ExplainingTheFuture

A report by futurist Christopher Barnatt from the GrowUp aquaponic urban farm in London. With thanks to GrowUp founders Kate Hofman and Tom Webster.

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Futurist Christopher Barnatt provides a countdown of ten potential new employment possibilities . . .

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Are we approaching the Singularity? Why will 3D printing be revolutionary? And what may be the future value of human waste? All of these questions are answered in this latest edition of the Future Questions Show!

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Report from the iMakr store in London, the UK's first 3D printer store, and the largest 3D printer store in the world. More information on iMakr can be found at: http://www.imakr.com

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Uploading, cryonics, AI, nanotechnology, landless states, aquaponics, and being a futurist! I talk about all of these topics and more in this latest edition of the Future Questions Show!

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How will the revolutionary technology of 3D printing help us rise to the future challenge of Peak Oil? In this video futurist Christopher Barnatt explains.

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Another question and answer video in which I discuss future energy, life extension and 3D printing. If you have a question about future technologies, challenges or trends, please ask it below! :)

"How may technology help us build a more sustainable future?" This is just one of the questions posed in this first edition of the "Future Questions Show" with Christopher Barnatt of http://explainingthefuture.com. Include...

Rather than being a new technology, the Next Big Thing may turn out to be a new way of thinking about ourselves. In this video I compare our current narrative of endless consumption, needless disposal and globalization to ...

Report by futurist Christopher Barnatt from the 3D Printshow in London, October 19th 2012. More info on 3D printing can be found in my book "3D Printing: The Next Industrial Revolution" -- see: http://explainingthefuture.c...

All known alternative energy sources have a lower net energy yield than petroleum and other fossil fuels. This video explains the resultant "net energy time bomb", and hence our need to transition to low energy lifestyles....

Bioprinting uses a 3D printing process to create synthetic human tissue. One day it could therefore be used to print replacement human organs. This video by Christopher Barnatt explores future medical and cosmetic bioprint...

3D printers turn computer models into real objects. In this video I use the i.Materialize online service to 3D print a metal object. For more information on 3D printing , see http://www.ExplainingTheFut......

3D printing will soon allow digital object storage and transportation, as well as personal manufacturing and very high levels of product customization. This video by Christopher Barnatt of ExplainingTheFuture.com illustrat...

Industrial civilization is part of the natural world. As such it may also be subject to a natural cycle of rise and fall. In this video I ask if, in this context, industrial civilization is now "thirtysomething", and hence...

Is a new, more prosperous age beyond a technological Singularity on the horizon? Or does human civilization now face an inevitable decline? This video by futurist Christopher Barnatt discusses the great debate at the heart...

How will we live in the future? And what will the human race become? This video identifies 25 future challenges and technologies that may help answer these questions. For more information, please see http://www.ExplainingT...

This video explains how in the future global warming may be controlled by constructing vast solar sails out in space. These would partially shade the Earth to stop us receiving so much solar radiation. Higher greenhouse ga...

This video explains how genetic medicine, nanotechnology, bioprinting, cryonics and several other developments may in future be used to increase the human lifespan.

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Synthetic biology either builds new life using standardized genetic building blocks, or makes radical changes to existing life forms. This video by Christopher Barnatt of ExplainingTheFuture.com examines what this startlin...

"Playing at God" is the fifth episode of my Challenging Reality TV series. The programme is all about the blurring boundaries between human beings and machines, and the impact of the convergence of technology and humanity ...

"Brave New World" is the fourth programme in the "Challenging Reality" series written and presented by futurist Christopher Barnatt. . Part I focuses on the inevitable future challenges of Peak Oil, Peak Water, global pand...

"The Power of One" is the third programme in the "Challenging Reality" series written and presented by futurist Christopher Barnatt. The programme looks at the impact of technological development on human beings past, pres...

"Our Island Earth" is the second episode of the "Challenging Reality" series written and presented by futurist Christopher Barnatt. The programme explores the evolution of travel and communications, and uses the second law...

This video discusses how cities may change in the face of uncertain future food, energy and water supplies. It is presented by Christopher Barnatt, Associate Professor of Computing & Future Studies in Notingham University ...