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FutureProofing

Series examining the implications - social and cultural, economic and political - of the big ideas that are set to transform the way society functions

Radio 4,36 episodes

Episodes

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Can Civility Survive?
Mathematician Hannah Fry and guests look at whether civility can survive in the modern age
43 mins10 Sep 2014
The Immortality of the Crab
To be human is to seek immortality. Tom Shakespeare daydreams about everlasting life.
43 mins17 Sep 2014
The Singularity
What happens if we reach the singularity, the day when machines match human intelligence?
43 mins24 Sep 2014
The Descent of Man
Writer Michael Smith explores the uncertain future of masculinity.
43 mins01 Oct 2014
No End of Pleasure
How will humans experience pleasure in the future? With AL Kennedy and Will Self.
43 mins08 Oct 2014
Life
Will biotechnology transform how we understand and control life itself?
43 mins12 Aug 2015
Identity
How will people answer the question 'Who am I?' in the future?
43 mins19 Aug 2015
The Blockchain
How could new technology change the nature of money and the role of government?
43 mins26 Aug 2015
Food
How technology - and two billion extra mouths to feed - will change our food in future.
43 mins02 Sep 2015
Ownership
Does the growth of the sharing economy mean ownership is over?
43 mins09 Sep 2015
Mobility
How will we move from place to place in future? Will speed and freedom always be the goal?
43 mins16 Sep 2015
Ageing
How will our ideas about ageing change as life expectancy rises to 100 and beyond?
43 mins27 Apr 2016
Crime
Who will be on top in the world of future crime - the cops or the criminals?
43 mins04 May 2016
Energy
If new energy sources offer cheap, plentiful power to everyone, how will the planet cope?
43 mins11 May 2016
Memory
What happens to us when we can create and manipulate our memories artificially?
43 mins18 May 2016
Language
Will technology make language barriers obsolete?
43 mins25 May 2016
The Future of War
Will robots be the future of war? And how would warfare change if they were?
43 mins01 Jun 2016
Intimacy
Will intimacy survive the challenges it faces in the 21st century?
43 mins28 Dec 2016
Work
What really changes in our society when machines do most of the work?
43 mins04 Jan 2017
Cities
How city living could be transformed by the digital revolution.
43 mins11 Jan 2017
Art
Will art survive the technological and social change of the 21st century?
43 mins18 Jan 2017
Sport
Is there a future for sport in the digital age?
43 mins25 Jan 2017
The Future of the Future
How does the accelerating pace of technology change the way we think about the future?
43 mins03 May 2017
Living in Space
What will it be like to colonise space? What are the implications for humanity if we do?
43 mins10 May 2017
Healthcare
How will technology transform healthcare in the 21st century?
43 mins17 May 2017
Wealth
FutureProofing discovers what will be the secrets to achieving wealth in future.
43 mins24 May 2017
Small
Discover how small things look set to shape the future in increasingly significant ways.
43 mins31 May 2017
Sin
Will sin disappear in future, as technology enables us to stop sinning before we act?
43 mins07 Jun 2017
Faith
Does science now challenge religion to destruction, and what happens to faith in future?
43 mins02 May 2018
Animals
When we properly understand animals, how much will our relationship with them change?
43 mins09 May 2018