Today’s episode is about a future where humans learn how to shrink ourselves. What are the ethics of making someone smaller against their will? Would we keep all our fingers…
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Today we travel to a future where we get really, really tiny so we can tinker with the human body. Guests: Ainissa Ramirez — scientist, speaker, author of The Alchemy…
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Today we travel to a future where your face is findable no matter where you go. Guests: Scott Myers — former editor of the Perplex City Wiki Laura E. Hall…
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Today we revisit an episode from way back in season one, and ask: what even is gender in the first place? How could it be different? Why does science fiction…
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Today we travel to a future where fire is completely safe for humans. Guests: John Lentini, a certified fire investigator who has served as an expert witness in over 200…
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Today we travel to a future where we rethink what an economy looks like. Guests: Ilana Strauss, a journalist and producer at National Geographic’s podcast, “Overheard.” Dr. Niels Thygesen, an…
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Today’s episode is about a future where humans get weird with sleep. First, what if we tried to take shifts all day, every day? Second, what if we tried to…
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Today we travel to a future where we start putting devices in people’s brains to reduce crime. Guests: Stephen Kinzer, a journalist and author of Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb…
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Today we do a bit of spelunking into the history of Flash Forward, revisit last year’s anniversary, and talk about how the future sausage gets made. Things I talked about…
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Today we travel to a future where everybody lives underground. Guests: Dr. Brian Toon, an atmospheric scientist and professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Jason Wright, a tour guide…