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Nesta UKIs mission-driven government new?Labour has announced five missions to focus their plans for government. But how can this approach be turned into reality to solve some of the UK's biggest societal challenges? What lessons can be learned from the mission-driven approaches applied elsewhere to make a mission-driven government as effective as possible?
At Nesta, we take a mission-driven approach to solving some of society's biggest problems, with the aim of creating a society that gives people a fairer start, healthier lives and a sustainable future. Our recently launched policy project, UK 2040 Options, offers policymakers the opportunity to think ambitiously together about the future...
2023-10-1053 min
Nesta UKTackling the UK’s loneliness epidemicFive years ago, loneliness was a major focus across the UK. How can we make it so again?
Deputy Director for Nesta’s healthy life mission, Lauren Bowes Byatt, and Head of Policy at the Red Cross, Olivia Field, discuss the government's loneliness strategy and the challenges that lie ahead.
2023-01-1635 min
Nesta UK#TheNest with Minister Julie James: How quickly can we decarbonise homes in Wales?Julie James, Minister for Climate Change for the Welsh government joined Nesta's Andy Regan to discuss transitioning Welsh homes to net zero.
2022-09-1232 min
Nesta UKWhy we fight with Chris BlattmanIn this special live episode, Nesta's Chief Executive, Ravi Gurumurthy speaks to Chris Blattman, Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of Chicago’s Pearson Institute. They discuss Chris’s new book, Why We Fight, and how social science can help us understand conflict.
2022-05-181h 05
The MissionWhy we fight with Chris BlattmanIn this special live episode, Nesta's Chief Executive, Ravi Gurumurthy speaks to Chris Blattman, Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of Chicago's Pearson Institute. They discuss Chris's new book, Why We Fight, and how social science can help us understand conflict.
2022-05-181h 05
Nesta UKHow we get to net zero with Jonathan BrearleyRecorded in January 2022, Nesta's Chief Executive, Ravi Gurumurthy speaks to the CEO of the energy regulator Ofgem, Jonathan Brearley, about the long term questions: how we get to net zero and what our energy system will look like in the future.
2022-03-2847 min
The MissionHow we get to net zero with Jonathan BrearleyRecorded in January 2022, Nesta's Chief Executive, Ravi Gurumurthy speaks to the CEO of the energy regulator Ofgem, Jonathan Brearley, about the long term questions: how we get to net zero and what our energy system will look like in the future.
2022-03-2847 minNesta UKManaging Wikipedia with Jimmy WalesHave you ever wondered how Wikipedia makes sure its information is accurate? And why don't other sites use this business model to for their content? Join Nesta's CEO Ravi Gurumurthy as he speaks to the co-founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, about building online communities and avoiding the spread of misinformation.
2022-02-2251 min
The MissionManaging Wikipedia with Jimmy WalesHave you ever wondered how Wikipedia makes sure its information is accurate? And why don't other sites use this business model for their content? Join Nesta's CEO Ravi Gurumurthy as he speaks to the co-founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, about building online communities and avoiding the spread of misinformation.
2022-02-2251 min
Nesta UKCan we make soft drinks healthy with Indra NooyiWe're back! In the first episode of 2022, Nesta's CEO Ravi Gurumurthy speaks to Indra Nooyi, former chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo. During her time at PepsiCo, Indra steered the company towards healthier products and reinvented its environmental profile.
2022-01-2745 min
The MissionCan we make soft drinks healthy with Indra NooyiWe're back! In the first episode of 2022, Nesta's CEO Ravi Gurumurthy speaks to Indra Nooyi, former chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo. During her time at PepsiCo, Indra steered the company towards healthier products and reinvented its environmental profile.
2022-01-2745 min
Nesta UKThe Nest - Episode OneOur first episode of the Nest on 1st December was a conversation between Nesta’s Oliver Zanetti and Vattenfall’s Head of Customer Experience, Bindi Patel. This conversation centred around the role of heat networks in low carbon heating and their contribution to meeting net-zero by 2050.
2021-12-0330 min
Nesta UKNet zero - big ideas for cutting household emissionsNet zero - big ideas for cutting household emissions by Nesta UK
2021-10-151h 01
Nesta UKFive Big Ideas To Create A Locally Led TransitionFive Big Ideas To Create A Locally Led Transition by Nesta UK
2021-10-0457 min
Nesta UKReducing educational underachievement with Becky FrancisIn this series, Nesta’s Chief Executive Ravi Gurumurthy is joined by practitioners, academics and policymakers to talk about how to tackle society's intractable challenges, and the innovations and ideas that are shaping it.
2020-10-0947 minNesta UKDissecting trust with Rachel BotsmanIn this series, Nesta’s Chief Executive Ravi Gurumurthy is joined by practitioners, academics and policymakers to talk about how to tackle society's intractable challenges, and the innovations and ideas that are shaping it.
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Nesta UKNesta Predicts 2020! Annual predictions revealedIt's time for Nesta’s ten predictions for 2020! This episode delves into the trends, social movements and technological breakthroughs set to impact our lives over the next twelve months. From the beginning of the end for fireworks to an outbreak of silly walks and the chance to meet your digital twin, host Tiernan Douieb introduces Nesta’s predictors for a rundown of what could be on the cards for 2020. Useful links Nesta Predictions 2020 Vicki Sellick Tris Dyson Get in touch with the Future Curious team: futurecurious@nesta.org.uk Or on twitter @Nesta_UK, #FutureCurious and #NestaPredicts Future Curious is prese...
2019-12-1213 min
Nesta UKHold that thought: a bite-sized episodeListen to host Tiernan Douieb give a taster of Nesta Predicts 2020 and discover some innovation-flavoured #GE19 thoughts and reflections from the team at Nesta. Please do come back on Thursday for your full-length weekly fill of the Nesta podcast. Useful links: Nesta Predicts 2019 Nesta’s response to the UK General Election manifestos Get in touch with the Future Curious team: futurecurious@nesta.org.uk Or on twitter @Nesta_UK, #futurecurious Future Curious is presented by Tiernan Douieb and produced and published by Nesta’s communication team. This bite-sized episode was recorded by Sonia Foday and edited by Wardour Studios. Original music...
2019-12-1002 min
Nesta UKNesta experts digest GE19 manifestos through an innovation lensAs the UK prepares to head to the polls, have the main parties really grasped how innovation is changing our economy and society?
Nesta has been examining party manifestos for the UK’s General Election 2019.
Three of the UK’s biggest long-term challenges - low productivity, high inequality and declining trust in politics - have their roots in the way our knowledge economy works. The next UK government will have to grapple with these issues.
In this special, one-off edition podcast, Nesta’s Tris Dyson is joined by colleagues from across the organisation who have been reviewing the General Election manife...
2019-12-0922 min
Nesta UKIf prevention is better than cure, why does health research focus on the fix?We know that what matters most for our health is the food we eat, the air we breathe, the places we work and the homes we live in. But even though we know a lot about what causes ill health, we know far too little about how to prevent those factors from making us ill. In this episode, host Tiernan Douieb talks to Nesta’s Christina Cornwell about tipping the health research balance away from the biomedical: what happens when you look for solutions to the causes of illhealth - like pollution and inequality? We hear from the Ella Roberta Fami...
2019-12-0329 min
Nesta UKThe future of storytellingFrom the comfort of your very own podcast stream, join us at London’s Barbican for an evening of talks, installations and an interactive performance about the future of storytelling… Stories of the past have been carved, painted and printed. Today, they are whispered through earbuds, watched through screens and available to download. In this episode, host Tiernan Douieb talks to writer and critic Olivia Laing, near-future author Stephen Oram and writer and narrative designer Chella Ramanan. We will also explore how stories might be told in the future through installations from the Royal College of Art, and immersing ourselves in an anim...
2019-11-2635 min
Nesta UKWho has a seat at the innovation table?Engineer and designer Nicola Millar joins AI specialist Simi Awokoya to discuss inclusivity and diversity with host Tiernan Douieb and Nesta’s Madeleine Gabriel. We listen in on a conversation about Nicola’s quest to design a menopause ‘pebble’ with focus-group member, Emily. They meet to talk about how an honest conversation with women heading into the menopause led to the product Emily trials for Nicola. Nesta’s Alex Glennie gives a glimpse into inclusive innovation in Vietnam with her report on disability, from Hanoi. With special thanks to NICA and The Voice Links featured in this episode Nesta’s 12 women shaping AI re...
2019-11-1932 min
Nesta UKTomorrow is yours for the makingWe’ll explore the tools and techniques to get people involved in the shape of things to come. Host Tiernan Douieb brings together Kazakhstan-based futurologist John Sweeney with Nesta’s Kathy Peach and Laurie Smith. They talk about why we should all participate in designing our future - and how to go about it. We also hear from Professor Mark Tewdwr-Jones from Newcastle University. Mark reflects on the Newcastle City Futures project and the ways in which it engaged the wider community to steer the course of the city. Report: Our Futures: By the people, for the people Newcastle City Futures...
2019-11-1227 min
Nesta UKPeople, policy and power - an interview with Geoff MulganAs well as looking after Nesta for the last nine years, Geoff has had an eclectic career, involving research, policy-making and shaping the way the UK ‘does’ social innovation. In this episode, Geoff Mulgan and Tiernan Douieb discuss: The theory of ‘The Bees and the Trees’. Why the best way to create change is to be the opposite of Concorde. Simple steps to personal happiness. Geoff also reflects on some of the Nesta projects that he has overseen during his time as Chief Executive. If you want to learn more about Geoff’s work, he has released a new book. It’s called Soci...
2019-11-0424 min
Nesta UKWiser than bookies, pollsters & Paul the octopus?On 16 October, we recorded this episode to look at predictions and forecasts about the way Brexit events might unfold - ahead of the original 31 October withdrawal deadline. So who got it right? Which method gazed accurately into the future? Using Brexit as a case study, this episode discusses different prediction and forecast methods - polling, betting, the wisdom of the crowds and academic research. Host Tiernan Douieb is joined by an expert line-up of YouGov’s Chris Curtis, University of London’s Professor Chris Hanretty and Nesta’s Aleks Berditchevskaia. They weigh up experimental techniques, explore the merits of traditional prediction...
2019-10-2936 min
Nesta UKRobot swarms and the technology of the next decadeWhat are the applications or the ramifications of new tiny mechanical bees? And how will society adjust? This episode is about the technologies that we may well see in the 2020s, such as swarm robotics. We look at the uses but also the responsibilities that need to accompany such technological and scientific shifts. Dr Edmund Hunt talks to Nesta’s Bea Karol Burks about his work in swarm robotics. Science and tech writer, speaker and thinker Sumit Paul-Choudhury joins Bea and presenter Tiernan Douieb to discuss tomorrow’s innovations and the consequences and considerations they may hold for society. From swarms o...
2019-10-2124 min
Nesta UKInsights from the frontiers of collective intelligenceKathy Peach, Head of CCID, Nesta
David Baltaxe, Chief Intelligence Officer, Unanimous AI
Yvonne McDermott-Rees, Professor of Law, Swansea University
Daisy Tam, Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
Vito Trianni, Researcher, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies of the Italian National Research Council (ISTC-CNR)
The people behind four of the Nesta funded collective intelligence experiments share their work to date, what they have learned about getting the design right, what new tools like machine learning enable them to do differently, and how their insights and methods can be applied more widely.
2019-10-1654 min
Nesta UKThe Survival Kit for the FutureHow do you want your future to look like? What shape will it take? What skills do you need to get there? And who do you want to share it with? In this episode, Steve Cross, Maryam Pasha, Kajal Odedra and Tiernan Douieb discuss: How to build your own future (and the resilience to make it happen) Why survival kits are about skills and experiences, and not about rubbing twigs together What’s in their toolkit for the future How to share your ideas to influence others to create a better world. The team also gives a preview of Nesta’s Fut...
2019-10-1427 min
Nesta UKFuture Curious from Nesta: season 2 trailerAre you curious about what our shared future holds? Join us for season 2 of Future Curious from Nesta. In this thought-provoking and chatty podcast, we bring together leading experts and radical thinkers to discuss the big issues that will affect our future, and what we can all do about them. Each week, Future Curious will bring new insights, challenge existing wisdom and explore new thinking into some of the most challenging issues of our time. We'll be bringing you the first episode of the new season very soon, so subscribe now to hear it first!
2019-10-0700 min
Nesta UKEXTRA BONUS! Science Fiction with Jim Al-KhaliliWith alternative visions and possibilities before us, we explore the connection between what the future could look like, and how largely science fiction has contributed to this vision. Through a distinctive mix of installations, talks and debates, FutureFest Lates offers audiences an opportunity to imagine and lay claim to a different vision of what might lie ahead. Recorded at Nesta’s first ‘FutureFest Lates’ event, Nesta’s Nigel Campbell is joined by: Jim Al-Khalili, Professor of Theoretical Physics, broadcaster and author of a new science fiction novel, Sunfall Celia Hannon, Nesta’s Director of Futures Find out more on the FutureFest
2019-06-0423 min
Nesta UKMartin Rees - On the Future: Prospects for HumanityA provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin Rees.
Humanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various outcomes—good and bad—are possible. Yet our approach to the future is characterized by short-term thinking, polarizing debates, alarmist rhetoric, and pessimism.
Nesta’s in conversation series continues in 2019 with Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, Master of Trinity College and Director of the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University, who joined Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive at Nesta, on Wed...
2019-05-2358 min
Nesta UKFuture Curious BONUS: The Knowledge Economy with Roberto UngerIf economic eras are defined by their most advanced form of production, then we are clearly living in one where knowledge plays a decisive role in the organisation of production, distribution and consumption. But the benefits of the knowledge economy are far from equally shared, so how can we make sure the knowledge economy is more inclusive?
Joining Nigel Campbell to discuss this are Madeleine Gabriel, Head of Inclusive Innovation at Nesta and Isaac Stanley, Researcher in Inclusive Innovation at Nesta - both co-authors of Imagination Unleashed: Democratising The Knowledge Economy.
Included in this episode, Nesta Chief Executive Geoff Mulgan...
2019-05-0726 min
Nesta UKThe Knowledge Economy - Geoff Mulgan interviews Roberto UngerNesta Chief Executive Geoff Mulgan interviews philosopher and politician Roberto Mangabeira Unger on the Knowledge Economy. Roberto Unger is a co-author of Nesta's recent report Imagination unleashed: Democratising the knowledge economy - to read the report go to https://www.nesta.org.uk/report/imagination-unleashed/.
Hear the full podcast featuring excerpts from this interview at https://soundcloud.com/nesta-uk/bonus-the-knowledge-economy
2019-05-0731 min
Nesta UKFuture Curious - LonelinessTechnology has transformed the way we communicate with each other but many people are still left feeling out of touch and lacking that sense of community. How can we change the way we interact to tackle the rise in loneliness? And how can we make sure technology is bringing people together instead of isolating people behind a screen? Joining Nesta’s Nigel Campbell to discuss this are Sanderson Jones, Founder of The Sunday Assembly (New Radical 2014) and comedian Carrie Deacon, Head of Social Action Innovation at Nesta. We also hear from Ivo Gormley from GoodGym an organisation that supports people to g...
2019-04-2328 min
Nesta UKFuture Curious - The Future of WorkTechnology is inevitably changing the way we work, no matter what the industry. As with all forms of automation, there are pros and cons - but are we doing enough now to protect workers rights and ensure technology is creating a better working environment?
Joining Nesta’s Nigel Campbell to discuss this are:
Kate Bell, Head of the Rights, International, Social and Economics department at the Trades Union Congress
Eliza Easton, Head of Policy Unit, Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) and Principal Policy Researcher at Nesta
We also hear from Meghan Casserly at Humu, a startup run by th...
2019-04-0939 min
Nesta UKFuture Curious - AI and HealthThe 20th century saw huge leaps forward in life expectancy through innovations such as the NHS, major advances in drugs, and massive changes in lifestyle. In the 21st century, digital tech is set to take its place amongst these as the new force for improving our wellbeing and delivering healthcare. Artificial intelligence, algorithms offer the prospect of personalised care, better diagnosis, improved access to treatment and prediction of health problems. But at what cost to our privacy, our sense of being in control of our own health decisions and our relationships with those professionals that care for us?
Joining Nesta’s...
2019-04-0241 min
Nesta UKNesta Education 2019 - Exploring the future of artificial intelligence in schoolsListen back to highlights from Nesta Education 2019: Shaping the future, shifting the system.
2019-03-2928 min
Nesta UKNesta Education 2019 - Becky Francis - What will an equitable curriculum for the future look like?Listen back to highlights from Nesta Education 2019: Shaping the future, shifting the system.
2019-03-2916 min
Nesta UKNesta Education 2019 - Geoff Mulgan in conversation with Andria Zafirakou and Tristram HuntListen back to highlights from Nesta Education 2019: Shaping the future, shifting the system.
2019-03-2948 min
Nesta UKNesta Education 2019 - Joysy John - Nesta Education 2019: Shaping the future, shifting the systemListen back to highlights from Nesta Education 2019: Shaping the future, shifting the system.
2019-03-2908 min
Nesta UKNesta Education 2019 - Opportunity lost: why are girls not choosing computer science?Listen back to highlights from Nesta Education 2019: Shaping the future, shifting the system.
2019-03-2955 min
Nesta UKFuture Curious - AI and CreativityWith a recent piece of artwork created using artificial intelligence (AI) selling for $432,500 at Christie’slast year, creative AI is now well and truly entering the mainstream. Could an algorithm ever write a song to move you to tears, or win the Turner Prize? Maybe, but beyond the hype, how can AI enable new forms of human expression and enhance our own creativity? Joining Nesta’s Nigel Campbell to discuss this are Dr Rebecca Fiebrink, Senior Lecturer in Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London. Rebecca works on a variety of projects developing new technologies to enable new forms of human express...
2019-03-2630 min
Nesta UKFuture Curious - EducationIn the second episode of Future Curious, we ask the question - should we give up on exams?
As technology transforms the world we live in, is the education system doing enough to keep up? Students at school today will have to find their feet in a very different workplace as the rate of automation increases and working structures change.
How can we make sure children today are equipped with the skills needed to succeed in the future?
Joining Nesta's Nigel Campbell to discuss this are
Joysy John, Director of Education at Nesta
Tom Ravenscroft, Founder and CEO of Enabling...
2019-03-1932 min
Nesta UKFuture Curious - PredictionsNesta recently held an event showcasing ten predictions for 2019 covering health, the future of the working week, the deepening role of artificial intelligence in our lives and more.
Each year, Nesta experts identify the trends, tech breakthroughs and social movements they expect to gain traction in the following twelve months. This year's predictions once more covered technologies and trends that would once be dismissed as science fiction but are now set to tip over into mainstream acceptance.
Nesta's Nigel Campbell met with a few of our experts to chat about their predictions, as well as talking with Nesta Chief Executive...
2019-03-1920 min
Nesta UKFuture Curious - Digital DemocracyWith so much coverage of declining public confidence in democratic institutions, how can a new generation of policymakers use tech to engage with citizens, make better decisions and rebuild trust?
Joining Nesta's Nigel Campbell to discuss this are
Tanja Aitamurto, Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and author of Crowdsourcing for Democracy: A New Era in Policy-Making,
Theo Bass, Researcher in Nesta's Research, Analysis and Policy Team, looking into ways that tech can improving citizen engagement, and how data and technology are changing the nature of policy making and democracy.
We also hear from Audrey Tang, Digital...
2019-03-1933 min
Nesta UKNesta predictions for 2016Every year we publish a series of predictions on the trends, social movements and tech breakthroughs we think will make it big over the coming 12 months.
In this podcast, Louise Marston, Director of Innovation Policy and Futures at Nesta, introduces our fifth set of predictions for the year ahead.
This year’s list includes collaborations between the arts and retail sectors, new uses of audio technology and the rise of patient-led communities doing grassroots medical research.
You’ll find all of this year’s Nesta predictions, as well as a back catalogue of all our previous forecasts, at www.nesta.org.uk...
2015-12-2103 min
Nesta UKEdward Snowden on government surveillanceEdward Snowden joins us via Google hangout, which fuels a discussion on government surveillance with Primavera De Filippi, a research fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School; Ian Brown of Oxford University's Cyber Security Centre; and curator Pat Kane. And software developer Dan Williams explores the boundaries of CCTV.
The podcast features music by:
Black Ant
Mesmerists
Broke For Free
And was presented by Emily Elias.
To find out more about FutureFest visit: www.nesta.org.uk/futurefest
Download the transcript of this podcast at: http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/transcript-futurefest-podcast-episode-12_0.pdf
2015-10-1415 min
Nesta UKHow can we shape the future of our economy?Barry Eichengreen discusses financial reform, Dave Boyle tells us why the sharing economy isn’t about sharing, and Owen Jones is hopeful for a more democratic economy.
Music credits: Broke for Free - Melt, The Moss - Cosmo Sheldrake.
Podcast presented by Emily Elias.
Download a transcript of this podcast here: http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/futurefest-podcast-10-money-transcript.pdf
To find out more about FutureFest visit: www.nesta.org.uk/futurefest.
2015-08-2516 min
Nesta UKSpoek Mathambo’s future soundsIn episode nine of our FutureFest we return to the Future Global theme.
Artist Sophia Al-Maria talks about Gulf Futurism, lecturer and artist Tegan Bristow questions the relevance of the term Afrofuturism outside of the USA and musician and filmmaker Spoek Mathambo considers the future sound of South Africa.
A transcript of this episode is available at: http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/futurefestpodcastepisode_9_future_global.pdf
This podcast features music by Spoek Mathambo and Broke for Free with Melt
Podcast presented by Emily Elias.
To find out more about FutureFest visit www.nesta.org.uk/futurefest
2015-08-1018 min
Nesta UKFuture of eating, drinking and getting highIn episode eight of the FutureFest podcast we return to our Future Thrills theme and consider what we’re likely to be consuming in the future. Food futurologist Dr Morgaine Gaye introduces the next generation of vending machines, including the cupcake ATM; award-winning mixologist Ryan Chetiyawardana explores some interesting possible new methods of nutrient delivery through alcohol; and journalist and author Johann Hari looks at where the war on drugs is headed after a century of narcotics prohibition.
To find out more about FutureFest visit www.nesta.org.uk/futurefest
A transcript of this podcast is available at http://www.ne...
2015-07-2817 min
Nesta UKJon Ronson's robot friendsIn the seventh episode of the FutureFest podcast we return to our Future Machines theme.
Jon Ronson recalls his various conversations with sentient robots (and their programmers), UCL’s Leo Cohen considers a world where we outsource our decision making to artificial intelligence and retails futures expert Eva Pascoe argues the need for a return to Renaissance attitudes to art and technology in order to take charge of our digital future.
A transcript of this episode can be found at: http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/futurefest_podcast_episode_7.pdf
To find out more about FutureFest, visit www.ne...
2015-07-0714 min
Nesta UKFuture Democracy: Owen Jones on changing the political climateIn the sixth episode of our FutureFest podcast our speakers look at power, politics and democracy.
Owen Jones, bestselling author of 'The Establishment' and 'Chavs', puts forward the idea of a new politics of hope to change our society.
Baroness Helena Kennedy QC considers where power lies in today's world, and why the nation state may have had its day.
On a slightly different tack, 'The Economist' management editor Adrian Wooldridge argues that hierarchy is here to stay - and we need it.
FutureFest is Nesta's weekend festival of radical ideas, compelling talks, and immersive experiences to inspire, excite and...
2015-06-2915 min
Nesta UKMatthew Herbert on the crisis of ideas in musicIn the fifth episode of our FutureFest podcast we ask what music is and what it will be.
We probably don't need more love songs: musician and producer Matthew Herbert talks to Pat Kane about the crisis of ideas and why technology needs to be a little less perfect.
Musicologist Adam Harper considers how music is more than just sound in a talk that involves ancient German bone-flutes.
And we hear from Chagall, a musician and producer making electronic music visual with the mi.mu data gloves. Watch our video of the 2015 festival featuring Chagall's performance with mi.mu gloves.
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2015-06-1619 min
Nesta UKJohn Lanchester on the real value of moneyIn our fourth FutureFest podcast, we explore the concept and future of money.
Did you know your £1 coin isn’t technically worth £1? Or that the largest coin still in use on the Micronesian island of Yap is 12-foot across and made of stone? Author and journalist John Lanchester draws on fascinating examples to demonstrate what makes money money.
And have you ever considered that your bodily fluids could be your future currency? Biohacker and designer Raph Kim talks about the possibility of ditching notes and coins for spit and snot. Finally, find out what comedian and scientist Dr Steve Cross had...
2015-06-0219 min
Nesta UKFuture Global: What is shaping Africa's future?In the third episode of our FutureFest podcast, we explore what’s shaping Africa’s near future.
Ore Disu, Executive Director of Nsibidi Institute - based in Lagos, Nigeria, discusses the city’s challenges and opportunities; Fabian-Carlos Guhl introduces us to the Venture Bus, which picks up aspiring entrepreneurs on its route across the continent; and Thomas Aquilina discusses his photography, which captures the changing face of the Africa.
FutureFest is Nesta‘s weekend festival of radical ideas, compelling talks, and immersive experiences to inspire, excite and challenge perceptions of the future. The most recent festival took place in March 2015 in Londo...
2015-05-1913 min
Nesta UKDan Schreiber shares his time travel to-do listTune in to the second episode of our FutureFest podcast, which asks how far we’ll go to get our kicks in the future.
Paul Dolan, author of Happiness By Design, explores what happiness is and how to find it, Professor Adrian Cheok looks at the future of thrill-seeking as we start to augment all five of our senses with virtual reality, and comedian Dan Schreiber (the man behind the popular No such thing as a fish podcast) shares his time travel to-do list.
FutureFest is Nesta‘s weekend festival of radical ideas, compelling talks, and immersive experiences to inspire, exci...
2015-05-0518 min
Nesta UKJon Ronson goes into battle to reclaim his social media identityEpisode 1 in our series of FutureFest podcasts.
Step into the machine with the first episode of our FutureFest podcast. Listen to hilarious stories, intriguing ideas, and unexpected experiences, involving humanity and machinery, fresh from the festival.
In this episode, author Jon Ronson considers the power of social media as he describes going into digital battle to reclaim his identity from a Twitter spam-bot.
We hear how it feels when a blind robot touches your face, along with learning the story of Blind Robot’s evolution from Louis-Philippe Demers and body>data>space, the team behind it.
And it turns out th...
2015-04-2114 min