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SXSW Presents: Futurology

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There’s never been a more intriguing time to think about what the future holds for humanity. Futurology, a 12-episode podcast presented by SXSW, releasing through 2022, asks and answers a dozen Big Questions about the world of tomorrow. The first four episodes tackle food, work, longevity and mindfulness, illuminating the latest thinking and cutting-edge science in these essential areas.

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Episodes
  • DEATH: How will technology change the way we die?

    DEATH: How will technology change the way we die?
    Oct 27 2022
    As our lives increasingly exist in digital spaces, how does death fit into our "endless scroll" mentality? In this show, we look at how tech is factoring death into algorithms, how COVID is reviving some older, more intimate death rituals, and we attend a funeral that ends with a boom.
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    30 mins
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  • ENTERTAINMENT: How will entertainment change us?

    ENTERTAINMENT: How will entertainment change us?
    Oct 27 2022
    Have you ever been "transported" by a good book? A movie? What about an interactive virtual world? With entertainment as immersive as ever, we look at how imagined spaces can impact our real world selves.
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    32 mins
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  • CLIMATE: Can the kids actually win in their battle against the climate apocalypse?

    CLIMATE: Can the kids actually win in their battle against the climate apocalypse?
    Oct 27 2022
    Talking about climate change can be…a bummer. So Futurology ditches the doom-and-gloom headlines to join the teenagers behind the climate activist group Youth Versus Apocalypse. They’re organized, pissed, and anything but resigned in their fight against climate change. But can they actually win?
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    34 mins
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👎👎👎 if you are interested to listen to some people who are keen on bringing dystopia to life and claiming its going to "revolutionise" everything then sure.

nothing new, just old ideas with better sound quality.

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