FUTURES Podcast

Arthur I. Miller shares his insights on machine generated artwork, the impact of artificial intelligence on the cultural landscape, and how computers are challenging our understanding of what it mean…

Academic John Danaher shares his insights into the possibility of a post-work economy, the impact of increasing automation, and how our future might be determined by either becoming a cyborg or retre…

Transhumanists Max More & Natasha Vita-More discuss their contributions to the field of transhumanism, the philosophical concept of morphological freedom, and how we can work to leverage advanced tec…

Quantitive futurist Amy Webb discusses the importance of trend forecasting, the global challenges faced by modern businesses, and the tools you need for thinking like a futurist.

Amy Webb is a quanti…

Professor Jack Qiu discusses iSlavery by exploring the ways factory workers are oppressed, how notorious corporations build systems of exploitation, and sharing what activists are doing to fight back…

Cyborg anthropologist Amber Case discusses new forms of interaction between humans and computers, how we can design with sound, and the emerging field of calm technology.

Amber Case studies the inter…

Virtual reality (VR) pioneer Jeremy Bailenson discusses how VR experiences can change our perception of self, increase empathy, and lead to new forms of social interaction.

Jeremy Bailenson is the fo…

Author and media commentator Rachel Botsman discusses trust, collaborative consumption, and innovative new uses for blockchain technology.

Rachel is the leading global authority on an explosive new e…

Therapist Michael Carthy discusses how he uses virtual reality to help individuals overcome anxiety, conquer their phobias and tackle their fears.

Virtual Reality Therapy (VRT) is backed by twenty ye…

Performance artist Dani Ploeger discusses electronic waste (e-waste), planned obsolescence of technology and the posthuman in performance.

Dani's work investigates and subverts the spectacles of sex,…

Carla Gannis discusses emoji, using augmented reality for creativity and the current state of digital art in New York.

Carla is an American artist and Industry Professor of Integrated Digital Media a…

Professor Steve Fuller discusses transhumanism, how scientists should approach risk, and what it means to be human in the 21st Century.

Steve is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick,…

Cybersexpert Dr. Trudy Barber discusses the history of cybersex, the future of teledildonics, and the emerging field of sex robotics.

For the past 20 years Trudy has been investigating how people bec…

Professor of Cybernetics Kevin Warwick discusses augmenting human capabilities, the exciting field of robotics, and what it means to be a cyborg.

His pioneering research into robots with biological b…

On this show we meet the scientists, technologists, artists and philosophers working to imagine the sorts of developments that might dramatically alter what it means to be human.

Some of their predic…