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August 13, 2017Throwing rocks at the Google busDoes the digital world fall short of what it initially promised?...more30minPlay
August 06, 2017A future of reform, not retributionPrisons of the future focus on rehabilitation - not retribution. And what if new technology could keep offenders in their own homes and prevent them from committing new crimes?...more29minPlay
July 30, 2017Cruising into the future - and the true cost of living digitalThe cruise line industry is booming. The bigger the boats, the larger the profits. But what, if any, are the engineering and environmental limits?...more29minPlay
July 23, 2017How to make spaghetti bologneseSocial researcher and author Rebecca Huntley uses the recipe for this very popular and accessible dish to highlight the varied threats to our future food supply from global climate change....more29minPlay
July 16, 2017Animals and technologyDigital technology is opening up new relationships between humans and animals – instead of alienating us from nature as in the past....more29minPlay
July 09, 2017One Health, many threatsThe “One Health” movement is about understanding the connection between the human condition and the health of the environment....more29minPlay
July 02, 2017The problem with “humanity”, a museum of failure and cracking a medieval codeFailure, disaster and challenges - it's all part of human nature and the future....more29minPlay
June 25, 2017Dynamic pricing - and should AI be granted “legal personhood”?Algorithms use your data to determine the maximum you as an individual are prepared to pay products and services. And - should Artificial Intelligence be granted legal rights?...more29minPlay
June 18, 2017How to problem solve - the ultimate problemNeuroscientist Robert Burton reckons our brains simply aren’t up to tackling the problems of the complexity of modern life. Could collective intelligence help?...more29minPlay
June 11, 2017What future democracy?Is democracy as we know it doomed? And could there be alternative forms of political representation?...more29minPlay