Podcasts Technology The World Transformed Recalibrating the Possible, Best of TWT

Recalibrating the Possible, Best of TWT

Published: Aug. 22, 2017, 11:30 p.m.

b"Phil, Stephen, and Michael D. discuss new technologies (and ideas for new technologies) that push the limits of the possible.\\n\\nA good example of something that's possible:\\nSequencing the Woolly Mammoth genome.\\nExamples of technologies that push the limits:\\nFaster-than-light travelThe Star-Trek style transporter.\\xa0Indefinite human lifespan\\xa0Personal flight - Superman style\\xa0Hypercomputers\\xa0Retrieval of all extinct species\\xa0A bridge across the Atlantic OceanEliminating world hunger\\n[This show first aired November 24, 2008.]\\n\\nPhoto by\\xa0Eugene Lim\\xa0on Unsplash"