On a special Wednesday edition of FastForward Radio, futurists Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explore various issues related to the future, including the future of human evolution. Recently at the Speculist we’ve been talking about whether humanity is evolving away from negative traits such as racism, but we’re also forced to confront the issue of whether we’re evolving towards negative traits such as obsessive media-driven attention-seeking.

Recent studies show that human beings are becoming more fertile. Is there a chance that increased fecundity will lead to a dumbing down of humanity as depicted in the movie Idiocracy? Taking a longer view, are we living in a mysterious dream time that comes before the true beginning of human history, and making (perhaps unfortunate) choices that will impact trillions of lives for many billions of years to come?

Tune in and discuss.