Episodes
1. Why Earth Is a Prison and How to Escape It
February 1, 2017
7 min
We are trapped on Earth. Controlled by an ancient debt to the universe...
2. Do Robots Deserve Rights? What If Machines Become Conscious?
February 23, 2017
7 min
What shall we do once machines become conscious? Do we need to grant them rights?
3. Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food
March 30, 2017
9 min
Are GMOs bad for your health? Or is this fear unfounded?
4. Is the European Union Worth It or Should We End It?
April 13, 2017
8 min
Should we double down or give up and go our separate ways?
5. The Last Light Before Eternal Darkness — White Dwarfs & Black Dwarfs
May 4, 2017
7 min
Everything will end. Even the universe. But in a future so far away that it defies description, there will still be light and therefore a chance for life. It will be around white dwarfs, the corpses of stars. But even they will fade one day...
6. The Rise of the Machines — Why Automation Is Different This Time
June 8, 2017
12 min
Automation in the Information Age is different.
8. What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? (The Size of Life #1)
August 10, 2017
7 min
Size is the most under appreciated regulator of living things. Let us demonstrate that by throwing animals from buildings.
9. Why Black Holes Could Delete the Universe — The Information Paradox
August 24, 2017
10 min
Black holes are scary things. But they also might reveal the true nature of the universe to us.
10. What Happens If We Bring the Sun to Earth?
September 7, 2017
6 min
What happens if we bring the sun to earth? No, seriously.
12. How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body — The Microbiome
October 5, 2017
8 min
What happens when microbes talk to your brain?
13. Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?
October 20, 2017
7 min
If you could decide today... how long do you want to live?
14. How to Cure Aging — During Your Lifetime?
November 3, 2017
7 min
What if we could stop aging forever?
15. Emergence — How Stupid Things Become Smart Together
November 16, 2017
8 min
How can many stupid things combine to form smart things? How can proteins become living cells? How become lots of ants a colony? What is emergence?
16. Universal Basic Income Explained — Free Money for Everybody?
December 7, 2017
10 min
What is UBI? How would free money change our lives.
