Chris was at the Rochester Institute of Technology to see where education in the photographic sciences will take us in the future. Videos from the visit: Scrabble Drop, Drip Drip, Balloon Pop, Streak Photography, Electron Microscopy, Full Series. An article about Harold Edgerton. Also: Did you know, we use the future of audio processing (a system called Auphonic) to make these episodes sound as sweet as possible? But Auphonic processing time costs actual money. To help us keep sounding as smashing as we do, we'd love it if you could help us out by donating some Auphonic credits

Made up story: Once upon a time a man called Steve invented a new camera. It was quite small and he only had room for one lens. He chose one a little bit wide but not properly wide. For the next 10 years, most new cameras had basically the same lens. Do YOU like 28mme? Is it the new “normal”? What should be considered normal now? Aspect ratios have changed. Video is more popular. If cameras of the future shipped with a kit prime rather than a zoom, what should it be? What impact will 28mme have on the future of photography?

Digital compact cameras are on the way out. Smartphones have taken over that segment for good. But Zeiss is looking at the segment with a fresh approach. Their announced ZX1 camera (introduction video) is a full-frame mirrorless camera with a fixed 35mm f/2.0 lens. But what's even more interesting is that it ditched the card slots in favor of an internal 512MB SSD and comes with built-in Lightroom Mobile.