Critical Impacts

Steve and Mike talk about a top secret organization charged with making us a bit less crappy to one another. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about loss of institutional trust and how to find common ground in complicated informational environments.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about the perverse incentives that drive modern employment contracts, and one way to make them a bit less dystopian. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about getting people stuff without being giant jerks about it.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about lying your way to utopia on the season premiere of Critical Impacts. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about the future in adventure in this final episode of the first season of Critical Impacts.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

This is an episode that was *supposed* to be released months ago, but then the global pandemic hit so it was put on the shelf. Steve and Mike chat about the future of medicine, Preventative Health bots and a world immune system.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike decide to leave this flaming ball of anxiety behind and talk about building cities in the Sky. The world looks so much better from up there.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike discuss how to fit more houses onto a finite Earth, and also parking lots for some reason.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike discuss what "Utopia" talk about open source, the Akashic Record, and 3D printing -- not necessarily in that order.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike discuss what "Utopia" really means, whether they are possible, and whether they should even be our goal in this far ranging debate on what it takes to build better worlds.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Pandemics. Protests. The future is happening now, and in this episode Steve and Mike discuss different ways to think about it, and try to help you find a meaningful place in the brave, new world that we're all building.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w  

Working from home could completely change the way people look at their careers, Steve and Mike talk about how this new trend could improve our lives in the long term.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

A few more weeks into Quarantine, Steve and Mike talk about the effects this virus might have on society now and into the future.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

On this special live episode of Critical Impacts, Steve and Mike talk about COVID-19, what it is, what can be done to keep yourself safe, and what we might do as a society to arm ourselves against future existential threats. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about Applebees, nutrition and a whole lot of Soylent as they try to tackle the future of food.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike think about a variety of different ways to think about and potentially tackle the problem of climate change.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike spend a lot of time talking about flying cars, and other ways transportation might change...but mostly flying cars.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike have a conversation about somatic gene editing, and whether or not we should be tinkering with humanities source code.  Content Note: On this episode we talk about population level genetic engineering, an idea that has an extremely fraught history, including some horrific detours into forced sterilization and Eugenics. While we try to keep things light on this podcast, we fully understand that these topics can be sensitive. We hope that this episode tackles the topic with nuance and clarity, and welcome your thoughts.   We also understand if some people might want to skip this one. While we only touch upon the darker aspects of genetic manipulation in passing, it still might be uncomfortable territory for some.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about The Simulation Hypothesis, whether we are all trapped in the Matrix, and whether it even matters if we are.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about alternative reality theme parks, immersive theater, and steampunk orcs.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about post-scarcity societies without the help of replicators and nano-tech.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about communes, capitalism, and the future of cities.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about fame, influence, and selling parts of yourself for fun and profit.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about Generation Ships, the light cone, and the complex art of trying to land human beings on distant stars.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike try their very best to figure out ways to improve the state of education, and answer some of the complex questions surrounding it.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about ways to make Democracy more democratic, and how to create tools to give people more control over the legislative process.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about radical transparency and the future of politics, they also posit a world in which YouTube celebrity might just get you into the halls of power. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Mike and Steve have a wide ranging discussion about voting, casinos, snake oil, and participatory democracy as they try to suss out the future of Blockchain and its associated technologies. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w  

Steve and Mike talk have a wide ranging discussion about whether the technologies we create to enhance are lives are going to leave us feeling less human.    Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

On this mini-episode Steve and Mike look at an app that lets you track down crime, and find out what you might be getting an extra photo taken at the airport.    https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alexkantrowitz/fast-growing-citizen-app-will-alert-you-to-danger-and-send  

Steve and Mike talk about Virtual Reality, the changing meaning of "real," and how likely it is that we all eventually retreat behind our VR goggles.    Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about what it might be like to build a life out in space, they discuss the ins and outs of moon colonies, and how to avoid boredom when you're tens of thousands of miles away from terra firma.    Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

On this mini-episode Steve and Mike look at an AI that has managed to outperform doctors in Cancer diagnosis and magical leaves that might help is battle climate change. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-care-news/articles/2018-05-28/artificial-intelligence-beats-dermatologists-at-diagnosing-skin-cancer https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610177/the-race-to-invent-the-artificial-leaf/  

Steve and Mike take a look at the future of jobs, what it might be like to be gainfully unemployed, and the fine line between work and recreation.    Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Steve and Mike talk about the possibility of a technological Singularity, what that might look like down here on the ground, and whether or not we would all be happier being ruled over by a robot.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w