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…
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Today we travel to a future where humans (try to) mine asteroids for resources. Guests: Atossa Abrahamian, a journalist who’s written about space mining and is working on a new…
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Today we travel to a future where cities get smarter…whatever that means. Guests: Ben Passmore, a comic artist and contributor to the Flash Forward book! Annalee Newitz, a science journalist,…
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Today we travel to a future where you can’t touch anything. Guests: Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist currently working at the Georgetown Center for Global Health, Science and Security but…
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Today we travel to a future where we become immune to every poison, venom and toxin in the world. What happens next? Guests: Dr. Bryan Fry — biochemist and molecular…