Steve and Mike talk about the perverse incentives that drive modern employment contracts, and one way to make them a bit less dystopian. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

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The Future of Work Redux (Talent Contracts)

Steve and Mike talk about getting people stuff without being giant jerks about it.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

The Future of Charity

Steve and Mike talk about lying your way to utopia on the season premiere of Critical Impacts. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

The Future of Adventure Part Two (Metareal Corporation)

Steve and Mike talk about the future in adventure in this final episode of the first season of Critical Impacts.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

The Future of Adventure (Adventure Buddy)

This is an episode that was *supposed* to be released months ago, but then the global pandemic hit so it was put on the shelf. Steve and Mike chat about the future of medicine, Preventative Health bots and a world immune system.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

World Immune System (The Future of Medicine)

Steve and Mike decide to leave this flaming ball of anxiety behind and talk about building cities in the Sky. The world looks so much better from up there.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Cities In The Sky

Steve and Mike discuss how to fit more houses onto a finite Earth, and also parking lots for some reason.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Multi-Layered Suburbs (The Future Of Housing?)

Steve and Mike discuss what "Utopia" talk about open source, the Akashic Record, and 3D printing -- not necessarily in that order.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

3D Printed Everything (How Technology Can Be Distributed)

Steve and Mike discuss what "Utopia" really means, whether they are possible, and whether they should even be our goal in this far ranging debate on what it takes to build better worlds.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Are Utopias A Good Thing?

Pandemics. Protests. The future is happening now, and in this episode Steve and Mike discuss different ways to think about it, and try to help you find a meaningful place in the brave, new world that we're all building.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w  

Surviving Change (How To Find Your Place In The Future)

Working from home could completely change the way people look at their careers, Steve and Mike talk about how this new trend could improve our lives in the long term.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

A Work From Home Revolution

A few more weeks into Quarantine, Steve and Mike talk about the effects this virus might have on society now and into the future.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Exploring A Post-Pandemic Future

On this special live episode of Critical Impacts, Steve and Mike talk about COVID-19, what it is, what can be done to keep yourself safe, and what we might do as a society to arm ourselves against future existential threats. Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Apocalypse Force (Coronavirus and the Battle Against Existential Threat)

Steve and Mike talk about Applebees, nutrition and a whole lot of Soylent as they try to tackle the future of food.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Hot And Cold Running Food Juice (The Future of Food)

Steve and Mike think about a variety of different ways to think about and potentially tackle the problem of climate change.  Music EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c Elexive - Sheriff: youtu.be/Dup6CzMzY2w

Climate Manhattan Project (The Future of Climate Change)

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.

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