Today we travel to a future where you can be sued by nature. Guests: LISTEN TO THE 99 PERCENT INVISIBLE EPISODE HERE Special thanks to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation…
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Robots, robots, everywhere, not a bot to drink! We just concluded our four part mini-season about robots and I hope you enjoyed the deep dive into everything from robo-athletes, to…
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Today we travel to a future where humans share our robotic knowledge with the rest of the animal kingdom—for better, and for worse. This is also the LAST EPISODE of…
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Today we travel to a future where we can take a robot home for a good time, or a long time, depending on what you’re into. Content note: today’s episode…
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Today we travel to a future where militaries employ killer robots. Should a robot be allowed to take a human life? Is the speed of war increasing too quickly? What…
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Today’s episode is part one in our FOUR PART MINI SEASON SERIES AND SHOW FINALE [airhorn noises]. We’re going out with a robotic bang: four episodes about four different ways…
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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…