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possible & not so possible futures

  • Doomsday 2000/2038/2100

    April 14, 2020

    Today we travel to a future where software engineers didn’t actually fix any of the Y2K bugs. What would have happened if we had ignored the problem? What lessons does…

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  • FLASH BACK TO THE FUTURE: Flight Shame, Genetic Genealogy, 2020 Census

    March 20, 2020

    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, 2020

    Today 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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  • GOODBYE SEASON FIVE, GOODBYE 2019

    December 12, 2019

    It’s hard to believe it’s already the end of 2019, the end of a decade, and, most importantly of course, the end of the Flash Forward season. Season five was…

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  • POWER: The Complete Season

    December 10, 2019

    On the last mini-season of the year, we took on the idea of power. Literal power, figurative power, superpowers, historical power, individual power and more. POWER: The Complete Season was…

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  • POWER: Mothers Against Digital Danger

    December 10, 2019

    Today we travel to a future where a coalition of concerned mothers convinces the United States to shut off the Internet.  Guests: Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, journalist  Chipo Dendere, assistant orofessor of…

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  • POWER: The Sleeping Lion

    December 3, 2019

    Today 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, 2019

    Today 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, 2019

    It’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, 2019

    Today 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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