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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Christian Ruhl joins the podcast to discuss US-China competition and the risk of war, official versus unofficial diplomacy, hotlines between countries, catastrophic biological risks, ultraviolet germicidal light, and ancient civilizational collapse. Find out more about Christian's work at https://www.founderspledge.com
Timestamps:
00:00 US-China competition and risk
18:01 The security dilemma
30:21 Official and unofficial diplomacy
39:53 Hotlines between countries
01:01:54 Preventing escalation after war
01:09:58 Catastrophic biological risks
01:20:42 Ultraviolet germicidal light
01:25:54 Ancient civilizational collapse
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