Today we do something weird, in honor of the end of the second season of Flash Forward! Instead of coming up with a future and then finding experts to talk… Read the rest of the article: This Podcast Was Written by an AI
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Rose Eveleth What Would Happen if We Stopped Eating Meat?
Today we go to a future where animal products are banned. It's one that lots of listeners have asked for so here you go. We talk about what happens to… Read the rest of the article: What Would Happen if We Stopped Eating Meat?
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Rose Eveleth When Today's Teens Run for Office
Today we try to figure out what happens when our future presidential candidates have thousands of Tweets and Tumblr posts and Instagrams in their online record. Flash Forward: RSS |… Read the rest of the article: When Today's Teens Run for Office
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Rose Eveleth What if all drugs were totally legal?
Flash Forward: RSS | iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Web | Patreon | Reddit In this episode we discuss the history of drug laws, why some drugs are legal… Read the rest of the article: What if all drugs were totally legal?
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Rose Eveleth What if school was out, forever?
Today a future without schools. Instead of gathering students into a room and teaching them, everybody learns on their own time, on tablets and guided by artificial intelligence. Flash Forward:… Read the rest of the article: What if school was out, forever?
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Rose Eveleth What if all the active volcanoes on Earth erupted at the same time?
In this episode, we take on a doomsday future: all the active volcanoes in the world erupt. At the same time. Kaboom. This is not good for us. What happens… Read the rest of the article: What if all the active volcanoes on Earth erupted at the same time?
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Rose Eveleth What if all pop stars used avatars?
Today we go to a future where all pop stars use avatars, clones, robots or cartoons instead of their real bodies and faces. What does that do to music? Can… Read the rest of the article: What if all pop stars used avatars?
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Rose Eveleth If you could choose to find out your death date, would you?
Today we travel to a future where everybody knows exactly when they're going to die.
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Rose Eveleth What would the world be like if we could all understand each other?
Today we travel to a world with universal translation devices. Flash Forward: RSS | iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Web | Patreon | Reddit In this episode we talk… Read the rest of the article: What would the world be like if we could all understand each other?
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Rose Eveleth Could America Ever Become a Direct Democracy?
Today we travel to a future where America has converted to a direct democracy. Everybody votes on everything! Flash Forward: RSS | iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Web |… Read the rest of the article: Could America Ever Become a Direct Democracy?
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Rose Eveleth What happens when computers gain consciousness?
Today we travel to a world we share with conscious robots. Flash Forward: RSS | iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Web | Patreon In this episode we talk about… Read the rest of the article: What happens when computers gain consciousness?
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Rose Eveleth How likely is a future without paper?
Today we travel to a fully digital world, a world where paper is a thing of the past. Flash Forward: RSS | iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Web |… Read the rest of the article: How likely is a future without paper?
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Rose Eveleth Flash Forward Reveals Hidden References
Today's episode is a minipod, a smattering of time travel, future travel, and news about the show. Flash Forward: RSS | iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | Web | Patreon… Read the rest of the article: Flash Forward Reveals Hidden References
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Rose Eveleth Will we ever live in a world without pets?
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… Read the rest of the article: Will we ever live in a world without pets?
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Rose Eveleth How to live a spreadsheet approved life
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,… Read the rest of the article: How to live a spreadsheet approved life
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Rose Eveleth From cancer to body odor, the future uses of the microbiome
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… Read the rest of the article: From cancer to body odor, the future uses of the microbiome
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Rose Eveleth How would we get rid of every single mosquito?
In this episode of the Flash Forward podcast we travel to a future where humans have decided to eradicate the most dangerous animal on the planet: mosquitos. How would we… Read the rest of the article: How would we get rid of every single mosquito?
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Rose Eveleth What would it be like if we all wore accurate lie detectors around all the time?
Today we travel to a future without lies. What would it be like if we all wore accurate lie detectors around all the time? Flash Forward: RSS | iTunes |… Read the rest of the article: What would it be like if we all wore accurate lie detectors around all the time?
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Rose Eveleth When will we get sex robots?
Today we travel to the year 2086, a world where sex robots are on the market. What happens when we can buy a humanoid robot as a partner? Who wins… Read the rest of the article: When will we get sex robots?
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Rose Eveleth What would happen if the whole world went face blind?
Hello and welcome to newest addition to the Boing Boing podcast family! Flash Forward is a podcast produced and hosted by me, Rose Eveleth. Every week we really overthink what… Read the rest of the article: What would happen if the whole world went face blind?
