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 if the collapse isn’t coming—because it’s already here? In this episode, we tear the veil off the illusion of progress and ask the question no one in power dares whisper: Has humanity outlived its usefulness to the universe? From the fall of academic integrity to the rise of performative ignorance, from the loss of wonder to the death of virtue—we trace the arc of knowledge through time, and ask what happens when we no longer care to know. This isn’t just a cultural critique. It’s a eulogy. And maybe, a call to resurrection.
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