Science & Medicine

Virtual Futures Podcast

Luke Robert Mason

The Virtual Futures Podcast asks artists, cultural theorists, fiction writers, philosophers, scientists and technologists to stare the future deep in the eyes and challenge everything it see...

Episodes

8 episodes

VF007 | Trust Shift - with Rachel Botsman

Author and media commentator Rachel Botsman discusses trust, collaborative consumption, and innovative new uses for blockchain technology. R...

01:05:32Oct 5, 2017

VF006 | Virtual Reality Therapy - with Michael Carthy

Therapist Michael Carthy discusses how he uses virtual reality to help individuals overcome anxiety, conquer their phobias and tackle their...

42:35Sep 6, 2017

VF005 | Electronic Waste - with Dani Ploeger

Performance artist, Dani Ploeger, discusses electronic waste (e-waste), planned obsolescence of technology and the posthuman in performance....

43:25Aug 30, 2017

VF004 | Emoji Delights - with Carla Gannis

Carla Gannis discusses emoji, using augmented reality for creativity and the current state of digital art in New York. Carla is an American...

53:03Aug 23, 2017

VF003 | Transhumanism and Risk - with Professor Steve Fuller

Professor Steve Fuller discusses transhumanism, how scientists should approach risk, and what it means to be human in the 21st century. Stev...

58:52Aug 16, 2017

VF002 | Cybersex - with Dr. Trudy Barber

The UK's leading cybersexpert Dr. Trudy Barber speaks about the history of cybersex, the future of teledildonics and the emerging field of s...

28:12Aug 9, 2017

VF001 | Cyborg Experiments - with Professor Kevin Warwick

Professor of cybernetics Kevin Warwick talks about augmenting human capabilities, the exciting field of robotics, and what it means to be a...

35:56Aug 5, 2017

VF000 | Trailer - Virtual Futures Podcast

Trailer for the Virtual Futures Podcast which brings together artists, philosophers, cultural theorists, scientists, technologists and ficti...

01:20Aug 5, 2017