Imagined Tomorrow
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
S2E10 A British Blunder in Bengal: When climate warnings were ignored [Part-3 of climate mini-series]
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the third and last part of our climate and homes mini-series, we’re bringing you a story from the historical archives. A story from the 1800s, ab...
S2E9 How to climate-proof your home [Part-2 of climate mini-series]
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re taking on a future you may not be able to choose and move to a climate safe location. Maybe it's a job you can't leave, or yo...
S2E8 Can you pick a climate-safe home? [Part-1 of climate mini-series]
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do you pick a home in a location that's safe from the unpredictable effects of climate change? Can scientists tell us what climate impacts each ne...
S2E7 Can we see Jury Trials in India again? | Short
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode, we explored what if Indian courts used Artificial Intelligence or AI. This episode, we flip this, and ask - What if we got more p...
S2E6 What if Indian courts used AI?
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Indian courts are tricky to navigate - after all it's all humans handling the endless sea of rules, procedures and formalities. Humans who can be inte...
S2E5 What if we lived inside Clean Air Domes?
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we take on a thought experiment — The air outside is getting so polluted that people in Indian cities start living inside clean air do...
S2E4 Can poop save India's wildlife | Short
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Animal poop: you want to step over it, but many scientists in India bow to it, sniff it, take detailed photos, and bring some of it home (okay fine, t...
S2E3: Welcome to poop surveillance
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You flush and forget about your poop. But your poop doesn’t forget you. It can be a goldmine of information about your body. This is why people arou...
S2E2 Meteorite hunting in India | Short
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last episode we asked, what if a killer asteroid was headed towards the India. This episode, we're exploring how people find bits of asteroids that do...
S2E1: What if a killer asteroid was headed towards India?
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Killer asteroids – we’ve seen Hollywood movies explore this apocalyptic scenario many, many times. In most films, though, India rarely features in...
Introducing Imagined Tomorrow (Again)
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Imagined Tomorrow is back with a new season. This time with new thought experiments about the future explored from an Indian point of view.
S1E7 Will Indian space tourists have internet?
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Show notes: In Episode 6, we explored if we could travel to space from India. In this bonus episode, we hear what the future of the internet could be ...
S1E6 Can we tour space from India?
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Show notes: In this episode, we imagine a future where you can travel to space from India. Whether you want to go around the earth for three days, wal...
S1E5 Post-antibiotic future with Dr. Hanan Balkhy of WHO
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Show notes: **This is a deep dive bonus content for episode 4. This episode gets very geeky, so if you haven’t already, please listen to episode 4 b...
S1E4 How to avoid a post-antibiotic future
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Show notes: In this episode, we imagine a post-antibiotic future for India - where bacteria have learned to fight our entire arsenal of antibiotics. T...
S1E3 What if Indian cities expanded underground?
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Show notes: In this episode, we imagine a future where some Indian cities expand underground. Population in our cities is at an all time high and ther...
S1E2 Can India completely switch to electric vehicles?
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Show notes: In this episode, we imagine a future where India has completely shifted to electric vehicles. Just charge your vehicle's battery and...
S1E1 Personalised medicine for your genes
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we imagine a future where medical decisions in India are personalised for our DNA; where treatments are tailor-made for our individua...