Future Shock 2023, Part 3

Submitted for your approval: Given listener nostalgia for past TV marathons of The Twilight Zone, Robert and Joe devote this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind to the classic episode “The Rip Van Winkle Caper.” Join them as they break down some of the scientific, cultural and eco ...  Afficher plus

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Silvesterkläuse, particularly the monstrous “ugly” versions that factor into Swiss New Year’s Eve traditions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Future forecaster and game designer Jane McGonigal ran a social simulation game in 2008 that had players dealing with the effects of a respiratory pandemic set to happen in the next decade. She wasn’t literally predicting the 2020 pandemic—but she got eerily close. Her game, s ...

<span data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"From the bestselling authors and hosts of \"The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe\" podcast, Steven Novella, Jay Novella & Bob Novella visit Google to discuss their book \"The Skeptics' Guide to the Future: What Yesterday's Science and Scien ...

Future forecaster and game designer Jane McGonigal ran a social simulation game in 2008 that had players dealing with the effects of a respiratory pandemic set to happen in the next decade. She wasn’t literally predicting the 2020 pandemic—but she got eerily close. Her game, set ...  Afficher plus

The future grows out of the present, but it manages to consistently surprise us. How can we get better at anticipating and preparing for what the future can be like? Jane McGonigal started out as a game designer, working on the kinds of games that represent miniature worlds wi ...