What happens when women no longer have to physically bear children? Who wins? Who loses? Who takes artificial wombs to a far away planet to create a colony of super-beings?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when women no longer have to physically bear children? Who wins? Who loses? Who takes artificial wombs to a far away planet to create a colony of super-beings?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

A Womb Away From Home

What would happen if the Earth suddenly had a second moon? This week, we work through the impact an additional satellite would have on our planet, from tides, to the night sky, to the potential destruction of Earth. Oh also there are space pirates.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What would happen if the Earth suddenly had a second moon? This week, we work through the impact an additional satellite would have on our planet, from tides, to the night sky, to the potential destruction of Earth. Oh also there are space pirates.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Moon is a Harsh Second Mistress

This week’s future is a social experiment. What if Earth had a robotic overlord who decided to ban all weapons? All fights would have to be hand to hand. Would there be less death that way? Less casualties? What counts as a weapon anyway? Listen to the episode to find out!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s future is a social experiment. What if Earth had a robotic overlord who decided to ban all weapons? All fights would have to be hand to hand. Would there be less death that way? Less casualties? What counts as a weapon anyway? Listen to the episode to find out!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Forcing the Hand

This week on Meanwhile in the Future we step onto the field and talk about contact sports. What would it take to create a future in which the most dangerous sports die out? What are those sports to begin with? What does a world without football look like?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Meanwhile in the Future we step onto the field and talk about contact sports. What would it take to create a future in which the most dangerous sports die out? What are those sports to begin with? What does a world without football look like?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Most Dangerous Games

Over the past 85 years, antibiotics have been miracle drugs. They’ve kept infections at bay and opened up a world of medical possibilities: organ transplants, heart surgery, chemotherapy. But they’re not going to work forever. The age antibiotic resistance is coming. So what does a world without these drugs look like?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the past 85 years, antibiotics have been miracle drugs. They’ve kept infections at bay and opened up a world of medical possibilities: organ transplants, heart surgery, chemotherapy. But they’re not going to work forever. The age antibiotic resistance is coming. So what does a world without these drugs look like?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Revenge of the Germs

If there was a drug that meant you never had to sleep again, would you take it? Would those who didn’t need to sleep have special advantages over those who did? All that and a side of zombies, in this week’s episode.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If there was a drug that meant you never had to sleep again, would you take it? Would those who didn’t need to sleep have special advantages over those who did? All that and a side of zombies, in this week’s episode.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Never Lay Me Down to Sleep

If you’re reading this, you have access to the Internet. But what would happen if the Internet suddenly went away? And what would it take to make that happen?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re reading this, you have access to the Internet. But what would happen if the Internet suddenly went away? And what would it take to make that happen?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Day the Internet Broke

We often think of stars as twinkling, harmless little points of light that fill our night sky with majesty. But stars can be dangerous too. When they come to the end of their lifespan, some stars explode fantastically as supernovae. So what would happen if one of those giant explosions happened nearby?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We often think of stars as twinkling, harmless little points of light that fill our night sky with majesty. But stars can be dangerous too. When they come to the end of their lifespan, some stars explode fantastically as supernovae. So what would happen if one of those giant explosions happened nearby?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Supernova Next Door

We all want to be our best selves. But what if you could add almost anything to your body and mind? A camera here, an exoskeleton there. This is the world that some biohackers imagine—one in which humans can extend their abilities beyond the limits biology has set for us. But what does that world look like?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all want to be our best selves. But what if you could add almost anything to your body and mind? A camera here, an exoskeleton there. This is the world that some biohackers imagine—one in which humans can extend their abilities beyond the limits biology has set for us. But what does that world look like?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Bodybuilders

Need to get from New York to Paris? Or San Diego? Chances are you’re not taking a car or a bus or a boat to go there. Instead, you’d hop on a plane. But aside from hurting your wallet, commercial flights also hurt the planet, contributing to the continuous input of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that is in turn contributing to climate change. So what if we stopped flights? What would happen?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Need to get from New York to Paris? Or San Diego? Chances are you’re not taking a car or a bus or a boat to go there. Instead, you’d hop on a plane. But aside from hurting your wallet, commercial flights also hurt the planet, contributing to the continuous input of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that is in turn contributing to climate change. So what if we stopped flights? What would happen?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Grounded

Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might really be like. The future is going to be weird, so let's get ready for it together.

A really cool premise backed up by impressive journalism - it&#39;s a must listen.

Smart, funny science

Heard about this show from Ologies and immediately loved it!

Amazing

Flash Forward

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 the future. 🚨🚨🚨 New merch!!! 🚨🚨🚨Guests:  Cathleen D. Cahill, professor of history at Penn State University  Adam Green, professor of history at the University of Chicago  Virginia Scharff, professor of history at the University of New Mexico → → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ←Actors:  Monica Byrne (motor convoy)  Tamara Krinsky (suffrage)  James T. Green (prohibition) Michael Resweber (Chicago riot) Content Notes:[27:00 - 38:53]: Discussion of racism and hate crimesMusic Notes: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot -- Tuskegee Institute Singers Baby Won't You Please Come Home -- Ted Lewis Daughters of Freedom -- Edwin Christie  Every Day Will Be Sunday When the Town Goes Dry -- Edward Meeker Steal Away -- Tuskegee Institute Singers Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. Special thanks to everybody who’s ever listened to the show! And extra special thanks to Annalee Newitz, Robert Brenner, Quinn Heraty and Amanda McLaughlin. Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 the future.  <a href="https://topatoco.com/collections/flash-forward/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">🚨🚨🚨 New merch!!! 🚨🚨🚨</a> Guests:<ul> <li> <a href="https://history.la.psu.edu/directory/czc335" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cathleen D. Cahill</a>, professor of history at Penn State University</li> <li> <a href="https://history.uchicago.edu/directory/adam-green" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adam Green</a>, professor of history at the University of Chicago</li> <li> <a href="https://www.virginiascharff.com/virginia.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Virginia Scharff</a>, professor of history at the University of New Mexico</li> </ul> <a href="https://www.flashforwardpod.com/?p=1199" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">→ → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ←</a>Actors:<ul> <li> <a href="https://www.monicabyrne.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monica Byrne</a> (motor convoy)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.tamarakrinsky.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tamara Krinsky</a> (suffrage)</li> <li> <a href="http://www.jamestgreen.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James T. Green</a> (prohibition)</li> <li>Michael Resweber (Chicago riot)</li> </ul> Content Notes:<ul><li>[27:00 - 38:53]: Discussion of racism and hate crimes</li></ul> Music Notes:<ul> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/78_swing-low-sweet-chariot_tuskegee-institute-singers_gbia0000405a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swing Low, Sweet Chariot -- Tuskegee Institute Singers</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/TedLewisCollection1919-1934" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baby Won't You Please Come Home -- Ted Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/sm1871.7102334/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daughters of Freedom -- Edwin Christie </a></li> <li><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3AEvery_Day_Will_Be_Sunday_When_the_Town_Goes_Dry_-_Edward_Meeker_(1919).ogg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Every Day Will Be Sunday When the Town Goes Dry -- Edward Meeker</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/78_steal-away_tuskegee-institute-singers_gbia0000405b/Steal+Away+-+Tuskegee+Institute+Singers.flac" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steal Away -- Tuskegee Institute Singers</a></li> </ul> Flash Forward is produced by me,<a href="http://roseveleth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rose Eveleth</a>. The intro music is by<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Asura/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/09_asura-whispering_through" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Asura</a> and the outtro music is by<a href="https://hussalonia.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hussalonia</a>. The episode art is by<a href="http://matt-lub.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Matt Lubchansky</a>. Special thanks to everybody who’s ever listened to the show! And extra special thanks to Annalee Newitz, Robert Brenner, Quinn Heraty and Amanda McLaughlin. Get in touch: <a href="https://twitter.com/ffwdpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> //<a href="https://www.facebook.com/flashforwardpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> //<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/FlashForwardPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Reddit</a> // <a href="mailto:info@flashforwardpod.com">info@flashforwardpod.com</a>Support the show:<a href="https://www.patreon.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Patreon</a> //<a href="http://flashforwardpod.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Donorbox</a>Subscribe:<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/flash-forward/id994349813" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> //<a href="https://soundcloud.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Soundcloud</a> // <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5wsy0tqZZmsINxUlfz0PrA?si=r2O8RRUyTteThkeGNuBctw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

POWER: 1919 (Episode 100!)

Today’s episode is about a future where nobody works on farms anymore, all farming is done by robots. It might be closer than you think.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode is about a future where nobody works on farms anymore, all farming is done by robots. It might be closer than you think.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Robocrop

In the 1960's, the United States spent millions of dollars exploring two different realms: outer space, and the deep oceans. But today, only one of those programs is still around. Why do space colonies seem more likely than underwater cities? And what does it take to build a settlement on the sea floor?Guests:Ben Hellwarth, journalist and author of SEALAB: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean FloorJim Fourqurean, professor of Marine Science at Florida International University and the director of the Center for Coastal Oceans ResearchRoger Garcia, operations director at Aquarius Reef BaseKatherine Sammler, assistant professor at California State University Maritime in the department of Global Studies &amp; Maritime AffairsFurther Reading/Watching:The Silent WorldJFK's Moon Shot speechJFK 1961 remarks on the oceanJFK Address at the Anniversary Convocation of the National Academy of Sciences, 22 October 1963SEALAB: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean FloorTo Tell The Truth featuring Bob BarthI have lived underwaterMedina Aquarius ProgramFrom the Ocean’s Abyss to the Vacuum of Space: Privatization in the Vertical Commons National Governance Of Ocean VolumesSubsuming the Submerged: Producing Seabeds as Political Territories.Knowing the Abyss: Seeking Geographies of Ocean Space.The Deep Pacific: Island Governance and Seabed Mineral Development.United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaCredits:Produced by me, Rose Eveleth.The intro music: AsuraOuttro music: Hussalonia.Voices of the future this episode: Stephen Granade and Andrea Klunder.Episode art: Matt Lubchansky.Get in touch at info@flashforwardpod.com.Support the show. Rate &amp; review on Apple Podcasts.Twitter // Facebook // InstagramLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 1960's, the United States spent millions of dollars exploring two different realms: outer space, and the deep oceans. But today, only one of those programs is still around. Why do space colonies seem more likely than underwater cities? And what does it take to build a settlement on the sea floor?Guests:<a href="http://benhellwarth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Hellwarth</a>, journalist and author of SEALAB: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean Floor<a href="https://marine.fiu.edu/faculty/james-fourqurean/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jim Fourqurean</a>, professor of Marine Science at Florida International University and the director of the Center for Coastal Oceans Research<a href="https://case.fiu.edu/about/directory/people/roger-garcia.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roger Garcia</a>, operations director at Aquarius Reef Base<a href="https://saltygeographies.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Katherine Sammler</a>, assistant professor at California State University Maritime in the department of Global Studies &amp; Maritime AffairsFurther Reading/Watching:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FhZpBRuyZ0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Silent World</a><a href="https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/ricetalk.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JFK's Moon Shot speech</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-LMa6DENs4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JFK 1961 remarks on the ocean</a><a href="https://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKWHA-233-003.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JFK Address at the Anniversary Convocation of the National Academy of Sciences, 22 October 1963</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sealab-Americas-Forgotten-Quest-Ocean/dp/0743247450" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SEALAB: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean Floor</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI1g_J_7Vcc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">To Tell The Truth featuring Bob Barth</a><a href="http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140411-i-have-lived-underwater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I have lived underwater</a><a href="https://aquarius.fiu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medina Aquarius Program</a><a href="https://saltygeographies.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/sammler_apcg_longabstract.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">From the Ocean’s Abyss to the Vacuum of Space: Privatization in the Vertical Commons </a><a href="https://saltygeographies.net/portfolio/environmental-governance-of-pacific-seabed-mining/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Governance Of Ocean Volumes</a><a href="https://saltygeographies.net/portfolio/subsuming-the-submerged-producing-seabeds-as-political-territories-aag-ord-2015/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subsuming the Submerged: Producing Seabeds as Political Territories</a>.<a href="https://saltygeographies.net/portfolio/seeking-geographies-of-ocean-space-oceans-and-deserts-conf-ua-2015/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Knowing the Abyss: Seeking Geographies of Ocean Space.</a><a href="https://saltygeographies.net/portfolio/the-deep-pacific-island-governance-and-seabed-mineral-development-aag-tpa-2014/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Deep Pacific: Island Governance and Seabed Mineral Development</a>.<a href="https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/closindx.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea</a>Credits:Produced by me, Rose Eveleth.The intro music: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Asura/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/09_asura-whispering_through" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asura</a>Outtro music: <a href="https://hussalonia.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hussalonia</a>.Voices of the future this episode: <a href="https://twitter.com/Sargent" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen Granade</a> and <a href="http://www.andreaklunder.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrea Klunder</a>.Episode art: <a href="http://matt-lub.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Lubchansky</a>.Get in touch at info@flashforwardpod.com.<a href="http://www.flashforwardpod.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show. </a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/meanwhile-in-the-future/id994349813" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rate &amp; review on Apple Podcasts</a>.<a href="https://twitter.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> // <a href="http://fashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> // <a href="http://instagram.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Under The Sea

Today we travel to a future where dying isn’t the end. What if you could live on as a simulation? A bot that knows everything you’ve ever said, and can pretend to be you?🚨 BECOME A PATRON BEFORE JUNE 30TH AND GET A SPECIAL REWARD! 🚨Guests:James Vlahos — journalist &amp; author of Talk to Me: How Voice Computing Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Think Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad — research scientist at KenSci, Inc, professor of computer science at University of WashingtonAnita Hannig — professor of anthropology at Brandeis UniversityJoy Butler — attorney→ → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ←Actors:Maria — Cara Rose de Fabio Gaby — Eler de GreyMarquis — Rotimi Agbabiaka (check out his new solo show called Manifesto on June 21 at the African American Arts and Culture Complex as part of the National Queer Arts Festival.)New Marquis — Xandra Ibarra John — Keith Houston (also check out his karaoke nights in San Francisco)  Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.Get in touch: Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // SpotifyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we travel to a future where dying isn’t the end. What if you could live on as a simulation? A bot that knows everything you’ve ever said, and can pretend to be you?🚨 <a href="https://www.patreon.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BECOME A PATRON BEFORE JUNE 30TH AND GET A SPECIAL REWARD!</a> 🚨Guests:<a href="https://twitter.com/jamesvlahos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Vlahos</a> — journalist &amp; author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Talk-Me-Voice-Computing-Transform/dp/1328799301" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Talk to Me: How Voice Computing Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Think </a><a href="http://www.aurumahmad.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad</a> — research scientist at KenSci, Inc, professor of computer science at University of Washington<a href="https://www.brandeis.edu/facultyguide/person.html?emplid=7cda5153378472ba304a33ef0cbeb2f2fac3a8ed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anita Hannig</a> — professor of anthropology at Brandeis University<a href="http://joybutler.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joy Butler</a> — attorney<a href="https://www.flashforwardpod.com/?p=1086" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">→ → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ←</a>Actors:Maria — <a href="https://cararosedefabio-portfolio.squarespace.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cara Rose de Fabio</a> Gaby — <a href="http://degrey.studio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eler de Grey</a>Marquis — <a href="https://www.rotimionline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rotimi Agbabiaka</a> (check out his new solo show called Manifesto on June 21 at the African American Arts and Culture Complex as part of the National Queer Arts Festival.)New Marquis — <a href="http://www.xandraibarra.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Xandra Ibarra</a> John — <a href="https://www.keyvoicevo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keith Houston</a> (also check out his <a href="http://rogerniner.com/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">karaoke nights in San Francisco</a>)  Flash Forward is produced by me,<a href="http://roseveleth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rose Eveleth</a>. The intro music is by<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Asura/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/09_asura-whispering_through" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Asura</a> and the outtro music is by<a href="https://hussalonia.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hussalonia</a>. The episode art is by<a href="http://matt-lub.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Matt Lubchansky</a>.Get in touch:<a href="https://twitter.com/ffwdpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> //<a href="https://www.facebook.com/flashforwardpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> //<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/FlashForwardPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Reddit</a> // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show:<a href="https://www.patreon.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Patreon</a> //<a href="http://flashforwardpod.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Donorbox</a>Subscribe:<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/flash-forward/id994349813" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> //<a href="https://soundcloud.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Soundcloud</a> //<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5wsy0tqZZmsINxUlfz0PrA?si=r2O8RRUyTteThkeGNuBctw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Spotify</a>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

BODIES: Ghostbot

What happens when everybody has 100% control over when they do or don’t have babies? We got to a world with perfect and accessible birth control. You asked for a utopia, and this is as close as we're going to get!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when everybody has 100% control over when they do or don’t have babies? We got to a world with perfect and accessible birth control. You asked for a utopia, and this is as close as we're going to get!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

How is Babby (Not) Made

What happens when the Rio Grande dries up? The river is often overshadowed, at least in the US, by the Colorado River. But the Rio Grande creates the border between US and Mexico, and the water that flows through it is at the center of a looming geopolitical crisis. So what happens when towns, farms and cities on both sides of the border start to run out of water?Guests:Naveena Sadasivam: staff writer at the Texas Observer covering the environment, energy and climate and co-author on the series Shallow WatersZoë Schlanger: staff writer at Quartz covering the environment, and co-author on the series Shallow WatersFlavio Lehner: Climate scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric ResearchJ. Alfredo Rodríguez-Pineda: Water program coordinator at the WWFSponsors:Bombas (use code FLASH at checkout)Papers mentioned in the ad: Deranged Socks, Sock Matching exercise, Sock sorting→ → → Links to sources and further reading available here ← ← ←Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.Get in touch: Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // SoundcloudLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when the Rio Grande dries up? The river is often overshadowed, at least in the US, by the Colorado River. But the Rio Grande creates the border between US and Mexico, and the water that flows through it is at the center of a looming geopolitical crisis. So what happens when towns, farms and cities on both sides of the border start to run out of water?Guests:<a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/author/naveena-sadasivam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Naveena Sadasivam</a>: staff writer at the Texas Observer covering the environment, energy and climate and co-author on the series <a href="https://qz.com/se/shallow-waters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shallow Waters</a><a href="http://www.zoeschlanger.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zoë Schlanger</a>: staff writer at Quartz covering the environment, and co-author on the series <a href="https://qz.com/se/shallow-waters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shallow Waters</a><a href="https://flaviolehner.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flavio Lehner</a>: Climate scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jose_Pineda5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J. Alfredo Rodríguez-Pineda</a>: <a href="http://www.wwf.org.mx/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Water program coordinator at the WWF</a>Sponsors:<a href="http://bombas.com/flash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bombas</a> (use code FLASH at checkout)Papers mentioned in the ad: <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.4169/math.mag.86.2.097?Search=yes&amp;resultItemClick=true&amp;searchText=socks&amp;searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3Ffilter%3D%26amp%3BQuery%3Dsocks&amp;refreqid=search%3Af8bf4a4410e0d8f6f303241818b7b45a&amp;seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deranged Socks</a>, <a href="https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~jpineau/comp102/Lectures/09Sorting.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sock Matching exercise</a>, <a href="http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.178.4654&amp;rep=rep1&amp;type=pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sock sorting</a><a href="https://www.flashforwardpod.com/2018/12/04/water-would-be-nice/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">→ → → Links to sources and further reading available here ← ← ←</a>Flash Forward is produced by me, <a href="http://roseveleth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rose Eveleth</a>. The intro music is by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Asura/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/09_asura-whispering_through" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asura</a> and the outtro music is by <a href="https://hussalonia.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hussalonia</a>. The episode art is by <a href="http://matt-lub.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Lubchansky</a>.Get in touch: <a href="https://twitter.com/ffwdpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> // <a href="https://www.facebook.com/flashforwardpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> // <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/FlashForwardPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reddit</a> // <a href="mailto:info@flashforwardpod.com">info@flashforwardpod.com</a>Support the show: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> // <a href="http://flashforwardpod.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donorbox</a>Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/flash-forward/id994349813" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> // <a href="https://soundcloud.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Water Would Be Nice

Today we travel to a future where humans can see at night. What happens when we expand our vision out into the darkness? How does that impact everything from work, to architecture, to poaching to horror movies? And is it even possible?→ → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ←🚨 BECOME A PATRON BEFORE JUNE 30TH AND GET A SPECIAL REWARD! 🚨 Guests:Gang Han -- researcher at UMass Medical SchoolGabriel Licina -- researcher and “sometimes biohacker”Lynne MacTavish -- operations manager at Mankwe Wildlife ReserveA. Roger Ekirch -- historian at Virginia Tech and author of At Day’s Close: Night in Times PastErnest Freeberg -- historian at the University of Tennessee and author of The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern AmericaActors:Maria -- Cara Rose de FabioGaby -- Eler de GreyMarquis -- Rotimi Agbabiaka (check out his new solo show called Manifesto on June 21 at the African American Arts and Culture Complex as part of the National Queer Arts Festival.)John -- Keith Houston (also check out his karaoke nights in San Francisco)Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia.The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.Special thanks to Adria Otte and Molly Monihan at the Women’s Audio Mission, where all the intro scenes were recorded this season.Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we travel to a future where humans can see at night. What happens when we expand our vision out into the darkness? How does that impact everything from work, to architecture, to poaching to horror movies? And is it even possible?<a href="https://www.flashforwardpod.com/?p=1027" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">→ → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ←</a>🚨 <a href="https://www.patreon.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BECOME A PATRON BEFORE JUNE 30TH AND GET A SPECIAL REWARD!</a> 🚨 Guests:<a href="https://www.umassmed.edu/hanlab/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gang Han</a> -- researcher at UMass Medical School<a href="http://www.scihouse.space/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabriel Licina</a> -- researcher and “sometimes biohacker”<a href="http://www.mankwewildlifereserve.com/lynne-mactavish.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lynne MacTavish</a> -- operations manager at Mankwe Wildlife Reserve<a href="http://www.history.vt.edu/Ekirch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A. Roger Ekirch</a> -- historian at Virginia Tech and author of At Day’s Close: Night in Times Past<a href="http://history.utk.edu/people/ernest-freeberg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ernest Freeberg</a> -- historian at the University of Tennessee and author of The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern AmericaActors:Maria -- <a href="https://cararosedefabio-portfolio.squarespace.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cara Rose de Fabio</a>Gaby -- <a href="http://degrey.studio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eler de Grey</a>Marquis -- <a href="https://www.rotimionline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rotimi Agbabiaka</a> (check out his new solo show called Manifesto on June 21 at the African American Arts and Culture Complex as part of the National Queer Arts Festival.)John -- <a href="https://www.keyvoicevo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keith Houston</a> (also check out his <a href="http://rogerniner.com/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">karaoke nights in San Francisco</a>)Flash Forward is produced by me, <a href="http://roseveleth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rose Eveleth</a>. The intro music is by<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Asura/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/09_asura-whispering_through" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Asura</a> and the outtro music is by<a href="https://hussalonia.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hussalonia</a>.The episode art is by<a href="http://matt-lub.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Matt Lubchansky</a>.Special thanks to Adria Otte and Molly Monihan at the <a href="https://womensaudiomission.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women’s Audio Mission</a>, where all the intro scenes were recorded this season.Get in touch: <a href="https://twitter.com/ffwdpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> //<a href="https://www.facebook.com/flashforwardpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> //<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/FlashForwardPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Reddit</a> // <a href="mailto:info@flashforwardpod.com">info@flashforwardpod.com</a>Support the show:<a href="https://www.patreon.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Patreon</a> //<a href="http://flashforwardpod.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Donorbox</a>Subscribe:<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/flash-forward/id994349813" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> //<a href="https://soundcloud.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Soundcloud</a> // <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5wsy0tqZZmsINxUlfz0PrA?si=r2O8RRUyTteThkeGNuBctw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

BODIES: Enter Night

In 1918, the Spanish flu killed four to five percent of the entire global population. Infectious disease experts all agree that another pandemic is coming. It's when, not if. But are we ready for it? Today's episode explores what happens when a pandemic strikes, what the most likely candidates are, and whether or not the world is ready.Guests:Ed Yong, science writer at The AtlanticNahid Bhadelia, assistant professor at Boston University School of Medicine and the Medical Director of Special Pathogens Unit (SPU) at Boston Medical CenterLaura Spinney, science writer and author of Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the WorldNicola Twilley, co-host of Gastropod and author of a forthcoming book on quarantineFurther Reading:The Next Plague is Coming. Is America Ready?Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the WorldYuuyaraq: The Way of the Human Being by Harold NapoleonStrengthening Health Systems While Responding to a Health Crisis: Lessons Learned by a Nongovernmental Organization During the Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic in Sierra Leone Medicine’s Long, Thin Supply ChainWhat Bill Gates Fears MostPredicting virus emergence amid evolutionary noiseNebraska’s Biocontainment UnitThe Terrifying Lessons of a Pandemic SimulationClade X LivestreamCDC Director: Why I Don’t Support A Travel Ban To Combat The Ebola OutbreakProtecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters and BioterrorismHow prepared is the world for the next epidemic? This tool shows most countries are not.Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The voices from the future this episode were provided by Paul Krueger, Sean Raines, and Sameer Ajmani. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.Get in touch: Twitter, Facebook, info@flashforwardpod.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1918, the Spanish flu killed four to five percent of the entire global population. Infectious disease experts all agree that another pandemic is coming. It's when, not if. But are we ready for it? Today's episode explores what happens when a pandemic strikes, what the most likely candidates are, and whether or not the world is ready.Guests:<a href="https://edyong.me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ed Yong</a>, science writer at The Atlantic<a href="https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/profile/nahid-bhadelia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nahid Bhadelia</a>, assistant professor at Boston University School of Medicine and the Medical Director of Special Pathogens Unit (SPU) at Boston Medical Center<a href="http://www.lauraspinney.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laura Spinney</a>, science writer and author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pale-Rider-Spanish-Changed-World/dp/1610397673" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World</a><a href="https://twitter.com/nicolatwilley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nicola Twilley</a>, co-host of Gastropod and author of a forthcoming book on quarantineFurther Reading:<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/when-the-next-plague-hits/561734/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Next Plague is Coming. Is America Ready?</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pale-Rider-Laura-Spinney-ebook/dp/B01GH07CG6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World</a><a href="http://ankn.uaf.edu/Publications/Books/Yuuyaraq.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yuuyaraq: The Way of the Human Being by Harold Napoleon</a><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27688219" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Strengthening Health Systems While Responding to a Health Crisis: Lessons Learned by a Nongovernmental Organization During the Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic in Sierra Leone </a><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/medicines-long-thin-supply-chain/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medicine’s Long, Thin Supply Chain</a><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/what-bill-gates-fears-most/559007/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What Bill Gates Fears Most</a><a href="http://rsob.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/7/10/170189" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Predicting virus emergence amid evolutionary noise</a><a href="http://www.eagleson.org/content/confrences/IDC2015/Presentations/MON%201515%20Gibbs.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nebraska’s Biocontainment Unit</a><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/the-terrifying-lessons-of-a-pandemic-simulation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Terrifying Lessons of a Pandemic Simulation</a><a href="http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/events/2018_clade_x_exercise/livestream" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clade X Livestream</a><a href="https://blogs.cdc.gov/global/2014/10/13/cdc-director-why-i-dont-support-a-travel-ban-to-combat-ebola-outbreak/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CDC Director: Why I Don’t Support A Travel Ban To Combat The Ebola Outbreak</a><a href="http://healthyamericans.org/reports/readyornot2017/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/06/21/how-prepared-is-the-world-for-the-next-epidemic-this-tool-shows-most-countries-are-not/?utm_term=.ed14f830177e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How prepared is the world for the next epidemic? This tool shows most countries are not.</a>Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Asura/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/09_asura-whispering_through" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asura</a> and the outtro music is by <a href="https://hussalonia.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hussalonia</a>. The voices from the future this episode were provided by Paul Krueger, Sean Raines, and Sameer Ajmani. The episode art is by <a href="http://matt-lub.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Lubchansky</a>.Get in touch: <a href="https://twitter.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://fashforwardpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, info@flashforwardpod.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Very Big Sick

Today’s episode is about the future of forensics: what happens when just a few skin cells can make you suspect number one? Guests:Raychelle Burks — professor of chemistry at St. Edward’s UniversityKelley Kulick — deputy public defender at the Santa Clara Public Defender’s OfficeMitra Sharafi — professor of law at University of Wisconsin-Madison Law SchoolMary Graw Leary — professor of law at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of LawActors:Evan Johnson as Mr. MortonBrent Rose as Dr. KarpouHelen Rosner as Dr. Duncan DougalTamara Krinsky as Dr. Susan Simmons→ → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ←Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth.The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.Special thanks to Veronica Simonetti and Erin Laetz at the Women’s Audio Mission, where all the intro scenes were recorded this season. Special thanks also to Evan Johnson who played Mr. Morton and also coordinated the actors of the Junior Acting Troupe who play the students in the intros this season.Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // SpotifySponsor information:Dashlane is a password management app that keeps all your online information safe, secure, and easy to access. Check out www.dashlane.com/flashforward to get Dashlane FREE on your first device. As a special offer for Flash Forward fans, they’re even offering a 30-day FREE trial of Dashlane Premium, including VPN, dark web monitoring, and more. If you like it, use code “flashforward” at checkout to save 10% on your Premium subscription.Shaker &amp; Spoon is a subscription cocktail box that brings world-class cocktails into your kitchen once a month. Get $20 off your first box at http://shakerandspoon.com/flashforwardTab for a Cause is a browser extension that lets you raise money for charity by opening tabs. Grab the extension and start earning today at tabforacause.com/flashforward!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode is about the future of forensics: what happens when just a few skin cells can make you suspect number one? Guests:<a href="https://www.stedwards.edu/directory/employees/raychelle-burks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raychelle Burks</a> — professor of chemistry at St. Edward’s University<a href="https://law.scu.edu/faculty/profile/kulick-kelley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kelley Kulick</a> — deputy public defender at the Santa Clara Public Defender’s Office<a href="https://law.wisc.edu/profiles/sharafi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mitra Sharafi</a> — professor of law at University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School<a href="https://www.law.edu/about-us/faculty-and-staff/directory/expert-faculty/leary-mary/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mary Graw Leary</a> — professor of law at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of LawActors:<a href="https://www.evanjohnsonplays.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evan Johnson</a> as Mr. Morton<a href="http://www.brentrose.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brent Rose</a> as Dr. Karpou<a href="https://www.helenlikesyou.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Helen Rosner</a> as Dr. Duncan Dougal<a href="https://www.tamarakrinsky.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tamara Krinsky</a> as Dr. Susan Simmons<a href="https://www.flashforwardpod.com/?p=1134" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">→ → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ←</a>Flash Forward is produced by me,<a href="http://roseveleth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rose Eveleth</a>.The intro music is by<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Asura/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/09_asura-whispering_through" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Asura</a> and the outtro music is by<a href="https://hussalonia.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hussalonia</a>. The episode art is by<a href="http://matt-lub.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Matt Lubchansky</a>.Special thanks to Veronica Simonetti and Erin Laetz at the <a href="https://womensaudiomission.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women’s Audio Mission</a>, where all the intro scenes were recorded this season. Special thanks also to Evan Johnson who played Mr. Morton and also coordinated the actors of the <a href="http://www.junioractingtroupe.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Junior Acting Troupe</a> who play the students in the intros this season.Get in touch: <a href="https://twitter.com/ffwdpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> //<a href="https://www.facebook.com/flashforwardpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> //<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/FlashForwardPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Reddit</a> // <a href="mailto:info@flashforwardpod.com">info@flashforwardpod.com</a>Support the show:<a href="https://www.patreon.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Patreon</a> //<a href="http://flashforwardpod.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Donorbox</a>Subscribe:<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/flash-forward/id994349813" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> //<a href="https://soundcloud.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Soundcloud</a> // <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5wsy0tqZZmsINxUlfz0PrA?si=r2O8RRUyTteThkeGNuBctw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>Sponsor information:Dashlane is a password management app that keeps all your online information safe, secure, and easy to access. Check out <a href="http://www.dashlane.com/flashforward" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.dashlane.com/flashforward</a> to get Dashlane FREE on your first device. As a special offer for Flash Forward fans, they’re even offering a 30-day FREE trial of Dashlane Premium, including VPN, dark web monitoring, and more. If you like it, use code “flashforward” at checkout to save 10% on your Premium subscription.Shaker &amp; Spoon is a subscription cocktail box that brings world-class cocktails into your kitchen once a month. Get $20 off your first box at <a href="http://shakerandspoon.com/flashforward" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://shakerandspoon.com/flashforward</a>Tab for a Cause is a browser extension that lets you raise money for charity by opening tabs. Grab the extension and start earning today at <a href="http://tabforacause.com/flashforward" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tabforacause.com/flashforward</a>!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

CRIME: CSI++

In our last episode of the season, we take one one of the most requested futures: telepathy! What would it be like to be able to link minds, and communicate brain to brain? And how likely is it that we’ll ever get this kind of technology?   We start the episode by talking to Roger Luckhurst, a Professor in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Birkbeck, University of London, who explains where the word telepathy comes from, and how it totally obsessed men of science in the early 1800’s. Then, futurist and science fiction author Ramez Naam walks us through both the current state of science and the futuristic world of his science fiction series Nexus, that centers around a drug that gives people telepathic powers. After that, we consider what a future full of telepathic people might mean for etiquette with Robin Abrahams, the etiquette columnist for the Boston Globe. And then we talk privacy and digital security with Kit Walsh, a a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. And we finish out the episode by talking to Lateef McLeod, a poet, blogger, activist and doctoral student in the anthropology and social change program at California Institute for Integral Studies, about how those with complex communication needs might appreciate a new form of communication.  Further reading: Science &amp; history  The Neurologist Who Hacked His Brain -- And Almost Lost His Mind When “I” becomes “We”: ethical implications of emerging brain-to-brain interfacing technologies Conscious Brain-to-Brain Communication in Humans Using Non-Invasive Technologies Brain-to-Brain Interfaces: When Reality Meets Science Fiction The invention of telepathy, 1870-1901 by Roger Luckhurst Telepathy and literature: essays on the reading mind by Nicholas Royle “First Report of the Literary Committee by W.F. Barrett, C.C. Massey, Rev. W. Stainton Moses, Frank Podmore…. In Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research”  Phenomena: the secret history of the U.S. government's investigations into extrasensory perception and psychokinesis by Annie Jacobsen The 120-Year-Old Mind-Reading Machine The Future of Human Evolution | Ray Kurzweil Q &amp; A | Singularity University Science Gave My Son the Gift of Sound Understanding Deafness: Not Everyone Wants to Be 'Fixed' Memory Implant Gives Rats Sharper Recollection Building the Bionic Brain A cortical neural prosthesis for restoring and enhancing memory Computing Arm Movements with a Monkey Brainet A Brain-to-Brain Interface for Real-Time Sharing of Sensorimotor Information The Ultimate Interface: Your Brain Reconstructing visual experiences from brain activity evoked by natural movies Facilitation and restoration of cognitive function in primate prefrontal cortex by a neuroprosthesis that utilizes minicolumn-specific neural firing Protect Your Right to Repair and Control the Devices in Your Life Defend Your Right to Repair!  Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.  If you want to suggest a future we should take on, send us a note on Twitter, Facebook or by email at info@flashforwardpod.com. We love hearing your ideas! And if you think you’ve spotted one of the little references I’ve hidden in the episode, email us there too. If you’re right, I’ll send you something cool.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our last episode of the season, we take one one of the most requested futures: telepathy! What would it be like to be able to link minds, and communicate brain to brain? And how likely is it that we’ll ever get this kind of technology?   We start the episode by talking to Roger Luckhurst, a Professor in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Birkbeck, University of London, who explains where the word telepathy comes from, and how it totally obsessed men of science in the early 1800’s. Then, futurist and science fiction author Ramez Naam walks us through both the current state of science and the futuristic world of his science fiction series Nexus, that centers around a drug that gives people telepathic powers. After that, we consider what a future full of telepathic people might mean for etiquette with Robin Abrahams, the etiquette columnist for the Boston Globe. And then we talk privacy and digital security with Kit Walsh, a a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. And we finish out the episode by talking to Lateef McLeod, a poet, blogger, activist and doctoral student in the anthropology and social change program at California Institute for Integral Studies, about how those with complex communication needs might appreciate a new form of communication.  Further reading: Science &amp; history  The Neurologist Who Hacked His Brain -- And Almost Lost His Mind When “I” becomes “We”: ethical implications of emerging brain-to-brain interfacing technologies Conscious Brain-to-Brain Communication in Humans Using Non-Invasive Technologies Brain-to-Brain Interfaces: When Reality Meets Science Fiction The invention of telepathy, 1870-1901 by Roger Luckhurst Telepathy and literature: essays on the reading mind by Nicholas Royle “First Report of the Literary Committee by W.F. Barrett, C.C. Massey, Rev. W. Stainton Moses, Frank Podmore…. In Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research”  Phenomena: the secret history of the U.S. government's investigations into extrasensory perception and psychokinesis by Annie Jacobsen The 120-Year-Old Mind-Reading Machine The Future of Human Evolution | Ray Kurzweil Q &amp; A | Singularity University Science Gave My Son the Gift of Sound Understanding Deafness: Not Everyone Wants to Be 'Fixed' Memory Implant Gives Rats Sharper Recollection Building the Bionic Brain A cortical neural prosthesis for restoring and enhancing memory Computing Arm Movements with a Monkey Brainet A Brain-to-Brain Interface for Real-Time Sharing of Sensorimotor Information The Ultimate Interface: Your Brain Reconstructing visual experiences from brain activity evoked by natural movies Facilitation and restoration of cognitive function in primate prefrontal cortex by a neuroprosthesis that utilizes minicolumn-specific neural firing Protect Your Right to Repair and Control the Devices in Your Life Defend Your Right to Repair!  Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.  If you want to suggest a future we should take on, send us a note on Twitter, Facebook or by email at info@flashforwardpod.com. We love hearing your ideas! And if you think you’ve spotted one of the little references I’ve hidden in the episode, email us there too. If you’re right, I’ll send you something cool.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

You’ve Got Brainmail

What if we just gave everybody money? It sounds simple, but universal basic income is a trendy idea right now and a lot of you have asked for an episode about a future where everybody gets money from the government no matter what. And it turns out that while it sounds simple, just giving everybody money is way more complicated than you might thing.Guests:Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Senior editor at The Nation, author of The CosmopolitesShaksam Khosla, graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, author of India’s Basic Income: Bedeviled by the Details Aisha Nyandoro, CEO of Springboard to OpportunityCara Rose deFabio, special initiatives director at Economic Security Project →→ Further Reading Here ←←Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The human voice from the future was provided by Daniel Tannenbaum. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if we just gave everybody money? It sounds simple, but universal basic income is a trendy idea right now and a lot of you have asked for an episode about a future where everybody gets money from the government no matter what. And it turns out that while it sounds simple, just giving everybody money is way more complicated than you might thing.Guests:<a href="http://atossaaraxia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Atossa Araxia Abrahamian</a>, Senior editor at The Nation, author of The Cosmopolites<a href="https://twitter.com/khoslasaksham" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shaksam Khosla</a>, graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, author of<a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/files/CEIP_Khosla_Report_FNL_w_covers.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> India’s Basic Income: Bedeviled by the Details </a><a href="https://twitter.com/aisha_nyandoro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aisha Nyandoro</a>, CEO of <a href="http://www.springboardto.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Springboard to Opportunity</a><a href="https://twitter.com/caradefabio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cara Rose deFabio</a>, special initiatives director at <a href="https://economicsecurityproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Economic Security Project</a> →→ <a href="https://www.flashforwardpod.com/2018/09/25/money-for-nothing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Further Reading Here </a>←←Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Asura/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/09_asura-whispering_through" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asura</a> and the outtro music is by <a href="https://hussalonia.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hussalonia</a>. The human voice from the future was provided by Daniel Tannenbaum. The episode art is by <a href="http://matt-lub.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Lubchansky</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Money For Nothing

This episode, we travel to a future where your romantic partners aren’t chosen by questions or swipes, but rather by your brainwaves.  This future is based on an idea from Shelly Ronan and Ernesto D. Morales and their project Object Solutions. If you liked what you heard about Object Solutions you should check out their other work, and their Patreon page.   I also talked to Suzanne Dikker, who has used EEG headsets to study everything from education, to Marina Abramovic’s art, to compatability.   And to get a true expert position on dating apps, I talked to Andrea Silenzi from the podcast Why Oh Why. If you’re interested in the intersection between sex, dating, relationships and technology, check out her show.   Other things to read:  The Mutual Wave Project by Suzanne Dikker ‘EEG Dating’ matches people based on their brainwave data This Tinder Hands-Free App Makes Dating Decisions by Reading Heartbeats This Tinder-Swiping Biometric Love Robot Knows Who Your Body Wants  Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. By the way, check out Matt's new animated web series over at Topic.   If you want to suggest a future we should take on, send us a note on Twitter, Facebook or by email at info@flashforwardpod.com. I love hearing your ideas! And if you think you’ve spotted one of the little references I’ve hidden in the episode, email us there too. If you’re right, I’ll send you something cool.   And if you want to support the show, there are a few ways you can do that too! We have a Patreon page, where you can donate to the show. But if that’s not in the cards for you, you can head to Apple Podcasts and leave us a nice review or just tell your friends about us. Those things really do help.   That’s all for this future, come back next month and we’ll travel to a new one.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode, we travel to a future where your romantic partners aren’t chosen by questions or swipes, but rather by your brainwaves.  This future is based on an idea from Shelly Ronan and Ernesto D. Morales and their project Object Solutions. If you liked what you heard about Object Solutions you should check out their other work, and their Patreon page.   I also talked to Suzanne Dikker, who has used EEG headsets to study everything from education, to Marina Abramovic’s art, to compatability.   And to get a true expert position on dating apps, I talked to Andrea Silenzi from the podcast Why Oh Why. If you’re interested in the intersection between sex, dating, relationships and technology, check out her show.   Other things to read:  The Mutual Wave Project by Suzanne Dikker ‘EEG Dating’ matches people based on their brainwave data This Tinder Hands-Free App Makes Dating Decisions by Reading Heartbeats This Tinder-Swiping Biometric Love Robot Knows Who Your Body Wants  Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. By the way, check out Matt's new animated web series over at Topic.   If you want to suggest a future we should take on, send us a note on Twitter, Facebook or by email at info@flashforwardpod.com. I love hearing your ideas! And if you think you’ve spotted one of the little references I’ve hidden in the episode, email us there too. If you’re right, I’ll send you something cool.   And if you want to support the show, there are a few ways you can do that too! We have a Patreon page, where you can donate to the show. But if that’s not in the cards for you, you can head to Apple Podcasts and leave us a nice review or just tell your friends about us. Those things really do help.   That’s all for this future, come back next month and we’ll travel to a new one.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Love On The Brain

Today we do something weird, in honor of the end of the second season! Instead of coming up with a future and then finding experts to talk about it, I asked an AI to write a future for us. And the AI apparently wants us to talk about space travel, witches, and the occult.  So here’s what happened in this episode. I asked Mike Rugnetta, the creator and host of PBS Idea Channel and Reasonably Sound, to help me create a script for Flash Forward. Mike had done this for his own channel a few months ago.  Around the same time that Idea Channel video came out there was this short film that came out called Sunspring which was written by an AI named Benjamin. The guys behind Benjamin fed a neural network a huge corpus of science fiction scripts, everything from Avatar to Armageddon to Resident Evil to Spiderman. And they asked that AI to write them a script. And then they spent one day with a cast, filming the movie that Benjamin wrote for them. I totally recommend watching it.  And so I thought, what if, I fed an AI all the future scenes we’ve ever done on this show, and asked it to write one for me? And then, I have to figure out what that future is, and how we would get there. So that’s what we’re going to do on this episode. I compiled all the futures we’ve ever traveled to on this show, and sent them to Mike, and he fed them to this neural network he already had set up to make his video. And he then sent me the results. And what came out that first time was just complete nonsense. Because the system really needs more material than I had to feed it. On the show we’ve traveled to 41 futures, which in the grand scheme of things actually isn’t all that much text. So on top of all the futures we’ve done, I added two big chunks of text: the script for The War of the Worlds, and the script for the 1979 Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio play.  And here’s what the AI wrote. You can see the full script (and leave your interpretation of the AI future) here.  I will confess that my first thought when I read the script was: “what the hell am I supposed to do with this?” But, I am never one to back down from a challenge, even if that challenge is self imposed, so I sent this little intro to a bunch of smart people, and asked them what future they saw here.   First we talk to Miriam Kramer, the senior space reporter at Mashable, about how easy (or hard) it would be for witches to travel to and from Mars.   Then I called up Annalee Newitz, to get her take on the witches and how the themes in this scene fit in with the broader science fiction landscape. (Fun fact, Annalee is the person who first asked me to do a podcast for Gizmodo, and thereby birthed Flash Forward! Yay Annalee!)  Then we turn our attention to the witches, and bring back Damien Williams, who you heard on our episode about conscious AI. Damien writes a lot about technology and the occult (I recommend this 2015 Theorizing the Web panel about it, featuring him and lots of other smart people) and he weighs in on the future of witches, how tech and magic aren’t all that different, and what the AI might mean by “behanding.”  And last but not least, we talk to the brains and voices behind Spirits Pod, a new podcast about mythology. Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin have been best friends since childhood, and co-host a podcast all about myths and legends that I very much enjoy. And the two of them had all sorts of fun and interesting stuff to say about this witchy future.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we do something weird, in honor of the end of the second season! Instead of coming up with a future and then finding experts to talk about it, I asked an AI to write a future for us. And the AI apparently wants us to talk about space travel, witches, and the occult.  So here’s what happened in this episode. I asked Mike Rugnetta, the creator and host of PBS Idea Channel and Reasonably Sound, to help me create a script for Flash Forward. Mike had done this for his own channel a few months ago.  Around the same time that Idea Channel video came out there was this short film that came out called Sunspring which was written by an AI named Benjamin. The guys behind Benjamin fed a neural network a huge corpus of science fiction scripts, everything from Avatar to Armageddon to Resident Evil to Spiderman. And they asked that AI to write them a script. And then they spent one day with a cast, filming the movie that Benjamin wrote for them. I totally recommend watching it.  And so I thought, what if, I fed an AI all the future scenes we’ve ever done on this show, and asked it to write one for me? And then, I have to figure out what that future is, and how we would get there. So that’s what we’re going to do on this episode. I compiled all the futures we’ve ever traveled to on this show, and sent them to Mike, and he fed them to this neural network he already had set up to make his video. And he then sent me the results. And what came out that first time was just complete nonsense. Because the system really needs more material than I had to feed it. On the show we’ve traveled to 41 futures, which in the grand scheme of things actually isn’t all that much text. So on top of all the futures we’ve done, I added two big chunks of text: the script for The War of the Worlds, and the script for the 1979 Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio play.  And here’s what the AI wrote. You can see the full script (and leave your interpretation of the AI future) here.  I will confess that my first thought when I read the script was: “what the hell am I supposed to do with this?” But, I am never one to back down from a challenge, even if that challenge is self imposed, so I sent this little intro to a bunch of smart people, and asked them what future they saw here.   First we talk to Miriam Kramer, the senior space reporter at Mashable, about how easy (or hard) it would be for witches to travel to and from Mars.   Then I called up Annalee Newitz, to get her take on the witches and how the themes in this scene fit in with the broader science fiction landscape. (Fun fact, Annalee is the person who first asked me to do a podcast for Gizmodo, and thereby birthed Flash Forward! Yay Annalee!)  Then we turn our attention to the witches, and bring back Damien Williams, who you heard on our episode about conscious AI. Damien writes a lot about technology and the occult (I recommend this 2015 Theorizing the Web panel about it, featuring him and lots of other smart people) and he weighs in on the future of witches, how tech and magic aren’t all that different, and what the AI might mean by “behanding.”  And last but not least, we talk to the brains and voices behind Spirits Pod, a new podcast about mythology. Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin have been best friends since childhood, and co-host a podcast all about myths and legends that I very much enjoy. And the two of them had all sorts of fun and interesting stuff to say about this witchy future.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Witch Who Came From Mars

Today we travel to a future where the Earth’s magnetic poles reverse.→ → → Further reading available here ← ← ← Guests:Eftyhia Zesta -- Chief of the Geospace Physics Laboratory in the Heliophysics Division at NASAMichael Purucker -- Planetary Magnetosphere Lab chief at NASAAlanna Mitchell -- author of The Spinning Magnet Rory Cottrell -- archaeomagnetism researcher at The University of Rochester Thorsten Ritz -- biophysics researcher at UC Irvine Actors:The Snowglobe Narrator: Brent RoseLenny Haywood: Evan JohnsonFarah Mousterian: Zahra Noorbakhsh, host of Good Muslim, Bad MuslimJohn Jacob Siwa: Joseph JonesJuana Aguilar: Tamara Krinsky, host of Tomorrow’s World TodayRoberta Peary: Avery Trufelman, host of Articles of InterestRamona Byrd: Andrea Silenzi, host of The Longest Shortest Time Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.Join the Listener Facebook Group!Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // Donorbox // Buy Some Merch Subscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify // wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we travel to a future where the Earth’s magnetic poles reverse.<a href="https://www.flashforwardpod.com/?p=962" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">→ → → Further reading available here ← ← ← </a>Guests:<a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/eftyhia.zesta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eftyhia Zesta</a> -- Chief of the Geospace Physics Laboratory in the Heliophysics Division at NASA<a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/michael.e.purucker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Purucker</a> -- Planetary Magnetosphere Lab chief at NASA<a href="https://alannamitchell.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alanna Mitchell</a> -- author of The Spinning Magnet <a href="https://www.sas.rochester.edu/ees/people/faculty/cottrell_rory/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rory Cottrell</a> -- archaeomagnetism researcher at The University of Rochester <a href="https://www.physics.uci.edu/~tritz/ritz.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thorsten Ritz</a> -- biophysics researcher at UC Irvine Actors:The Snowglobe Narrator: <a href="https://www.brentrose.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brent Rose</a>Lenny Haywood: Evan JohnsonFarah Mousterian: <a href="http://www.zahranoorbakhsh.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zahra Noorbakhsh, host of Good Muslim, Bad Muslim</a>John Jacob Siwa: <a href="https://divineprodigy.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joseph Jones</a>Juana Aguilar: <a href="https://www.tamarakrinsky.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tamara Krinsky, host of Tomorrow’s World Today</a>Roberta Peary: <a href="https://www.averytrufelman.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Avery Trufelman</a>, host of <a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/aoi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Articles of Interest</a>Ramona Byrd: <a href="http://andreasilenzi.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrea Silenzi</a>, host of <a href="https://longestshortesttime.com/episodes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Longest Shortest Time</a> Flash Forward is produced by me, <a href="http://roseveleth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rose Eveleth</a>. The intro music is by<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Asura/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/09_asura-whispering_through" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Asura</a> and the outtro music is by<a href="https://hussalonia.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hussalonia</a>. The episode art is by<a href="http://matt-lub.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Matt Lubchansky</a>.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/732734340397131/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join the Listener Facebook Group</a>!Get in touch: <a href="https://twitter.com/ffwdpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> //<a href="https://www.facebook.com/flashforwardpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> //<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/FlashForwardPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Reddit</a> // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show:<a href="https://www.patreon.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Patreon</a> //<a href="http://flashforwardpod.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Donorbox</a> // <a href="https://topatoco.com/collections/flash-forward/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buy Some Merch </a>Subscribe:<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/flash-forward/id994349813" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> //<a href="https://soundcloud.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Soundcloud</a> // <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5wsy0tqZZmsINxUlfz0PrA?si=r2O8RRUyTteThkeGNuBctw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> // wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

EARTH: The Polar Flip

Today we travel to a future where we can tattoo sensors right onto our skin. What happens when you can get a live readout of everything from glucose to hormones to hydration levels built into a tattoo? What kind of privacy can you expect when your medical data is literally written on your skin? And what does any of this have to do with Inspector Gadget and René Descartes? → → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ←🚨🚨🚨 Become a patron before June 30th and get a special prize in the mail! 🚨🚨🚨Guests:Ali K. Yetisen— researcher at Imperial College LondonAce Ratcliffe — disability activist, writer, co-founder of Harper’s PromiseEler de Grey — interdisciplinary artist &amp; writerQuinn Grundy — researcher at the University of TorontoActors:Maria -- Cara Rose de FabioGaby -- Eler de GreyMarquis -- Rotimi Agbabiaka (check out his new solo show called Manifesto on June 21 at the African American Arts and Culture Complex as part of the National Queer Arts Festival.)John -- Keith Houston (also check out his karaoke nights in San Francisco)Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. Special thanks to Adria Otte and Molly Monihan at the Women’s Audio Mission, where all the intro scenes were recorded this season.Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.comSupport the show: Patreon // DonorboxSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we travel to a future where we can tattoo sensors right onto our skin. What happens when you can get a live readout of everything from glucose to hormones to hydration levels built into a tattoo? What kind of privacy can you expect when your medical data is literally written on your skin? And what does any of this have to do with Inspector Gadget and René Descartes? <a href="https://www.flashforwardpod.com/2019/05/21/bodies-inkrx/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">→ → → Further reading on today’s episode can be found here ← ← ←</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">🚨🚨🚨 Become a patron before June 30th and get a special prize in the mail! 🚨🚨🚨</a>Guests:<a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/a.yetisen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ali K. Yetisen</a>— researcher at Imperial College London<a href="https://www.stayweirdbekind.com/bio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ace Ratcliffe</a> — disability activist, writer, co-founder of <a href="https://www.harperspromise.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harper’s Promise</a><a href="https://degrey.studio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eler de Grey</a> — interdisciplinary artist &amp; writer<a href="http://www.quinngrundy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quinn Grundy</a> — researcher at the University of TorontoActors:Maria -- <a href="https://cararosedefabio-portfolio.squarespace.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cara Rose de Fabio</a>Gaby -- <a href="http://degrey.studio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eler de Grey</a>Marquis -- <a href="https://www.rotimionline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rotimi Agbabiaka</a> (check out his new solo show called Manifesto on June 21 at the African American Arts and Culture Complex as part of the National Queer Arts Festival.)John -- <a href="https://www.keyvoicevo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keith Houston</a> (also check out his <a href="http://rogerniner.com/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">karaoke nights in San Francisco</a>)Flash Forward is produced by me,<a href="http://roseveleth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rose Eveleth</a>. The intro music is by<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Asura/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/09_asura-whispering_through" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Asura</a> and the outtro music is by<a href="https://hussalonia.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hussalonia</a>. The episode art is by<a href="http://matt-lub.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Matt Lubchansky</a>. Special thanks to Adria Otte and Molly Monihan at the <a href="https://womensaudiomission.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women’s Audio Mission</a>, where all the intro scenes were recorded this season.Get in touch: <a href="https://twitter.com/ffwdpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> //<a href="https://www.facebook.com/flashforwardpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> //<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/FlashForwardPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Reddit</a> // <a href="mailto:info@flashforwardpod.com">info@flashforwardpod.com</a>Support the show:<a href="https://www.patreon.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Patreon</a> //<a href="http://flashforwardpod.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Donorbox</a>Subscribe:<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/flash-forward/id994349813" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> //<a href="https://soundcloud.com/flashforwardpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Soundcloud</a> // <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5wsy0tqZZmsINxUlfz0PrA?si=r2O8RRUyTteThkeGNuBctw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

BODIES: InkRx

Today we travel to a future where all drugs are legal. Just roll up to the store, and get yourself some cocaine!  We start with some history: for centuries a world without drug laws existed. Mark Kleiman, a professor at NYU who studies drug policy, explains that fear of drugs, and the desire to regulate them, really started in the last 1800’s. The rise of industry, advances in chemistry, and the invention of the hypodermic needle all fueled a rise in drug use and in drug fears.   Today, of course, some drugs are legal and others aren’t. Alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and pharmaceuticals are all legal. You probably already know what’s not.   But why are certain drugs legal in the United States and others not? The answer isn’t really science or public health research, but rather historical precedent and racism. Maia Szalavitz, the author of a book called Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction, walks us through some of the racist campaigns against drugs that linked most of them with “violent” people of color. Take this New York Times story from 1914, headlined ““Negro Cocaine ‘Fiends’ Are a New Southern Menace: Murder and Insanity Increasing Among Lower Class Blacks Because They Have Taken to ‘Sniffing Since Deprived of Whiskey by Prohibition.’” White people said that drug use would make white women sleep with black, asian and latino men. That cocaine made black men impervious to bullets, and make them murder whites at the slightest provocation.   Today, the legacy of those racist ideas is still with us in the form of both drug laws and stereotypes about what a drug user looks like. Which impacts who goes to jail for drugs and who doesn’t.   Here are some statistics: in America, white people and black people are equally likely to use drugs. But black Americans are arrested at twice the rate of white americans for drug crimes. Not only that, but black Americans are more likely to be offered a plea deal that involves prison time than whites are for the same crimes, and are more likely to serve longer sentences than white Americans for the same offense.   Here’s another way to look at it: Black Americans represent 12% of monthly drug users, but comprise 32% of persons arrested for drug possession. And when we’re looking at drug arrests, it’s a huge number of people. Between 1993 and 2011 there were 30 million arrests for drug crimes in the United States, and 24 million of those were for possession of drugs, not selling them.   And while Mark and Maia disagree on a lot of things regarding drug policy, this was one thing they actually agreed on: they both think that possession of small amounts of drugs should be decriminalized.   And I talked to a third person for this episode who agrees. And he’s not someone you’d expect to do so. Officer Tim Johnson, a retired cop. Tim is part of a program called LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. He joined as soon as he retired, because despite making a whole lot of drug arrests while he was a cop, he didn’t feel like they were actually making a difference. And there’s data to support that feeling. Studies have shown that while we’ve arrested a whole lot of people for drug possession, the rate of drug abuse hasn’t gone down.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we travel to a future where all drugs are legal. Just roll up to the store, and get yourself some cocaine!  We start with some history: for centuries a world without drug laws existed. Mark Kleiman, a professor at NYU who studies drug policy, explains that fear of drugs, and the desire to regulate them, really started in the last 1800’s. The rise of industry, advances in chemistry, and the invention of the hypodermic needle all fueled a rise in drug use and in drug fears.   Today, of course, some drugs are legal and others aren’t. Alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and pharmaceuticals are all legal. You probably already know what’s not.   But why are certain drugs legal in the United States and others not? The answer isn’t really science or public health research, but rather historical precedent and racism. Maia Szalavitz, the author of a book called Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction, walks us through some of the racist campaigns against drugs that linked most of them with “violent” people of color. Take this New York Times story from 1914, headlined ““Negro Cocaine ‘Fiends’ Are a New Southern Menace: Murder and Insanity Increasing Among Lower Class Blacks Because They Have Taken to ‘Sniffing Since Deprived of Whiskey by Prohibition.’” White people said that drug use would make white women sleep with black, asian and latino men. That cocaine made black men impervious to bullets, and make them murder whites at the slightest provocation.   Today, the legacy of those racist ideas is still with us in the form of both drug laws and stereotypes about what a drug user looks like. Which impacts who goes to jail for drugs and who doesn’t.   Here are some statistics: in America, white people and black people are equally likely to use drugs. But black Americans are arrested at twice the rate of white americans for drug crimes. Not only that, but black Americans are more likely to be offered a plea deal that involves prison time than whites are for the same crimes, and are more likely to serve longer sentences than white Americans for the same offense.   Here’s another way to look at it: Black Americans represent 12% of monthly drug users, but comprise 32% of persons arrested for drug possession. And when we’re looking at drug arrests, it’s a huge number of people. Between 1993 and 2011 there were 30 million arrests for drug crimes in the United States, and 24 million of those were for possession of drugs, not selling them.   And while Mark and Maia disagree on a lot of things regarding drug policy, this was one thing they actually agreed on: they both think that possession of small amounts of drugs should be decriminalized.   And I talked to a third person for this episode who agrees. And he’s not someone you’d expect to do so. Officer Tim Johnson, a retired cop. Tim is part of a program called LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. He joined as soon as he retired, because despite making a whole lot of drug arrests while he was a cop, he didn’t feel like they were actually making a difference. And there’s data to support that feeling. Studies have shown that while we’ve arrested a whole lot of people for drug possession, the rate of drug abuse hasn’t gone down.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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