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WSJ’s The Future of Everything

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What will the future look like? The Future of Everything offers a view of the nascent trends that will shape our world. In every episode, join our award-winning team on a new journey of discovery. We’ll take you beyond what’s already out there, and make you smarter about the scientific and technological breakthroughs on the horizon that could transform our lives for the better. read less

Our Editor's Take

WSJ's The Future of Everything podcast attempts to answer questions about the future. As human beings, it is natural to spend a lot of time wondering what the future will look like. This podcast is for curious minds and those interested in the development of life on the planet.

This podcast explores biology, the environment, technology, media, and culture. Past episodes have discussed things like how AI could change art. Reporters have explored the genetic editing of food crops. They've revealed how medicine gets adapted for modern space. Episodes often examine these plans for the future. But they also discuss how current or past events will shape the future. For example, digital dating has changed relationships now and will continue to evolve the dating scene.

An asset to the podcast is the experienced team of journalists running it. The Wall Street Journal has spent over 130 years building an excellent reputation. The team at WSJ's The Future of Everything meets those high standards in podcast form. These reports are concise, well-thought-out, and always easy to understand.

New episodes of the podcast premiere every other Friday. Episodes run between 20 and 30 minutes. All episodes of The Future of Everything are available now on Amazon Music.

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Episodes

Keeping Cities Cool in a Warmer Future
Jun 14 2024
Keeping Cities Cool in a Warmer Future
2023 was the world’s hottest year on record, and temperatures are expected to continue heating up. Cities, where more than half of the world lives, are contending with this extreme heat. But some places, such as Singapore, are looking for ways to modify aspects of their cities to make them more comfortable for people to live. The Cooling Singapore project is creating a hyper detailed digital twin of the city-state to be able to test the effectiveness of new methods the city would want to implement. WSJ’s Alex Ossola explains what they’ve learned, and how it can help us understand how more cities in the future might make changes to combat heat.  What do you think about the show? Let us know on Apple Podcasts or Spotify , or email us: FOEPodcast@wsj.com  Sign up for the WSJ's free The Future of Everything newsletter. Further reading: The Cooling Singapore 2.0 project, funded by the Singapore Nat ional Research Foundation, is led by the Singapore ETH Centre in partnership with Cambridge CARES, the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Management University (SMU), the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), and TUMCREATE (established by the Technical University of Munich). 2023 Was the Hottest Year on Record  Earth Just Had Its Hottest Month Ever. How Six Cities Are Coping.  How Reflective Paint Brings Down Scorching City Temperatures  These Photos Show How Urban Growth Fuels Extreme Heat  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices