PopSci's "Future Of" on The Science Channel

Posted 08.24.2009 at 4:44 pm 7 Comments

Watch Popular Science's "Future Of" on The Science Channel! New episodes premiere Mondays at 9PM EST.

Upcoming Episodes:

The Future Of Sex: Premieres Monday, August 24 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Remote-controlled orgasms are available on demand from a real-life orgasmatron. A brain scan detects the presence of true love. Spit parties take place where you can check out the DNA of potential mates. Even robot lovers! The future of sex is looking hot.

The Future of Pleasure: Premieres Monday, August 31 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
A miracle berry makes sour food taste sweet. Lovers can caress each other over the Internet. Robot musicians teach all of us how to become great musicians. Magnetic brain stimulation helps us kick even the most stubborn addictions.

The Future of Combat: Premieres Monday, September 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
We unveil and test the fantastic inventions that will make soldiers smarter, stronger and safer: the world's fastest tank, a mind-reading thought helmet, an invisibility cloak, body armor made of fish scales and an army of remote-control robots.

The Future of Adventure
Is that a flying car or a driving plane? In the next five years, we'll be able to soar through the sky like birds, swim as effortlessly as dolphins and speak hundreds of languages without opening a dictionary. Learn about the ultimate adventures that await us.

The Future of Security
Groundbreaking technology and science will change how we keep our nation safe. Autonomous rolling robots will monitor our airports. Security cameras will have brains that can recognize faces. We'll peer into a criminal's brain for evidence of guilt.

The Future of Immortality
Suspended animation stops aging in its tracks. New organs are grown in a lab. Longevity pills add decades to life. Meditation makes us immune to disease. Computer doubles live forever in cyberspace. Immortality is coming!

The Future of Connecting
A machine transports your virtual image around the world. Ubiquitous technology is embedded in everyday objects. Humans develop the ability to communicate directly with animals. It becomes possible to move objects with your mind. This is the future of connecting.

The Future of HabitatA DNA chip scans your body for disease. A computer in your closet helps you dress the best for your body type. An artificial leaf powers your home. A robotic car lets you commute at 200 miles per hour. An anti-griddle freezes instead of grills.

And for more on your guide to the future, check out our interview with host Baratunde Thurston.

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7 Comments

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Kim - Talkingde...

08/28/09 at 9:56 am

I am looking forward to watching this.

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drdreric

09/07/09 at 5:57 pm

There is a huge error in the graphics accompanying the "orgasmatron" segment of the "sex" episode. The diagram of nerves up and down the spine has the nerves running through the solid bone and discs of the spine, not through the open arches that are the actual route. When basic errors such as this creep in, it casts doubt on the quality of the rest of the information presented. I expect better from popular Science.

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saralina80

09/11/09 at 9:31 pm

I really want to find out who sings the song for this commercial... the "imagine what the future holds" song. If anyone could tell me that would be great.... thanks

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eaton53

09/24/09 at 7:00 pm

Are We Not Men? We Are DEVO!
Lead singer Mark Mothersbaugh sings the song.

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Aircraft_Engineer

09/29/09 at 12:56 am

I'm sorry but they really need to get a new host for this show; when I watch it I feel like I'm watching something my toddler would tune into. Easily amused like Huell Howser and about as inquisitive as someone you'd see on TMZ, the interesting technology that this program showcases is lost with this guy's annoying comments (which aren't even that funny BTW). They need to find someone like Neil deGrasse Tyson or reanimate Carl Sagan's corpse, at least someone with a degree in science or engineering. I know Baratunde graduated from Harvard, but a philosophy major hosting a tech show? A mickey mouse degree like that belongs in politics, and politics belongs NOT on a tech show.

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Moonfire

09/29/09 at 10:45 am

I LOVE THIS SHOW! Quit "shooting the messenger!" Give it time...I will be watching future shows. Very good job!

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AAA

10/28/09 at 6:18 pm

I was watching Popular Science's the Future of Adventure, which was taking about the 'shweeb' machine, which is a transportation device powered with your feet using pedals. The show said that you don't have to be an athelete to do high speeds on the shweeb and It said, I quote that the shweeb is easy for "women and kids" to use too. This is the most sexist, stupid statement that I have ever heard in my entire life and I cannot believe that a TV show would ever say this in a world where a lot of women are stronger than men. this Is the 1st time I was watching this show and I am extremely dissapointed that they would say such a sexist comment that portrays women as weaklings compared to men, which is so not true.