Flash Forward

Why does it always feel like we’re on the verge of something — great or terrible? And how do we resist the pull, the lull, and the stress of the void?  Guests: Dr. Matt Connelly — historian at Columbia and author of the book The Declassification Engine Dr. Susan Hough — seismologist at the US Geological Survey Liz Neeley — science communicator and founder of Liminal  Eva Hagberg — architectural historian and the author of When Eero Met His Match.  → → →  Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← ✨ BECOME A TIME TRAVELER ✨Poem Credits:Tracy K. Smith, "Sci-Fi" from Life on Mars. Copyright © 2011 by Tracy K. Smith.  Reprinted by permission of Graywolf Press. www.graywolfpress.org. Audio provided by the Stanford News Service.“Storming Towards a Precipice” From After and Before the Lightning by Simon Ortiz. © 1994 Simon Ortiz. Reprinted by permission of the University of Arizona Press.“Future Memories” by Mario Melendez translated by Eloisa Amezcua, Poetry Magazine, 2017, Reprinted by permission of author.Thi