
FARSIGHT
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.
Latest episodes

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
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

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

Dec 18, 2023 • 10min
What Will Leisure Mean to Us in the Future?
Explore the evolving concept of leisure as technology edges us toward a post-work era. Historical insights challenge traditional work ethics, emphasizing the value of downtime. Discover how automation and AI may reshape personal fulfillment and identity. Delve into the dynamics of remote work and freelancing, revealing how they can spark creativity while navigating the complexities of self-identity beyond conventional employment.

Dec 8, 2023 • 12min
Excursions With Empathy
Global tourist hotspots are integrating sustainability into their business models as holidaying abroad moves from luxury to necessity.
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Author: Monika Volgyi & Celine Athina Vang
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Dec 1, 2023 • 8min
The Ancient Assyrian Who Invented Sci-Fi
Before Thomas More or H.G Wells came the tongue-in-cheek satirist, Lucien of Samosata.
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Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Nov 24, 2023 • 19min
To Boozy Futures
A civilisational defence of the intoxicant amid cultural retrograde – alcohol.
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Author: August Leo Liljenberg
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Nov 17, 2023 • 11min
Eating & Techno-Pleasures
Technology’s convergence with eating and sex could push both into strange and uncharted territory.
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Author: Sarah Frosh
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies