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The Futureverse: The World Will Be a Better Place in 5, 50 and 500 Years

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Intelligence Squared

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4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

We live in a time of greater uncertainty than ever before in human history. We are poised between the twin precipices of climate change and rapidly accelerating technological development. How we manage them will determine whether our future is one where humans will thrive, falter or something in between. Welcome to the Futureverse – brought to you by Intelligence Squared and Y TREE – a space to explore the ideas that will shape our future.   In this episode, three leading thinkers come together to debate the motion, ‘Will The World Be A Better Place in 5, 50 and 500 Years?’ The sculptor Sir Antony Gormley champions the role of art in public spaces in a future society that puts community and care at its centre. Climate change activist Clover Hogan argues that the next ten years will be crucial for determining the next 50. Tech entrepreneur and former chief business officer at Google X, Mo Gawdat considers how we can imbue AI with values aligned to those of humanity. Expertly hosted by broadcaster Jon Sopel, this is a conversation that is guaranteed to change the way you think about the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The climate crisis is something many of us feel pretty anxious about and it's already

0:04.3

hitting some of the world's poorest hardest.

0:06.6

The practical action is a global development charity with 60 years of experience in tackling

0:11.0

how to alleviate poverty for those on the front line of turbulent change.

0:15.0

People like Pauline from Kenya, dry out as killed nearly all the animals that she and

0:19.1

her husband have spent a lifetime looking after and the climate crisis doesn't just impact

0:23.6

nature, it's decimated her income, her savings and is changing a wider community's way

0:28.2

of life.

0:29.2

The practical action believes that where there's action, there's hope, practical action

0:33.0

have introduced solar-powered irrigation and are training people such as Pauline to

0:37.5

grow vegetables.

0:38.7

With support, she now grows a number of different crops and sells them for enough profit to

0:43.2

keep her children fed and in school.

0:45.4

With your help, practical action can do even more regenerating depleted land into productive

0:49.8

farms, repurposing waste into energy and helping to overcome injustice for women and vulnerable

0:55.0

groups.

0:56.0

Take action today and turn your hope for a better future into reality.

0:59.8

Your donation can help build a world where the lives and livelihoods of the world's

1:03.6

poorest people are no longer at the mercy of climate change or environmental degradation

1:08.6

while there's still time.

1:10.1

Visit practicalaction.org to get involved.

1:13.1

Hello, I'm journalist and presenter Ritala Shah.

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