

FARSIGHT
Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS)
Narrated articles and conversations with the world's foremost futures thinkers, delivered to you by FARSIGHT, a quarterly publication by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies.
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Apr 24, 2024 • 15min
Treacherous Utopia
‘Longtermism’ has emerged as one of the most influential ideas of our time. But is it safeguarding or sabotaging our common future?
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Authors: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & August Leo Liljenberg
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Apr 15, 2024 • 15min
The Shape and Size of Wellbeing
Youth today showcase polarised views on well-being, revealing stark contrasts between developed and developing nations. While young people in wealthier countries often experience pessimism, their counterparts in less affluent regions tend to retain a hopeful outlook. The podcast also delves into the evolving perspectives of South Korean youth on family planning, driven by women's education and economic independence, calling attention to the societal implications of declining birth rates and demographic changes.

Apr 4, 2024 • 12min
Lunar Power Play
The world’s most populated country is throwing their weight into the space race – but is India a genuine contender?
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Author: Lena Hunter
Narrator: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Mar 25, 2024 • 10min
No Children of Men
Chemicals are among the primary causes for dwindling sperm counts worldwide. How severe is the global male fertility crisis, and can an impending ‘spermpocalypse’ be avoided? To find out we spoke with two renowned fertility researchers.
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Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen
Narrator: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Mar 4, 2024 • 9min
Space for the Few
With recreational spaceflight taking off, onlookers are questioning whether something so grand can ever be for the many.
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Author: Artemis Karagkouni
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Feb 16, 2024 • 7min
Hope - The Pillar That Holds Up the World
Although we may acknowledge the importance of hope in an age that seems plagued by perpetual crisis, is hope genuinely practical, and if it is, what makes it so?
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Author: Sean Pillot de Chenecey
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Feb 5, 2024 • 9min
Technology Leading on Sexuality
From vibrators to sex bots, technology can be a force of sexual liberation, or a tool used to strengthen existing norms and taboos. How might it change what happens behind closed bedroom doors?
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Author: Jasmin Cramon
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Jan 26, 2024 • 10min
Stardust and Dollar Signs
As the mineral-rich wealth of the cosmos is gloated at from Earth, actors are racing towards extracting, as well as regulating, its resources.
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Author: Thor Svanholm
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
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Jan 12, 2024 • 16min
Europe in Space
An interview with Hermann Ludwig Moeller, Chairman of the European Space Policy Institute.
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Author: August Leo Liljenberg
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Jan 3, 2024 • 12min
Farewell to the Astronaut?
Why there will always be a need for manned space exploration missions, regardless of technological advances in robotics and AI.
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Author: Josh Sims
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies