Digital Doomsday
We were promised flying cars, but got targeted ads and emotional collapse instead.
Welcome to Digital Doomsday (formerly Sci-Fi Realities), a podcast about the many ways technology is actively ruining humanity—one startup, synthetic embryo, and robot uprising at a time.
Hosted by Sophia Ferguson (not a scientist, but deeply concerned), this show dives into real-world sci-fi absurdities: AI gone rogue, de-extinction experiments, designer babies, humanoid Olympics, and the corporations hellbent on coding utopia… or something way worse.
If you’re fascinated, horrified, and just a little too online—this one’s for you.
🧬 Real science.
🤖 Black humor.
💀 No hope? Maybe.
New episodes monthly (or when I get to it). Bring snacks and emotional support.
Podcasting since 2025 • 10 episodes
Digital Doomsday
Latest Episodes
NEOM Explained: Saudi Arabia’s $500B Smart City in the Desert
Saudi Arabia is building NEOM—a $500B mirror-walled smart city in the desert. Is it the future… or a luxury surveillance trap that might literally melt itself?
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Human Organs in Mice? The Rise of Hybrid Creatures (S1E5 Trailer)
Scientists grew human organs inside mice—and now hybrid creatures are real. In this teaser, we unpack the science, the ethics, and why it feels like we’ve stepped into a sci-fi horror plot.
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2:59
Bots That Blackmail, Mice With Human Guts, and Alien Signals
In this episode of Sci-Fi Realities, we’re talking blackmailing bots, mice with human organs, and strange signals from under Antarctica’s icy crust. From Anthropic’s AI going full mob boss to scientists creating chimera creatures that ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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20:18
Earth 2.0: The Great Billionaire Escape Plan
While AI ignores shutdown commands, billionaires are building escape pods from reality. Tour the fever dreams of the ultra-wealthy: Saudi Arabia's $500 billion mirror death ray, Honduras getting sued by its own charter city, and Silicon Valley ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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NASA’s Asteroid Simulation, UK Plans to Dim the Sun, and Mars Is Doing Fine
The UK wants to dim the sun, NASA’s prepping for asteroid impact, and Earth is clearly over us. In this episode of Sci-Fi Realities, Sophia breaks down solar geoengineering experiments, real asteroid threats, and why Mars—populated entirely by ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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