15MinuteFutures

In this episode of 15 Minute Futures, we hear from world-class energy expert, John Hancock, who confronts the challenge of feeding our insatiable appetite for energy, without worsening carbon emissions. Have a listen and discover what the greatest hope for humanity for a clean energy looks like...

In this episode of 15MinuteFutures, we interview Professor Neil Gemmell from the University of Otago, New Zealand. Together, we explore the incredible developments in genetic engineering and the potential for things like eliminating malaria, saving native species and possibly even de-extinction in the future.

In the latest episode of 15MinuteFutures, we are trying something new - interviewing someone who is actually an expert on the topic!

In our latest episode, we interview the wonderful Wendy McGuinness of the McGuinness Institute and discover why it's time to panic about climate change!

But don't worry - she also shows us how we might use crowd-sourcing to fix things :)

Have a listen right here and let's start fixing the planet

Want to know how to shape your future? According to world-leading expert and UNESCO Chair of Future Studies, Professor Sohail Inayatullah, just change your stories!

Brain-cloud interfaces, the ability to regenerate our organs, and robots that fight diseases at the cellular level. That's right, this episode is all about #nanotechnology. From spaghetti-resistant shirts to amazing new ways to fight cancer; it's all here in the seventh episode of 15MinuteFutures (see link below).

How well do you really understand this cutting-edge technology? Are you confident that #business is using it responsibly? Is #government doing enough to regulate it? Are we consuming it intelligently as consumers? Why should we even care? Because soon it's going to be on and in everything, including you! And it comes with both big potential risks and rewards.

Most people exploring the future of #work have focused on how #computers are going to take the jobs of humans. But what can we actually do about it, both as individuals and as a society?

Is it even possible to get the benefits of automation without accepting large scale #human suffering that comes from robots taking all our jobs? Have a listen to the latest episode below and find out!

Have you ever wondered whether #computers might some day get more intelligent than humans? Is all the noise about artificially intelligent (#AI) robots taking our jobs real...or just hype?

In the latest episode of 15MinuteFutures podcast, we explore all these questions and give you some great tips for surviving a world filled with artificially-intelligent machines.

Is #bioengineering elevating #humans to gods? If so, what does this mean for the future of organised religion?

3D printing has been around for at least 30 years. But, a bit like a sleeping giant, it hasn’t had much of an impact on our day to day lives until now. But there are signs that 3D printing is about to ‘go big’.

We’ve come a long way since the first primitive applications of virtual reality, which were 360 degree paintings of war scenes designed to immerse the viewer. And with Pokemon Go, augmented reality is now also starting to go mainstream.

In the near future, it’s going to be impossible to tell the difference between virtual and actual reality. This will create major new opportunities for work and pleasure. But are we ready for the hidden risks and ethical questions of these new technologies?

Will the surgeons, teachers and sports heroes of the future all be trained using virtual reality? Will augmented reality make us all smarter, funnier and more sexy? Or will this new technology enslave us like social media, but ultimately leave us feeling empty and more isolated?

We explore these questions and more in this episode of ’15 minute futures’.