Futuremakers

1:02:28 | Nov 10th, 2019

Nuclear energy is still a controversial idea for many people, with dangerous accidents and destructive bombs being at the top of their minds when they hear the words, yet other renewable energy source...Show More

29:30 | Mar 22nd, 2020

Originally recorded back in September 2019 at the AI@Oxford Conference held at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, this 'live' episode sees Prof. Millican joined by: Mitchell Baker (Chair...Show More

39:25 | Mar 15th, 2020

Climate migration hit the headlines in January, when the United Nations made a landmark ruling (https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/01/1055671) about the legal rights of those displaced by a climate cri...Show More

1:05:41 | Mar 8th, 2020

The world is getting hotter, drier, and more crowded. By 2050, there will be ten billion humans across the globe, while at the same time there may be far less land suitable for growing food. There's a...Show More

21:34 | Dec 19th, 2019

In this bonus ‘reaction’ episode, we chat to several Oxford academics who were either at, or closely following the recent events at COP 25.   We ask them what (if anything) was decided at the meeting ...Show More

24:28 | Dec 15th, 2019

In this special bonus episode, originally recorded on 25th November, Professor Millican travels to the Bank of England to interview its Governor, Mark Carney. This episode was recorded before it was a...Show More

58:40 | Dec 8th, 2019

Solving climate change can involve either mitigation – reducing the greenhouse gases we’re putting into the atmosphere – or adaptation – the process of adjusting to our changing environment. In the la...Show More

49:30 | Dec 1st, 2019

In 2010, Jeffrey Mazo outlined in his book ‘How global warming threatens security and what to do about it’ four ways in which climate and environmental change could produce security threats: ·     a g...Show More