Futurology
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Futurology is a weekly podcast from the Berggruen Institute where we work to name what’s next. Join us as we imagine a future we can accomplish together, instead of one we must all work to prevent.
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@futurologypod.bsky.social
· Jun 20
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Futurology is a weekly podcast from the Berggruen Institute in Los Angeles where we work to name what’s next. Join us as we imagine a future we can accomplish together, instead of one we must all work to prevent.
Premieres 6/24, wherever you get your podcasts.
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Premieres 6/24, wherever you get your podcasts.
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"The Big Lie Behind AI"
Technologist Jaron Lanier sits down with producer Grant Slater. He warns that the hype around AI is fueled by grandiosity — the belief that something we created could destroy the world.
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Technologist Jaron Lanier sits down with producer Grant Slater. He warns that the hype around AI is fueled by grandiosity — the belief that something we created could destroy the world.
youtu.be/DgdelPJTWRo
Listen and subscribe to the Futurology podcast
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"The Big Lie Behind AI"
Technologist Jaron Lanier sits down with producer Grant Slater. He warns that the hype around AI is fueled by grandiosity — the belief that something we created could destroy the world.
youtu.be/DgdelPJTWRo
Listen and subscribe to the Futurology podcast
Technologist Jaron Lanier sits down with producer Grant Slater. He warns that the hype around AI is fueled by grandiosity — the belief that something we created could destroy the world.
youtu.be/DgdelPJTWRo
Listen and subscribe to the Futurology podcast
Belief in AI can destroy the world. Responsibility stays human. — Jaron Lanier.
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"The Big Lie Behind AI" Listen to the Futurology podcast.
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"The Big Lie Behind AI" Listen to the Futurology podcast.
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Belief in AI can destroy the world. Responsibility stays human. — Jaron Lanier.
youtu.be/DgdelPJTWRo
"The Big Lie Behind AI" Listen to the Futurology podcast.
youtu.be/DgdelPJTWRo
"The Big Lie Behind AI" Listen to the Futurology podcast.
Astrophysicist Adam Frank (@adamfrank4.bsky.social) questions the hype around AI.
"How to Spot an Alien Civilization" is streaming now. Listen and subscribe to the Futurology podcast
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"How to Spot an Alien Civilization" is streaming now. Listen and subscribe to the Futurology podcast
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November 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Astrophysicist Adam Frank (@adamfrank4.bsky.social) questions the hype around AI.
"How to Spot an Alien Civilization" is streaming now. Listen and subscribe to the Futurology podcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O95O...
"How to Spot an Alien Civilization" is streaming now. Listen and subscribe to the Futurology podcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O95O...
In our lifetime, we learned that nearly every star has its own planets. Earth is one story among trillions.
🎙️Adam Frank (@adamfrank4.bsky.social) on Futurology podcast: “How to Spot an Alien Civilization”
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🎙️Adam Frank (@adamfrank4.bsky.social) on Futurology podcast: “How to Spot an Alien Civilization”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O95O...
November 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In our lifetime, we learned that nearly every star has its own planets. Earth is one story among trillions.
🎙️Adam Frank (@adamfrank4.bsky.social) on Futurology podcast: “How to Spot an Alien Civilization”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O95O...
🎙️Adam Frank (@adamfrank4.bsky.social) on Futurology podcast: “How to Spot an Alien Civilization”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O95O...
Maybe humanity isn’t destroying the planet. Maybe it’s how the planet learns to see itself.
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Adam Frank (@adamfrank4.bsky.social)- "How to Spot an Alien Civilization" is streaming now. Listen and subscribe to the Futurology podcast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O95O...
Adam Frank (@adamfrank4.bsky.social)- "How to Spot an Alien Civilization" is streaming now. Listen and subscribe to the Futurology podcast.
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Maybe humanity isn’t destroying the planet. Maybe it’s how the planet learns to see itself.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O95O...
Adam Frank (@adamfrank4.bsky.social)- "How to Spot an Alien Civilization" is streaming now. Listen and subscribe to the Futurology podcast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O95O...
Adam Frank (@adamfrank4.bsky.social)- "How to Spot an Alien Civilization" is streaming now. Listen and subscribe to the Futurology podcast.
Maybe AI won’t replace artists after all. Maybe it’s the next great artistic medium.
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🎙️ Ken Liu (@kyliu99.bsky.social) on Futurology: "When the Machine Becomes the Medium"
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🎙️ Ken Liu (@kyliu99.bsky.social) on Futurology: "When the Machine Becomes the Medium"
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Maybe AI won’t replace artists after all. Maybe it’s the next great artistic medium.
youtu.be/q8ZR9-y4ik8
🎙️ Ken Liu (@kyliu99.bsky.social) on Futurology: "When the Machine Becomes the Medium"
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🎙️ Ken Liu (@kyliu99.bsky.social) on Futurology: "When the Machine Becomes the Medium"
“For billions of years, there were no airplanes — until someone imagined them.”
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Technology, like art, is an expression of our humanness.
🎙️ Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social on Futurology: When the Machine Becomes the Medium
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Technology, like art, is an expression of our humanness.
🎙️ Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social on Futurology: When the Machine Becomes the Medium
November 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“For billions of years, there were no airplanes — until someone imagined them.”
youtu.be/q8ZR9-y4ik8
Technology, like art, is an expression of our humanness.
🎙️ Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social on Futurology: When the Machine Becomes the Medium
youtu.be/q8ZR9-y4ik8
Technology, like art, is an expression of our humanness.
🎙️ Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social on Futurology: When the Machine Becomes the Medium
Through deep time and space, the possibilities of life are endless. Writer, Ross Andersen (@rossandersen.bsky.social) challenges the past as we look to the future.
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"A Cosmic Voyage Through Deep Time" is streaming now. Listen and subscribe to Futurology podcast 🎧
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
"A Cosmic Voyage Through Deep Time" is streaming now. Listen and subscribe to Futurology podcast 🎧
October 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Through deep time and space, the possibilities of life are endless. Writer, Ross Andersen (@rossandersen.bsky.social) challenges the past as we look to the future.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
"A Cosmic Voyage Through Deep Time" is streaming now. Listen and subscribe to Futurology podcast 🎧
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
"A Cosmic Voyage Through Deep Time" is streaming now. Listen and subscribe to Futurology podcast 🎧
The Atlantic Writer, Ross Andersen (@rossandersen.bsky.social) in conversation with Futurology Producer Grant Slater (@grantslater.bsky.social) get into the dangerous gap between humanity's understanding of time and the consequences of our actions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
October 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The Atlantic Writer, Ross Andersen (@rossandersen.bsky.social) in conversation with Futurology Producer Grant Slater (@grantslater.bsky.social) get into the dangerous gap between humanity's understanding of time and the consequences of our actions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
Humanity has written 125 million books. AI read all of them in six months.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
"A Cosmic Voyage Through Deep Time" is streaming now. Ross Andersen (@rossandersen.bsky.social) in conversation with Grant Slater (@grantslater.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
"A Cosmic Voyage Through Deep Time" is streaming now. Ross Andersen (@rossandersen.bsky.social) in conversation with Grant Slater (@grantslater.bsky.social)
October 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Humanity has written 125 million books. AI read all of them in six months.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
"A Cosmic Voyage Through Deep Time" is streaming now. Ross Andersen (@rossandersen.bsky.social) in conversation with Grant Slater (@grantslater.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
"A Cosmic Voyage Through Deep Time" is streaming now. Ross Andersen (@rossandersen.bsky.social) in conversation with Grant Slater (@grantslater.bsky.social)
Atlantic Writer Ross Andersen (@rossandersen.bsky.social) asks the questions shaping the future.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
In this episode, Andersen speaks with Futurology Producer Grant Slater (@grantslater.bsky.social) about time defining the evolution of intelligent life.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
In this episode, Andersen speaks with Futurology Producer Grant Slater (@grantslater.bsky.social) about time defining the evolution of intelligent life.
September 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Atlantic Writer Ross Andersen (@rossandersen.bsky.social) asks the questions shaping the future.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
In this episode, Andersen speaks with Futurology Producer Grant Slater (@grantslater.bsky.social) about time defining the evolution of intelligent life.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN31...
In this episode, Andersen speaks with Futurology Producer Grant Slater (@grantslater.bsky.social) about time defining the evolution of intelligent life.
Aminah Bradford examines the hierarchy of oversimplifying the spirit to the "good" and the material to the "bad".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26X4...
"The Spiritual Life of the Microbiome" streaming now. 🎧 Subscribe to Futurology Podcast on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26X4...
"The Spiritual Life of the Microbiome" streaming now. 🎧 Subscribe to Futurology Podcast on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts.
September 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Aminah Bradford examines the hierarchy of oversimplifying the spirit to the "good" and the material to the "bad".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26X4...
"The Spiritual Life of the Microbiome" streaming now. 🎧 Subscribe to Futurology Podcast on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26X4...
"The Spiritual Life of the Microbiome" streaming now. 🎧 Subscribe to Futurology Podcast on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts.
The major paradigm shift that microbiology is facing now is this relational, ecological, emergent, symbiotic understanding of being human.”
-Aminah Bradford
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26X4...
"The Spiritual Life of the Microbiome" streaming now. Listen and subscribe to Futurology Podcast 🎧
-Aminah Bradford
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26X4...
"The Spiritual Life of the Microbiome" streaming now. Listen and subscribe to Futurology Podcast 🎧
September 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The major paradigm shift that microbiology is facing now is this relational, ecological, emergent, symbiotic understanding of being human.”
-Aminah Bradford
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26X4...
"The Spiritual Life of the Microbiome" streaming now. Listen and subscribe to Futurology Podcast 🎧
-Aminah Bradford
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26X4...
"The Spiritual Life of the Microbiome" streaming now. Listen and subscribe to Futurology Podcast 🎧
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What do computer science, quantum physics & Hindu tradition have in common?
It’s more than you might think, Swami Sarvapriyananda, @blaiseaguera.bsky.social & Carlo Rovelli write.
#consciousness #ai #hinduism #quantumphysics
It’s more than you might think, Swami Sarvapriyananda, @blaiseaguera.bsky.social & Carlo Rovelli write.
#consciousness #ai #hinduism #quantumphysics
Consciousness Across Three Worldviews | NOEMA
Central concepts in three different domains — Hindu tradition, computer science and quantum physics — find analogies and reflect one another.
www.noemamag.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
What do computer science, quantum physics & Hindu tradition have in common?
It’s more than you might think, Swami Sarvapriyananda, @blaiseaguera.bsky.social & Carlo Rovelli write.
#consciousness #ai #hinduism #quantumphysics
It’s more than you might think, Swami Sarvapriyananda, @blaiseaguera.bsky.social & Carlo Rovelli write.
#consciousness #ai #hinduism #quantumphysics
Microbial theologian Aminah Bradford explores the profound connection between our gut, microbial life, and the divine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26X4...
Catch the latest episode of the Futurology Podcast — live now at the link above or on your favorite podcast app.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26X4...
Catch the latest episode of the Futurology Podcast — live now at the link above or on your favorite podcast app.
September 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Microbial theologian Aminah Bradford explores the profound connection between our gut, microbial life, and the divine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26X4...
Catch the latest episode of the Futurology Podcast — live now at the link above or on your favorite podcast app.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26X4...
Catch the latest episode of the Futurology Podcast — live now at the link above or on your favorite podcast app.
“What does it mean to live in a world that we depend upon for life, but that also can make us sick?”
youtu.be/26X4EGmQrEc
In this episode of Futurology, Aminah Bradford talks with Jonathan Blake about what she calls microbial theology.
Listen now! 🎧 "The Spiritual Life of the Microbiome”.
youtu.be/26X4EGmQrEc
In this episode of Futurology, Aminah Bradford talks with Jonathan Blake about what she calls microbial theology.
Listen now! 🎧 "The Spiritual Life of the Microbiome”.
September 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“What does it mean to live in a world that we depend upon for life, but that also can make us sick?”
youtu.be/26X4EGmQrEc
In this episode of Futurology, Aminah Bradford talks with Jonathan Blake about what she calls microbial theology.
Listen now! 🎧 "The Spiritual Life of the Microbiome”.
youtu.be/26X4EGmQrEc
In this episode of Futurology, Aminah Bradford talks with Jonathan Blake about what she calls microbial theology.
Listen now! 🎧 "The Spiritual Life of the Microbiome”.
Does the global culture resemble a traditional family dynamic?
Pico Iyer and Nathan Gardels discuss how decades globalization has led to a clash of civilizations and identity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFaT...
Listen now! 🎧 “The Wisdom of Not Knowing”, reflections on culture from novelist Pico Iyer
Pico Iyer and Nathan Gardels discuss how decades globalization has led to a clash of civilizations and identity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFaT...
Listen now! 🎧 “The Wisdom of Not Knowing”, reflections on culture from novelist Pico Iyer
September 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Does the global culture resemble a traditional family dynamic?
Pico Iyer and Nathan Gardels discuss how decades globalization has led to a clash of civilizations and identity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFaT...
Listen now! 🎧 “The Wisdom of Not Knowing”, reflections on culture from novelist Pico Iyer
Pico Iyer and Nathan Gardels discuss how decades globalization has led to a clash of civilizations and identity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFaT...
Listen now! 🎧 “The Wisdom of Not Knowing”, reflections on culture from novelist Pico Iyer
Drawing on years of global travel and meditative silence, Pico Iyer found that clarity arises not from certainty but stillness in the unknown.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFaT...
Listen now! 🎧 “The Wisdom of Not Knowing"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFaT...
Listen now! 🎧 “The Wisdom of Not Knowing"
September 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Drawing on years of global travel and meditative silence, Pico Iyer found that clarity arises not from certainty but stillness in the unknown.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFaT...
Listen now! 🎧 “The Wisdom of Not Knowing"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFaT...
Listen now! 🎧 “The Wisdom of Not Knowing"
“We can only find eternity in the moment”
For novelist Pico Iyer wisdom resides not in mastery but in doubt. From his decades of constant travel to his retreats in silence Iyer describes how humility and stillness can open a clearer view of the world than certainty ever could
youtu.be/CFaTxvlMWuY
For novelist Pico Iyer wisdom resides not in mastery but in doubt. From his decades of constant travel to his retreats in silence Iyer describes how humility and stillness can open a clearer view of the world than certainty ever could
youtu.be/CFaTxvlMWuY
September 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“We can only find eternity in the moment”
For novelist Pico Iyer wisdom resides not in mastery but in doubt. From his decades of constant travel to his retreats in silence Iyer describes how humility and stillness can open a clearer view of the world than certainty ever could
youtu.be/CFaTxvlMWuY
For novelist Pico Iyer wisdom resides not in mastery but in doubt. From his decades of constant travel to his retreats in silence Iyer describes how humility and stillness can open a clearer view of the world than certainty ever could
youtu.be/CFaTxvlMWuY
We live in a culture hooked on speed and certainty. Hot takes, quick fixes, and algorithms that appear to know us better than we know ourselves. Despite living in the “age of information”are humans less connected than ever?
The Wisdom of Not Knowing with Pico Iyer and Nathan Gardels, available now
The Wisdom of Not Knowing with Pico Iyer and Nathan Gardels, available now
September 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We live in a culture hooked on speed and certainty. Hot takes, quick fixes, and algorithms that appear to know us better than we know ourselves. Despite living in the “age of information”are humans less connected than ever?
The Wisdom of Not Knowing with Pico Iyer and Nathan Gardels, available now
The Wisdom of Not Knowing with Pico Iyer and Nathan Gardels, available now
This episode of FuturologyPod, NASA Historian Lois Rosson reflects on AI shaping the future of space.
Examine these topics in greater depth with FuturologyPod. Join us each week for thought-provoking conversations and more.
Examine these topics in greater depth with FuturologyPod. Join us each week for thought-provoking conversations and more.
September 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This episode of FuturologyPod, NASA Historian Lois Rosson reflects on AI shaping the future of space.
Examine these topics in greater depth with FuturologyPod. Join us each week for thought-provoking conversations and more.
Examine these topics in greater depth with FuturologyPod. Join us each week for thought-provoking conversations and more.
From conquering the West to conquering the stars
NASA Historian Lois Rosson describes the way lingering ideas of Manifest Destiny continue to shape visualizations of space to this day.
🎧 Tap the link in bio or find “The History of Imagining the Universe” or tune in wherever you get your podcasts.
NASA Historian Lois Rosson describes the way lingering ideas of Manifest Destiny continue to shape visualizations of space to this day.
🎧 Tap the link in bio or find “The History of Imagining the Universe” or tune in wherever you get your podcasts.
September 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
From conquering the West to conquering the stars
NASA Historian Lois Rosson describes the way lingering ideas of Manifest Destiny continue to shape visualizations of space to this day.
🎧 Tap the link in bio or find “The History of Imagining the Universe” or tune in wherever you get your podcasts.
NASA Historian Lois Rosson describes the way lingering ideas of Manifest Destiny continue to shape visualizations of space to this day.
🎧 Tap the link in bio or find “The History of Imagining the Universe” or tune in wherever you get your podcasts.
Examine these topics in greater depth with @futurologypod.
Join us each week for thought-provoking conversations and more.
Join us each week for thought-provoking conversations and more.
September 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Examine these topics in greater depth with @futurologypod.
Join us each week for thought-provoking conversations and more.
Join us each week for thought-provoking conversations and more.
Lois Rosson and Claire Webb explore how cosmic visualization operates. What do these images reveal? Not just about the universe, but about the historical and cultural moment from which they emerge?
Join @futurologypod for a deeper examination of the ideas shaping our future.
Join @futurologypod for a deeper examination of the ideas shaping our future.
September 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Lois Rosson and Claire Webb explore how cosmic visualization operates. What do these images reveal? Not just about the universe, but about the historical and cultural moment from which they emerge?
Join @futurologypod for a deeper examination of the ideas shaping our future.
Join @futurologypod for a deeper examination of the ideas shaping our future.
From the scientific methodologies that construct these images to the ideological lenses through which they are interpreted, Lois Rosson and Claire Webb examine the epistemological and political dimensions of how we visualize the universe.
September 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
From the scientific methodologies that construct these images to the ideological lenses through which they are interpreted, Lois Rosson and Claire Webb examine the epistemological and political dimensions of how we visualize the universe.