For Future Reference - Institute for the Future
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- For Future Reference is Institute for the Future’s podcast series about the expanding horizons of science, technology, and culture over the next decade. In each episode, IFTF researchers talk with fascinating scientists, engineers, changemakers, and big thinkers who are shaping the future in the present. For Future Reference is supported with a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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- 2024-04-23 20:50
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| 2024-04-23 | Natalie Foster, author of "The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America's Next Economy," is the president and co-founder of the Economic Security Project. She is also an alumna of IFTF's Future for Good Fellows program. Foster is a leading figure in the... |
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| 2024-03-19 | In this episode, Alissa Quart discusses her latest book, "Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream." Quart and host Marina Gorbis take a deep dive into the origins and evolution of the "bootstrapping" myth, revealing the hypocrisies a... |
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| 2024-02-29 | Our guest is Professor Neil Kraus from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, the author of "The Fantasy Economy: Neoliberalism, Inequality, and the Education Reform Movement" In this episode, Marina Gorbis and Neil discuss the long-standing economic... |
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| 2024-01-22 |
Future Now 013 — Exploring economic alternatives with The New Yorker's Nick Romeo In this episode of Future Now, author and journalist Nick Romeo discussed the themes of his latest book, "The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy." (https://bit.ly/482m57j) Nick challenges the inevitability of the current economic status quo, offe... |
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| 2023-12-03 |
Future Now 012 — Daron Acemoglu on the future of work and AI Renowned economist and author Daron Acemoglu discusses insights and revelations from his latest book, "Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity," with IFTF Executive Director Marina Gorbis. The conversation explores... |
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| 2023-09-15 |
Future Now 011 — Jules Terpak how AI will shape work and creativity IFTF Emerging Media Lab director Toshi Hoo speaks with Jules Terpak, a Gen Z content creator known for her work unpacking technology and culture trends on platforms like TikTok and YouTube. The conversation centers around the implications of recent bre... |
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| 2023-09-05 | In this episode of Future Now, IFTF Executive Director Marina Gorbis speaks with author, filmmaker, and activist Astra Taylor about economic insecurity and building solidarity. They discuss Astra's new book "The Age of Insecurity," (https://houseofanan... |
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| 2023-08-24 |
Future Now 009 — Art Taylor on the power of futures thinking In this episode of Future Now, IFTF Executive Director Marina Gorbis speaks with Art Taylor, President and CEO of BBB Wise Giving Alliance (give.org). They discuss how Art first discovered futures thinking and how it transformed his approach to leading... |
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| 2023-08-02 |
Future Now 008 — Sci-Fi Author David Brin on AI's Past, Present, and Future IFTF Executive Director Marina Gorbis and acclaimed science fiction author David Brin discuss the future implications of artificial intelligence (AI). The conversation centers on how to regulate and direct AI in positive directions for humanity's benef... |
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| 2023-07-20 |
Future Now 007 — the Future of Employee Ownership with Alison Lingane IFTF executive director Marina Gorbis talks with Alison Lingane, co-founder of Project Equity, a nonprofit working toward a future where employee ownership is a highly utilized business model that promotes equitable enterprise, maintains thriving local... |
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