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In this episode, hope, and how it enables us to look beyond what seems possible. For more on the book Future Rising: A Journey from the Past to the Edge of Tomorrow, check out http://futurerisingbook.comThis is the last in the current series of
In this episode, we move on from despair to possibility, and how the possible opens up pathways to the futures we aspire to. For more on the book Future Rising: A Journey from the Past to the Edge of Tomorrow, check out http://futurerisingbook.
In this episode, how despair and the future are connected, and what this means for how we think about how our actions impact the lives of others. For more on the book Future Rising: A Journey from the Past to the Edge of Tomorrow, check out htt
In this episode, we tackle one of the most painful but foundational aspects of the future and our relationship with it: Loss.Read more about Sandy Peckinpah here – while this episode draws on her experiences to highlight the connection between
In this episode, we begin to take a walk on the dark side of the future, starting with fear. We’ll be continuing along this darker – but important – path next week as we tackle despair. But we do get to Hope in a couple of episodes’ time, so st
In this episode, how art is connected to the how we think about the future and fuels our imagination of what is possible. If you’re interested in the idea of minimalistic art, here’s a short piece in Vox about all-white paintings. To me, the va
In this episode, how our creativity enables to build bridges toward the future we aspire to. To read more about the 2018 World Economic Future Forum Jobs Report, check out the link here: https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-future-of-jobs-report
In this episode, how our curiosity makes us delightfully discontent with what we know, and why this is important to how we think about the future and our roles in influencing it.If you're curious to find out more about NASA’s Curiosity rover, c
In this episode, how our imagination enables us to envision different futures, and inspires us to create them. For an interesting take on imagination, check out this New York Times article on The Awesome Importance of Imagination: https://www.
In this episode, we dive into the sometimes contentious but ever-present topic of faith, and how this connects us to the future; whether faith in God, faith in humanity, or simply faith in the scientific methods we use to try and peer into the
In this first episode of season 2, we start to look at what makes us uniquely human – starting with our feelings.If you're interested in an intriguing perspective on feelings and the future, you might want to check out this article that asks ho
If you’ve been listening to season one of Future Rising, you’ll know that most podcast episodes are short and hopefully insightful and engaging readings from the book Future Rising. This episode is different – it’s a lot longer for a start. As
In this episode, which is also the last in this season of Future Rising, we begin pulling together the threads from the past few weeks as we explore how reason helps us not only peer into the future, but begin to design it.If you’ve enjoyed lis
In this episode we consider how knowledge fuels our understanding of the future and our various relationships to it.Read, listen to and watch J. F. Kennedy’s 1962 Moon speech here: https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/ricetalk.htm For more on the book F
In this episode we explore an aspect of our connection with the future that is both highly important, and extremely hard to pin down: intelligence.For more on intelligence, check out Hank Green’s Crash Course video on the topic – highly recomme
In today’s episode of Future Rising, we consider how intention affects not only how we think about the future, but our attitudes toward changing it.In this episode I refer to the Terminator movies, and John Connor’s famous line “The future is n
In today’s episode of Future Rising we look at how learning allows us to move beyond instinct as we navigate the future.Today’s podcast mentions the British scientist Michael Faraday. You can find out more about this highly influential yet ofte
In today’s episode of Future Rising we consider how memory is vital to connecting past effects with future causes, and how as a result it is essential to our ability to build a better future. One of the stories mentioned in this episode is that
In today’s episode of Future Rising we consider the fundamental importance of how cause and effect govern the threads between past and future, and our ability to impact the future through our actions.One of the trickier aspects of causality is
In today’s episode of Future Rising we consider something we all rely on, and yet can get us into trouble as we build a future that’s very different from the past: instinct. If you’re interested in more on human behavior – and this touches on i
In today’s episode of Future Rising we look at a basic evolutionary trait that lies at the heart of how we’re connected with the future: Anticipation.And if you’re interested, here’s more on Paul the Octopus: https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature
In today’s episode of Future Rising we begin to journey from the world of physics to the world of biology, and the remarkable future-changing power of evolution. For a highly recommended primer on evolution, check out this Crash Course video by
In today’s episode of Future Rising we dive into an intriguing theory developed by MIT professor Jeremy England that ties together entropy and the emergence of life on earth. You can read more about England’s ideas in this Scientific American a
In today’s episode of Future Rising we explore that most elusive and yet important of concepts when it comes to the future: Entropy.For more on entropy, I’d highly recommend this video from Crash Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsY4WcQO
In today’s episode of Future Rising we grapple with the very fabric of the future as we talk about time, and how it impacts our lives and our thoughts.For more on Steven Hawking’s A Brief History of Time, this is a great article in the Washingt
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