Flash Forward

Today we travel to a future where America has converted to a direct democracy. Everybody votes on everything!   Hey, did you know it was an election year in the United States? I know, you've probably ...

19 Apr 201627min

Okay, you asked for it, and I finally did it. Today’s episode is about conscious artificial intelligence. Which is a HUGE topic! So we only took a small bite out of all the things we could possibly ta...

5 Apr 201629min

Today we travel to a fully digital world, a world where paper is a thing of the past.   On this show we’ve tackled a huge range of futures — we’ve talked about things that are extremely likely, like, ...

29 Mars 201625min

Today’s episode is a minipod, a smattering of time travel, future travel, and news about the show.  In this episode we hear a bunch of messages from listeners: what folks think about past futures we’v...

22 Mars 201618min

Today we travel to a future without pets. What would it take for us to give up our fuzzy, slithery, fishy friends? Should our pets get more rights? And if we didn’t have dogs or cats, would we domesti...

15 Mars 201624min

Today we travel to a future full of spreadsheet approved lives. A future where everything we do is tracked and quantified: calories, air quality, sleep, heart rate, microbes, brain waves, finances, ha...

8 Mars 201634min

Today we travel to a future where your microbiome becomes a key part of your identity. From health to your child’s kindergarten, here are all the ways knowing about your microbiome might impact your l...

1 Mars 201626min

Today we travel to a future where humans have decided to eradicate the most dangerous animal on the planet: mosquitos. How would we do it? Is it even possible? And what are the consequences?   Mosquit...

23 Feb 201623min