Future Dimensions – what moves the world tomorrow?

Es gibt nicht viele Orte, die einem die eigene Endlichkeit so unter die Nase reiben wie Berge, die von Gletschern überzogen sind. Sie erscheinen zunächst klein am Horizont, wenn man Calgary auf dem TransCanada Highway verlässt, doch sie wachsen schnell zu imposanten Gipfeln von fast 4.000 Metern. Wir fahren immer tiefer in die Rocky Mountains hinein, umgeben von schroffen, steilen Hängen und einem...

Not many places rub one’s own mortality in their face quite like mountains covered by glaciers. They seem small at first, distant on the horizon as you leave Calgary on the TransCanada Highway, but they quickly rise to imposing peaks of nearly 4,000 metres. We drive deeper into the Rocky Mountains, surrounded by rugged, steep slopes and a sky painted in a deep blue that only alpine regions can cre...

Mumbai gilt als das finanzielle und kulturelle Zentrum Indiens. Wir wollen mit dem EQS die Dynamik dieser Stadt erleben. Die Fotografin Avani Rai porträtiert ihre Heimatstadt als Ort des Wandels, der großen Träume und aufregenden Bilder.

Mumbai is considered the financial and cultural centreof India - we simply had to experience the dynamism of this city with the EQS. Photographer AvaniRai portrays her home city as a place of change, big dreams and exciting images.

Eine Oase aus Beton mitten in der Stadt: Die Casa Mérida des Architekten Ludwig Godefroy vereint Maya-Kultur und Post-Brutalismus. Eine Erkundung der mexikanischen Halbinsel Yucatán im Mercedes-AMG GLB 35 4MATIC.

A concrete oasis in the heart of the city: Casa Mérida by architect Ludwig Godefroycombines Mayan culture and post-brutalism. Exploring the Mexican peninsula Yucatán in the Mercedes-AMG GLB 35 4MATIC.

Die Isle of Skye in Schottland ist für epische Landschaften bekannt –und für unberechenbares Wetter. Doch dass es auch mal regnet, macht gar nichts, wenn man in einer Mercedes-Benz V-Klasse Marco Polo unterwegs ist

The Isle of Skye in Schottland is renowned for its epic landscapes and unpredictable weather. But the fact that it tends to rain quite a bit doesn’t matter if you’re travelling in a Mercedes-Benz V-Class Marco Polo.

“Hallyu” – the Korean wave – is the name given by the media to the growing influence of South Korean culture on the world. We accompanied four young creatives through Seoul in a Mercedes- AMG SL.

„Hallyu“ – die koreanische Welle – nennen Medien den wachsenden Einfluss südkoreanischer Kultur auf die Welt. Wir haben vier junge Kreative im Mercedes-AMG SL durch Seoul begleitet.

When we think about energy these days, it is usually in terms of crisis, climate change and anxiety. Energy has become a hotly debated commodity. But energy is so much more than those concepts. Energy is always in flux. We can actively decide how much we use and where we get our energy from. Today’s conversation is an exploration of various ways in which we can obtain enough clean energy in the fu...

In a world that’s changing at lightning speed, being sentimental about the past goes way beyond holding onto people and places in the past. Rather, it has become a powerful force, influencing pop culture, product design, and the entire trajectory of our lives. In our tenth episode, we're traveling back to our human love for all things retro – and finding out why nostalgia will inspire the next lea...

Millions of people around the globe play video games. Gaming has become an integral part of daily life, and already now, we’re seeing how games transform how we work, socialize, and learn. In our ninth episode, we’re going one step further – and see how the seamless merging of gaming and reality will change our view on the world and how we act in it. Our host Ricardia talks to gamer and entreprene...

By the year 2100, an estimated 10 billion people will be living in cities. In an urban future where more than twice as many of us commute, go shopping, take kids to school, visit parents in the suburbs and have goods shipped to the doorstep, city planners might be driven to their limits. After all, all these activities will put increasing strain on our urban mobility systems. That’s why our episod...

The rise of tools powered by state-of-the-art artificial intelligence allows us to create texts, images, videos or ideas with just a few clicks, and the technology is making giant leaps forward every day. In our seventh episode, we explore how this rapid evolution might change our society – and whether creativity will remain something uniquely human or not. To get to the heart of these questions,...

Enjoying that vibrant feeling of a live concert … everywhere you go, even in your car? In our sixth episode, we tune in to the future of music – and to the sound innovations both we as listeners and the artists we love can look forward to. Ricardia meets a pianist who takes his classical pieces to new dimensions with a magic glove. With a neuroscientist, she ventures into the depths of the brain t...

All over the world, many people are increasingly dissatisfied with their jobs. They are quietly quitting. And they are actually quitting. But what if the future of work offered much more room for individual choice? What if it were full of opportunities? In the fifth episode of Future Dimensions, Ricardia Bramley explores what lies ahead for employees out there. Together with futurist Alexandra Lev...

This year, Ricardia has already embarked on a journey through the luxury universe, ventured a look into the future of travel, visited pioneers who showed her how we could build houses from mushrooms and learned how fiction and reality inspire one another. So far, so amazing – but what “Future Dimensions” will our host explore in 2023? We'll spare you the spoilers for now, but we promise that “Futu...

What came first – space stories from the 1990s or the smartphone? The fourth episode of the "Future Dimensions" feature podcast by Mercedes-Benz demonstrates how fiction and reality consistently inspire one another. Ricardia talks to architect and film director Liam Young about why fictional worlds are also a reflection of our society. She asks design professor Dennis Cheatham how sci-fi technolog...

Houses made of mushrooms and textiles grown organically? The third episode of "Future Dimensions" focuses on how we can harness the power of innovative materials to change the way we deal with our resources. As part of the episode, Ricardia asks founder Caroline Till to tell her about the whole range of new materials. She visits a lab where a team of architects around Jonathan Dessi-Olive is using...

In the second episode of "Future Dimensions", everything revolves around the fascination of travel – and a future in which boarding a spaceship to start your holidays will be just as normal as taking a plane. To understand why humans have been travelling for millennia, our host Ricardia talks to philosopher Emily Thomas, who has dedicated her research to travel. However, as preferences differ from...

For our podcast’s premiere, our host Ricardia embarks on a journey through the luxury universe – and explores how the groundwork for a future in which luxury and sustainability become one is already in the making. Together with brand consultant Antonio Paraiso and marketing professor Dr Wided Batat, Ricardia discoversfinds out why luxury goods excite us so much and move us emotionally. She talks t...

Have you thought about the future lately? I mean... what if we took vacations in space, lived in houses grown from mushrooms, found ways to make luxury fully sustainable … and turn sci-fi into reality? With "Future Dimensions", we at Mercedes-Benz invite you to do just that – presenting you bold visions of the future that will move our society in the years to come: In each episode, our host Ricard...

Instantly recognisable, unforgettable, and highly performant – these are the generic attributes of Mercedes-Benz’ ever-popular SL. After a nearly 70-year-long history, the new AMG roadster is now set to square the circle of luxury, design, and performance once again. However, what is the intergenerational essence of an automotive icon that was once a pure racer, then turned into a unique roadster...

Of all the science-fiction clichés, brain-computer-interfaces – or BCIs – might be among the most fascinating. In recent years, neuroscientists have taken the first steps towards letting external devices and the human brain communicate. While medical applications are surely the focus of making use of BCIs, research has also started at Mercedes-Benz. After all, the future of driving offers some min...