The Future Of - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Dogs
Imagine a future where AI fully translates animal language and behavior for pet lovers — and picture how it will transform life with our fur babies.
Dating
Swipe left, right — or forward? In the future, finding the perfect match could rely on AI, biometric data and wearables that gauge compatibility.
Houseplants
From pollution monitoring to data storage — biologists and botanists explore the potential of plant modification and its effect on our everyday lives.
Gaming
Specialists discuss the next level of augmented reality, its potential to transform mundane places and the downsides of immersive experiences.
Space Vacations
Business leaders and astronauts delve into the practical challenges of making space travel less time-consuming and more accessible.
Cheeseburgers
Driven by ethical and environmental concerns, food tech startups are using smart engineering to reimagine a comfort food classic: the cheeseburger.
Life After Death
Holograms, voice cloning, human composting: Experts examine end-of-life services and the physical, digital and spiritual remains we leave behind.
Sports
Athletes and engineers examine new developments in artificial intelligence and robotics that can make career-ending injuries a thing of the past.
Fashion
Disposable fashion comes into focus for designers and researchers, who also delve into compostable garb merging personalization with sustainability.
Skyscrapers
From vertical cities to sustainable skyscrapers — inventors and designers envision a future of ambitious architecture that could reimagine our cities.
Health
Experts break down 3D-printed super organs, genetic upgrades and other medical breakthroughs that will revolutionize health care as we know it.
Headphones
Musicians, neuroscientists and futurologists talk about the power of sound and emerging tech that can interpret brain activity in real time.
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