Fw:Thinking

Nuclear power has a lot of advantages but one big disadvantage is the nuclear waste. Why is it such a problem? Learn mo... Read more

Science fiction takes us tens of thousands of years into the future but sometimes imagines the range of human physical a... Read more

How is technology transforming kitchens into the communal cooking space of the future? Learn more about your ad-choices... Read more

Humans can create some pretty astounding technologies, but it's hard to beat the R&D provided by 4 billion years of ... Read more

Mind control is a pervasive fear in dystopian science fiction. What is there to say about the real-life science of manip... Read more

Plastics have changed the world in good and bad ways. Could bioplastics give us the benefits of plastic without the nast... Read more

Computers and brains don't work the same way but that hasn't stopped us from trying to make computers that can "think." ... Read more

Futurists often talk about computers and brains as if they were interchangeable. Your hosts explore the many ways that c... Read more

It's time for Mind Control: The Return to Mind Mountain. The podcast crew focuses on persuasive technology, environmenta... Read more

Is thorium the answer to our energy needs? We discuss the benefits and drawbacks of thorium as an energy source. Learn ... Read more

We're old hands at making predictions but history is filled with inaccurate (and hilarious) guesses that were way off th... Read more

Are balloons the next step in space tourism? We look at companies trying to get off the ground in the industry. And how ... Read more

In part one of this two-part episode about the computerization of cars, Lauren and Joe are joined by CarStuff hosts Scot... Read more

What is NASA's Dawn mission all about? What are they learning from Vesta and Ceres? And could Ceres have habitable ocean... Read more

Jonathan, Joe and Lauren answer a listener mail request. Could we use robots as avatars while we explore distant locatio... Read more

The crypto-currency Bitcoin has weathered many storms lately. Is there a future for this digital currency or will it dis... Read more

Lauren and Jonathan explore three ways 3D printers could change medicine. From printing drugs to regenerating nerves, we... Read more

What will the buildings of the future be made out of? Could you end up living in a house of blood? We explore the potent... Read more

Why is the idea of an indestructible material so attractive? Is there actually such a thing? What are some materials tha... Read more

Now that someone has created 3D models of TSA master keys, TSA luggage locks are no longer secure. What is the future of... Read more