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Today, about two percent of the population has prosopagnosia — a condition that makes them unable to remember faces. But what if we all had it? On this week’s episode, we travel to a future where nobody can recognize one another by face.
What would it be like if we lived in a world where everything you do is subject to a rating dolled out by a combination of machines and other people? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Every country has their own idiosyncratic rules and regulations for border crossings. But what if the whole process were standardized and run by a single organization? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What if we lived in a world where gender was more like hair color — something you could change at will, and that had little bearing on what other people thought of you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When it comes to climate change, there are a lot of researchers already thinking about how to equip crops and food animals with genes to help them withstand heat and parched conditions. But what about genetically engineering humans to try to slow our cons
In 2006, scientists described the world's first invisibility cloak. But there was a catch. It only worked in two dimensions, and on microwaves. But to what if scientists and engineers could created a true invisibility cloak? Learn more about your ad choic
Humans spend a lot of time and energy wondering if there’s anybody else out there. But what if we got unequivocal evidence that there was? In this week’s future, a probe that is extremely similar to the Voyager probes that we sent out in the 1970’s shows
When you were a kid and stole your friends’ toys, your parent probably asked you this angry hypothetical: “How do you think that made them feel?” But what if you actually could feel what another person is feeling? This week, we travel to a future where hu