Italian and Russian futurists of the early 20th century imagined that technology would remake humanity. Today’s techno-utopians are not so different.
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Lady Gaga’s recent Coachella performance models how small acts of resistance and emotional power can enlist support for hopeful visions of the future.
The Future & Other Fictions has something for audiences of all ages and will be a welcome cultural addition to the hot days of Melbourne’s forthcoming summer.
The AI industry is expending vast resources on growth, fuelled by unrealistic optimism about technology and the future.
Venture capitalist billionaire Marc Andreessen dreams of ‘becoming technological supermen’ in a ‘techno-optimist’ manifesto built on a dark colonial vision.
In the Global South, a group of writers are rejecting the norms of science fiction and commenting on the future in a way that embraces Indigenous culture.
Adapting post-secondary education through technological, social and cultural shifts depends on paying attention to healthy connection, social justice and amplifying what’s now going well.
Your great grandchildren are powerless in today’s society, but the things we do now influence them, for better or worse. What happens when we consider them while we make decisions today?
Stories about alternative worlds can be a powerful way of critiquing the problems of our own world.
There’s no going back to normal after COVID-19, partly because our pre-pandemic world was anything but normal.
As modern medicine improves, so too does our ability to stave off disease. But can we overcome the most inescapable of afflictions - old age? Researchers around the world are trying to find out.
‘Futuring’ can help us survive the climate crisis. And guess what? You’re a futurist too
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When think about this time next year, are we freaking out, or are we futuring?
We commonly think of libraries as repositories of knowledge accumulated over centuries. But the public library also connects people in ways that can enable communities to plan for their future.
Long-term climate modelling may appear to focus on the impossibly far future. But the full impact of some climate processes won’t be apparent for centuries.
The rules that protect our liberty were drawn up at a very different time. It’s time to get back to the drawing board.
A transcript from a segment of The Anthill podcast about the futuristic visions of Filippo Marinetti.
Smart cities do more than develop products to increase productivity and prosperity. Mayors, CEOs and leaders engage entire communities in shaping the future of cities.
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In this episode we look at historical visions of the future and how accurate they were, the future of work, and what it's like to predict the future for a day job.
War got the futurists noticed and earned them new respect.
Greater Geelong’s ‘Our Future’ is a process of involving industry professionals and the community in the development of a long-term vision for Victoria’s second-biggest city.
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Assistant Professor in Italian Studies, University College Dublin
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Futurist, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, James Cook University
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Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Bristol
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Principal Consultant, Small World Consulting, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University
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James Martin Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute & Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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Director: MOD., Adelaide University
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Professor of Labour and Globalisation, University of Hertfordshire
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Associate Professor of Spanish, University of South Florida
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Evolutionary Biology, UNSW
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Professor of International Relations, Boston University
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Lecturer in the School of Architecture, Design & Planning, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Education and Technology, Royal Roads University
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Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, Smith College