The Future Of
The Future Of
The Future Of, a podcast powered by Curtin University, where experts share their vision of the future and how their work is helping shape it for the better.
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Research | Prof Chris Moran & Prof Fran Ackermann
The Future Of, Ep 100 | 36:44
Universities have been the main sites of knowledge discovery since the Late Middle Ages. Six hundred years on, will the role of the university as society’s primary source of new knowledge be eroded by government and industry agendas?
Green Hydrogen (Re Release) | Prof Craig Buckley
The Future Of, Ep 99 | 25:6
Is green hydrogen the key to a carbon-free energy future?
Screen time and our attention span | Dr Patrick Clarke, Tamsin Mahalingham
The Future Of, Ep 98 | 29:48
Technology and devices, and their daily influx of images and messages, may be changing the way our brains work and altering our ability to focus on set tasks.
Prisons | Dr Stuart Kinner
The Future Of, Ep 97 | 35:33
“People are sent to prison as punishment, not for punishment.” The appalling treatment of children at Banksia Hill Youth Detention Centre urges us to rethink how we treat some of society’s most vulnerable people.
Synthetic Milk | Professor Dora Marinova
The Future Of, Ep 96 | 28:28
Would you drink milk that came from a laboratory instead of a cow? Synthetic milk is set to hit supermarket shelves near you.
Indigenous Cultural Tourism | Robert Taylor, A. Prof Michael Volgger
The Future Of, Ep 95 | 49:45
Learn how the peak body for Aboriginal tourism in WA is leading the way in sharing the cultures and knowledges of First Nations Peoples.
Neuromarketing | Dr Billy Sung
The Future Of, Ep 94 | 25:42
What exactly is ‘neuromarketing’ and how does it help companies hone their product marketing?
E-waste | Dr Elsayed Oraby
The Future Of, Ep 93 | 15:8
Worried about the ever-increasing amount of e-waste going to landfill? Find out how e-waste is being recycled to remove the rare metals that are worth a fortune.
Visual Effects | Dr Stuart Bender, Brendan Seals
The Future Of, Ep 92 | 34:35
As visual effects technologies advance and audience engagement changes, what could movies look like in the future?
Skinks | Dr Holly Bradley
The Future Of, Ep 91 | 21:15
Love lizards? Learn all about the Western Spiny-tailed Skink, a punkish reptile with a penchant for living in log castles.