In 2015, the world came together and drafted the Paris Agreement. We agreed to try to limit our emissions so that the overall global warming would not exceed two degrees. An even more ambitious goal: warming would not exceed 1.5 degrees. This doesn’t sound like much, but going over such a small increase on a […]
Dr. Marie Moe is a cyborg. She has a pacemaker that controls the beating of her heart, and without it, she would die. But Marie also has a PhD in information security, and worked on cybersecurity for the Norwegian government. So she wondered if this new piece of tech within her could be compromised. She […]
What if you could build cameras that can see around corners or through walls? It sounds like something out of a spy movie, and completely unrealistic. But sometimes, what seems like science fiction is actually possible. Today we talk to David Lindell, a PhD student in the Stanford Computational Imaging Lab. David is heading a […]
It’s been 50 years since we’ve first set foot on the moon. That moment, the human species was brought together – our dreams, our goals, our visions of a future not just confined to one pale blue dot, but one that is constantly expanding outwards. A lot has changed in those 50 years. Some people […]
No one knows what the future may hold. Or can they? Today on the podcast, we talk to Brian David Johnson, a futurist. Brian’s business is the future and predicting the future of technology. Weaving together a mix of ethnography, culture, trends, technology, and science, he helps businesses and enterprises forecast what the next decades […]
Come on, that can’t really happen, can it? How often have you torn apart science fiction movies for their sheer implausibility? Today, we take a look at several implausible science fiction concepts and ask – can they happen in real life? We’ll span the gamut with all types of movies. We’ll talk about some pretty […]
On the evening of April 15th, the entire world watched with shock and horror as Notre Dame cathedral burned. At the time, it was unclear how much of the cathedral would survive. Now, with the roof and the iconic spire gone, how will it be rebuilt? Today on the podcast we discuss why Notre Dame […]
Building any type of infrastructure is challenging, whether it be a house or a skyscraper. The difficulty is only compounded when you are building in the remote desert, a coastal town recently hit by a hurricane, or even an observatory on a high mountain. In some locations, it is difficult and downright expensive to bring […]
I’m sure you heard about the debate, and you probably have an opinion about it. Should genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, be part of our food supply? Have you ever refused to buy a product because it was labeled “Partially produced with genetic engineering”? What exactly does GM mean? What is the benefit of GMOs […]
“Bypasses are devices that allow some people to dash from point A to point B very fast while other people dash from point B to point A very fast. People living at point C, being a point directly in between, are often given to wonder what’s so great about point A that so many people […]