FYI the author of the article is Rose Eveleth and she did the excellent "Flash Forward" podcast. She's recently wound it up but I'd recommend the old episodes (

FYI the author of the article is Rose Eveleth and she did the excellent "Flash Forward" podcast. She's recently wound it up but I'd recommend the old episodes (probably don't start with the final season though). https://roseveleth.com/ https://roseveleth.com/