39 episodes
FARSIGHT Reads Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS)
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- Society & Culture
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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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Treacherous Utopia
‘Longtermism’ has emerged as one of the most influential ideas of our time. But is it safeguarding or sabotaging our common future?
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Authors: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & August Leo Liljenberg
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
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The Shape and Size of Wellbeing
Youth attitudes towards the future are increasingly polarised across the world. Could demographic change provide us with an answer as to why?
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Author: August Leo Liljenberg
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (audio generated by ElevenLabs)
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Lunar Power Play
The world’s most populated country is throwing their weight into the space race – but is India a genuine contender?
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Author: Lena Hunter
Narrator: August Leo Liljenberg
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No Children of Men
Chemicals are among the primary causes for dwindling sperm counts worldwide. How severe is the global male fertility crisis, and can an impending ‘spermpocalypse’ be avoided? To find out we spoke with two renowned fertility researchers.
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Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen
Narrator: August Leo Liljenberg
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Space for the Few
With recreational spaceflight taking off, onlookers are questioning whether something so grand can ever be for the many.
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Author: Artemis Karagkouni
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
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Hope - The Pillar That Holds Up the World
Although we may acknowledge the importance of hope in an age that seems plagued by perpetual crisis, is hope genuinely practical, and if it is, what makes it so?
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Author: Sean Pillot de Chenecey
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies