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…

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…

Hello! Rose here, with a long winded update about the ~~future~~ of this here podcast about the future. This is a little long, but I tried to bold the stuff…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…