How will education change to support the future economic shift putting many out of work without relevant skills? Harry feels like he's already participating in this future as part of his On Deck fellowship. And he discusses that and more with Sam in this episode. 

The popularity of eSports is ever-growing. Thousands attend in-person events and millions stream worldwide. Video game publishers are increasing their focus on eSports when developing and marketing their games. With the growing popularity, will we see eSports go a similar way to physical sports with training camps for children and how will parents respond to their child saying they want to be an eSports player? Sam and Harry discuss eSports and the parallels between it and physical sport. 

In 2007 the video game Bioshock released. In the game, Andrew Ryan, a megalomaniac built his own city underwater with the idea of 'no gods or kings, only man'. In this episode, Sam and Harry talk about what would happen if a billionaire built their own city. Decentralized power and water? A city governed by smart contracts and code? Listen to this episode to hear wild ideas on what a city built from scratch could look like. 

- Seasteading

- Nevada bill would allow tech companies to create governments

- Direct democracy 

- Smart contracts

"Steamtech Mayhem"

Music by Eric Matyas

www.soundimage.org 

They say the only guarantees in life are life, death and taxes. But what if we could stop death? The average lifespan has increased in the past century dramatically, can it increase further? Scientific advancements over the next decade could reduce mortality by treating illnesses such as HIV, AIDS and maybe even cancer. And there's a chance that we could reverse ageing along with this so we're happy and healthy at age 1000. Join Sam and Harry as they discuss the potential of immortality and the consequences that would bring. 

- First hint that body’s ‘biological age’ can be reversed

- mRNA vaccine protects monkeys against HIV-like virus

- Worm lifespans extended 500 percent in surprising new aging study

"Steamtech Mayhem"

Music by Eric Matyas

www.soundimage.org

In recent years, there's been an explosion in ways to monitor our health, from the obvious, like an Apple Watch, to the more specific, like Levels, which monitors blood sugar levels. Join Sam and Harry while they discuss the state of medical sensors and where they think more sensors will be. 

- Apple Watch

- Levels 

- Eight Sleep

"Steamtech Mayhem"

Music by Eric Matyas

www.soundimage.org

Since their founding, Twitter and Facebook have considered themselves to be town squares. But division is more rife now than ever, will they remain town squares? Or will various tribes move away and meet on their own platform with like-minded individuals away from the social network giants' moderation. And should we identify ourselves before signing up to social networks? Join Sam and Harry as they discuss the future of online communities.

"Steamtech Mayhem"

Music by Eric Matyas

www.soundimage.org

Sam Clusker and Harry Moy discuss the future of retail. With the pandemic causing many physical locations to close, will we see the high-street become a thing of the past? And why are companies like Nike switching to a direct-to-consumer model? Where do supermarkets stand in all this? We discuss these questions and imagine what retail will look like in the future.

- The Economist Future of Shopping special report that kickstarted the conversation

- How Nike is using DTC and data to expand its empire

"Steamtech Mayhem"

Music by Eric Matyas

www.soundimage.org

Sam and Harry discuss technology and culture. As we're becoming more aware as a society of the impact of technological change, much less so than in the 20th century, will we see the speed of technology change slow down? How do we respond to the uses of AI and big data? And will we see a shift in entertainment as artists could look to be better compensated for their content? How will customers respond to this?

- Sam's article that triggered this discussion

- U.K. House of Lords report on AI

- NFTs, explained

Welcome to the first episode of Future Talk, the podcast all about the future. Sam Clusker and Harry Moy from Futurae Fidelis discuss remote working in this episode. The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the rise of remote-working, and some may not go back to the office. But what does this mean for the wider economy and will this shift cause inequality to increase?