Humans = Lemmings?
We may have the technological solutions to help fight environmental change and create a sustainable society, but do we have the right psychology? Anna Perman investigates Aren’t humans clever? We have...
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Robo-revolution
As computers have become more developed and intricate they have been given responsibility for many tasks that people used to carry out. However, how close are we to them taking over everything we do,...
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Science sans frontières
So, what is the demarcation between concepts that seem crazy now but might berealised eventually, and things that are forever impossible? Are there limits to how much we can ever predict? Are there...
View ArticleWorld Wide Mind: Book Review
World Wide Mind: The coming Integration of Humanity, Machines, and the Internet by Michael Chorost World Wide Mind is a book out to convince us that the next step for humanity is a collective mind....
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Man, Remade
Are we on the brink of a future society, or already living in one? Michael Cook looks at the relationship between human and machine. Back in 1998 Kevin Warwick, now Professor of Cybernetics at the...
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The future: a history
Flying machines, lasers and genetic engineering were once fictional fantasies. Will today’s science fiction become tomorrow’s science? ...
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Designing future science
Predicting future uses of today's research through literature or design helps to open the conversation beyond the laboratory ...
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Values in the future
“All attempts to adapt our ethical code to our situation in the technological age have failed” – Max Born, 1968. In the 21st century, is Max right? ...
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Fabricating Fictions
A series of co-inquiries imagining the futures of space exploration and their speculated implications held over 2 weekends at SPACE. These sessions collaboratively create and speculate about future...
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Wooden skyscrapers and high rise farms – urban architecture at its weirdest
Wooden skyscrapers and high-rise city farms? Not as crazy an idea as you think - we look at architects predictions for the cities of the future
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Future Debates: A robot stole my job: will automated technologies destroy...
Future Debates are a series of events supported by the British Science Association. These events are part of our work to make science a fundamental part of British society and culture. We want to...
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The centre cannot hold: neo-modernity, new monumentality and other zombie...
The idea of the city dominated by a soaring landmark or a grand epicentre – whether a sacred temple, a secular monument or a Central Business District – was allegedly buried along with utopian high...
View ArticleBrian Cox presents Science matters – Feeding the future
Join Professor Brian Cox, the Royal Society Professor of Public Engagement, as he brings together experts on GM food to discuss key issues for the future of our planet. Panelists will include: Sir...
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Transhumanism: An immor(t)al future?
Ever thought about the ethics and philosophy behind our technological progress? Our author Silvia Lazzaris tackles the daunting topic of transhumanism.
View ArticleI, Science Radio – 19 Nov 2018
On this week's show: Changes to the kilogram; test tube 'fake' meat; Elon Musk's Hyperloop; blood recycling; micro-living; mini-brains; and the future of species on Earth.
View ArticleThe End of the World with Josh Clark – Review
Josh Clark's new podcast, The End of the World, takes an in-depth look at the future of humanity and answers life's biggest questions.
View ArticleThe Fate of the Ark
By Sofia HurstPosted March 2022 This story was written for the MSc Science Communication course...
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