POWER: Weird Flux But OK

Show Notes

Today’s episode is about nuclear fusion, a technology that might save us all or might be a complete waste of time and money. 

Guests:

• Charles Seife, professor at NYU and author of Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking
• Sabina Griffith, communications officer at ITER
• Nicholas Evans, professor of ethics at UMass Lowell
• Michael Wahid Hanna, senior fellow at The Century Foundation 

Actors:

• Radio Host -- Brett Humphries (a Patron!) 
• Moses Blackman -- Eden Rohatensky
• Dr. Amelia Brand -- Soleil Ho
• Lawrence O’Donnell -- Tamara Krinsky

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Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. 

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What is Flash Forward?

Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might really be like. The future is going to be weird, so let's get ready for it together.