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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listen

Looking Back on the Future Part Two

Oct 7th, 2016 38m 17s

Joe and Lauren share their favorite predictions about the future while Jonathan makes lots of jokes. What predictions rank among the team's favorites? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/l

Looking Back on the Future Part One

Oct 5th, 2016 53m

The podcast crew talks about some of their favorite predictions about the future, from evolving language to 20th century French postcards. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for

The Future of Diabetes Part Two

Oct 3rd, 2016 57m 57s

Will we ever find a cure for diabetes? Are there technologies that will help people manage diabetes more easily? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Future of Diabetes Part One

Sep 30th, 2016 55m 18s

Are 3D Printers The New VR?

Sep 26th, 2016 46m 36s

Has the 3D printer craze fizzled out? What are the trends in consumer 3D printers? Is this technology doomed to obscolescence? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info

Monkeys, Hamlet and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Sep 21st, 2016 42m 33s

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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetw

The AI Arms Race Part Two

Sep 20th, 2016 55m 34s

Are we destined for an AI arms race? Why would nations race to develop AI? And will we ever create superintelligent AI? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information

The AI Arms Race Part One

Sep 20th, 2016 1h 11m

What is artificial intelligence? What's the difference between weak, strong, narrow and general AI? And what's state of the art today? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for priv

Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Stone

Sep 2nd, 2016 31m 52s

Carbon capture sequestration is all about removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Can we convert the greenhouse gas into solid rock? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for p

Moral Bioenhancements Part Two

Aug 26th, 2016 47m 54s

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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/li

Moral Bioenhancements Part One

Aug 25th, 2016 37m 20s

If you could make the world a better place by removing the ability for people to make selfish choices, would you do it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information

The Future of Voting

Aug 12th, 2016 1h 8m

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? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/liste

Groovy Moon Boots

Aug 10th, 2016 42m 30s

How could haptic feedback motors improve the boots astronauts wear? And what are some other applications? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The End Of Moore's Law? (Not Really)

Aug 5th, 2016 38m 25s

By 2021, we won't be able to shrink transistors down any further. What does this mean for Moore's Law? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Solar Impulse Ends its Journey

Aug 3rd, 2016 53m 3s

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? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnet

Automatic Cybersecurity

Jul 29th, 2016 55m 24s

Every year, programmers write more than a trillion lines of code. How could automated cybersecurity systems help our technology stay safe from malicious hackers? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnys

Cyborg Slugs and Synthetic Stingrays

Jul 28th, 2016 51m 54s

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? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comS

Cognitive Buildings

Jul 22nd, 2016 36m 52s

What if your building could think? Cognitive buildings are an integrated approach to the Internet of Things concept. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are Futuristic Floating Airports Already Beached?

Jul 20th, 2016 59m 27s

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? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listen

You Have Twenty Seconds To Comply

Jul 16th, 2016 37m 50s

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? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener

Are robots electronic persons?

Jul 14th, 2016 1h 2m

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? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com

Private Space Stations

Jul 8th, 2016 46m 58s

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? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comS

Cities of Wood and Bone

Jul 6th, 2016 47m 18s

We look again at the building materials of the future. Could timber replace concrete? And what about synthetic bone? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Future of Weather Forecasts

Jul 1st, 2016 50m 21s

Why does it take so much computing power to forecast the weather? And how could a weather study help one billion people? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio