FARSIGHT Reads

Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS)
FARSIGHT Reads

Unfolding futures in all their kaleidoscopic complexity. Narrated articles from FARSIGHT, a quarterly publication by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies.

  1. 13 JAN

    Wisdom in Wagers

    The recent boom in prediction markets has breathed new life into an old debate: does the wisdom of the crowd combined with financial incentives produce the best forecasts of future events? Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen Narrator: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    15 min

  2. 23/12/2024

    When Models Mislead

    Climate economists are playing dice with our future. Some are now sounding the alarm that the models they rely on are fundamentally flawed. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Authors: Mikolaj Kowalewski & Caitlin van Bommel Narrator: Manya Lind (with ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    13 min

  3. 03/12/2024

    Bodiless Pleasures

    We speak to researcher and adult content creator Aella about sex, technology, artificial wombs, and the future of disembodied sex. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Author: Caitlin van Bommel & August Leo Liljenberg Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    15 min

  4. 28/10/2024

    The Beauty Revolution

    The ubiquity of smartphones and social media has turbocharged visual culture. With the addition of increasingly sophisticated and affordable cosmetic surgeries, beauty standards are pushed into strange new territories. Caroline Zielinski Narration: Manya Lind (with ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    14 min

  5. 07/10/2024

    How the UN Plans to Govern for Generations to Come

    Future generations lack political representation, constituting ‘shadow interests’ in our systems of governance. Yet ensuring their wellbeing may soon become a political concern. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Nicklas Larsen & Thor Svanholm Gustavfson Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    14 min

  6. 18/09/2024

    The Self, Dissolved

    Some believe distinctions between the organic and the artificial are meaningless in a techsaturated world. Personality-altering brain implants may force us to rethink this notion. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Christian Kaarup Baron Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    11 min

  7. 09/09/2024

    The Death of Cyber Socialism

    Chile's cybernetic control project collapsed in 1972. Why did Project Cybersyn fail, and what can we learn from its history? Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen Narration: Manya Lind (supported by ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    8 min

  8. 02/09/2024

    Biohacking for All?

    The rich, willing, and techno-optimistic are spending fortunes optimising their biological functions to perpetuate youth. Biohacking, once described as ‘garage transhumanism’, has more than left the garage. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Caitlin van Bommel Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (supported by ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    14 min
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Unfolding futures in all their kaleidoscopic complexity. Narrated articles from FARSIGHT, a quarterly publication by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies.

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  • Creator
    Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS)
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    53
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS)
  • Show Website
    FARSIGHT Reads

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