I recently had the pleasure of speaking again with one half of the Robot Overlordz duo, to record another episode of their excellent podcast where we covered issues of direct democracy and political representation, algorithms for ethics, automation of jobs, hackability of smart technology, and the struggle between the human spirit and those power structures… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Science & Environment
Podcast Futures: Interview with the Robot Overlordz
Last month I had the pleasure of being a guest speaker on the Robot Overlordz podcast, an experience I enjoyed so much that I thought it would be great to return the favour and ask them a few questions about the current state of futurist thinking and where the community might be headed next. FC:… Continue Reading
Guest Speaker on Robot Overlordz Podcast – Episode 224: Conscientious Futures
It was a great pleasure to receive an email recently from Mike Johnston of the Robot Overlordz to be a guest speaker on their excellent podcast (alongside his partner in futurist thinking, Mike Bolton). I’ve listened to quite a few episodes from these two in the past, and given the calibre of speakers they have had… Continue Reading
Ocean Cities and Seasteading: The Future of Community?
The topic of floating communities and ocean cities in international waters has always been more of a specialist area. For most people, they are firmly placed in the realm of science fiction – but what do they say about our vision of the future?… Continue Reading
Debut Novel from the Author of Future Conscience!
When Winter Calls is the debut novel from the author of Future Conscience, a science fiction thriller that explores the boundaries of our personal and collective identities in an ever-changing world.… Continue Reading
Towards the Philosophy of a Future Conscience
A collection of posts from the blog that really speak to the core ethos of developing a future conscience.… Continue Reading