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Critical Impacts episodes
- Hyperreality (The Future of Entertainment)
Steve and Mike talk about alternative reality theme parks, immersive theater, and steampunk orcs.
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EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w
1 hr 34 min - Down With The System (Post-Scarcity Society)
Steve and Mike talk about post-scarcity societies without the help of replicators and nano-tech.
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EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w
1 hr 43 min - Futureville (The Future of Cities)
Steve and Mike talk about communes, capitalism, and the future of cities.
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EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w
1 hr 35 min - Famedex (The Future of Fame and Influence)
Steve and Mike talk about fame, influence, and selling parts of yourself for fun and profit.
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EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w
1 hr 20 min - Space Madness (Starships and Long Distance Space Colonization)
Steve and Mike talk about Generation Ships, the light cone, and the complex art of trying to land human beings on distant stars.
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EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w
1 hr 34 min - Edutainment (The Future of Education)
Steve and Mike try their very best to figure out ways to improve the state of education, and answer some of the complex questions surrounding it.
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EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w
1 hr 36 min - Politics Buddy (The Future of Law Making)
Steve and Mike talk about ways to make Democracy more democratic, and how to create tools to give people more control over the legislative process.
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EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w
1 hr 36 min - Streamocracy (The Future of Government)
Steve and Mike talk about radical transparency and the future of politics, they also posit a world in which YouTube celebrity might just get you into the halls of power.
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EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w
1 hr 33 min - Tylercoin Casino (Blockchain, ICOs, and Cryptocurrency)
Mike and Steve have a wide ranging discussion about voting, casinos, snake oil, and participatory democracy as they try to suss out the future of Blockchain and its associated technologies.
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EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w
1 hr 45 min - Will Our Technology Make Us Less Human?
Steve and Mike talk have a wide ranging discussion about whether the technologies we create to enhance are lives are going to leave us feeling less human.
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EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w
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About Critical Impacts
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Engineers Steve Spalding and Mike Barbieri pull out their crystal balls and have fun, informal conversations about some of the scientific, technological, and cultural shifts that will impact all of…
our futures.