Future Tense

Negotiations over a global treaty on microplastics have broken down. So, where to from her... more

It's exactly three years since ChatGPT burst onto the scene. In that short period of time ... more

In this programme we hear three thoughtful perspectives on the threat digital technologies... more

Long before AI dominated the media hype-cycle, self-driving cars surfed the hyperbolic wav... more

While technology platforms increasingly dictate the way we write and converse, language is... more

We build more and more homes for growing urban populations. But doing so without providing... more

The remote Canadian island of Oikiqtaruk is disappearing fast, but its cultural and enviro... more

Australian rooftops are resplendent with solar panels, but sustainability expert, Martin B... more

Globalisation isn’t what it used to be thanks to the legacy of the Covid-19 lockdown and, ... more

The European Union is implementing a groundbreaking new tax: a carbon border tax. It's mea... more

Existential risks to human life abound, from the threat of nuclear Armageddon; to an uninh... more

We're now halfway through the UN-designated "Ocean Decade" — new research initiatives have... more

Humans have an evolutionary bias toward seeking convenience, experts say. But what happens... more

Policing has always embraced new technologies and Artificial Intelligence is, of course, t... more

How real is the link between Artificial Intelligence and increased productivity? Jon Whitt... more

Cities across the world are beginning to sink — some by as much as 10 centimetres a year. ... more

We face multiple looming demographic crises — and our responses seemingly contradict each ... more

South Korea is a test case in how to maintain democracy against sustained pressure from di... more

Suffering internal division and stymied by geopolitical bullying, the United Nations is fa... more

Synthetic biologists are hard at work developing artificial biological molecules as the fi... more

What will Earth look like when humans become extinct? What "technofossils" will paleontolo... more

History has many lessons for how to develop a successful civilisation. The trick is to und... more

Australia and Canada share much in common, politically, historically and socially. Why the... more

The International commitment to ban landmines is wavering. Several European countries are ... more