Flash Forward

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Synopsis

A show about possible and not so possible futures. From space pirates to conscious robots to the end of antibiotics. Hosted by Rose Eveleth.

Episodes

  • The Most Dangerous Games

    02/06/2015 Duration: 12min

    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

  • Forcing the Hand

    26/05/2015 Duration: 10min

    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 Moon is a Harsh Second Mistress

    19/05/2015 Duration: 15min

    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

  • A Womb Away From Home

    12/05/2015 Duration: 12min

    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

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