Filmmaker and writer Mike Freedman speaks with a range of experts from a variety of backgrounds about what the future has in store for humanity.
Post-growth economics, sustainability, water privatisation, rejuvenation biotechnology, cyber-security and the war on drugs are some of the topics covered, featuring new insights from diverse thinkers including Richard Heinberg, Derrick Jensen, Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Dr David Nutt and Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr.
With passion, foresight and a willingness to look difficult facts in the face, these conversations paint an honest and often troubling picture of the future that we are building.
What kind of world do we want to live in over the coming decades? What society and environment do we want to leave behind for our children?
‘For anyone who wants an accessible but no-holds-barred insight into emerging paradigms of participatory, prosperous and peaceful societies that nurture rather than degrade their environment, this is an essential resource.’ – Dr Nafeez Ahmed
Table of Content
Introduction: Propaganda And The Battle For The Planet (David Cromwell and David Edwards, editors of Media Lens)
The Release Phase (Richard Heinberg on society in a post-peak world)
Thinking Outside The Death Camp (Derrick Jensen on the pathology of civilisation)
An Empty Space Where My Offspring Would Have Been (Les Knight on voluntary human extinction)
Who Wants To Live Forever? (Aubrey de Grey on the future of rejuvenation biotechnology and life extension)
Cyberia: The Security-Industrial Complex (Professor Ross Anderson on Big Data and the end of privacy)
No Free Lunch (Robert Rapier on renewable energy and the reality of scarce oil)
The Three Dimensions Of Power (Professor Sir Michael Marmot on the social causes of ill health)
Redefining the Situation (Professor John Darley on the psychological biases that prevent humans from dealing with future threats)
Why Do The British Not Eat Horses? (Iain Overton on the role of journalism in developing sound policy)
A Game Of Shadows (Sven Hughes on the world of strategic communication and perception management)
A Society At War With Itself (Dr. David Nutt on the War on Drugs, and why it has failed)
Ecocities of the Future (Richard Register on building efficient green cities)
Luxury vs. Necessity: The Dilemma of Production (Claus Conzelmann, a VP at Nestle, on how corporations can approach a resource-limited future)
Better, Not Bigger (Peter Victor on managing without economic growth)
The Frenchman and The Canary (Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr on the philosophical origin of environmental and social decline)
About the author
David Edwards is one of the editors of Media Lens, an organisation that studies and draws attention to ‘how news and commentary are ‘filtered’ by the media’s profit-orientation, by its dependence on advertisers, parent companies, wealthy owners and official news sources.’In 2007, Media Lens was awarded the Gandhi Foundation International Peace Prize.
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