Crimes of the Future (2022): Human Evolution

Published: Jan. 31, 2023, 4:05 p.m.

David Cronenberg's future in Crimes of the Future is one without physical pain but with much distress. What is the next step in human evolution and will the powers-that-be allow for a new future? Gabe works to unpack the messages in the film and discusses a world in which surgery is the new sex. Kat explains how recycling is a scam and how insidious microplastics are. 

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Sources in this Episode:
\nCrimes of the Future, Explained: Dissecting David Cronenberg's New Movie
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Plastic Recycling is an Actual Scam | Climate Town
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Microplastics are in our bodies. How much do they harm us?
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Microplastics cause damage to human cells, study show
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Plastic-Eating Microbes \u2014 \u201cRapid Evolution\u201d May Not Be Darwinian at All
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Bugs across globe are evolving to eat plastic, study finds
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Other Crimes of the Future Reviews:
\nCrimes of the Future, Explained: Dissecting David Cronenberg's New Movie
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CRIMES OF THE FUTURE | The Essential Explanation
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David Cronenberg Explains What 'Crimes of the Future' Is Really About
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'Crimes Of The Future' Ending, Explained: What Happens At The Live Autopsy Performance? Is Saul Dead Or Alive? | DMT
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David Cronenberg on the evolution to 'Crimes of the Future' - Los Angeles Times
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Transhumanism, Surgery as Sex, and Humanity's Frightening Evolution - Signal Horizon
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Crimes of the Future: Why Scott Speedman's Character Is So Important
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\u201cA Great Future in Plastics\u201d: Crimes of the Future and Cronenberg\u2019s Story of Evolution - Bright Lights Film Journal
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A Meditation on Human Evolution - Crimes of the Future
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Crimes of the Future is Cronenberg Evolved
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Crimes of the Future: Evolution of the New Flesh \u2013 The Twin Geeks

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