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We could use this crisis to rebuild, produce something better and more humane. But we may slide into something worse.
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Some people are growing weary with romantic and dystopian visions of the future. Instead, our focus is on now.
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Scores of jobs could be affected by the fourth industrial revolution – and not enough is being done to guard against this.
The U.S. white majority is shrinking.
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By 2050, the majority of Americans will not be white. That future is already on its way here – just look at the demographics of kids ages 10 and under.
The U.S. will undergo some significant shifts in the next decade.
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The number of old people will increase, while the proportion of white Americans will continue to fall.
How can we make sure new technologies stay centred on human wellbeing?
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The humanities can supply wisdom to guide our galloping technological progress.
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Societies have much to learn from the pursuit of happiness on an individual level.
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These inspirational food sharing initiatives around the world demonstrate that sustainable food system can – and should – be democratic.
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Governments fail to imagine how worst-case scenarios can come about – much less plan for them. But there are things we can do.
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We need to create a transport system that is zero carbon – and socially just – in only a few years. We just need to recognise that it’s possible.
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Our responsibility to consider how the future might look for generations to come requires imagination.
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An obscure Russian prince lays claim to being the first person to announce that humanity may destroy itself through its own technological advancement.
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From mobile phones to artificial wombs: what a breathtakingly visionary set of predictions from a century ago can teach us about our attempts to forecast the future today.
‘The Golden Orange Solar City’, a depiction of the Turkish city of Antalya in the future (as inspired by Solar Punk literature such as the ‘Glass and Gardens’ anthology edited by Sarena Ulabarri).
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The Literary Method of Urban Design aims to predict urban futures and to design cities and prepare citizens in line with these predictions.
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A new RGCS study identifies four possible scenarios about work and management that could be combined over the next decade.
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Academics from different disciplines come Head to Head in this series to tackle topical debates.
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A guide to the battle for the future of farming.
The Golden Age of science is in the future.
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The only place to find the Golden Age of Science is in the future, but we need some help in getting there.
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Governments have started to see automation as the key to brighter urban futures. But what will this look like?
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In this vision of the future, everything that we currently do in the real world – going to school, going to work, socialising, leisure – is done in a vast virtual environment.