Hi again! I’m back with one more of these update episodes. Today we cover the growing “flight shame” movement, some interesting developments in the genetic genealogy space, and what’s going…
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Flash Back To The Future: Mosquitoes, UBI, Coronavirus
February 11, 2020Today is a very special ~~surprise~~ episode! I’ve been thinking about how to revisit old episodes, and give you folks updates on things that have happened since we covered certain…
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POWER: The Sleeping Lion
December 3, 2019Today we travel to a future where China replaces the United States as the global superpower. What does that even mean? And how might China use its power differently than…
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POWER: Weird Flux But OK
November 26, 2019Today we travel to a future where humans crack fusion and can generate huge amounts of power from the most common element on Earth with nearly no waste. Guests: Charles…
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POWER: 1919 (Episode 100!)
November 19, 2019It’s the 100th episode!!!!!! To mix things up, today we’re traveling to the 1919 to see how three different events shaped the last 100 years, and will continue to shape…
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POWER: Time After Time
November 12, 2019Today we travel to a future where we can travel through time. Is it possible? Would you kill Hitler? Would it matter? Guests: Annalee Newitz, science journalist and author of…
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CRIME: The Complete Season
September 10, 2019On this season we explore what tomorrow’s crimes might look like.
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CRIME: Moon Court
September 10, 2019Today we travel to a future where we have to deal with crimes in space. Should you go to moon jail? Guests: Loren Grush — senior space reporter at The…
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CRIME: CSI++
September 3, 2019Today we travel to a future where forensic science gets so sensitive, just touching something could mean becoming suspect number one. Guests: Raychelle Burks — professor of chemistry at St.…
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CRIME: Can You Sue An Algorithm?
August 27, 2019Today we travel to a future where algorithms can be put on trial. Guests: Rumman Chowdhury — Global Lead for Responsible AI at Accenture Applied Intelligence Kevin De Liban —…