Fw:Thinking

Joe and Lauren share their favorite predictions about the future while Jonathan makes lots of jokes. What predictions rank among the team's favorites?

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The podcast crew talks about some of their favorite predictions about the future, from evolving language to 20th century French postcards.

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Will we ever find a cure for diabetes? Are there technologies that will help people manage diabetes more easily?

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Will we ever find a cure for diabetes? Are there technologies that will help people manage diabetes more easily?

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Has the 3D printer craze fizzled out? What are the trends in consumer 3D printers? Is this technology doomed to obscolescence?

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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.

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What is artificial intelligence? What's the difference between weak, strong, narrow and general AI? And what's state of the art today?

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Are we destined for an AI arms race? Why would nations race to develop AI? And will we ever create superintelligent AI?

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Carbon capture sequestration is all about removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Can we convert the greenhouse gas into solid rock?

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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.

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If you could make the world a better place by removing the ability for people to make selfish choices, would you do it?

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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 It's outdated in many jurisdictions but the next step might have big security problems.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?

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How could haptic feedback motors improve the boots astronauts wear? And what are some other applications?

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By 2021, we won't be able to shrink transistors down any further. What does this mean for Moore's Law?

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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?

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Every year, programmers write more than a trillion lines of code. How could automated cybersecurity systems help our technology stay safe from malicious hackers?

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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?

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What if your building could think? Cognitive buildings are an integrated approach to the Internet of Things concept.

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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?

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