Underfutures

Scott Smith and Madeline Ashby recap the missing months since the last episode of Underfutures, discuss two live shows at me Convention; Scott interviews urbanist Anthony Townsend, author of the upcoming GHOST ROAD on the future of mobility. Links and notes: https://www.underfutures.com/home/episode-6-interdimensional-cat

For Episode 5 we went to AI for Good in Geneva (Madeline) and CogX in London (Scott) to get a sense of what’s happening in the AI landscape from a critical point of view. Liner notes: https://www.underfutures.com/home/episode-5-unfashioned-creatures

Episode 4 is a special collaboration with the @comotion podcast from LA Comotion. In this episode, Scott Smith talks with Comotion host, futurist and urbanist Greg Lindsay about smart cities, technology, mobility and energy transition, live from Masdar City in the UAE. Liner notes: https://medium.com/@changeist/underfutures-episode-4-ghost-smart-cities-4ceee43829b4

We’re back with Episode 3 of Underfutures, this time talking about the changing nature of working, time, place and how people fit into these. Fresh off a multicountry collaboration. Madeline and I are joined by John Willshire of Smithery and Artefact Cards to talk about these themes, and pay homage to the patron saint of nomadic co-workers, Jason Bourne. Liner notes at https://medium.com/@changeist/underfutures-episode-3-humans-in-the-room-e4b12e81b87f

In time for awards season, the Changeist team is joined by writer Joanne McNeil to talk about the future now in films and tv. Liner notes: https://link.medium.com/zFup4eyqXT

Our pilot episode, where we discuss the future of nationalism-as-meme, platform citizenship, cross-border algorithm-drain, and more. Notes: https://link.medium.com/ledXSA7FbT

A preview of things to come, from the Changeist team.