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Future Tense ABC Radio
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- Общество и культура
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A critical look at new technologies, new approaches and new ways of thinking, from politics to media to environmental sustainability.
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The population conundrum
Concerns that we'll soon have too many people on the Earth sit alongside apprehension that we are facing a looming demographic crisis. So how do we address both issues without further damaging the planet?
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Does data science need a Hippocratic oath?
The use and misuse of our data can have enormous personal and societal consequences, so what ethical constraints are there on data scientists?
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Cliodynamics, the Hinge of History and why all history is revisionist
The idea that history is circular is called Cliodynamics and it’s currently in vogue with many commentators on international affairs. But do such theories help or hinder our understanding of history and its predictive powers?
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Big data and farming – the promise and the fear
Boosting your productivity by up to 25% - what industry wouldn't want to do that? That’s the future big tech promises for agriculture – one where extensive data is gathered on every aspect of the supply chain. But farmers are worried about privacy. And there are also questions about environmental impacts of big ag getting into big data.
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A slow move towards a plastic free future
Over the past two decades we’ve become increasingly sensitive to the overuse of plastic and more concerned about its environmental impact – but to what effect? Feel-good campaigns aside, the signs for the future are far from promising.
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Are Sovereign Wealth Funds the best way of safeguarding the future?
There are currently around 150 of these funds in the world worth in excess of $USD 9 trillion.
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