Flash Forward

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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 reall...

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A Womb Away From Home

May 12th, 2015 2:00 PM

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

The Moon is a Harsh Second Mistress

May 19th, 2015 2:00 PM

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

Forcing the Hand

May 26th, 2015 2:00 PM

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

The Most Dangerous Games

Jun 2nd, 2015 2:00 PM

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

Revenge of the Germs

Jun 9th, 2015 2:00 PM

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

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