Future Tense - Full Program Podcast

We look at the political manoeuvrings of the major manufacturers, emerging competition from new players, and efforts to make the industry climate friendly.

Are the systems we’ve developed to enhance our lives now impairing our ability to distinguish between reality and falsity?

How do you correctly interpret a site that was initially unearthed so long ago? Modern archaeology provides new tools to chip away at the secret.

Green innovation comes in many forms. And promising project don't have to be big, they only have to make a start.

News organisations are struggling to engage with online readers and even “digital first” darlings, like Vice and Buzzfeed, are now losing profit and shedding staff.

What will future cities look like? How will they function and—importantly—how do we keep them focussed on human need?

What needs to change in order to restore the alliance as an effective military force?

Has our contemporary embrace of disruption become a problem rather than a solution?

And how will Australian aid shape the future of the Pacific?

Future Tense looks at the rise of China as a mega-donor and efforts to improve global aid transparency and effectiveness.

In the race to take advantage of new technological possibilities in the workplace, is a focus on rights and responsibilities being neglected?

The GIF, this little looped video, is often misunderstood as a component of modern communication.

We take a look at three sectors in which China is beginning to dominate: trade, artificial intelligence and energy.

Neuroscientist Robert Burton reckons our brains simply aren’t up to tackling the problems of the complexity of modern life. Could collective intelligence help?

Is democracy as we know it doomed? And could there be alternative forms of political representation?

Moving forward isn’t just about denouncing fake news and ignorance, it’s also about rethinking some of the assumptions we have around the ways in which we communicate and debate.

The ‘cult’ of happiness could be damaging to business performance and the sanity of employees. And research suggests that maintaining a level of pessimism in the workplace is actually beneficial to maintaining a corporate edge.

Digital technology is opening up new relationships between humans and animals – instead of alienating us from nature as in the past.

Ethical principles for algorithmic decision making; more women in the tech industry; inclusion in AI and design - these of all issues of increasing significance in the future.

There are more than 10,000 mental health apps on the market, but only a fraction have been scientifically evaluated.