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Sep 18, 2013

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How does collaboration affect innovation? What are some examples of multidisciplinary approaches? Why is collaboration important? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Sep 18, 2013

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Sci-Fi High: Will we ever be able to beam information directly to our brains? Is there something fundamental about learning a concept that tech can't replace? How will we learn in the future? by Fw:Thinking
42 min listen
Maximum Overclock: Could autonomous cars save lives? How will autonomous cars protect against malfunctions, viruses and cyber-attacks? Will we be able to retain autonomy and privacy in an age of computerized vehicles? Listen in to learn more. by Fw:Thinking
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The Circle of H2O: What is the water cycle? When we waste water are we really losing it? Why is conservation so important? Join Lauren, Joe and Jonathan for the second part of their series on water. by Fw:Thinking
14 min listen
The Internet of Things: More Efficient Than You: Is the Internet of Things more than just customizable environments? How will it impact the efficiency of civic and industrial systems? What will these changes mean for you and me? Listen in to learn more. by Fw:Thinking
15 min listen
Forward Momentum: Welcome to Fw:Thinking: What is Fw:Thinking all about? What topics will the show cover? What future tech are you looking forward to? Join Lauren, Jonathan and Joe as they introduce the concept behind Fw:Thinking. by Fw:Thinking
9 min listen
Building With Bacteria: How can bacteria produce chemicals like isoprene? What is gold chloride and how can bacteria turn it into pure gold? What are some applications of genetically-modified bacteria? by Fw:Thinking
31 min listen
Weird Ways to Generate Electricity: What is a plasma waste converter? How can a virus generate electricity? What does the Waste Annihilating Molten Salt Reactor do? Join Jonathan, Joe and Lauren as they explore some unorthodox methods of energy production. by Fw:Thinking
30 min listen
Look Ma, No Hands!: Do self-driving cars represent a threat to the automotive culture so many people enjoy? Will autonomous cars always have a manual override function? How will these vehicles change the way we think about transportation in general? Tune in to learn more. by Fw:Thinking
17 min listen
A Salty Podcast: What is desalination? What are the two main desalination techniques? Why is desalination not an idea solution for water shortages? Learn more about desalination with Jonathan, Joe and Lauren. by Fw:Thinking
21 min listen
The Moon vs. Mars: Does it make sense to colonize the Moon? Should Mars be our first off-world colony? What are the challenges of space colonization? by Fw:Thinking
65 min listen
A Relatively Timely Podcast: What does the theory of relativity have to do with time? Why would it be hard to synchronize time between Earth and space travelers? Is it even possible to have a standard time once you leave Earth? Learn more about time with Joe, Jonathan and Lauren. by Fw:Thinking
21 min listen
No More Waking Up in a Bathtub Full of Ice: How could 3D printers eliminate the need for organ donors? What are the benefits of printing human tissue? What progress has been made so far? Join Jonathan, Lauren and Joe as they explore the future of printed organs. by Fw:Thinking
12 min listen
Time for a Definition: What exactly is time? Why is time difficult to define? How did Einstein define time? Learn more about time as Jonathan, Lauren and Joe nail down the interpretations, descriptions and definitions of this notoriously difficult-to-define concept. by Fw:Thinking
21 min listen
Building the Brain-Prosthesis Interface: How have prosthetic interfaces evolved over time? Is it possible to control an artificial limb through thought alone? What is the future of prosthetics using brain-computer interfaces? Join the conversation with Jonathan, Joe and Lauren. by Fw:Thinking
21 min listen
Computers on the Mind: What is a brain-computer interface? How are EEGs used in brain-computer interfaces? What are other ways to have a brain communicate directly with a computer? Learn more with Jonathan, Lauren and Joe. by Fw:Thinking
24 min listen
Cyborgs, Ethics and You: If robotic limbs become superior to human ones, will people opt to upgrade through amputation? Is it ethical for a doctor to perform an amputation that isn't medically necessary? What would it take for the hosts to consider getting a robotic limb? by Fw:Thinking
20 min listen
Cold Hard Cashless: Why do we have cash in the first place? What are the hurdles a society must overcome to go cashless? What is the future of cash? Learn more about the future of cash with Joe, Lauren and Jonathan. by Fw:Thinking
31 min listen
Do Robots Write of Electric Sheep?: What is the Turing Test? Why is a computer-written novel a non-trivial problem? Will computers ever be able to copy the style of deceased authors? by Fw:Thinking
53 min listen
Brother Can You Spare a 01100100?: What is digital currency? Is digital currency safe? What makes a currency legitimate? Join the conversation in this episode of Fw:Thinking. by Fw:Thinking
30 min listen
Social Media Is Killing Your Brain Unless It's Not: Are services like Facebook and Twitter rewiring kids' brains? Has social media had a measurable impact on how we make friends? Can social media actually help people make more meaningful connections? by Fw:Thinking
28 min listen
My So Called Lifecasting: Why do we keep diaries? What is lifecasting? Will we one day have a full record of our lives we can share with whomever we like? by Fw:Thinking
30 min listen
Who Wants to Live Forever?: If we could achieve immortality, what would happen? How would societies change if people stopped aging? How might we achieve immortality? by Fw:Thinking
37 min listen
Maker Faire's Greatest Hits: What is Maker Faire? How does Arc Attack make music with Tesla Coils? What are some examples of crazy Maker Faire creations? by Fw:Thinking
39 min listen
Net-Zero Energy Skyscrapers: A Tall Order: What does it mean for a building to be net-zero energy? What does passive solar mean? What techniques can architects use to reduce energy consumption? Join the conversation with Jonathan, Joe and Lauren. by Fw:Thinking
26 min listen
Adventures in Wookieepedia: What was the first documented use of the term 'tractor beam?' What can tractor beams do in science fiction? How many geeky references can the team make in this one show? by Fw:Thinking
23 min listen
What You Don't Know About Stress Could Kill You: What is stress's effect on the body? What are some long-term effects of stress? What are some ways to deal with stress? by Fw:Thinking
51 min listen
Hollywood Ruined Holograms: How are holograms made? Why is the typical science fiction portrayal of holograms unrealistic? What are some other 3-D visualization techniques? Join Jonathan, Lauren and Joe as they take a closer look at the nuts and bolts of 3-D visualization. by Fw:Thinking
29 min listen
The Behavior Emerges: What is emergence? Why is it so difficult to predict emergent behavior? How could emergence determine social media's role in our lives? by Fw:Thinking
32 min listen
Genes 101: What are genes? What roles do they play in making us who we are? How much do we know about the human genome? by Fw:Thinking
43 min listen
Fw:Thinking in 3D: What are some of the gimmicks used by movies to get you in the theater? Was there really a Smell-O-Vision? Who was William Castle and what did he do? by Fw:Thinking
54 min listen

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It's So Hard To Say Goodbye: 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. by Fw:Thinking
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Monkeys, Hamlet and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 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. by Fw:Thinking
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The Future of Voting: 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? by Fw:Thinking
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Groovy Moon Boots: How could haptic feedback motors improve the boots astronauts wear? And what are some other applications? by Fw:Thinking
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The End Of Moore's Law? (Not Really): By 2021, we won't be able to shrink transistors down any further. What does this mean for Moore's Law? by Fw:Thinking
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Solar Impulse Ends its Journey: 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? by Fw:Thinking
53 min listen
Cyborg Slugs and Synthetic Stingrays: 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? by Fw:Thinking
52 min listen
Are Futuristic Floating Airports Already Beached?: 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? by Fw:Thinking
59 min listen
You Have Twenty Seconds To Comply: 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? by Fw:Thinking
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Are robots electronic persons?: 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? by Fw:Thinking
62 min listen
Cities of Wood and Bone: We look again at the building materials of the future. Could timber replace concrete? And what about synthetic bone? by Fw:Thinking
47 min listen
The Future of Weather Forecasts: Why does it take so much computing power to forecast the weather? And how could a weather study help one billion people? by Fw:Thinking
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The Future of Gender, Part 2: Society's concepts of sex and gender are mutable. How have those concepts changed throughout history? Could future changes help alleviate social issues affecting us today? Raquel Willis joins the team to discuss the past, present and future of gender. by Fw:Thinking
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