Future Jam

Gadgets like Auto Aiming Rifles, Self Driving Lawn Mowers, Athletic Wear with Bio-metric tracking, and Language Translating Earbuds are bending the lines between Science Fiction and Science Fact. Follow us @thefuturejam on Twitter and Instagram

Listen and amuse yourself. If you think roller-coasters are fun, wait till you hear what is to come in the FUTURE!

What If technology keeps advancing at the current rate; will we ever lose jobs to automation? When tasks are made simpler with robots, automation, and artificial intelligence, and when their implementation becomes more widespread, whose to say that someday our current jobs and careers won't get replaced. It's a futuristic idea, but one that lies just within our realm of imagination. And so we must ask ourselves, "what if?" What if employment opportunities become obsolete? How would a society completely reliant on artificial intelligence earn an income when merely human skill-sets offer no value in comparison? This leads us to the big question of Universal Basic Income. Will there ever be a need for UBI? Follow Us @thefuturejam on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

Follow us @thefuturejam on Twitter and Instagram Will we ever have Jet-packs, Hover-boards, and flying cars, or will we dump them on the garbage pile of forgotten tech along with the 3D TVs and windows phones?

We take a quick look back at Popular Science's description of the "Hovertrain" taken from the 1968 August issue. This leads us into a discussion about a modern iteration dubbed the "Hyperloop". It is designed to handle speeds faster than a passenger jet and it possibly is the safest way to travel. Is the Hyperloop a pipe dream or could it be the next transportation revolution? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @thefuturejam

Are we currently living in a simulated reality? If so, how would we know? If not, is it for the greater good to develop this technology for our future? And how does it relate to our spirituality? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @thefuturejam

After centuries of water pollution, Baltimore creates a river filtration system that has sifted out 1.1 million pounds of trash. Next, scientists try to save the Great Barrier Reef by proposing a technology that would alter the density of clouds. We also explore how Farmdrop-- a service that allows consumers to purchase directly from independent farmers-- would cut back on food waste. And lastly, the use of coal continues to decline...which leads to this week's endangered job.

Are we being too frivolous when we click to accept those lengthy terms of agreements online? What are we agreeing to anyway? How important is your internet privacy or should this even matter? Travel backward in time via Popular Science archive to an article from 1976-- where they pose the question-- "Are You Safe from Electronic Snoopers". Popular Science warns of the subtle strategies of wiretappers, claiming that a microphone could be as tiny as an aspirin, or that a radio transmitter could inconspicuously be hidden inside a pack of cigarettes so as to go unnoticed by the unsuspecting victim. In 1976 the Right of Privacy act outlawed wiretapping without consent. But today there's a new kind of privacy invasion. In what ways do we compromise our privacy by clicking on terms of agreement, and each consecutive time we use the internet.

There's a whole bunch of content packed into this week's episode along with the usual talk of robots, solar panels, and digital trends. Mike reveals NASA's laser-based communication system, while skeptical conspiracist, Jared, argues against all things space related. Special guest Tyler explores the possibility of colonizing life on other planets--if and when the dire need strikes. Follow us @thefuturejam on Twitter and Instagram