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The Future Starts Here Season 2 Episodes

Season 2 Episode Guide

8 Episodes 2014 - 2014

Episode 1

A Case for Dreaming

Thu, Oct 23, 2014

What happens in our brains when we're daydreaming? This episode is a dream-like ride that explores the science behind why, as we rush into the future, it's more important than ever to let our minds wander.

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Episode 2

Punk Rock Diplomacy

Thu, Oct 23, 2014

Starting with a hilarious story about Tiffany when she was 18 and out of her element, this episode explores her recent journeys with the US State Department and how everyone can participate in what she calls "punk rock diplomacy."

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Episode 3

Robots, Botox, and Google Glass

Thu, Oct 23, 2014

Know that feeling when you search for something online and all of a sudden ads are popping up about it? That creepy feeling has a name. Professor of Robotics Ken Goldberg (Tiffany's husband), tells us all about it.

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Episode 4

The Photosynthesis of Social Media

Thu, Oct 23, 2014

They say the 5 people you hang around with most shape who you are. Tiffany explores how this applies to social media -- the people you follow shape who you are, and everything you post shapes others. So how do we flourish and grow in our hyper-connected world?

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Episode 5

TransBoom

Wed, Nov 19, 2014

Tiffany's producer and co-writer Sawyer Steele happens to be transgender. In this episode he joins Tiffany to share his transition story, as well as insights into where a shift toward a cultural acceptance of trans identities is coming from -- the past, present, and potential future of trans.

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Episode 6

ParenTechnology

Wed, Nov 19, 2014

A new challenge faces Tiffany's family: cell phones for their 5th grader? Seriously? This episode explores how every generation faces new questions of how technologies are shaping our children, and what that means for her family.

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Episode 7

Creative Bondage

Wed, Nov 19, 2014

Roadblocks, challenges, constraints -- some of life's biggest breakthroughs come through when we're forced to think differently. Tiffany explores how some of her favorite artists have overcome barriers, and how early challenges in her career led to her own biggest creative breakthroughs.

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Episode 8

The Future of Our Species

Wed, Nov 19, 2014

Five years after Tiffany's father, best-selling author Leonard Shlain, passes away, his final book is finally published. Sharing the story of the book's publication and building off the ideas in her father's book, this episode also explores Tiffany's ideas about where the future of our species is headed.

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