FARSIGHT

Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS)
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Narrated articles and conversations with the world's foremost futures thinkers, delivered to you by FARSIGHT, a quarterly publication by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies.

  1. 3D AGO

    The Prediction Problem

    Most futurists prefer the exploration of multiple potential scenarios over determinate paths. Some will say prediction is entirely impossible – but is this necessarily true? 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

  2. 12/19/2025

    Has Faith in Progress Lost its Footing?

    Across wealthy societies, citizens no longer believe the future will be better than the past. The idea of progress as an inevitable historical force was born in the Western world – now it may be drawing its last breath there, too. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Authors: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & Suus Hulsen Narration: Manya Lind (with ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    15 min
  3. The Limitless Future w/ Thomas Moynihan

    12/08/2025

    The Limitless Future w/ Thomas Moynihan

    We now understand that the future is not fixed but contingent – it can unfold in an endless number of ways, its outcome hinging on both choice and chance. When did humans discover that the future is undecided, and what did it mean?   We’re joined by Thomas Moynihan, a thinker and author interested in X-risk, deep possibility, planetary-scale thinking, and the history of human self-understanding. Thomas Moynihan’s upcoming book is The History of Contingency and Future-Oriented Thought. Subscribe to FARSIGHT in print by becoming a ⁠Futures Member⁠ at the Institute. Hosts: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & August Leo Liljenberg Guest: Thomas Moynihan Published by the ⁠Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    1h 27m

  4. 11/21/2025

    The Shape of Knowledge to Come

    With artificial intelligence comes radical change in how information is both created and retained. What place do humans have in future knowledge ecologies? Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Caitlin van Bommel Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    12 min
  5. The History and Future of Societal Collapse w/ Luke Kemp

    10/29/2025

    The History and Future of Societal Collapse w/ Luke Kemp

    How have societies collapsed in the past? Are we heading towards a global societal collapse? And, if looking towards history, is collapse always necessarily a bad thing when viewed from the perspective of the 99%? In this podcast, Luke Kemp (re)-joins us for yet another episode of FARSIGHT to talk about his latest book Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse. Luke Kemp is a Research Affiliate & Former research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Hosts: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & August Leo Liljenberg Guest: Luke Kemp Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    1h 8m

  6. 10/11/2025

    The Futures of European Migration

    Once a minor concern, migration now ranks as one of Europe’s top political issues among voters. As fertility rates decline and strategic independence becomes a priority, calls for both low- and high-skilled immigration are growing among Europe’s leaders. We sketch out four scenarios for the future of European migration. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Author: Patrick Henry Gallen Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    24 min
  7. Pax Geriatrica w/ Mark Haas

    10/02/2025

    Pax Geriatrica w/ Mark Haas

    As the world grows older, will it also become more peaceful by consequence? We speak to Mark Haas, Professor of Political Science at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and author of The Geriatric Peace: Population Aging and the Decline of War (Oxford University Press). Ageing, Haas says, will not only increase the cost and lessen the preferences and capacity for war in aged countries - it will also likely prevent a great power transition from the US to China. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a ⁠Futures Member⁠ at the Institute. Guest: Mark L. Haas Hosts: Casper Skovgaard Petersen, August Leo Liljenberg Research and production assistant: Suus Hulsen Published by the ⁠Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    58 min

  8. 09/20/2025

    The New Human

    Worldwide digital connectedness increasingly resembles an external brain, and the ability to perceive the digital world has become indispensible to us. Is the tree of evolution sprouting a new branch? Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Peter Hesseldahl Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

    18 min
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Narrated articles and conversations with the world's foremost futures thinkers, delivered to you by 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 - 2026
  • Episodes
    78
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS)
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