The Future Will Not Be Podcast

We have some good news, and gooder news!

Which are improving our society, and which are harming it?

Are we more or less skilled than our ancestors?

Mediated communication has changed how we relate to each other forever.

Sci-fi can teach us things about the future that hard science can't.

"Whatever happens, we are in no way prepared for it, and it's gonna hurt like hell."

No, emojis are not a language.

When should a synthetic mind have rights?

And a new way to view personhood.

Do we really own our stuff if we don't own the network?

Same as it ever was?

What is a person, if not just a bag of water and her memories?

Will voting ever be possible on the Internet?

The end of the job and the future of work.

If your rent and food was covered, what would you do with your working hours?

It's time to rethink how we organize our tribes.

If our data is so valuable to tech companies, imagine what it can do for us.

The sci-fi future is now...but not exactly like we planned.

Safety may not mean happiness after all.

Could we ever really trust the moving image?

Why pay $35,000 for knowledge that is increasingly free?

If human genetic modification is inevitable, we're going to need some ethical coping mechanisms ASAP.

How are we supposed to solve climate change if we can't even make good movies about it?

When all your friends are #brands, what will become of the Internet's public square?

Are cryptocurrencies a threat to the very concept of nationhood?

How much of our bodies and minds can we augment with technology before we're no longer "human?"

These are the voyages of our podcast enterprise.

The end of work is the beginning of something new for humanity.

How will we govern when "real life" and "virtual life" are indistinguishable?

Can we ever achieve digital literacy in the era of "fake news?"