On Love and Quantum Physics (with Carlo Rovelli and Claire Webb)
We treat the self as bedrock. But look closely, and the ground gives way. Over the last century, quantum physics has systematically dismantled the illusion of a constant, solid material reality. A par...
23 Juni 1h 14min
We Need to Stop Panicking About AI (with Andrew McAfee and Nils Gilman)
Every week brings a new warning about AI. It will take our jobs, drain our reservoirs, cook the planet. The forecasts come from serious people. They also rhyme with forecasts we've heard before, about...
9 Juni 1h 17min
What Exactly is Futurology? (with Nils Gilman & Grant Slater)
When it comes to the future, ideas matter. From artists and architects, politicians and prognosticators, the concepts guiding what’s next don’t always mix well with what’s right in front of us. This c...
20 Maj 1h 37min
The Democratization of Violence (with Fareed Zakaria and Nathan Gardels)
The state used to hold a monopoly on violence. That world is ending. A $15,000 drone can hold the Strait of Hormuz hostage. Pirates can afford one. So can drug smugglers. Meanwhile, the alliances that...
14 Maj 1h 1min
We Were Promised a World Without Work… (with Nick Srnicek and Nils Gilman)
We’re being told that automation can free us. Machines will do the drudge work, and we will reclaim our time. But that’s not how things are going. Instead, artificial intelligence has concentrated pow...
6 Maj 1h 5min
Against the Tyranny of Certainty (with Elif Shafak and Nils Gilman)
We are living through an age of acceleration. The hardest part is not necessarily the pace of change, but the societal whiplash it creates. One decade we are promised a frictionless future. The next w...
28 Apr 1h 4min
The Backlash Against the “Best and Brightest” (with Michael Sandel and Nathan Gardels)
Moral debate has been replaced by outrage — political philosopher Michael Sandel makes the case for a different kind of public life. | Subscribe to Futurology! https://linkin.bio/futurology/ We built...
14 Apr 55min
