Listen Now - 2010-09-02 | Download Audio (13.6 MB) - 02092010
The slow movement - let's see there's slow food, slow cities, slow sex and even slow travel. So why go slow when there's so much to do? And why has the movement seen such rapid growth in the last 10 years? Read Transcript
Listen Now - 2010-08-26 | Download Audio (13.8 MB) - 26082010
Many scientists around the world believe that we need to focus on ways of making our urban and natural environments more resilient. So what is the idea of resilience science? And how can it help deal with future environmental challenges? Read Transcript
In a world where issues like climate change, population and migration are challenging the way we organise our societies. How should we address some of these issues? And what affect will they have on the future of governance? Read Transcript
Listen Now - 2010-08-19 | Download Audio (13.7 MB) - 19082010
The idea of the space elevator has been around for over a century. But in recent years teams of scientists and engineers have been actively working on the concept. So could the elevator become a reality? Or is it still a case of science-fiction? Read Transcript
Listen Now - 2010-08-12 | Download Audio (13.5 MB) - 12082010
Watson is a super computer that likes TV game-shows, well one in particular -- the US program Jeopardy. IBM have spent three years developing it, but to what end? Read Transcript
We talk to author Jason Fagone about a futuristic car design project called Edison 2, and we hear about the link between the racing industry and automotive innovation. Read Transcript
Do we underestimate the impact that roads (yes the long winding things covered in bitumen or concrete or dirt) have on our lives and on the future of our communities? That's a question Ted Conover seeks to answer in his new book The Routes of Man: How Roads Are Changing the World and the Way We Live Today. Read Transcript
Thursday 8.30am
repeated Friday 12.30am
Presented by
Antony Funnell
Future Tense explores the use and value of social media during the 2010 federal election campaign.
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Old maps have a certain reassuring permanence about them, not so the new ones - welcome to the age of real-time cartography!
Nathan Cera examines the growth of podcasting and what it means for traditional radio.
Carne Ross believes traditional diplomacy has lost its way and it's time to overhaul the way we conduct international relations.
Musings, scribbles and thoughts for future stories: in this blog we keep you updated on issues under exploration and stories in production. We let you know where we're heading and what we're planning
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Tempted to backchannel? Discussing urban informatics? Get the words right with the Future Tense glossary
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Tinkering means different things to different people. What does tinkering means to you?
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First Person
Serialised reading of published autobiographies
