George Carlin once said, "A house is just a place to keep your stuff." In the future, the house will *be* the stuff, and when it's time to move, no need to call a moving truck because the new house will morph itself to whatever designs you send it.

In a world made of matter that morphs, you'll have just what you want whenever you need it. But will any of these objects feel special? Or will we yearn for the permanence of real objects: thoughtful purchases that memorialize the thought, family heirlooms, the unique works of human hands?

Ultimately, does the white noise of programmanle matter become the cheap concrete of the slums while only the rich can afford truly meaningful environments?

Read the two predictions that informed the episode:

• Basic Programmable Matter
• General-purpose Programmable Matter