Future Tense

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Designing technology to increase inclusion for the disabled Nov 18, 2018

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Inclusive design isn’t just about meeting the needs of the disabled, it’s about opening-up the possibility of creating better products and services for everyone.

Reflections on the smart phone Nov 11, 2018

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Smart phones have become an essential part of our lives. But are they so familiar, we sometimes underestimate their importance? The role they’ve played in helping to shape our interests and interactions?

Transitioning to a new economy Nov 04, 2018

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Parts of Australia were built on mining and coal-fired power-generation. Then they lost those industries. Future Tense looks as innovative ways to move forward.

The rapid growth of e-sports Oct 28, 2018

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E-sports – competitive video gaming – is set to leave traditional performance sport in its wake. Whether to recognise e-sports as a real sport is not the main issue any more; the main challenge is to create working governance structures.

Future of reading Oct 21, 2018

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How do you read? And how will you be reading in the future? Writers, journalists and publishers discuss the changing digital and literary world and how it could look in the years to come.

Listening and responding Oct 14, 2018

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Future Tense looks at the seemingly lost art of listening - listening, not just hearing! And what being responsive can mean in the modern world.

Getting serious about drones Oct 07, 2018

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It is time to put aside the novelty aspect of unmanned aerial vehicles and start designing domestic drones that are fit for purpose. But how do you regulate a technology that has so many different uses and such varying capacities?

Ensuring a classical future Sep 30, 2018

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The world of classical music is changing. Some are predicting the demise of orchestral events. Others see opportunity in social media and a new sense of engagement between the audience and musicians.

Europe’s time machine; solar geo-engineering; and how to build a better bridge Sep 23, 2018

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A massive data project is underway in Europe. It aims to create a kind of “Google map of the past” – making the minutia of history as accessible as today's social media. Also, the results of a study into geo-engineering and agriculture; and a new construction method for building bridges.

Food, ageing and the future Sep 16, 2018

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Across the western world populations are ageing. And that means what we eat needs to change in order to give us the best possible future.