Feature Story: Loops (1:20)

If you thought there’s nothing good on TV these days, think again. Wayne Pethrick takes us on a five-minute tourof our favorite TV shows and explains how they offer a glimpse of how we’ll think in the future.

Big Idea Interview: Bob Freling (6:29)

How’s this for a Big Idea: Bob Freling wants to light up Africa oh, and while he’s at it, help two billion people leapfrog the fossil fuel age. Michele talks with the executive director of the Solar Electric Light Fund about his plans to use the power of the sun to create a brighter future.

Thought Tapas

“Senseploitation” (12:00)

In a world of information overflow, how do we increase our bandwidth of perception to take it all in? Sandra Burchsted introduces an emerging set of technologies which are tapping into our senses to augment our interactions with people, places and things.

The Participatory Panopticon (15:25)

Jamais Cascio describes a future scenario in which our mobile devices serve both as a back-up memory as well as a medium for capturing our experiences of the world.

Search & Sniff (18:20)

What if your old email actually smelled musty? Or the pictures from your Bermuda vacation gave off the aroma of coconut oil and rum punchMichele Bowman reports on a project that could revolutionize the way we search for things in the digital age.

Digital Digs (22:29)

Pink Tentacle
The hot spot of idea surfing for Japanese technology and culture.

Museum of Temporary Art
A digital showcase where seemingly insignificant objects get their 15 minutes of fame.

Post Secret
An art project which reveals humanity’s deepest secrets for all the world to read.

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