Flash Forward27 Loka 2021

What If We Could Shrink Humans?

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 and toes? Would we even be considered humans anymore?

Guests:

Dr. Fei Chen, an assistant professor of stem cell and regenerative biology at Harvard.
Dr. Jonathan Payne, a professor of geological sciences at Stanford.
Dr. Sebastian Alvarado, an assistant professor of biology at Queens College, CUNY.
Dr. Joyce Lee, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Michigan.
Silvia Yee, a senior staff attorney at the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund.
Micah Perks, an author and director of creative writing at UC Santa Cruz.

Voice Actors:

Parvus Employee #1: Henry Alexander Kelly
Parvus Employee #2: Ashley Kellem
Harry Purvis — Brett Tubbs
Parvis Tour Guide — Chelsey B. Coombs

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Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Mattie Lubchansky.

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