FC106: Candyflipping The Future
Plus, cryopreserved horses, Black Hole Lego, the opposite of cynicism, and good news on coal in Bangladesh, sleeping sickness in Togo, and turtle conservation in Myanmar
Future Brunch, Episode 6 with Philosopher, Bayo Akomolafe
Exploring the heart of the matter, and embracing the God of the Glitch
FC105: Rice Cooker Voodoo
Plus, real conspiracies, zeppelins, quantum chemistry, and good news on global AIDS deaths, refugees in Germany and ocean conservation in Belize and the Seychelles.
FC104: The Color of Television
Plus, nano-diamond batteries, hummingbird gymnastics, and good news on Chinese fishing fleets, US immigration and afforestation in Niger.
Future Brunch Episode 5 with Storyteller, Michael Margolis
Exploring the art of narrative thinking, and celebrating the taste of chocolate.
FC103: Planet Earth's Piano Strings
Plus, ekroplans, moon buggies, a love letter to amateur dancing, and good news on the global offshore wind industry, lung cancer in the United States and elephants in Kenya.
FC102: A God By The Name Of Possibility
Plus, flying grain silos, moonhacks, the Planthroposcene, and good news on dementia in the US and Europe, plastic bags in the UK and childhood stunting in Senegal.
FC101: We've Got Some Big News
Plus, Arctic code, a new CasΦ for the CRISPR family, bird tracks in the sky, and good news on population growth, military spending, wildlife bans in Vietnam and woodland cover in the United Kingdom.
The Pandemic Is Wreaking Havoc On Fossil Fuels
The coronavirus pandemic has set off the most devastating downturn in the industry’s 150-year history, one from which, ultimately, it may never recover.
FC100: Indistinguishable From Nature
Plus, ice craters on Mars, the best science fiction movie of the last three decades, and good news on funding for the WHO, prison rates in the US, and conservation in Pakistan.
FC99: The Culture Wars Cavalry
Plus, Mayan ruins, the passion economy, and good news on global funding for vaccines, human rights in Gabon, and tree planting (again!) in Ethiopia.
FC98: Talk Is Cheap
Plus, The Narrow Waist Of The Internet, Thomas Friedman is the worst (so are brains), and good news on FGM in Sudan, traffic deaths in the US and coal power in the UK.
FC97: Mr Electrico
Plus, hot qubits, magic mushrooms, Nicolas Jaar, and good news on coal financing in Japan, a Green New Deal in South Korea, and white-tailed eagles in Britain.