Episodes
Published 10/12/16
All good things must come to an end. The podcast crew bids you farewell in this final episode. Peek behind the scenes at the Fw:Thinking podcast.
Published 10/12/16
Joe and Lauren share their favorite predictions about the future while Jonathan makes lots of jokes. What predictions rank among the team's favorites?
Published 10/07/16
The podcast crew talks about some of their favorite predictions about the future, from evolving language to 20th century French postcards.
Published 10/05/16
Will we ever find a cure for diabetes? Are there technologies that will help people manage diabetes more easily?
Published 10/03/16
Will we ever find a cure for diabetes? Are there technologies that will help people manage diabetes more easily?
Published 09/30/16
Has the 3D printer craze fizzled out? What are the trends in consumer 3D printers? Is this technology doomed to obscolescence?
Published 09/26/16
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.
Published 09/21/16
What is artificial intelligence? What's the difference between weak, strong, narrow and general AI? And what's state of the art today?
Published 09/20/16
Are we destined for an AI arms race? Why would nations race to develop AI? And will we ever create superintelligent AI?
Published 09/20/16
Carbon capture sequestration is all about removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Can we convert the greenhouse gas into solid rock?
Published 09/02/16
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.
Published 08/26/16
If you could make the world a better place by removing the ability for people to make selfish choices, would you do it?
Published 08/25/16
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 It's outdated in many jurisdictions but the next step might have big security problems.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?
Published 08/12/16
How could haptic feedback motors improve the boots astronauts wear? And what are some other applications?
Published 08/10/16
By 2021, we won't be able to shrink transistors down any further. What does this mean for Moore's Law?
Published 08/05/16
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?
Published 08/03/16
Every year, programmers write more than a trillion lines of code. How could automated cybersecurity systems help our technology stay safe from malicious hackers?
Published 07/29/16
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?
Published 07/28/16
What if your building could think? Cognitive buildings are an integrated approach to the Internet of Things concept.
Published 07/22/16
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?
Published 07/20/16
Robot security guards have been around for a couple of years. What role do they fill? Are we creating the robot army destined to overthrow us?
Published 07/16/16
A draft report for the EU suggests ways we should prepare for a new industrial revolution powered by robots. Is it time to make them electronic persons?
Published 07/14/16
With the International Space Station orbiting on borrowed time, what's the future of space stations? Are private companies going to launch their own stations into orbit?
Published 07/08/16
We look again at the building materials of the future. Could timber replace concrete? And what about synthetic bone?
Published 07/06/16