FARSIGHT
FARSIGHT is a quarterly publication by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies that features narrated articles and conversations with leading futures thinkers. The podcast explores trends, scenarios, and insights about the future across various domains. It aims to provide listeners with a deeper understanding of emerging developments and their potential impacts.
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How Close to the Sun?
In the 14th century, Ibn Khaldûn opined that history moves in a cyclical formation, governed by the deterioration and rebirth of dynasties and civilisations. Other macrohistorians since have attempted to parse the rhythm of history. Grand historical narratives promise a future we can see coming. That is both their attraction and their defect.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at th
In Praise of Folly
The history of ideas is a history of error. Prominent scientists once believed people lived on the surface of suns — a view we now find absurd. But folly comes in many forms, and its history may be less a catalogue of embarrassments than an unlikely guide to how far we have yet to go.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Author: Thomas MoynihanNarrator: August Leo Lil
Have we enslaved the machines?
The 20th century French philosopher Gilbert Simondon believed that humankind harbours a primitive and xenophobic attitude to the technologies it creates. Today, we are surrounded by conversations about acceleration and automation, with the philosopher’s thought offering a uniquely provocative take on alienation in the futureSubscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the InstituteAuthor:
Enslaved to the mechanical idea?
On the long history and possible future of Europe's uneasy relationship to American automation.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute.Author: Tallulah RichardsNarration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
The Future of Being a Futurist w/ Anders Sandberg
After a long summer break, FARSIGHT co-hosts Casper and August get meta with the Swedish superfuturist, Anders Sandberg, in the studio, reflecting on the future of their profession.What kinds of societal conditions give rise to successful futurists? How has the role of the futurist changed over the past few decades? In what ways might using AI in futures studies either aid (or inhibit) the core te
Chat-shaming
As generative AI disrupts the balance between effort and reward in writing and creativity, shame nevertheless remains at work, as a hidden mechanism of social control. Might a cultural backlash to generative AI cause widespread 'chat-shaming', and if so, how?Written and narrated by Toke HanghøjSubscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute.Published by the Copenhagen Institute
Porn Without People: The Promise and Failure of Sex-Tech
AI promises a pornography without abuse, without performers, without limits – and, apparently, without much imagination. Might the biggest disappointment of AI porn be how boring it is?This article was first featured in Issue 17: The Future of Vice. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Josh SimsNarration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)Published b
What needs to be true for the AI predictions to unfold?
Expectations are that AI will automate a significant percentage of the knowledge economy’s workforce and make their jobs redundant. We dig into the futurist toolbox to interrogate this assumption – punctuated by a provocative scenario snippet from 2030.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the InstituteAuthor: Toke HanghøjNarration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)Publish
History of the Future: Fred Polak
Writing in the ruins of post-war Europe, Dutch futurist Fred Polak argued that societies rise and fall based on the vitality of their images of the future. By that measure, he believed, Western civilization was headed for terminal decline. In his 1953 masterwork The Image of the Future, Polak traced how magnetic visions of tomorrow, whether religious or revolutionary, had pulled history forward si
What is the drug of the future?
From the utopian ideals of LSD in the sixties to the grunge-infused nihilism of heroin in the nineties, culture and intoxication seem to have always mirrored each other. Might uncovering the nebulous relationship between drug and zeitgeist help us predict our future high?Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute.Author: August Leo LiljenbergNarration: August Leo Liljenber
Short-form Futures
Time and technology are inextricably linked. For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, doing things slowly, inefficiently, and without precision looks existentially preferable. The Information Age is replacing sloth with speed as its new Deadly Sin.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the InstituteAuthor: Caitlin van BommelNarration: Manya Lind (with ElevenLabs AI)Publis
History of the Future: Pierre Wack
Mysticism meets Big Oil in the tale of Pierre Wack, the eccentric French economist who brought scenario planning to the corporate world during the geopolitically turbulent 1970s.Then, as today, a war in the Middle East upset global energy markets, showing the limitations of traditional forecasting. Yet not everyone was equally unprepared. Wack and his team of scenario planners at Royal Dutch Shell
A World Falling Apart
Mythical stories of future doom have been supplanted by scientifically grounded ones, with the interconnectedness and complexity of our world-system pushing us closer towards a scenario of inescapable global collapse.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute.Author: Christian Kaarup BaronNarration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)Published by the Copenhagen Inst
The Coming Entropic World Order w/ Parag Khanna
Theories that inaccurately observe the present will inevitably fall short in predicting the future. Yet, our dominant frameworks for understanding international relations remain anchored in assumptions about power and sovereignty that no longer hold. If we want to grasp where geopolitics is actually heading, we need a new lens. Dr Parag Khanna argues that lens is entropy: the accelerating dispersa
Technological Tipping Points and the LinkedInification of Identity w/ Andrew Maynard
We are joined by Andrew Maynard, scientist, author, and Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions at Arizona State University, to discuss phase shifts, technological risk, and the accelerating LinkedInification of human expression. Andrew Maynard writes the "future of being human" substack https://www.futureofbeinghuman.com/ and co-hosts the Modem Futura podcast.Subscribe to FARSIGHT in print b
History of the Future: Bertrand de Jouvenel
Political philosopher turned futurist, Bertrand de Jouvenel is one of the foundational figures in futures studies. His life and thought were deeply shaped by the defining upheavals of the 20th century — the rise of fascism, the catastrophe of World War II, and the titanic ideological struggle of the Cold War.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute.Hosts: Casper Skovga
Trains Across Europe
Trains and rail once symbolised progress and modernity in Europe. Today, they have more-so come to represent ideas of social equity and public good – an unassuming but universally accessible means of transport. Could rail reclaim its lost significance and prestige – and if so, what would it take?Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute.Author: Casper Skovgaard Peters
The Ambiguity of Utopia
Since its invention in the sixteenth century, the idea of 'Utopia' has carried an inherent ambiguity. Suspended between reality and fiction, the emancipatory and the fatal, two conflicting meanings have clung to the word for centuries and continue to do so today, as visions of utopia are making a comeback among tech billionaires and Saudi Arabian royalty alike.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by beco
History of the Future: Herman Kahn
Kahn the genius, Kahn the futurist, Kahn the psychopath. The FARSIGHT hosts take a closer look at the life and legacy of one of the 20th century’s most influential futurists and public intellectuals.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute.Hosts: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & August Leo LiljenbergSourcesAlex Abella: Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise
The Case for Critical Hope
When confronted with the great crises of our time, a sense of hope about the future can seem naïve at best, or even counterproductive if it leads to complacency.Yet thinkers across psychology, behavioural science, and philosophy recognise hope as an essential driver of social and societal change. Far from being a passive sentiment, hope paired with purposeful action enables humans to imagine alter
The Prediction Problem
Most futurists prefer the exploration of multiple potential scenarios over determinate paths. Some will say prediction is entirely impossible – but is this necessarily true?Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute.Author: Christian Kaarup BaronNarration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Has Faith in Progress Lost its Footing?
Across wealthy societies, citizens no longer believe the future will be better than the past. The idea of progress as an inevitable historical force was born in the Western world – now it may be drawing its last breath there, too.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute.Authors: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & Suus HulsenNarration: Manya Lind (with ElevenLabs AI)Publishe
The Limitless Future w/ Thomas Moynihan
We now understand that the future is not fixed but contingent – it can unfold in an endless number of ways, its outcome hinging on both choice and chance. When did humans discover that the future is undecided, and what did it mean? We’re joined by Thomas Moynihan, a thinker and author interested in X-risk, deep possibility, planetary-scale thinking, and the history of human self-understanding. Tho
The Shape of Knowledge to Come
With artificial intelligence comes radical change in how information is both created and retained. What place do humans have in future knowledge ecologies?Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute.Author: Caitlin van BommelNarration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
The History and Future of Societal Collapse w/ Luke Kemp
How have societies collapsed in the past? Are we heading towards a global societal collapse? And, if looking towards history, is collapse always necessarily a bad thing when viewed from the perspective of the 99%?In this podcast, Luke Kemp (re)-joins us for yet another episode of FARSIGHT to talk about his latest book Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse. Luke Kemp is a
The Futures of European Migration
Once a minor concern, migration now ranks as one of Europe’s top political issues among voters. As fertility rates decline and strategic independence becomes a priority, calls for both low- and high-skilled immigration are growing among Europe’s leaders. We sketch out four scenarios for the future of European migration.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the InstituteAuthor: Pat
Pax Geriatrica w/ Mark Haas
As the world grows older, will it also become more peaceful by consequence?We speak to Mark Haas, Professor of Political Science at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and author of The Geriatric Peace: Population Aging and the Decline of War (Oxford University Press). Ageing, Haas says, will not only increase the cost and lessen the preferences and capacity for war in aged countries - it will also
The New Human
Worldwide digital connectedness increasingly resembles an external brain, and the ability to perceive the digital world has become indispensible to us. Is the tree of evolution sprouting a new branch?Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Peter HesseldahlNarration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Stud
Macrofutures, Myths, and Metaphors w/ Sohail Inayatullah
Sohail Inayatullah is a pioneer in futures studies, most famous for developing the Causal Layered Analysis - a technique for investigate the role of myths, metaphors, and narratives in constructing and imagining possible futures. He us joins us to discuss the centrality of language in futures thinking, the connection between macrohistory and futures studies, and the role of the futurist in today&#
Tomorrow's Vacation w/ Jenny Southan
As the summer break winds down, journalist and trend forecaster Jenny Southan joins us to explore the futures of travel and tourism. We discuss the differences between the two, what measures dense urban centres might adopt to mitigate overtourism, how climate change and ageing populations could reshape travel patterns, and whether the Katy Perry really deserved being vilified in the press for goin
Silicon Futures
In the second half of the twentieth century, microchips quietly became as vital to global stability and human progress as oil. To better understand Europe’s future role in the semiconductor industry, we speak to Chris Miller, author of Chip War, for his insights.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the InstituteAuthor: Caitlin van BommelNarration: Manya Lind (with ElevenLabs AI)P
Futurology and the Cold War: Emancipation or Control w/ Jenny Andersson
Studying the future was never a value-neutral project. The origins of modern futures research (known in the 1950s and 60s as ‘futurology’), lies in the ideological struggle between capitalism and communism during the Cold War. On both sides of the Iron Curtain, the future was something to be managed and controlled in the service of a dominant ideology. That briefly changed in the 1970s with the em
European Futures: Four Scenarios for the Next Decade
Three of the Institute’s resident futurists engage in a classic scenario-planning exercise, crafting four distinct snapshots of the continent’s future along two axes of uncertainty: European cohesion and global collaboration.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the InstituteAuthors: Daria Krivonos, Patrick Henry Gallen, and Carsten BeckNarration: August Leo Liljenberg (with Eleven
Catastrophising Collapse w/ Luke Kemp
Author and existential risk researcher Luke Kemp joins us to discuss how to avoid the end of the world – and why the techno-utopianists may send us barrelling towards global disaster. Kemp’s upcoming book is Goliath’s Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the InstituteGuest: Luke KempHosts: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & August Le
The Media & Morphospace of History
For most of human history we believed that everything that could happen, had already happened, and would happen again – ad infinitum. The rise of novel media technologies would change that. From books to computers, the medium with which we record and process information grants us access to history's forking paths.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the InstituteAuthor: Thomas
Neurofutures w/ Kerstin Preuschoff and Ewa Lombard
What goes on in our brains when we think about the future – and why are some individuals and cultures more adept at dealing with ambiguity, uncertainty, and risk? Our guests are Kerstin Presuchoff and Ewa Lombard, neuroscientists at LUCID (Laboratory for Uncertainty, Collective Intelligence & Decision Making) in Geneva. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute.Guests
The Currency For a Greener Future?
The ‘carbon coin’, first proposed in 2019, then popularised through science fiction, is a proposal for making carbon capture and mitigation profitable – the carrot to carbon taxing’s stick. All it takes is getting the world’s governments and central banks on board. We spoke to Delton Chen, the Australian civil engineer and geo-hydrologist who first thought of the idea.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by beco
Too Much Information
From Socrates’ warnings about writing leading to forgetfulness, to today’s anxieties about AI-induced brainrot, every new media technology has sparked fears of cognitive decline. But does generative AI pose a uniquely profound threat to our ability to think for ourselves?Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute.Author: Casper Skovgaard PetersenNarrator: Casper Skovgaard
Solutions to Planetary Problems w/ Nils Gilman
Some problems are simply too big for nation states to solve. In this episode, we speak to historian and futurist Nils Gilman, co-author of Children of a Modest Star. Planetary challenges, such as climate change, pandemics, space junk, require radically reimagining governance - and Gilman talks to us about how this could be achieved.Nils Gilman is Executive Vice President of the Berggruen Institute
The Anything-to-Everything Future Is Here
With AI, all the products of human creativity become malleable. Stories and images flow seamlessly across formats – in constant flux and open to reimagination. What does this all mean for the role of human creators? Creative Lead of GenMedia Resarch at Google DeepMind, Matthieu Lorrain, answers our questions and paints a picture of a future-that-might-be.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures
The Tech Coup
There’s a coup against democracy happening, says Dutch politician Marietje Schaake, who warns against the growing influence of tech giants on society. But if Europe wants to use the technology on its own terms it will come at a cost.This article was originally published by MandagMorgen.It has been translated and edited for use in FARSIGHT.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the I
Futurism Has Become Reactionary w/ Karim Jebari
More from Stockholm. We visit futurist and philosopher Karim Jebari from the Mimir Centre for Long-Term Futures Research at Sweden's Institute for Futures Studies. Jebari researches transhumanism, our future in space, climate change, and other existential risks. He believes that futurism has become reactionary and backward-looking. Why? We get Jebari's answer (and much more).Subscribe to F
Gold, Guns, and Greenbacks
The history (and possible future) of dollar hegemony.Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute.Author: August Leo LiljenbergNarration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Visiting Sweden’s Superfuturist w/ Dr Anders Sandberg
We travel to Stockholm to visit Dr Anders Sandberg at the Mimir Centre for Long Term Futures Research – part of the Swedish Institute for Futures Studies – for a conversation on existential risks posed by AI, the state of futures studies today, being a polymath in the Nordics, and why there are so many Swedish futurists...
Sandberg holds a PhD in computational neuroscience and was previously a Re
Cash Out
As digital payments take over, cash is disappearing – but should we think twice? From privacy concerns to power dynamics, the push toward a cashless society raises questions about control, choice, and trust.
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Author: Josh Sims
Narration: August Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studi
Wisdom in Wagers
The recent boom in prediction markets has breathed new life into an old debate: does the wisdom of the crowd combined with financial incentives produce the best forecasts of future events?
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Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen
Narrator: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studie
When Models Mislead
Climate economists are playing dice with our future. Some are now sounding the alarm that the models they rely on are fundamentally flawed.
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Authors: Mikolaj Kowalewski & Caitlin van Bommel
Narrator: Manya Lind (with ElevenLabs AI)
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Bodiless Pleasures
We speak to researcher and adult content creator Aella about sex, technology, artificial wombs, and the future of disembodied sex.
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Author: Caitlin van Bommel & August Leo Liljenberg
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
The Beauty Revolution
The ubiquity of smartphones and social media has turbocharged visual culture. With the addition of increasingly sophisticated and affordable cosmetic surgeries, beauty standards are pushed into strange new territories.
Caroline Zielinski
Narration: Manya Lind (with ElevenLabs AI)
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
How the UN Plans to Govern for Generations to Come
Future generations lack political representation, constituting ‘shadow interests’ in our systems of governance. Yet ensuring their wellbeing may soon become a political concern.
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Author: Nicklas Larsen & Thor Svanholm Gustavfson
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)
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The Self, Dissolved
Some believe distinctions between the organic and the artificial are meaningless in a techsaturated world. Personality-altering brain implants may force us to rethink this notion.
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Author: Christian Kaarup Baron
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
The Death of Cyber Socialism
Chile's cybernetic control project collapsed in 1972. Why did Project Cybersyn fail, and what can we learn from its history?
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Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen
Narration: Manya Lind (supported by ElevenLabs AI)
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Biohacking for All?
The rich, willing, and techno-optimistic are spending fortunes optimising their biological functions to perpetuate youth. Biohacking, once described as ‘garage transhumanism’, has more than left the garage.
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Author: Caitlin van Bommel
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (supported by ElevenLabs AI)
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Mainstreaming Cryonics
James Arrowood, co-CEO of Alcor Life Extension Foundation, wants a fresh start for the business of reviving the dead.
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Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & August Leo Liljenberg
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
The Painless Future
Transhumanist philosopher David Pearce envisions a world filled with varying sizes of carrots, and no sticks.
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Author: August Leo Liljenberg
Narration: Manya Lind (supported by ElevenLabs AI)
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Fatal Equations
Israel’s deployment of the algorithmic targeting tool 'Lavender' in their ongoing war on Gaza has reignited the debate surrounding the use of autonomous technology for making life-and-death decisions. This raises important questions about a potential future where humans are progressively marginalised from decision-making in conflicts.
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Why Peak Uncertainty is a Myth
Public figures like to claim that the world has never been as volatile and complex as it is today - but is that really the case?
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Author: Alex Fergnani
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (ElevenLabs AI)
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
A Visit
Three archetypal scenarios dominate the public perception of what an eventual encounter with extraterrestrials on Earth will look like. So what happens when the aliens arrive? A task force at the UN has a plan drawn up.
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Author: Christian Kaarup Baron
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (AI with ElevenLabs)
Published by the Copenhagen
The Grounded Mind
New research into mental health is pushing our understanding of the mind-body connection and the intricacies of the brain. What would a more holistic approach to mental wellbeing look like?
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Author: José Manuel Herez Pombo
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (AI with ElevenLabs)
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studi
Treacherous Utopia
‘Longtermism’ has emerged as one of the most influential ideas of our time. But is it safeguarding or sabotaging our common future?
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Authors: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & August Leo Liljenberg
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
The Shape and Size of Wellbeing
Youth attitudes towards the future are increasingly polarised across the world. Could demographic change provide us with an answer as to why?
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Author: August Leo Liljenberg
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (audio generated by ElevenLabs)
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Lunar Power Play
The world’s most populated country is throwing their weight into the space race – but is India a genuine contender?
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Author: Lena Hunter
Narrator: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
No Children of Men
Chemicals are among the primary causes for dwindling sperm counts worldwide. How severe is the global male fertility crisis, and can an impending ‘spermpocalypse’ be avoided? To find out we spoke with two renowned fertility researchers.
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Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen
Narrator: August Leo Liljenberg
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Space for the Few
With recreational spaceflight taking off, onlookers are questioning whether something so grand can ever be for the many.
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Author: Artemis Karagkouni
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Hope - The Pillar That Holds Up the World
Although we may acknowledge the importance of hope in an age that seems plagued by perpetual crisis, is hope genuinely practical, and if it is, what makes it so?
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Author: Sean Pillot de Chenecey
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Technology Leading on Sexuality
From vibrators to sex bots, technology can be a force of sexual liberation, or a tool used to strengthen existing norms and taboos. How might it change what happens behind closed bedroom doors?
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Author: Jasmin Cramon
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Stardust and Dollar Signs
As the mineral-rich wealth of the cosmos is gloated at from Earth, actors are racing towards extracting, as well as regulating, its resources.
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Author: Thor Svanholm
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Europe in Space
An interview with Hermann Ludwig Moeller, Chairman of the European Space Policy Institute.
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Author: August Leo Liljenberg
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Farewell to the Astronaut?
Why there will always be a need for manned space exploration missions, regardless of technological advances in robotics and AI.
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Author: Josh Sims
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
What Will Leisure Mean to Us in the Future?
As technological strides edge us closer to a post-work world, how we perceive ‘down-time’ could undergo a radical transformation.
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Author: Owen Savage
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Excursions With Empathy
Global tourist hotspots are integrating sustainability into their business models as holidaying abroad moves from luxury to necessity.
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Author: Monika Volgyi & Celine Athina Vang
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
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The Ancient Assyrian Who Invented Sci-Fi
Before Thomas More or H.G Wells came the tongue-in-cheek satirist, Lucien of Samosata.
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Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
To Boozy Futures
A civilisational defence of the intoxicant amid cultural retrograde – alcohol.
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Author: August Leo Liljenberg
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Eating & Techno-Pleasures
Technology’s convergence with eating and sex could push both into strange and uncharted territory.
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Author: Sarah Frosh
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
What Gaming Could Be
From VR to crypto and AR to AI – how might emerging technologies intersect with the human desire for play?
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Author: Lena Hunter
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Bored of the Future?
How philosophers and psychologists have tried to answer the question of whether to embrace or resist the mundane – and why efforts seem to be so futile, nonetheless.
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Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Eske Willerselv is Building a Genomic Time Machine
The renowned evolutionary biologist explains why the future of food needs to be rooted in the ancient past – and how he and his team are working to make that happen.
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Author: Emilie Balk-Møller
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Free From Work
Amid job automation, a push toward shorter work weeks, and growing political interest in Universal Basic Income schemes, why does is the idea that work is virtuous still so pervasive?
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Author: Josh Sims
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Running Dry
Climate change will lead to an increase in water crises worldwide. What happens when we lose access to our most vital resource?
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Author: Katrine Østerby
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Does History Repeat Itself?
Cyclical theories of the past rest on questionable assumptions, but can they still help us understand our future?
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Author: Daria Krivonos
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
