{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Flash Forward","title":"What If We Could Shrink Humans?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/fa56c129\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3100,"description":"Today’s episode is about a future where humans learn how to shrink ourselves. What are the ethics of making someone smaller against their will? Would we keep all our fingers and toes? Would we even be considered humans anymore?\nGuests:\n\n\nDr. Fei Chen, an assistant professor of stem cell and regenerative biology at Harvard.\n\n\nDr. Jonathan Payne, a professor of geological sciences at Stanford.\n\n\nDr. Sebastian Alvarado, an assistant professor of biology at Queens College, CUNY.\n\n\nDr. Joyce Lee, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Michigan.\n\n\nSilvia Yee, a senior staff attorney at the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund.\n\n\nMicah Perks, an author and director of creative writing at UC Santa Cruz.\n\n\nVoice Actors:\n\nParvus Employee #1: Henry Alexander Kelly\n\n\nParvus Employee #2: Ashley Kellem\n\n\nHarry Purvis — Brett Tubbs\n\n\nParvis Tour Guide — Chelsey B. Coombs\n\n\n\n→ → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← \n\nFlash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Mattie Lubchansky.\nGet in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.com\nSupport the show: Patreon // Donorbox\nSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify \n\nEpisode Sponsors: \n\n\nBetterHelp: Affordable, private online counseling. Anytime, anywhere. Flash Forward listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/flashforward\n\n\n\nBirdNote Daily: BirdNote Daily is a short, two-minute podcast that answers all of your burning bird-related questions — like, how do birds stay perched in a tree when they’re asleep? What’s the difference between a raven and crow? What’s the biggest bird that’s ever lived? Find our on Bird Note Daily, wherever you get your podcasts.\n\n\n\nSubscribe to American Hysteria on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dam2HLo-U1Ry9QrCndqL6T5UjMJXZXITXSp8qYl8vtM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM3MDE4LzE2NzA4/NjcyMTQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}