Steve and Mike talk about a top secret organization charged with making us a bit less crappy to one another. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

The Future of Institutions (Metainstitutions Part One)

Feb 17th, 2022 1h 29m

Steve and Mike talk about loss of institutional trust and how to find common ground in complicated informational environments. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

The Future of Work Redux (Talent Contracts)

Oct 1st, 2021 1h 25m

Steve and Mike talk about the perverse incentives that drive modern employment contracts, and one way to make them a bit less dystopian. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

The Future of Charity

Jul 30th, 2021 1h 20m

Steve and Mike talk about getting people stuff without being giant jerks about it. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

The Future of Adventure Part Two (Metareal Corporation)

May 28th, 2021 1h 27m

Steve and Mike talk about lying your way to utopia on the season premiere of Critical Impacts. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

The Future of Adventure (Adventure Buddy)

Apr 23rd, 2021 1h 29m

Steve and Mike talk about the future in adventure in this final episode of the first season of Critical Impacts. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

World Immune System (The Future of Medicine)

Dec 11th, 2020 1h 22m

This is an episode that was *supposed* to be released months ago, but then the global pandemic hit so it was put on the shelf. Steve and Mike chat about the future of medicine, Preventative Health bots and a world immune system. Music EzaOne -

Cities In The Sky

Nov 6th, 2020 1h 24m

Steve and Mike decide to leave this flaming ball of anxiety behind and talk about building cities in the Sky. The world looks so much better from up there. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Multi-Layered Suburbs (The Future Of Housing?)

Sep 25th, 2020 1h 22m

Steve and Mike discuss how to fit more houses onto a finite Earth, and also parking lots for some reason. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

3D Printed Everything (How Technology Can Be Distributed)

Aug 28th, 2020 1h 24m

Steve and Mike discuss open source, the Akashic Record, and 3D printing -- not necessarily in that order. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Are Utopias A Good Thing?

Jul 31st, 2020 1h 31m

Steve and Mike discuss what "Utopia" really means, whether they are possible, and whether they should even be our goal in this far ranging debate on what it takes to build better worlds. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive -

Surviving Change (How To Find Your Place In The Future)

Jun 25th, 2020 1h 50m

Pandemics. Protests. The future is happening now, and in this episode Steve and Mike discuss different ways to think about it, and try to help you find a meaningful place in the brave, new world that we're all building. Music EzaOne - Supernov

A Work From Home Revolution

May 20th, 2020 1h 23m

Working from home could completely change the way people look at their careers, Steve and Mike talk about how this new trend could improve our lives in the long term. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/D

Exploring A Post-Pandemic Future

Apr 24th, 2020 1h 37m

A few more weeks into Quarantine, Steve and Mike talk about the effects this virus might have on society now and into the future. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Apocalypse Force (Coronavirus and the Battle Against Existential Threat)

Mar 19th, 2020 1h 53m

On this special live episode of Critical Impacts, Steve and Mike talk about COVID-19, what it is, what can be done to keep yourself safe, and what we might do as a society to arm ourselves against future existential threats. Music EzaOne - Supe

Hot And Cold Running Food Juice (The Future of Food)

Feb 21st, 2020 1h 32m

Steve and Mike talk about Applebees, nutrition and a whole lot of Soylent as they try to tackle the future of food. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Climate Manhattan Project (The Future of Climate Change)

Jan 24th, 2020 1h 33m

Steve and Mike talk about a variety of different ways to think about and potentially tackle the problem of climate change. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Coracle (The Future of Transportation)

Dec 19th, 2019 1h 28m

Steve and Mike spend a lot of time talking about flying cars, and other ways transportation might change...but mostly flying cars. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Gene Dot Com (Somatic Gene Editing)

Nov 26th, 2019 1h 43m

Steve and Mike have a conversation about somatic gene editing, and whether or not we should be tinkering with humanities source code. Content Note: On this episode we talk about population level genetic engineering, an idea that has an extreme

The Simulation Hypothesis

Nov 6th, 2019 1h 33m

Steve and Mike talk about The Simulation Hypothesis, whether we are all trapped in the Matrix, and whether it even matters if we are. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Hyperreality (The Future of Entertainment)

Oct 16th, 2019 1h 33m

Steve and Mike talk about alternative reality theme parks, immersive theater, and steampunk orcs. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Down With The System (Post-Scarcity Society)

Sep 26th, 2019 1h 42m

Steve and Mike talk about post-scarcity societies without the help of replicators and nano-tech. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Futureville (The Future of Cities)

Aug 30th, 2019 1h 34m

Steve and Mike talk about communes, capitalism, and the future of cities. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Famedex (The Future of Fame and Influence)

Aug 9th, 2019 1h 19m

Steve and Mike talk about fame, influence, and selling parts of yourself for fun and profit. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Space Madness (Starships and Long Distance Space Colonization)

Jul 19th, 2019 1h 33m

Steve and Mike talk about Generation Ships, the light cone, and the complex art of trying to land human beings on distant stars. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w