Getting Ahead of Ourselves

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Kyle and Allison speculate wildly on the future of mankind, and the answer is always Dystopian Buddhism.

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    • Apr 7, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 15 - Everyone is a Porn Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021


    Allison and Kyle are joined by impromptu guests to discuss a future in which everyone makes a living by selling content about themselves to everyone else.

    Episode 14 - The Mystery of Dreaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021


    Allison and Kyle take a turn toward the mystical as they speculate on the true nature of dreams.

    Episode 13 - People Burgers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021


    Allison and Kyle share their uneducated thoughts on a topic nobody has any business talking about - genetically engineered and totally consensual cannibalism.

    Episode 12 - What Would AI Choose to Look Like

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020


    We're joined again by Thomas as we speculate on what physical form a sentient artificial intelligence might choose for itself.

    Episode 11 - Humans Evolving Into Dinosaurs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020


    Allison and her brother Thomas speculate on a future in which people somehow evolve into dinosaurs, and Kyle desperately fails to keep up.

    Episode 10 - A Future Without Jobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020


    Allison and Kyle share their uneducated thoughts on what a society without jobs might look like, and how it could happen in the first place.

    Episode 9 - Octopus Men in Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020


    Matt Locke returns to help us answer the eternal question, "is underwater closer space?"

    Episode 8 - The Evolution of Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020


    Allison and Kyle are joined by Matt Locke as they share their uneducated thoughts on how modern communication technology has and may continue to affect our language.

    Episode 7 - The Santa Clause as Punishment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020


    Allison wonders what society would be like if murderers were punished by inheriting all of their victims responsibilities, and Kyle desperately tries to save the terrifying alternate universe she creates.

    Episode 6 - Convenience Trumps Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020


    Allison and Kyle share their uneducated fears about human microchipping and mourn the loss of cool, convenient sci-fi technology to the iron grip of our corporate overlords.

    Episode 5 - Robot Dogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020


    Allison and Kyle share their uneducated thoughts on creating and utilizing robotic animals, how possible they are compared to human-like artificial intelligence, and whether or not they would make better pets than real ones.

    Episode 4 - What If We Could 3D-Print Anything?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020


    Allison and Kyle share their uneducated thoughts on the economic, social, and theological impacts of perfect 3D printing technology.

    Episode 3 - What If Bodies Were Modular?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020


    Allison and Kyle share their uneducated thoughts on organ transplants, prosthetic limbs, and transferred memories.

    Episode 2 - What If Gene Editing Was Common?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020


    Allison and Kyle share their uneducated thoughts on CRISPR, designer babies, and how copyright law applies to gene sequences.

    Episode 1 - What If We Lived Forever?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020


    In the first episode of their futurology podcast, Allison and Kyle share their uneducated thoughts on reverse aging and immortality.

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