Imagined Tomorrow

Shreya Dasgupta
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Imagined Tomorrow is a long form podcast that imagines futures for India and this part of the world through the lens of science and technology. Each episode explores a hypothetical future for India, and with the help of different voices and experts, tries to figure out what the journey to that future might look like given Indian realities in mind. Perhaps, the future could become a reality ten or twenty years from now. Maybe it’s a future only a few can reach. Or perhaps, it’s a future we shouldn’t even try to get to.
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Jan 12, 2023

Introducing Imagined Tomorrow (Again)

Imagined Tomorrow is back with a new season. This time with new thought experiments that we'll explore from an Indian point of view.

2 mins

Dec 27, 2021

Introducing Imagined Tomorrow

Imagined Tomorrow is a podcast that explores hypothetical futures for India, because our present has already diverged from that of the West. So, our future will also be uniquely ours. And the first step to buil...

3 mins

Nov 09, 2021

[Bonus] Space Internet: Will we be able to watch Netflix on Mars?

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 like - in our solar system. Will we be able to watch Netfli...

17 mins

Oct 19, 2021

Moon? Mars? We tour space from India

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, walk on the Moon, or live on Mars for an artistic experiment -...

46 mins

Sep 13, 2021

[Bonus] Visiting a post-antibiotic future with Dr. Hanan Balkhy of WHO

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 before moving ahead with this one :)** Antibiotic resistance...

14 mins

Sep 06, 2021

India loses the fight against bacteria

Show notes: In this episode, we imagine a post-antibiotic future for India - where bacteria have learned to fight our entire arsenal of antibiotics. This future is rather dystopian, but don’t worry, we have ex...

42 mins

Jul 27, 2021

Indian cities expand underground

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 there’s limited space to grow outwards. So city administrators...

40 mins

Jun 29, 2021

Electric scooters and cars rule Indian roads

Show notes:  In this episode, we imagine a future where India has completely shifted to electric vehicles. Just charge your vehicle's battery and you're all set to go. Imagine never having to worry about risin...

40 mins

Jun 04, 2021

Medical treatment personalised for your genes

In this episode, we imagine a future where medical decisions in India are personalised for our DNA; where treatments are tailor-made for our individual genetic makeup.  Why? Because not everyone responds in th...

44 mins