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ROBOTS: Will Robots Ever Defeat Human Athletes?

ROBOTS: Will Robots Ever Defeat Human Athletes?

FromFlash Forward


ROBOTS: Will Robots Ever Defeat Human Athletes?

FromFlash Forward

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Nov 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today’s episode is part one in our FOUR PART MINI SEASON SERIES AND SHOW FINALE [airhorn noises]. We’re going out with a robotic bang: four episodes about four different ways that robots might impact your life in the future, starting with sports. Also, you'll hear a special announcement about the future of the show.
For more about that go here.
Guests:


Joe Choong, gold medalist in the Tokyo Olympic games in modern pentathlon.


Dr. Peter Stone, a professor of computer science at the University of Texas at Austin, and president of the International RoboCup Federation.


Jessica Luther and Dr. Brenda Elsey, two of the co-hosts of sports podcast Burn it All Down.


Dr. Rayvon Fouché, a professor of American studies at Purdue University.


Dr. Josh Siegel, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Michigan State University.

Brent Verdialez, founder and CEO of STRYK.


Voice Actors:

Rachael Deckard: Richelle Claiborne


Alex: Aiya Islam


Amanda: Emma Bracy


Chad: Brett Tubbs


Lina: Ashley Kellem


Brad: Brent Rose


Halimah: Zahra Noorbakhsh


Malik: Henry Alexander Kelly


Summer: Shara Kirby


Ashoka: Anjali Kunapaneni


Eliza: Chelsey B Coombs


Dorothy Levitt: Tamara Krinsky


John Dee: Keith Houston


Pierre Balck: Jarrett Sleeper



Music by Ilan Blanck.
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Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Mattie Lubchansky.
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Released:
Nov 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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 really be like. The future is going to be weird, so let's get ready for it together.