Rank #1: An App a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
An app for diabetes. A video game for ADHD. VR for post-surgery pain. In the face of an expensive health care system and devastating addiction crises, a class of accessible and virtually side effect-free digital therapeutics and digital health technologies are challenging existing models of treatment. We talk to industry leaders and an investment expert about this growing field and consider the question: Could your next prescription be an app? This is The Future According To Now, a podcast from Atlantic Re:think, the branded content studio at The Atlantic, and Fidelity Investments, with production support from At Will Media.
Jun 27 2018
17mins
Rank #2: Smart Labs for Smarter Science
The Internet of Things already lets you warm up your house before you arrive and control your speakers from your wrist. What will become possible when that technology enters the laboratory, untethering scientists from the rote aspects of research? We talk to scientists and industry leaders bringing connectivity to the lab, and an investment expert who explains how this kind of automation could revolutionize individualized medicine. This is The Future According to Now, a podcast from Atlantic Re:think, the branded content studio at The Atlantic, and Fidelity Investments, with production support from At Will Media.
Jun 13 2018
18mins
Rank #3: The Showroom Without the Shopping
Shopping habits are changing. Mobile purchasing is the future. Brick-and-mortar retail is dead. We’ve all heard these stories—but they don’t give the full picture. In an increasingly digital world, people still crave the experiential element of shopping. Enter augmented reality. In this episode, we explore the groundbreaking technologies and hear from an investment expert on what she is watching in the retail sector—technologies that might just save brick-and-mortar shopping. This is The Future According to Now, a podcast from Atlantic Re:think, the branded content studio at The Atlantic, and Fidelity Investments, with production support from At Will Media.
Jun 13 2018
15mins
Rank #4: Hypersonic Speed Ahead
The space race is no longer just about science for science’s sake; today, private companies see tangible investment opportunity in the great void. But before they can capture it, they must solve one problem: the prohibitively high cost of getting there. We talk to industry leaders and an investment expert about reusable spacecrafts, scramjets, and hypersonics—technologies that could revolutionize space travel and open up access to the final frontier. This is The Future According to Now, a podcast from Atlantic Re:think, the branded content studio at The Atlantic, and Fidelity Investments, with production support from At Will Media.
Jun 13 2018
16mins
Rank #5: Charge Ahead
Battery-operated cars and homes are not far off. Scientists are already imagining the ways that a new type of battery will change the world–but first, they have to create it. Several groups are on the cusp of a portable power revolution. We explore the potential of a new type of battery, and the challenges scientists face in creating it, in this episode of “The Future According to Now”, a podcast from Atlantic Re:think, the branded content studio at The Atlantic and Fidelity Investments.
Dec 13 2017
13mins
Rank #6: Scan Face to Unlock
Technologists are building computer algorithms that will soon match something that has, until now, been uniquely human: The ability to recognize a person as soon as they walk into a room, even if they’re not looking right at you. There will soon be a day when your home knows exactly who you are. We explore the potential of 3D scanning technology, and the ethical questions surrounding its adoption, in this episode of “The Future According to Now”, a podcast from Atlantic Re:think, the branded content studio at The Atlantic and Fidelity Investments. Follow along at theatlantic.com/fidelitypodcast, @atlanticrethink, or let us know what you think of the program by leaving us a rating or review.
Nov 22 2017
10mins
Rank #7: Is This the End of Plastics?
Plastic was once considered revolutionary, but as our oceans become clogged with plastic waste, and the petroleum-based production process continues to expel massive amounts of greenhouse gases, the material we rely on so heavily is now considered an environmental hazard. Several startups are introducing eco-friendly alternatives, and they’re being rewarded with contracts from large-scale manufacturers. We explore the burgeoning eco-plastics revolution in this episode of “The Future According to Now”, a podcast from Atlantic Re:think, the branded content studio at The Atlantic and Fidelity Investments.
Nov 08 2017
13mins
Rank #8: When Cities Get Smart
By the year 2050, more than 60 percent of the world’s populations will live in cities. Researchers, entrepreneurs, and policy makers are working on ways to give our huge urban areas a technological upgrade, planning the connected infrastructures that will support tomorrow's "smart cities."
Aug 09 2017
11mins
Rank #9: Recoding a Cure
The search for cures to hundreds of diseases and conditions has in recent years become increasingly focused on genes and genetic mutations. Scientists have begun to understand which genes are linked to certain diseases, which genetic mutations lead to certain reactions to medicine, and much more. Now, an emerging technology is utilizing this research in a revolutionary approach to treatment: recoding our genes. Researchers are using this approach to adjust human genes in order to eliminate all kinds of diseases.
Jun 28 2017
12mins
Rank #10: When 3-D Printing Grows Up
Doctors are on the verge of using 3-D-bioprinted human organs and bones in their patients’ transplants and bone grafts. Astronauts will soon use 3-D printers to repair damaged spaceships and the space station. 3-D printing technology has advanced remarkably since it was first introduced–but to truly impact the way we live our daily lives and the way industries operate, the tech must continue to evolve.
Jun 14 2017
11mins
