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This is a discussion show about science and technology, looking at the big picture and debunking bad science. Tune in each week for a glimpse into the future.
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Nick and Mike wrap up the summer with a discussion of their learnings from the Flying Into Hail event in Calgary, hosted by the Alberta Hail Suppression Project. We hear about how the project contracts Weather Modification International to reduce hail damage in an area of Alberta’s Tornado Alley by way of cloud seeding –… Continue reading Future Chat 155 – Fill Your Boots
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Senior Correspondent Nick and Correspondent-in-Training Mike attend the June 6, 2018 Genome Alberta TasteTECH event at The Tastemarket by SAIT in Calgary.
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Nick and Mike (along with a special appearance by Rob) discuss the Genome Alberta TasteTECH event during a live recording at the June 7, 2018 APN Podcasts Connect event.
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In what appears to be becoming a more-than-occasional occurrence, Nick and Mike are joined by a special guest - Dan Shessel from the Northern Nerdcast.
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As the Unwind Media DadRob season continues, Nick and Mike are joined by Trina from the Northern Nerdcast as they delve into the details of Facebook’s privacy predicament, as well as Google’s own issues with handling personal information online.
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Our trio spends this episode talking about Soylent and the CFIA and Google’s quantum computer, and finishes up with the story of Nick’s and Mike’s Ex Raid adventure(s).
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Future Chat celebrates its 150th episode by looking back at how far we’ve come with vaccines, wearable technology, and space exploration in the last 4 years. Also, Mike has a new phone, and Nick is back with an old carrier!
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This week, after discussing follow-up on the 10GB/$60 data plans from the end of 2017, we catch up on Apple’s battery/performance situation, and update everyone on what Microsoft has been cooking up for the Office suite.
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This week’s show features an update on the future of food, some of the ‘competition’ in the wireless industry in Canada, and a new poop story (finally)!
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Our intrepid trio is reunited and discuss the new Tesla Roadster 2, new phones for ⅔ of us, and some of the strengths and weaknesses of two-factor authentication.
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Rob and Nick get together to discuss the Canada Food Inspection Agency ‘banning’ Soylent, why spicy foods hurt, and a little Alberta politics.
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This week, we discuss commutes and their modes of transport, Nick’s new phone, and briefly consider what could be in store for the Halloween Pokemon Go event.
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After literally 3+ months, our hosts and senior contributor Nick Maddox return to talk about the most niche topics possible: audio treatments, Pokémon Go in the fall of 2017, and electric shavers. But we have a good time.
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Rob takes some time at the end of the summer hiatus to review the Samsung Galaxy S8.
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Rob takes some time at the start of the summer hiatus to review the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3.
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With Nick basking in the post-Canada Day afterglow, Rob and Mike take some time to sum up the tech they are currently using and loving (or not).
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Rob and Mike finally settle their WWDC draft (or do they?), before Rob heeds a tornado warning and Mike and Nick succumb to fake news about Pokemon Go. This was a weird one.
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1Our intrepid trio don’t quite reach critical Musk this week, instead spending the week talking about the ethics of drone warfare, Telus’ new Android TV service, and the next few months of Pokemon Go.
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This week, Android Pay comes out in Canada, the founder of Android Andy Rubin releases a home assistant, and the University of Alberta lost some fish involved in research due to corrosion.
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Rob and Mike take some time during the hustle and bustle of the week to do a fantasy draft of potential announcements at the WWDC keynote next week. What follows is a great in-depth look at what we might get to see on Tuesday, June 6, 2017.
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