FARSIGHT

Future generations lack political representation, constituting ‘shadow interests’ in our systems of governance. Yet ensuring their wellbeing may soon become a political concern. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Nicklas Larsen & Thor Svanholm Gustavfson Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Fut...

Some believe distinctions between the organic and the artificial are meaningless in a techsaturated world. Personality-altering brain implants may force us to rethink this notion. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Christian Kaarup Baron Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Chile's cybernetic control project collapsed in 1972. Why did Project Cybersyn fail, and what can we learn from its history? Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen Narration: Manya Lind (supported by ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

The rich, willing, and techno-optimistic are spending fortunes optimising their biological functions to perpetuate youth. Biohacking, once described as ‘garage transhumanism’, has more than left the garage. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Caitlin van Bommel Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (supported by ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institu...

James Arrowood, co-CEO of Alcor Life Extension Foundation, wants a fresh start for the business of reviving the dead. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & August Leo Liljenberg Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Transhumanist philosopher David Pearce envisions a world filled with varying sizes of carrots, and no sticks. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: August Leo Liljenberg Narration: Manya Lind (supported by ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Israel’s deployment of the algorithmic targeting tool 'Lavender' in their ongoing war on Gaza has reignited the debate surrounding the use of autonomous technology for making life-and-death decisions. This raises important questions about a potential future where humans are progressively marginalised from decision-making in conflicts. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at t...

Public figures like to claim that the world has never been as volatile and complex as it is today - but is that really the case? Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Alex Fergnani Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (ElevenLabs AI) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Three archetypal scenarios dominate the public perception of what an eventual encounter with extraterrestrials on Earth will look like. So what happens when the aliens arrive? A task force at the UN has a plan drawn up. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Author: Christian Kaarup Baron Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (AI with ElevenLabs) Published by the Copenhagen...

New research into mental health is pushing our understanding of the mind-body connection and the intricacies of the brain. What would a more holistic approach to mental wellbeing look like? Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: José Manuel Herez Pombo Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (AI with ElevenLabs) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studi...

‘Longtermism’ has emerged as one of the most influential ideas of our time. But is it safeguarding or sabotaging our common future? Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Authors: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & August Leo Liljenberg Narration: August Leo Liljenberg Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Youth attitudes towards the future are increasingly polarised across the world. Could demographic change provide us with an answer as to why? Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Author: August Leo Liljenberg Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (audio generated by ElevenLabs) Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

The world’s most populated country is throwing their weight into the space race – but is India a genuine contender? Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Lena Hunter Narrator: August Leo Liljenberg Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Chemicals are among the primary causes for dwindling sperm counts worldwide. How severe is the global male fertility crisis, and can an impending ‘spermpocalypse’ be avoided? To find out we spoke with two renowned fertility researchers. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen Narrator: August Leo Liljenberg Published by the Copenhagen I...

With recreational spaceflight taking off, onlookers are questioning whether something so grand can ever be for the many. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Artemis Karagkouni Narration: August Leo Liljenberg Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Although we may acknowledge the importance of hope in an age that seems plagued by perpetual crisis, is hope genuinely practical, and if it is, what makes it so? Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Sean Pillot de Chenecey Narration: August Leo Liljenberg Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

From vibrators to sex bots, technology can be a force of sexual liberation, or a tool used to strengthen existing norms and taboos. How might it change what happens behind closed bedroom doors? Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Jasmin Cramon Narration: August Leo Liljenberg Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

As the mineral-rich wealth of the cosmos is gloated at from Earth, actors are racing towards extracting, as well as regulating, its resources. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Author: Thor Svanholm Narration: August Leo Liljenberg Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

An interview with Hermann Ludwig Moeller, Chairman of the European Space Policy Institute. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Author: August Leo Liljenberg Narration: August Leo Liljenberg Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Why there will always be a need for manned space exploration missions, regardless of technological advances in robotics and AI. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Author: Josh Sims Narration: August Leo Liljenberg Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

As technological strides edge us closer to a post-work world, how we perceive ‘down-time’ could undergo a radical transformation. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming as Futures Member at the Institute. Author: Owen Savage Narration: August Leo Liljenberg Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Global tourist hotspots are integrating sustainability into their business models as holidaying abroad moves from luxury to necessity. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Author: Monika Volgyi & Celine Athina Vang Narration: August Leo Liljenberg Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Before Thomas More or H.G Wells came the tongue-in-cheek satirist, Lucien of Samosata. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen Narration: August Leo Liljenberg Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

A civilisational defence of the intoxicant amid cultural retrograde – alcohol. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Author: August Leo Liljenberg Narration: August Leo Liljenberg Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Technology’s convergence with eating and sex could push both into strange and uncharted territory. Subscribe to FARSIGHT by becoming a Futures Member at the Institute Author: Sarah Frosh Narration: August Leo Liljenberg Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies