The past, the present, and the future walked into a bar. It was tense. This is part of a complete episode.
Why do people use the phrase going forward when talking about the future? Although it sometimes carries legitimate meaning, the expression is often just a pleonastic bit of business jargon that ends up on plenty of lists of people’s pet peeves...
What do you name a future ophthalmologist? “Iris”! This is part of a complete episode.
Everyone knows old ones, but what about modern proverbs? Here’s an aphorism attributed to William Gibson: “The future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed.” The hosts discuss some others. This is part of a...
meat without feet n.— «Professor Omholt knows that persuading many people to overcome their knee-jerk distaste for lab meat—or “meat without feet,” as one animal organisation has referred to it—will be tricky.» —“Is in vitro...
play n.— «That is why some companies are going back to old, supposedly tapped-out reservoirs—or “plays,” as they call them in the business—instead of opening virgin fields.» —“Oil Profits Fund Future...