This week on Future Chat, we chatted about Google 2.0, the BIG projects wing of Google Inc. responsible for things as big as building model cities and more efficient airports. We talked a lot about those projects, as well as some big projects that we think they could be working on to improve everybody’s life!… Continue reading Future Chat: Tech 24 – Google Y

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This week on Future Chat, we shared our thoughts on transportation systems of the future, learned a little about the efficiency of various kinds of transportation, and dreamed about how we’d like to get around in the future. We also decided to stay on air for an aftershow this week, so stay tuned for that… Continue reading Future Chat: Science 9 – Transportation

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This week on Future Chat, we had a really fun chat about computing. We talked about fanboyism, early adoption of technologies, open source software and so much more. Enjoy the episode! You can also check out the next episode of Future Sci Chat, live on YouTube next Saturday at 12:30 PM Eastern. We’ll be discussing… Continue reading Future Chat: Tech 23 – Computing

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This week on Future Chat, we had a very special guest, +Anna On, join us. She’s a food scientist, and together we broke down some common food and nutrition-based misconceptions. Enjoy the episode! While you’re at it, check out this video I made this week about how much salt and sugar can hide itself in your food… Continue reading Future Chat: Science 8 – Nutrition

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This week on Future Chat, we talked all about this season’s worth of gadgets. From virtual reality, smartwatches and trackers coming out this fall, to futuristic technologies like flexible screens and shape-shifting smartphones. Links: Also, we have a special request for you to give some feedback on +Nick Maddox‘s post about graffiti in the washroom walls… Continue reading Future Chat: Tech 22 – Gadgets Wrap-up

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In the most important episode we’ve tackled so far on Future Sci Chat, we talked about the changes in North American political policy with regards to public and governmental funding of scientific research. This topic is very important to all of us as scientists, but it’s also important to the public in general, and it… Continue reading Future Chat: Science 7 – Public Funding for Science

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In this episode, we talked about bicycles, making it seem like our episode is sponsored by Trek bikes, which it is not. We chatted all about materials used to make bikes, interesting designs, and how the city of the future will incorporate bicycles much better. Enjoy the episode! Links: http://www.trekbikes.com/ca/en/bikes/road/performance_race/ Check out the next episode… Continue reading Future Chat: Tech 21 – Bicycles

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We talked this week about causes of climate change, ways to get carbon out of our atmosphere and why throwing nuclear waste into a volcano might make a better action movie supervillain scheme than climate change solution! Hope you like it. If you want to know more about carbon sequestration, or the IPCC, Wikipedia has… Continue reading Future Chat: Science 6 – Climate Change

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This week on Future Chat featured a special guest musician, the great +Damien Broomes! He’s a member of +Sons of Pluto, and we discussed some of his experiences with live shows and technology triumphs and malfunctions. We also talked about streaming music vs. downloading or buying CDs, the resurgence of vinyl records, and how concerts have evolved …

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This week on Future Chat featured a special guest musician, the great +Damien Broomes! He’s a member of +Sons of Pluto, and we discussed some of his experiences with live shows and technology triumphs and malfunctions. We also talked about streaming music vs. downloading or buying CDs, the resurgence of vinyl records, and how concerts have evolved… Continue reading Future Chat: Tech 20 – Music

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