Advice For And From The Future

<p>Should I give my dog human intelligence? The answer to that question involves bird terraforming, cats as health inspectors, and dreams of an ant-like society.</p>

<p>Can I ask my partner to stop eating so much Soylent? The answer to that question involves pre-chopped garlic, slam poetry, and a little bit of cannibalism.</p>

<p>Should I move to an off-the-grid commune? The answer to that question involves train schedules, queer breakups, and an interview with our future selves.</p>

<p>After four years away, Advice for and from the Future is coming back. New hosts! New questions! New chaos! New episodes drop next week.</p>

<p>Should I sublimate to another dimension? What does that even mean? Are there other dimensions? What about wormholes? And what if, instead of trying to use physics to get away from it all, you actually faced your...

<p>Can I ask my friend to turn off her Alexa when I go to her house? </p> <p>To answer that question, Dr. Simone Browne joins the show to talk about privacy, ethics, and whose job it is to convince someone to not opt...

<p>The futurology shop is closed for repairs today (pesky robot put a hole in the wall) so please enjoy the first episode of Open World, a new show about hope, the future, and how to get there.</p> <p>This episode...

<p>Today's question comes from a future where humans live a long, long time. And some of them might want to date. But how do you make sure you're not actually dating someone you're related to? And what's the point of...

<p>Are bugs the food of the future? Should I start a bug farm? What's the best way to cook them? All that and more on today's episode, featuring the amazing Soleil Ho, food critic at the San Francisco Chronicle, host of...

<p>Today's question is about just how much to trust your boss. Should you let them implant a chip in your hand? </p> <p>To answer that question, I talked to Stacy-Marie Ishmael, journalist, editor, and career...

<p>Today's episode is about proof, identity and DNA. What are you looking for, when you look for your heritage? What can DNA really tell you? And who decides which forms of proof are required when? </p> <p>To answer...

<p>On today's trip to and from the future, we're considering questions of truth, reality, and how to be a good sharer of news. How do you avoid sharing fake information? How do you tell what's real and what's not? In...

<p>Today's advice question: Should you cryopreserve your dog? To answer that conundrum, Rose spoke with Ace Tilton Ratcliff, a writer and the co-founder of Haper's Promise. Ace wrote about their experience with pet...

<p>Is it okay to bring a child into the world, if the world is on fire both literally and figuratively? What are the ethics of having babies given climate change? Should I, personally, have a kid? This question has...

<p>What happens when your partner wants to flee this planet, and you want to stay? Is wanting to go to Mars basically saying you want to break up? Can you have a long, long, long distance relationship? Is a five-year...