The Speculative Science Podcast

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Miracles

We sit down with the architects of the next decade—scientists, founders, and inventors building "impossible" technology.

Hosted by Ivo Betke  ·  Weekly  ·  40 Minutes

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The Miracle Gap

We live between the lab breakthrough and the moment it changes the world.

IAM bridges that gap. Each episode, we sit down with scientists and founders building "impossible" technology—and we don't just talk about the how.

We send a dispatch from the future. Through a guided speculation, our guests describe a day in the world they're building — 5, 10, 15 years from now.

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." — Arthur C. Clarke

Recent Episodes

01

Neural Interfaces · Coming 2026

Carolina Aguilar — Neural Sovereignty

CEO of INBRAIN Neuroelectronics. Graphene-based brain-computer interfaces that read and write neural signals—and a 2040 where chronic pain is a dial you turn down with a thought.

Brain-Computer Interface Graphene Neuroelectronics
02

Wearable Robotics · Coming 2026

Robert Riener — The End of Disability

Founder of MyoSwiss, ETH Zurich. Textile-based robotic muscles that slip under your clothes—and a 2035 where the word "disability" has been re-engineered out of existence.

Wearable Robotics Exoskeleton Biomechanics

Next Recording · March 26, 2026

The next miracle is being recorded.

The Architecture

10'

The Origin

The inciting incident. The moment of curiosity that turned a scientist into a founder.

10'

The Mechanism

A deep dive into the tech. How does it break the laws of the status quo?

20'

The Dispatch

We send a dispatch from the future. A guided speculation — the guest describes a day in the world where their miracle has scaled.

The Team

Host

Ivo Betke

The interviewer who turns scientists into storytellers. Ivo guides each guest from the rigor of their lab into the poetry of the future they're building.

Executive Producer

Nicolai Haas

The architect behind the 40-minute journey. Nicolai shapes each episode into a structured narrative that moves from origin to speculation.