamental to the futuristic – offering readers a new, informed worldview.
In an age of unparalleled innovation and change, artificial intelligence has become the heart of our fears, discussions, and debates. Thus, AI researcher and award-winner David Eliot takes readers on a journey through the key moments and decisions that have shaped its creation and our world. A socially driven history, the book explores its technical breakthroughs and the social forces that made them possible.
But this book isn’t just about the past – it’s about you. Artificially Intelligent invites readers to find their place in the story of AI, to understand its impact on their lives, and to decide what kind of future they want to help create.
Artificially Intelligent tells the story of the technology the way it was meant to be told: not as an exhaustive retelling of history, nor as a prophecy of doom and gloom, but as a human story that is not yet complete.Contact David Eliot at: www.DavidEliot.org

We are rolling out the red carpet once again for a distinguished professor and author, this time from the University of Central Florida, and welcoming him to the Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast.

The Paradox of Passion: How Rewards Covertly Control Motivation challenges conventional wisdom about motivation. It reveals why legacy research findings are often misinterpreted and overgeneralized, leading to unrealistic beliefs about the self and others that foster ineffective strategy use impeding optimal learning and performance. The book provides cross-disciplinary evidence emphasizing the essential role of rewards as a biological and behavioral driver of motivation. It challenges the clichéd idea of intrinsic motivation, pointing out the flaws in pursuing passion and purpose without considering how the brain regulates motivation through personalized rewards. Evidence reveals that a singular focus on passion is an unattainable ideal, akin to a mythical "motivation unicorn." Instead of hopes and dreams, the book offers practical insights and research-based strategies for enhancing learning and performance by effectively leveraging how the brain uses innate reward pathways to get what we want and sometimes obtain what we need. This book is availableright now, wherever books are sold, and it was a delight to have Dr. Bobby Hoffman on our show indeed!

Although it has been way too long since our last visit with the son of legendary CREAM drummer GINGER BAKER, our guest today on the Rick Flynn Presents podcast is one of the best drummers on the music scene today.

KOFI BAKER has impeccable credentials. He certainly is the son of legendary drummer and musician, Ginger Baker, which is evident the moment you hear or see Kofi play. The DNA is unmistakable.

But Kofi has his own unique approach to playing and, with his uncompromising daily practicing regime, no wonder he has forged his own long and distinguished career working with many other legendary musicians such as Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Roger Waters, Nile Rogers, Tom Jones, Jack Bruce, Steve Marriott, Uli Jon Roth and many more. Join us today, at your own schedule, on any major podcast carrier and listen right now to this historic edition of Rick Flynn Presents worldwide podcast. Will we be discussing his legendary Dad, drummer Ginger Baker? The odds are extremely good but first let's get to the kitchen and make some healthy smoothies as we get the show started. Kofi is also performing in concert worldwide so check all of your local listings, as well as www.KofiBaker.com to get tickets in your respective city or town.