FUTURES Podcast
1) Applied Science Fiction w/ Stephen Oram
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 implicati...Show More
2) Why Machines Can’t Replace Us w/ Neil Lawrence
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 e...Show More
3) Prototyping Near-Future Worlds w/ Liam Young | Dubai Future Forum 2024
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 ...Show More
4) Decoding Animal Communication w/ Jane Lawton | Dubai Future Forum 2024
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 ho...Show More
5) Merging Technology & Nature w/ Koert van Mensvoort | Dubai Future Forum 2024
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 ...Show More
6) Intergenerational Futures Thinking w/ Adam El Rafey | Dubai Future Forum 2024
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 th...Show More
7) Intelligence Augmentation w/ Prof. Pattie Maes | Dubai Future Forum 2024
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 hu...Show More
8) Dreaming the Future w/ Pierre-Christophe Gam | Dubai Future Forum 2024
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 dr...Show More
9) Designing Brain-Computer Interfaces w/ Conor Russomanno
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 the adv...Show More
10) Why Tech Needs Feminism w/ Dr. Eleanor Drage & Dr. Kerry McInerney
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 importanc...Show More