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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 really be like. The future is going to be weird, so let's get ready for it together.

Doomsday 2000/2038/2100 April 14, 2020
Today we travel to a future where software engineers didn’t actually fix any of the Y2K bugs. What would have happened if we had ignored the problem? What lessons does Y2K have for us, and why are people worried about 2038 and 2100? Guests: Peter de Jager — author of …
Doomsday 2000/2038/2100 April 14, 2020
Today we travel to a future where software engineers didn’t actually fix any of the Y2K bugs. What would have happened if we had ignored the problem? What lessons does Y2K have for us, and why are people worried about 2038 and 2100? Guests: Peter de Jager — author of …
Doomsday 2000/2038/2100 April 14, 2020
Today we travel to a future where software engineers didn’t actually fix any of the Y2K bugs. What would have happened if we had ignored the problem? What lessons does Y2K have for us, and why are people worried about 2038 and 2100? Guests: Peter de Jager — author of …
Doomsday 2000/2038/2100 April 14, 2020
Today we travel to a future where software engineers didn’t actually fix any of the Y2K bugs. What would have happened if we had ignored the problem? What lessons does Y2K have for us, and why are people worried about 2038 and 2100? Guests: Peter de J
Flash Back to the Future: Flight Shame, Genetic Genealogy, 2020 Census March 20, 2020
Hi again! I’m back with one more of these update episodes. Today we cover the growing “flight shame” movement, some interesting developments in the genetic genealogy space, and what’s going on with the 2020 Census. New official, legit, Flash Forward epis
Flash Back to the Future: Flight Shame, Genetic Genealogy, 2020 Census March 20, 2020
Why are Swedes flying less? Who bought GED Match? And what the heck is happening with the census?
Flash Back to the Future: Flight Shame, Genetic Genealogy, 2020 Census March 20, 2020
Why are Swedes flying less? Who bought GED Match? And what the heck is happening with the census?
Flash Back to the Future: Flight Shame, Genetic Genealogy, 2020 Census March 20, 2020
Why are Swedes flying less? Who bought GED Match? And what the heck is happening with the census?
Flash Back to the Future: Mosquitoes, UBI, Coronavirus Feb. 11, 2020
Today is a very special ~~surprise~~ episode! I’ve been thinking about how to revisit old episodes, and give you folks updates on things that have happened since we covered certain futures. Sometimes things warrant more than a social media post, but not q
Flash Back to the Future: Mosquitoes, UBI, Coronavirus Feb. 11, 2020
Today is a very special ~~surprise~~ episode! We revisit three past futures, and talk about what's happened since we visited them.
POWER: Mothers Against Digital Danger Dec. 10, 2019
Today we travel to a future where a coalition of concerned mothers convinces the United States to shut off the Internet. Guests: Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, journalist Chipo Dendere, assistant orofessor of Africana Studies, Wellesley College Tim Maughan
POWER: Mothers Against Digital Danger Dec. 10, 2019
Today we travel to a future where a coalition of concerned mothers convinces the United States to shut off the Internet. Guests: Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, journalist Chipo Dendere, assistant orofessor of Africana Studies, Wellesley College Tim Maughan, author of Infinite Detail Actors: Billy’s mother -- Tamara Krinsky → → → Further …
POWER: Mothers Against Digital Danger Dec. 10, 2019
Today we travel to a future where a coalition of concerned mothers convinces the United States to shut off the Internet. Guests: Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, journalist Chipo Dendere, assistant orofessor of Africana Studies, Wellesley College Tim Maughan, author of Infinite Detail Actors: Billy’s mother -- Tamara Krinsky → → → Further …
POWER: Mothers Against Digital Danger Dec. 10, 2019
Today we travel to a future where a coalition of concerned mothers convinces the United States to shut off the Internet. Guests: Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, journalist Chipo Dendere, assistant orofessor of Africana Studies, Wellesley College Tim Maughan, author of Infinite Detail Actors: Billy’s mother -- Tamara Krinsky → → → Further …
POWER: The Sleeping Lion Dec. 3, 2019
Today’s episode is about a future in which China supplants the US as the dominant world superpower. Is it imminent? What does a China-led world look like? And why are so many people worried about it? Guests: Meredith Oyen, professor of history and direc
POWER: The Sleeping Lion Dec. 3, 2019
Today’s episode is about a future in which China supplants the US as the dominant world superpower.
POWER: The Sleeping Lion Dec. 3, 2019
Today’s episode is about a future in which China supplants the US as the dominant world superpower.
POWER: The Sleeping Lion Dec. 3, 2019
Today’s episode is about a future in which China supplants the US as the dominant world superpower.
POWER: Weird Flux But OK Nov. 26, 2019
Today’s episode is about nuclear fusion, a technology that might save us all or might be a complete waste of time and money. Guests: Charles Seife, professor at NYU and author of Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishfu
POWER: Weird Flux But OK Nov. 26, 2019
Today’s episode is about nuclear fusion, a technology that might save us all or might be a complete waste of time and money.