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It's about technology. It's about humanity. It's about our future. It's Fw:Thinking.

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    • Oct 12, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 44m AVG DURATION
    • 349 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Fw:Thinking

    It's So Hard To Say Goodbye

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2016 55:21


    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

    Looking Back on the Future Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2016 39:46


    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

    Looking Back on the Future Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2016 54:30


    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

    The Future of Diabetes Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2016 59:26


    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

    The Future of Diabetes Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2016 56:48


    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

    Are 3D Printers The New VR?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2016 48:05


    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

    Monkeys, Hamlet and Brain-Computer Interfaces

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2016 44:03


    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

    The AI Arms Race Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2016 73:06


    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

    The AI Arms Race Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2016 57:03


    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

    Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2016 33:21


    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

    Moral Bioenhancements Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2016 49:23


    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

    Moral Bioenhancements Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2016 38:49


    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

    The Future of Voting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2016 69:32


    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

    Groovy Moon Boots

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2016 43:59


    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

    The End Of Moore's Law? (Not Really)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2016 39:54


    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

    Solar Impulse Ends its Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2016 54:32


    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

    Automatic Cybersecurity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2016 56:54


    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

    Cyborg Slugs and Synthetic Stingrays

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2016 53:23


    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

    Cognitive Buildings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2016 38:22


    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

    Are Futuristic Floating Airports Already Beached?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2016 60:56


    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

    You Have Twenty Seconds To Comply

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2016 39:19


    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

    Are robots electronic persons?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2016 63:59


    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

    Private Space Stations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2016 48:28


    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

    Cities of Wood and Bone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2016 48:48


    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

    The Future of Weather Forecasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2016 51:51


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2016 41:17


    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

    The Future of Gender, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2016 34:22


    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

    The Future of Gender, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2016 47:57


    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

    Gene Drives, GMO Pests, and Avoiding Extinction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2016 36:55


    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

    Edible Electronics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2016 38:58


    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

    The Future of Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2016 49:59


    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

    Redefining the Second

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2016 60:05


    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

    Manufacturing Lifeforms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 43:54


    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

    Google Goes Magenta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2016 48:28


    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

    Exoplanet Overload

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2016 41:07


    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

    What is the future of robotic hands?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2016 54:50


    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

    Oven 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2016 64:52


    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

    The E-Waste Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2016 43:16


    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

    And We're Live!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2016 66:40


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

    Are Cryonics Cool?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2016 64:12


    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

    You Contaminated My Planet!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2016 46:42


    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

    Off to the Drone Races

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2016 53:17


    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

    DNA Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2016 45:03


    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

    Meeting Mr. DNA

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2016 37:43


    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

    Your Body as a Computer Interface

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2016 62:39


    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

    The Water Acidification Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016 49:29


    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

    The Anti-Aging Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2016 54:48


    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

    Never Grow Old

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2016 46:48


    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

    Building Materials of the Future: Bio Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2016 45:35


    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

    Borg Chef, Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2016 51:09


    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

    The Microsoft Tay Debacle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2016 49:05


    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

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