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  1. Imagining the future - Future Tense - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    You could argue that imagining the future involves one part research, one part speculation and one part fanciful thinking.

    In this show:
    Alex McDowell, the film designer behind the cult sci-fi hit Minority Report, worries that sometimes we’re too practical in our conjecturing about what lies before us. He argues that an embrace of narrative storytelling can help us understand the possibilities ahead.

    Dr Maurie Cohen makes a contentious argument that the United States—the world’s great innovator—has lost its ability to look forward.

    Professor Jerry Lockenour at the University of Southern California explains why he uses an old LA Times article to help his students understand the concept of the future.

    And Professor Naomi Oreskes talks about blending sci-fi and history to craft an academic journal paper that deals with future worries about climate change.

    Guests:
    Jerry Lockenour, Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering.

    Dr Maurie Cohen, Director of the Science, Technology and Society Program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Associate Fellow of the Tellus Institute.

    Alex McDowell, Joint Associate Professor in the Interactive Media, Production, and Media Arts and Practice (iMAP) divisions at the School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California. Creative Director of the World Building Media Lab and the 5D Institute.

    Naomi Oreskes, Professor of History and Science Studies at the University of Southern California, San Diego and Adjunct Professor of Geo-Sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

    Further Information:
    Maurie Cohen’s profile (http://chemistry.njit.edu/people/cohen.php)
    Jerry Lockenour’s profile (http://ame-www.usc.edu/personnel/adjfac/lockenour/)
    LA Times article on Jerry Lockenour’s project (http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/14/local/la-me-future-city-20130314)
    1988 LA Times article on life in 2013 (http://documents.latimes.com/la-2013/)
    Alex McDowell’s Profile (http://5dinstitute.org/people/alex-mcdowell)
    5D Institute (http://5dinstitute.org/)
    New Yorker article on 5D Institute’s Science of Fiction conference (http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/05/5d-science-of-fiction-conference-futurist-ideas.html)
    Naomi Oreskes Profile (http://history.ucsd.edu/people/faculty/oreskes-naomi.html)
    Chronicle of Higher Education article on Naomi Oreskes paper (http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/historians-dabbling-in-science-fiction-evoke-a-climate-collapse/32517)

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/imagining-the-future/4731712

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  2. The big picture on big data - Future Tense - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Endless media releases extol the virtues of big data. Business and government are meant to embrace it. But exactly what is big data? Is it as useful as we’€™re told and will it really govern our future?

    Guests:
    Kate Crawford, Visiting Professor at the MIT Centre for Civic Media and Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research.

    Robert Hillard, Partner at Deloitte Enterprise Information Management, National Leader of Technology Consulting & author of the ‘Information Driven Business’.

    Paul Cooper, Director of Emerging Solutions, SMS Management & Technology.

    Dr Ian Opperman, Director, Digital Productivity and Services Flagship at the CSIRO.

    Further Information:
    Harvard Business Review article on ‘the hidden biases in big data’ (http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/04/the_hidden_biases_in_big_data.html)
    Kate Crawford’s website (http://www.katecrawford.net/)
    Australian Information Industry Association’s Big Data Summit (http://www.aiia.com.au/?page=BigDataSummit)
    Robert Hillard’s Profile (http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_AU/au/services/consulting/f4c117077fbd2310VgnVCM1000001a56f00aRCRD.htm)
    Paul Cooper’s SMS Management & Technology Blog (http://www.smsmt.com/Social/Blog/Paul-Cooper)
    Ian Opperman’s profile (http://www.csiro.au/en/Outcomes/ICT-and-Services/IanOppermann.aspx)
    Australian Government Big Data Strategy Issues Paper (http://agimo.gov.au/2013/04/18/response-to-big-data-strategy-issues-paper/)

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/the-big-picture-on-big-data/4673946

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  3. Movies that play with the future - Future Tense - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Groundhog Day was billed as a screwball romantic comedy when it was first released in 1993. Twenty years on, it’s now being described as a ‘profound work of metaphysics’. To us, it’s a film with an interesting cut on the future. Groundhog Day’s screenwriter Danny Rubin is among our guests as we look at a clutch of films that deal with futuristic themes in surprising, and sometimes unexpected, ways.

    Guests:
    Danny Rubin, Screenwriter of ‘Groundhog Day’ and Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on Screenwriting at Harvard University.

    Mike Jones, Screenwriter, novelist, creative developer & producer. Lecturer in Screen Studies, Australian Film Television and Radio School.

    Lauren Rosewarne, Writer, commentator and Senior Lecturer in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne.

    Richard Watson, Futurist and co-author of ‘Future Vision: scenarios for the world in 2040’.

    Further Information:
    Danny Rubin’s website (http://www.dannyrubin.com/)
    Mike Jones’s website (http://www.mikejones.tv/)
    Lauren Rosewarne’s website (http://www.laurenrosewarne.com/)
    Richard Watson’s website (http://www.nowandnext.com/?action=misc&subaction=who_is)
    Atlantic Magazine article on Groundhog Day (http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/03/reliving-groundhog-day/309223/)
    Guardian article on Groundhog Day (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/feb/07/groundhog-day-perfect-comedy-for-ever)
    Wikipedia entry on ‘Another Earth’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Earth)
    Wikipedia entry on ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Sunshine_of_the_Spotless_Mind)
    Wikipedia entry on ‘Dr Strangelove’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Strangelove)

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/movies-that-play-with-the-future/4645686

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  4. The paleofuturist… - RN Future Tense

    Matt Novak is a paleofuturist (quite possibly one of a kind) and he describes himself as an ‘accidental expert on past visions of the future’. His popular blog is like an online library of historic predictions.

    http://www.abc.net.au/rn/futuretense/stories/2010/3067988.htm

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  5. The Proto-hackers - Future Tense - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Hacking didn’t start with the computer age. Back in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s geeks got their kicks from tapping into the phone lines. They called it Phone Phreaking. It was sometimes activism and sometimes straightforward mischief. Either way, author Phil Lapsley believes they laid the foundations for our current attitude toward technology.

    Guests:
    Phil Lapsley, Author of Exploding The Phone, a book on ‘Phone Phreaking’.

    Publications:
    Title: Exploding The Phone
    Author: Phil Lapsley
    Publisher: Grove / Atlantic Press

    Further Information:
    Exploding The Phone website (http://explodingthephone.com/index.php)
    PDF Article on Phone Phreaking in Australia (http://explodingthephone.com/docs/dbx0186.pdf)

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/the-proto-hackers/4618110

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  6. Douglas Rushkoff and Present Shock - Future Tense - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Renowned US media theorist Douglas Rushkoff argues we now live in a state of ‘Present Shock’ where we’ve lost our understanding of time; and where our sense of what the future should and could be has been seriously diminished. He explains the cause and symptoms of ‘Present Shock’.

    Guests:
    Douglas Rushkoff, Media theorist and author of ‘Present Shock’.

    Publications:
    Title: Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now
    Author: Douglas Rushkoff
    Publisher: Current Hardcover

    Further Information:
    Douglas Rushkoff’s Website (http://www.rushkoff.com/present-shock/)
    Wall Street Journal Excerpt of "Present Shock’ (http://www.rushkoff.com/blog/2013/3/14/wall-street-journal-adaptation-from-present-shock.html)
    2011 Future Tense Interview with Douglas Rushkoff (http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/douglas-rushkoff-and-program-or-be-programmed/3001884)

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/douglas-rushkoff-and-present-shock/4631768

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  7. The rise of micro-labour - Future Tense - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Micro-labour isn’t a clever way of describing a recalcitrant colleague’s deficient work practices. And it has nothing to do with nano-technology either. It’s about using the Internet to outsource small tasks to eager workers – sort of like a digital notice-board for odd jobs and errands. It sounds like the perfect way to earn extra income. But could its growing popularity erode working conditions and lead to exploitation?

    Guests:
    Professor Jonathan Zittrain, Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Professor of Computer Science, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Co-Founder and Director, Berkman Centre for Internet & Society.
    Jamie Viggiano, Senior Director of Marketing at TaskRabbit.
    Tim Fung, Founder and CEO of Airtasker.
    Scott Kirsner, Boston Globe columnist and blogger.
    Catherine Ruckleshaus, Legal Co-Director, National Employment Law Project, US.

    Further Information:
    Jonathan Zittrain’s profile (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/jzittrain) Jonathan Zittrain’s (PDF) paper on ubiquitous human computing (http://iis-db.stanford.edu/evnts/5812/Zittrain_Paper.pdf)
    Scott Kirsner’s article on micro-labour (http://www.boston.com/business/technology/innoeco/2012/04/my_life_as_a_micro-laborer_exp.html)
    Taskrabbit (https://www.taskrabbit.com/)
    Airtasker (https://www.airtasker.com/)
    Catherine Ruckleshaus profile (http://www.nelp.org/site/about_us/legal_co_director)

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/the-rise-of-micro-labour/4581550

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  8. Pranks and tricksters - Future Tense

    Digital pranks may sometimes have a negative image but we hear from people who say they’re a necessary force for good and for progress.

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/pranks-and-tricksters/4489512

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  9. Putting a value on the future - Future Tense - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    We all know the choices we make today can impact on our future. In this program we explore the complex processes through which we put a value on future developments.

    Imagine Los Angeles as a city of parks and green-spaces; or a metropolis where cars are eschewed for light rail. Both scenarios were once seriously considered by city authorities and then rejected. Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin are putting the final touches on an exhibition called ‘Never built LA’ – an exploration of what the great city could have been if town planners and politicians had chosen a different path.

    Economist and philosopher, Fabien Medvecky, helps us understand why bad decisions about the future may actually have been sound decisions in their time.

    And Marina Gorbis, from The Institute Of The Future, explains how their Foresight Engine project can aid us in becoming more ‘future literate’.

    Guests:
    Greg Goldin, Exhibition Curator of the ‘Never Built LA’ exhibition and architecture critic at Los Angeles Magazine.

    Sam Lubell, Exhibition Curator of the ‘Never Built LA’ exhibition and West Coast Editor of the Architect’s Newspaper.

    Fabien Medvecky, Research Fellow and Lecturer, School of English, Media Studies and Art History, University of Queensland.

    Marina Gorbis, Executive Director of The Institute For The Future.

    Resources: Never Built LA- Exhibition Details (http://aplusd.org/exhibitions-future/neverbuilt)
    Fabien Medvecky’s profile (http://uq.academia.edu/FabienMedvecky)
    Institute For The Future (http://www.iftf.org/home/)
    Foresight Engine project (http://www.iftf.org/what-we-do/foresight-toolkit/collaborative-forecasting-games/foresight-engine/)

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/putting-a-value-on-the-future/4566998

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  10. Y Combinator and startup incubators - Future Tense - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Y Combinator is an influential investment firm based in Silicon Valley. Each year it takes a bunch of aspiring entrepreneurs and hot-houses their development. It’s proving so successful that it’s now being talked about as a sort of innovation factory. Journalist and author Randall Stross takes us inside the firm to explain how it works.

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/y-combinator-and-startup-incubators/4541038

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