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

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 Institute for Futures Studies

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 Studies

‘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

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

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

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

Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

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

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

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