Future Tense is essential listening for those interested in exploring the social, cultural, political and economic fault lines arising from rapid change. The weekly half-hour program/podcast takes a critical look at new technologies, new approaches and new ways of thinking. From politics to media to environmental sustainability, nothing is outside its brief. Future Tense explores the issues and provides critical analysis, offering an insight into how our world is changing and how we in turn are learning to adapt.
THE RETURN OF THE JET-PACK
It was a staple of scifi in the 1950s and 60s- the strap on jet-pack. But despite the excitement jet-packs never quite caught on! But now a New Zealand inventor has developed a prototype, which is set to be the world’s first commercially available jet-pack.
THE TRAFFIC INTERNET
Automotive engineer Peter Maskus has a plan to build a traffic internet - a series of very narrow vacuum tubes to suck people from one destination to another in a specially built vehicle.
THE CITY NOBODY WILL CALL HOME
A US company is planning to build a purpose built mid-sized American city - with no people. The Centre for Innovation, Testing and Evaluation will test new intelligent and green technologies in a unique environment.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/futuretense/