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Podcasts de Fw:Thinking
Weird Ways to Generate Electricity
What is a plasma waste converter? How can a virus generate electricity? What does the Waste...
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What’s the difference between fission and fusion? What are the drawbacks to fission power? Why is...
23:07
Net-Zero Energy Skyscrapers: A Tall Order
What does it mean for a building to be net-zero energy? What does passive solar mean? What...
26:08
Tall Tales With Vertical Farming
What is a vertical farm? What would be the benefit of a vertical farm? What are the challenges of...
26:14
Building the Brain-Prosthesis Interface
How have prosthetic interfaces evolved over time? Is it possible to control an artificial limb...
20:56
What is desalination? What are the two main desalination techniques? Why is desalination not an...
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What does the theory of relativity have to do with time? Why would it be hard to synchronize time...
20:52
Do self-driving cars represent a threat to the automotive culture so many people enjoy? Will...
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Could autonomous cars save lives? How will autonomous cars protect against malfunctions, viruses...
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3D Printer Jam – When Tables Are Intellectual Property
How might we exchange 3-D designs in the future? What happens when I try to copy a companyÂ’s...
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No More Waking Up in a Bathtub Full of Ice
How could 3-D printers eliminate the need for organ donors? What are the benefits of printing...
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The Internet of Things: More Efficient Than You
Is the Internet of Things more than just customizable environments? How will it impact the...
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Forward Momentum: Welcome to Fw:Thinking
What is Fw:Thinking all about? What topics will the show cover? What future tech are you looking...
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How to Make It Last Forever, Part One
In the United States, we have a lifestyle that leans toward the disposable. How might we build...
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How to Make It Last Forever, Part Two
In part two, we look at how keeping information accessible to future generations is a big...
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What have we learned from the New Horizons spacecraft so far? How has Pluto surprised us? And...
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Computers Know If You're Sarcastic? Yeah, Right.
Could a computer infer your mood based upon the text you type? We look at the Tone Analyzer, an...
51:05
Future of Wildlife Conservsation
We may be in the middle of the sixth mass extinction on Earth. What are we doing to help preserve...
51:07
Can computers get creative in the kitchen? From robot cooks to an AI application that invents new...
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