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Saturday, January 17, 2015

#45 - Rogers Whispered Sweet Nothings

This week, more pseudoscience debunking, cool stuff Google's been up to, and are we doing enough to deter fraud as services move online?

We record in HD now as well, so enjoy the higher quality audio version of the show here!

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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Future Tech Chat #26: Automation

We had a great time this week with the help of Alex from the UK talking about automation. We also had a heated discussion about political science and voting systems. +CGP Grey would be proud of this episode, and you can find links to several of his projects below.

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Monday, October 6, 2014

Future Tech Chat #24: Google Y

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!

**The podcast version of the show will be up later today.

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Saturday, September 20, 2014

Future Tech Chat #23: Computing

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 transportation and engine science, it will be an excellent episode.

Be sure to direct any questions you might have before, during, and after the show to Google+, Facebook or Twitter, or send them via email to futurechats@gmail.com.

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Future Tech Chat #22: Gadgets Wrap-up

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.

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Also, we have a special request for you to give some feedback on +Nick Maddox's post about graffiti in the washroom walls of academic institutions, so go check that out too!

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 nutrition and food science, it will be a VERY enlightening episode.

Be sure to direct any questions you might have before, during, and after the show to Google+, Facebook or Twitter, or send them via email to futurechats@gmail.com

Friday, April 11, 2014

Future Tech Chat #8: Smart Homes

This week on Future Tech Chat, +Mike Attrell and I will be joined by special guest +Amaan Bashir, homeowner and esteemed colleague of mine.

In the episode, we will be chatting about innovations in household technology, what we have in our homes already to make them smarter, what exists or is soon to be on the market, and the not-so-distant future of smart home technology.

I hope you'll tune in live at 12:30 PM on Saturday, April 12th for the episode, and you'll be able to watch it in full below live or after it's aired.

As usual, you can ask us any questions you might have on the Q&A in the event page (https://plus.google.com/events/cmi6s57ukha6rupj0a8rrs5lpc0) on Facebook, Twitter and Google+, or by email at futuretechchat@gmail.com. So far we have answered every question submitted, and expect that trend to continue!

We look forward to seeing you there live tomorrow!