Downside Up
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
What if we lived in a world without credit?
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The American economy revolves around credit. We use credit cards for everyday purchases like gas and groceries, but we also take out major loans to p...
What if we only worked four days a week?
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eighty years ago, Congress formalized a 40 hour work week in the United States. That policy hasn’t changed since then, even though today’s workfor...
What if we lived in a world without sneakers?
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sneaker culture is a multibillion dollar business. It’s long shaped the way we think about sports, music and fashion. And today the sneakers we choo...
What if NCAA Sports Didn’t Exist?
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
College sports is big business in America. Thanks to TV contracts, sponsorships and merchandise deals, the NCAA has grown into a multi-billion dollar...
What if California seceded from the United States?
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
California is the fifth largest economy in the world. But could it survive as its own country? And could the rest of the United States survive without...
What if we lived in a world without plastic?
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Plastics are everywhere. They’re in our shoes and clothes. They’re in our cars, our airplanes and our cellphones. They’re in our hospitals and s...
What if we got rid of all mosquitoes?
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing ruins a good barbecue like a swarm of mosquitoes. But what would happen if we eliminated all the mosquitoes in the world? We might save a lot ...
What if we designed cities around people instead of cars?
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In some cities, 50 percent of the space downtown is dedicated to parking and roadways. We spend hours each day isolated from each other in our cars, z...
What if dogs had never been domesticated?
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We think of dogs as man’s best friend. They sleep in our beds, they dominate on Instagram feeds, they shape our public parks. But do dogs also hold ...
What would the world look like without flavor?
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine you woke up tomorrow morning and couldn’t taste your favorite meal. Imagine you couldn’t experience flavor at all. How would it affect you...
Ready to turn your world Downside Up?
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What if the parts of our lives we've accepted as normal were totally different? What if dogs had never been domesticated? Or humans had no sense of fl...