Episodes 95
Avg. Duration 1h 1m
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Since Dec 2019
Latest Episode Feb 2025

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Every 2 Weeks
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About This Podcast

The FUTURES Podcast explores the multitude of possible tomorrows. Meet the scientists, technologists, artists and philosophers working to imagine the sorts of developments that might dramatically alter what it means to be human. Hosted by Luke Robert Mason.

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Applied Science Fiction w/ Stephen Oram

Feb 12, 2025 44m

Science Fiction Author Stephen Oram shares his insights on collaborating with scientists to transform research into speculative storytelling, using near-future fiction to explore the ethical…

Why Machines Can't Replace Us w/ Neil Lawrence

Feb 03, 2025 1h 9m

Computer Scientist Neil Lawrence shares his insights on what machine intelligence can teach us about being human, the risks of relying on technologies that prioritise efficiency and scalability over…

Prototyping Near-Future Worlds w/ Liam Young | Dubai Future Forum 2024

Jan 29, 2025 26m Bonus

Architect Liam Young shares his thoughts on how science fiction can be a powerful tool for prototyping new possibilities, why problems like climate change urgently need planetary-scale solutions, and…

Decoding Animal Communication w/ Jane Lawton | Dubai Future Forum 2024

Jan 22, 2025 22m Bonus

Earth Species Project's Jane Lawton shares her insights on how artificial intelligence is used to decode animal communication, how new technology challenges human-centric views of intelligence, and…

Merging Technology & Nature w/ Koert van Mensvoort | Dubai Future Forum 2024

Jan 20, 2025 28m Bonus

Philosopher Koert van Mensvoort shares his insights into humanity's ever-evolving relationship with nature, how integrating technology and biology can support ecology, and the possibility of becoming…

Intergenerational Futures Thinking w/ Adam El Rafey | Dubai Future Forum 2024

Jan 15, 2025 18m Bonus

Young Change Advocate Adam El Rafey shares his thoughts on why ability, not age, should determine opportunity, how to reimagine education towards problem-based learning, and how the adaptability of…

Intelligence Augmentation w/ Prof. Pattie Maes | Dubai Future Forum 2024

Jan 13, 2025 26m Bonus

MIT Media Lab's Prof. Pattie Maes shares her insights on using technology to enhance human potential and agency, developing wearable systems to support cognition and learning, and designing ethical…

Dreaming the Future w/ Pierre-Christophe Gam | Dubai Future Forum 2024

Jan 08, 2025 33m Bonus

Conceptual Artist Pierre-Christophe Gam shares his thoughts on the transformative power of imagination to shape reality, the potential of the African continent to become a global leader, and how to…

Designing Brain-Computer Interfaces w/ Conor Russomanno

Jul 15, 2024 29m Bonus

Founder & CEO of OpenBCI Conor Russomanno shares his thoughts on what neurotechnology can teach us about being human, the ethical challenges of designing devices to measure brain activity, and…

Why Tech Needs Feminism w/ Dr. Eleanor Drage & Dr. Kerry McInerney

Jun 10, 2024 50m

Senior Research Fellows Dr. Eleanor Drage and Dr. Kerry McInerney share their insights on how artificial intelligence will impact society, using a feminist lens to rethink innovation and the…

A Right to Cognitive Liberty w/ Prof. Nita Farahany

May 27, 2024 26m Bonus

Legal scholar Nita Farahany shares her insights into protecting our privacy through the right to cognitive liberty, how neuro-technology can enhance our understanding of mental health, and why the…

Human Rights & Robot Wrongs w/ Dr. Susie Alegre

May 22, 2024 31m

Human rights lawyer Dr. Susie Alegre shares her insights into the threat artificial intelligence poses to human creativity, the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in…

Reclaiming Tech w/ Jeremy Gilbert, Alex Williams & Alison Winch

Apr 29, 2024 48m

Cultural & Political Theorists Jeremy Gilbert, Alex Williams & Alison Winch share their insights on the societal impacts of technological innovation, the hegemonic power of the Silicon Valley…

Engineering a Better Future w/ Dr. Shini Somara

Apr 08, 2024 33m

Mechanical Engineer Shini Somara shares her thoughts on why we need impactful storytelling in science communication, how diversity drives innovation in STEM, and why imagination is key to…

Blockchain Radicals w/ Joshua Dávila

Apr 02, 2024 41m

Blockchain Socialist Joshua Dávila shares his insights on using blockchain technology to challenge capitalism, why we should take a techno-probabalistic approach to crypto, and how to build a more…

Protopian Stories for Better Tomorrows w/ Ari Wallach

Mar 11, 2024 1h 21m

Futurist Ari Wallach shares his insights into why we need ethical long-term visions that prioritise humanity, the importance of transgenerational empathy, and how to co-construct inclusive stories…

Eaten by the Internet w/ Dr. Corinne Cath & Dr. Fieke Jansen

Mar 04, 2024 51m

Researchers Dr. Corinne Cath & Dr. Fieke Jansen share their insights into critical approaches to internet infrastructure, the environmental costs of data centres, and how to reimagine our…

Space Settlements on Mars w/ Kelly & Zach Weinersmith

Feb 26, 2024 1h

Authors Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith share their insights into the challenge of building settlements on Mars, how extended periods in extra-terrestrial environments would impact our body…

Mathematics as Science Fiction w/ Prof. Ian Stewart

Feb 19, 2024 1h 37m

Mathematician Prof. Ian Stewart shares his strategies for explaining abstract mathematical concepts to the public, the role imagination can play in education, and how science fiction can assist in…

Human Extinction w/ Dr. Émile P. Torres & Prof. Steve Fuller

Jan 29, 2024 1h 31m

Philosopher Dr. Émile P. Torres & sociologist Prof. Steve Fuller share their thoughts on the history of human extinction, how apocalyptic narratives inform culture, and what it means to live in…

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