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THE ROAD TO 2050
A Six-Part Docuseries
How will we solve the most pressing issues facing our planet and our communities today? What will our world look like thirty years from now? In a groundbreaking new 6-part docuseries, The Franklin Institute talked to 35 of the world’s top innovators, engineers and scientists to talk about how the technology we are developing now is going to shape our world in 2050. Find out how we can meet our environmental challenges, what energy innovations will mean for our future, and how our daily lives – what we eat, wear, drive and do – will change. From jetpacks to asteroid mining, nanotechnology to virtual teleportation, the Road to 2050 is already being built.
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INGENIOUS: THE EVOLUTION OF INNOVATION
Co-hosted by Curator Susannah Carroll and “Uno Dos of Trace” star and professional science nerd Trace Dominguez, INGENIOUS celebrates items from The Franklin Institute’s collection and connects them to the radical innovation shaping our world today.
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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE COSMOS
Become a stargazing master!
Kalpana Pot, better known as TikTok’s @TokNerdyToMe, and Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts, host an adventurous new original video series that will show you the universe like never before. Each week we’ll explore exoplanets, galaxies, black holes and space missions, plus show you how, when and where to make the most of the night sky wherever you are!
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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE COSMOS
Become a stargazing master!
Kalpana Pot, better known as TikTok’s @TokNerdyToMe, and Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts, host an adventurous new original video series that will show you the universe like never before. Each week we’ll explore exoplanets, galaxies, black holes and space missions, plus show you how, when and where to make the most of the night sky wherever you are!