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FastForward Radio: Risks, Dystopias, and Unsettling Futures

The World Transformed, Part 6

Not all transformations are necessarily good. What risks do we face in a coming age of massive change?

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Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon welcome journalist and futurist Sonia Arrison, and the Lifeboat Foundation's Philippe Van Nedervelde to talk about the risks that accompany massive technological change. We face risks to our privacy, our safety, and our very survival. How do we take advantages of the wonderful opportunities new technologies present in the face of such risks?

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About our guests:
Sonia Arrison is an author and policy analyst who has studied the impact of new technologies on society for more than a decade. She is a Senior Fellow at the California-based Pacific Research Institute, and she is on the Board of Directors of Humanity +. soniaarrison.jpg
Philippe Van Nedervelde is the Executive Director of the Foresight Institute in Europe. He is also the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of E-spaces, and he is the Director of the Informational Transparency Division of the Lifeboat Foundation, where he also serves on the board of directors. philippevn.jpg


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