15MinuteFutures
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15MinuteFutures
I am a policy and strategy guy who is passionate about creating a better future for all humans.
Recent Episodes
11 episodes
E11 - The future of energy
In this episode of 15 Minute Futures, we hear from world-class energy expert, John Hancock, who confronts the challenge of feeding our insatiable appe...
E9 - Could gene editing eradicate pests forever?
In this episode of 15MinuteFutures, we interview Professor Neil Gemmell from the University of Otago, New Zealand. Together, we explore the incredibl...
E8 - Why we should panic about climate change
In the latest episode of 15MinuteFutures, we are trying something new - interviewing someone who is actually an expert on the topic!
In o...
E10 - How your stories create your future
Want to know how to shape your future? According to world-leading expert and UNESCO Chair of Future Studies, Professor Sohail Inayatullah, just chang...
E7 - How nanotechnology changes everything
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...
E6 - How to survive robots taking our jobs
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, b...
E5 - Can a computer really be intelligent?
Have you ever wondered whether #computers might some day get more intelligent than humans? Is all the noise about artificially intelligent (#AI) robot...
E3 - Will bio-engineering make us Gods?
Is #bioengineering elevating #humans to gods? If so, what does this mean for the future of organised religion?
E2 - A sneaky 3D printed revolution
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...
E1 - Are you ready for food that's fabricated, rather than grown?
We have 2 billion extra people joining us on the planet by 2050. How on earth will we feed all these extra people? Listen and find out!
E4 - Is our future a perpetual computer simulation?
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...