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PopSci's Future Of Episode Guide

If you're just watching the show, you're only getting half the story. Follow host Baratunde Thurston on twitter at FutureOf for a live commentary during each episode. You can also become a Facebook fan and give Baratunde your two cents!

You'll get his unique take on what's being featured on screen as well as more information and a chance to ask questions and offer suggestions.

THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATION
A machine transports your virtual image around the world. Ubiquitous technology is embedded in everyday objects. Humans develop the ability to communicate directly with animals. It becomes possible to move objects with your mind. This is the future of communication.

THE FUTURE OF HABITAT
A DNA chip scans your body for disease. A computer in your closet helps you dress the best for your body type. An artificial leaf powers your home. A robotic car lets you commute at 200 miles per hour. An anti-griddle freezes instead of grills.

THE FUTURE OF IMMORTALITY
Suspended animation stops aging in its tracks. New organs are grown in a lab. Longevity pills add decades to life. Meditation makes us immune to disease. Computer doubles live forever in cyberspace. Immortality is coming!

THE FUTURE OF ADVENTURE
Is that a flying car or a driving plane? In the next five years, we'll be able to soar through the sky like birds, swim as effortlessly as dolphins and speak hundreds of languages without opening a dictionary. Learn about the ultimate adventures that await us.

THE FUTURE OF PLEASURE
A miracle berry makes sour food taste sweet. Lovers can caress each other over the Internet. Robot musicians teach all of us how to become great musicians. Magnetic brain stimulation helps us kick even the most stubborn addictions.

THE FUTURE OF COMBAT
We unveil and test the fantastic inventions that will make soldiers smarter, stronger and safer: the world's fastest tank, a mind-reading thought helmet, an invisibility cloak, body armor made of fish scales and an army of remote-control robots.

THE FUTURE OF SUPERHUMANS
Scientists build prosthetic limbs that are better than biological ones. A powder regrows missing body parts. Bigger, stronger muscles are possible without the side effects of steroids. A bionic eye turns your world into a computer screen. This is the future of superhumans.

THE FUTURE OF PLAY
Mixed reality lets you reach into the computer game and control it with your hands. Smart footballs teach us all how to play sports like the pros. Pervasive games take over entire cities. And we discover siftables: kids' alphabet blocks on steroids.

THE FUTURE OF SEX
Remote-controlled orgasms are available on demand from a real-life orgasmatron. A brain scan detects the presence of true love. Spit parties take place where you can check out the DNA of potential mates. Even robot lovers! The future of sex is looking hot.

THE FUTURE OF SECURITY
Groundbreaking technology and science will change how we keep our nation safe. Autonomous rolling robots will monitor our airports. Security cameras will have brains that can recognize faces. We'll peer into a criminal's brain for evidence of guilt.