The Independent Diplomat
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Former British diplomat Carne Ross explains how he believes the conduct of international affairs is changing…
Note: the full interview is now available on the Future Tense website.
Archive for March, 2010
A reminder about our mission…
Friday, March 19th, 2010
It’s been more than a year now since we launched and I think it timely to remind you (and ourselves) of our mission. Here’s what I said in the first program back in late January 2009…
‘Our brief is to look at new developments and trends across a broad range of topic areas, and to introduce you to creative thinkers, cutting edge technologies and new approaches.
‘In coming weeks we’ll explore the concept of online bereavement; we’ll take you 60 metres below one of Australia’s major cities for a look at some state-of-the-art tunnelling equipment; and we’ll find out about an agricultural concept called ‘vertical farming’. They’re just a few of the things we’ve got planned.
‘Now, there are far too many people out there involved in promotion and spin, so we’ll endeavour, always, to maintain a critical eye.’
Are we walking the talk, as the Americans say? Let us know…
Update on SKA Pathfinder telescope
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
In November last year we did a program on the future of space. As part of it we discussed the SKA-Pathfinder telescope. Well here’s an update from itnews on the telescope which is being built in WA.
Here’s our original program – and what a fine program it was!
The Age of Metrics
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Anand Giridharadas welcomes us to the ‘Age of Metrics’. Mr Giridharadas is a columnist for the New York Times. Here he talks about our growing obsession with figures. He argues that human beings are now beginning to think like computers.
The full audio and text for this edition of Future Tense is available at our website.
Any good examples of local (Australian) alternative currencies?
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Looking for examples of alternative currencies operating in Australia. Not barter – nothing against barter, but I think that takes us into a different area.
If you have any suggestions post them here…
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