Fw:Thinking

All good things must come to an end. The podcast crew bids you farewell in this final episode. Peek behind the scenes at the Fw:Thinking podcast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Joe and Lauren share their favorite predictions about the future while Jonathan makes lots of jokes. What predictions rank among the team's favorites? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The podcast crew talks about some of their favorite predictions about the future, from evolving language to 20th century French postcards. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Will we ever find a cure for diabetes? Are there technologies that will help people manage diabetes more easily? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Will we ever find a cure for diabetes? Are there technologies that will help people manage diabetes more easily? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Has the 3D printer craze fizzled out? What are the trends in consumer 3D printers? Is this technology doomed to obscolescence? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

How did Stanford teach monkeys to transcribe Hamlet using only their monkey brains? And how could this technology benefit us in the future? We revisit computer-brain interfaces. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

What is artificial intelligence? What's the difference between weak, strong, narrow and general AI? And what's state of the art today? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Are we destined for an AI arms race? Why would nations race to develop AI? And will we ever create superintelligent AI? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Carbon capture sequestration is all about removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Can we convert the greenhouse gas into solid rock? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

If you could make the world a better place by removing the ability for people to make selfish choices, would you do it? We continue the conversation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

If you could make the world a better place by removing the ability for people to make selfish choices, would you do it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Voting technology is tricky. It's outdated in many jurisdictions but the next step might have big security problems. What is the future of voting? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

How could haptic feedback motors improve the boots astronauts wear? And what are some other applications? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

By 2021, we won't be able to shrink transistors down any further. What does this mean for Moore's Law? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

In 2014, we talked about how the Solar Impulse aircraft would fly around the globe using solar energy to create electricity. Two years later, that journey is over. How did it do? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Every year, programmers write more than a trillion lines of code. How could automated cybersecurity systems help our technology stay safe from malicious hackers? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

We explore the wonderful, terrifying world of combining technology and organic material. From robots with slug muscles to an artificial stingray, what's up with cyborgs? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

What if your building could think? Cognitive buildings are an integrated approach to the Internet of Things concept. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Back in the 1930s, engineers suggested we build floating airports on the water to work around space constraints. Is it finally time to build one? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Robot security guards have been around for a couple of years. What role do they fill? Are we creating the robot army destined to overthrow us? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

A draft report for the EU suggests ways we should prepare for a new industrial revolution powered by robots. Is it time to make them electronic persons? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

With the International Space Station orbiting on borrowed time, what's the future of space stations? Are private companies going to launch their own stations into orbit? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

We look again at the building materials of the future. Could timber replace concrete? And what about synthetic bone? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Why does it take so much computing power to forecast the weather? And how could a weather study help one billion people? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Biosimilar drugs have the potential to change the medical landscape. We talk about what biosimilar drugs are and their pros and cons. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Society's concepts of sex and gender are mutable. How have those concepts changed throughout history? Could future changes help alleviate social issues affecting us today? Raquel Willis joins the team to discuss the past, present and future of gender. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Society's concepts of sex and gender are mutable. How have those concepts changed throughout history? Could future changes help alleviate social issues affecting us today? Raquel Willis joins the team to discuss the past, present and future of gender. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

A new genetic technology called a gene drive could help eradicate deadly pests, like invasive rats in the Galápagos or malaria-carrying mosquitoes. But exactly how hazardous could accidental consequences be? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Making supercapacitors out of the same stuff you'd buy for a barbecue seems strange, but edible electronics could change the medical industry for the better. Tune in to learn how (and what they'll taste like). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Pain is both a physical and emotional experience, which makes it hard to treat. Today's therapies (like opioid drugs) come with dangerous side effects. How could new research change the ways we treat pain? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

A new type of clock might require a new definition of what a second is. Is time about to turn upside down? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Are we close to creating all-new life forms? What are the scientific challenges? Should we be concerned about ethics? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Can a computer create art from scratch? How will Google's Magenta project actually work? And can a machine be truly creative? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

NASA researchers announced the Kepler telescope had verified 1,284 new exoplanets. How did they do that and what does it mean? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Hands are awesome. They're also difficult to replicate. What's the state of the art of robotic hands? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

When we think of the future, we don't often consider our common appliances. But what will the oven of the future be like? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

What is e-waste? How big a problem is it? And what can we do to fix it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Livestreaming has really taken off. What's the future of livestreaming? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Would cryogenics put you into suspended animation or would it just kill you? The crew looks into what happens when you're put on ice. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Scientists are worried that we could contaminate other planets or bring back something to contaminate our own. How real is the risk and what can be done to prevent it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Drone racing is catching serious attention. Could this become a major sport in the future? And what about other non-traditional, futuristic sports? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Now that we know all about DNA, let's talk about how we can use it in technology. From diodes to computer storage, we explore the uses of DNA. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

What is DNA and where did it come from? We'll take a look at what we know about the building blocks for life as we know it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Could the future of electronics be the human body? We explore efforts to turn your body into a technological interface. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

What causes water acidification? Why should we be concerned? And how might we fix the problem? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

There's no scientific consensus on the causes of aging and that has led to some spirited debates. We explore the arguments and learn a little something about ourselves in the process. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Why face the ravages of time if you can stave off the effects of aging? We look at ways to cheat the clock! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

What will the buildings of the future be made out of? Could you end up living in a house of blood? We explore the potential of biomaterials. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Are robots poised to take over the kitchen? We look at the opportunities and challenges in the future of kitchen automation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Recently Microsoft created a chatbot intended to develop an online personality through social media interactions. What could go wrong? Well, it turns out the internet can be a pretty sinister place and that Microsoft may have bitten off more than it could chew with the disastrous Tay project. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers