Futuropolis by Popular Science
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Futuropolis by Popular Science
Hosted by Popular Science Assistant Editor Lindsey Kratochwill and Associate Editor Breanna Draxler, Futuropolis is a new podcast about everyday life in the future. We’ve always wondered what it will be like to grab dinner on Mars, pilot a flying car, or walk a robot dog. So to find out, we talk to...
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Bon Voyage
Vacations are supposed to be about relaxation and rejuvenation, but anyone who has stood in the crowded lines at an amusement park or waded through th...
Thinking Outside the Cubicle
Between traffic-clogged commutes, high stress jobs, and crappy coffee in the breakroom, the daily grind can be painful.
Luckily, technology is...
Clicks to Bricks
For those of you who don’t enjoy wandering the aisles of the grocery store in search of soy sauce, or mailing back endless pairs of ill-fitting shoes...
Winning the Numbers Game
Basketball season is now in full swing. But here at Popular Science, we’re ahead of the game. We’re looking beyond 2015 to see what sports will look l...
The Prognosis is Good
Being sick is no fun. There's nothing worse than a queasy tummy, or that pesky sniffle that just won’t go away. But what will illness look like in the...
Show me the digital money!
Money is one of those things you’re not supposed to talk about. It’s politically incorrect and often uncomfortable. But your favorite podcast hosts ar...
Talk Emoji to Me
When you think about the future of language, you might worry that we’ll all walk around speaking in weird code. Or perhaps that we won’t speak at all,...
Finding Mr. (Swipe) Right
In this episode of Futuropolis, we tackle the age old question: what is love? Okay, we don’t actually answer that question, but, we do talk to a socio...
Better, Stronger, Faster
Could humans one day scrap our flesh-and-blood limbs for bionic ones? High-tech prosthetics are improving in leaps and bounds, so bionics seemed like...
The Programmable Pooch
During this exploration of everyday life in the future, we’re looking at pets. In the shiny world of tomorrow, you won’t be walking any old run-of-the...
Robot You Can Drive My Car
In the second episode of Futuropolis, the podcast that explores what everyday life will be like in the future, we’re tackling your daily commute. Sitt...
Microgravity Dinners
One day, we may well be zipping around in commercial spaceships or living in colonies on Mars. But it will be hard to enjoy life in microgravity if th...
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Welcome to Futuropolis, a new show from Popular Science about everyday life in the future. Hosted by Popular Science Assistant Editor Lindsey Kratochw...