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