Podcasts de Fw:Thinking

Is the PowerWall a Wonder? Fw:Thinking
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Is the PowerWall a Wonder?

What is the Tesla Powerwall? Does it make sense for people to buy one? We take a look.

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What's Up With DARPA? Fw:Thinking
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What's Up With DARPA?

What is DARPA all about? We take a look at some of the R&D projects overseen by the organization.

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Transplants of the Future Fw:Thinking
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Transplants of the Future

A Russian man plans to be the world's first head transplant patient. Is such a thing possible? We...

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The Future of Sound: Part Two Fw:Thinking
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The Future of Sound: Part Two

In a continuation of our discussion about sound, we look at non-medical applications of sonic...

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The Future of Sound: Part One Fw:Thinking
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The Future of Sound: Part One

Sound is pretty amazing. In this episode, we look at ways scientists, engineers and doctors will...

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Spot the Bot Fw:Thinking
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Spot the Bot

The flip side of artificial intelligence is that it will be harder for us to be sure the person...

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Nuke-Mobile Fw:Thinking
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Nuke-Mobile

Nuclear power is used for giant vehicles like aircraft carriers or stealthy ones like submarines,...

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Vending Machines - Are They The Future? Fw:Thinking
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Vending Machines - Are They The Future?

Prompted by a listener message, the crew takes a look at vending machines. Could it be that...

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Editing Genes with CRISPR Fw:Thinking
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Editing Genes with CRISPR

What is the CRISPR technique? How might it revolutionize genetic alteration? And why are some...

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Mind Control, Part 2 Fw:Thinking
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Mind Control, Part 2

It's time for Mind Control: The Return to Mind Mountain. The podcast crew focuses on persuasive...

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Mind Control, Part 1 Fw:Thinking
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Mind Control, Part 1

Mind control is a pervasive fear in dystopian science fiction. What is there to say about the...

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Robot Avatars Fw:Thinking
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Robot Avatars

Jonathan, Joe and Lauren answer a listener mail request. Could we use robots as avatars while we...

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Hello Barbie Fw:Thinking
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Hello Barbie

There's a new Barbie doll coming out that has created a bit of a controversy. We talk about the...

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5G and the Future of Mobile Fw:Thinking
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5G and the Future of Mobile

What's the future of wireless data? Will 5G leave everything else in the dust? And what do all...

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That's So Random (Number Generator) Fw:Thinking
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That's So Random (Number Generator)

The team responds to a listener request and talks about random number generation. Why is it so...

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The Dawn Mission Fw:Thinking
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The Dawn Mission

What is NASA's Dawn mission all about? What are they learning from Vesta and Ceres? And could...

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The Future of Light Bulbs Fw:Thinking
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The Future of Light Bulbs

What do we have store for us with light bulbs? And how do light bulbs work? And will we always...

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The Future of Smells Fw:Thinking
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The Future of Smells

Vision and hearing get all the glory, but humans might be more controlled by our sense of smell...

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What happens when a robot breaks the law? Fw:Thinking
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What happens when a robot breaks the law?

As machine intelligence becomes more complex, our machines will increasingly behave in ways that...

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Big Data's Big Date with the Movies Fw:Thinking
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Big Data's Big Date with the Movies

Will the movies of the future be built according to market research with big data? We look at how...

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