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You don't predict the future.

You imagine the future, says sci-fi writer Charlie Jane Anders.

In this archive talk that's part dream, part research-based extrapolation,

she takes us on a wild, speculative tour of the delights and challenges the future may hold

and shows us how dreaming up weird futuristic possibilities empowers us to construct a better tomorrow.

Music futuristic possibilities empowers us to construct a better tomorrow. Welcome to the Eastern City, the walkie-talkie, the Gurkirkin, Ledenhall Market.

It's where the old meets the new, where pioneers have made things happen for 2,000 years.

It's where diverse minds help our society today and enable a sustainable tomorrow,

where Michelin Star Food meets London's most iconic viewing galleries.

Here, life blends seamlessly with work.

This is the community that drives change.

Search Eastern City.

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