Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might re ...
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What is mathematics, exactly? How is mathematics related to "truth"? Why is math so good at science? What is the relationship between science and math, exactly? What else is math useful for? Is math merely a language? Can mathematics be, in a sense, poetic?
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