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Future Imperfect

Future Imperfect

Jason Kingsley

Jason Kingsley is a technologist who started one of the UK's most exciting games companies, Rebellion. He's also fascinated by the past. In this podcast he talks to historians, scientists, and experts from all fields about what we the future might hold, and what we should do to prepare for it.

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Future Imperfect - What was the best Old English word?
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09/29/24 • 39 min

In this episode, Jason is joined by Dr Hana Videen, who has been collecting early mediaeval words and their meanings. She talks about what we can learn about the way people in the early mediaeval period dealt with animals from the way they wrote and talked about them.


Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis



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Future Imperfect - Can we geo-engineer our way out of climate change?
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06/02/22 • 35 min

In this episode Jason talks to Gernot Wagner about the damage we're doing to our limate and whether or not it's on our power to reverse it.


Producer: Natt Tapley

Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson

Audio: Pete Dennis



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Future Imperfect - Why are our trees going north?
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08/10/22 • 38 min

Ben Rawlence joins Jason to explain how the tree-line is moving, what that means for us, and what we can do about it.


Produced by: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis



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Future Imperfect - How can we bring back action comics?
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06/17/22 • 38 min

Jason talks to comics legend Garth Ennis about war, computer games, history, and how to bring back comics of the past.


Producer: Natt Tapley

Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson

Audio: Pete Dennis



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Future Imperfect - When did we invent love?

When did we invent love?

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03/13/22 • 40 min

Jason talks to Professor Suzannah Lipscomb about how we find out about mediaeval women in the past, how marriages worked, and whether or not Henry VIII was the ultimate romantic?


Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson



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Future Imperfect - Is the world coming to an end?
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04/28/22 • 51 min

Professor Nicholas Guyatt joins Jason to talk about apocalyptic cults, beliefs in the end of the world, and what that might look like.


Producer: Natt Tapley

Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson

Audio: Pete Dennis


Image: St Jean de Montmartre 4th Horseman of Apocalypse by Peter Haas licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0



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Future Imperfect - How big were mediaeval warhorses?
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09/12/22 • 55 min

Jason talks to Alan Outram and Oliver Creighton who have done the most extensive study of mediaeval warhorses ever made.


Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis



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Future Imperfect - Do we have to work?

Do we have to work?

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02/28/22 • 51 min

In this episode, Jason talks to Professor Jan Lucassen about the different roles work has played in human history. Have we always worked? Will we always work? How do we define work?


Producer: Nathaniel Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson


Photo by Yury Kim from Pexels



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Future Imperfect - Are we going to run out of soil?
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05/21/22 • 40 min

Jason talks to Jo Handelsman, the Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at University of Wisconsin, about the role soil has played in the historical invasions of Ukraine, how fast we're running out of soil and what will happen when we do.


Presenter: Jason Kingsley

Producer: Natt Tapley

Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson

Audio: Pete Dennis



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Future Imperfect - How does bias change the world?
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03/06/22 • 46 min

Jason talks to Jessica Nordell , who showed how small amounts of bias can have huge impact on large organisations.


Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson



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FAQ

How many episodes does Future Imperfect have?

Future Imperfect currently has 45 episodes available.

What topics does Future Imperfect cover?

The podcast is about History, Environment, Natural Sciences, Podcasts, Technology, Science and Politics.

What is the most popular episode on Future Imperfect?

The episode title 'What was the best Old English word?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Future Imperfect?

The average episode length on Future Imperfect is 44 minutes.

How often are episodes of Future Imperfect released?

Episodes of Future Imperfect are typically released every 9 days, 1 hour.

When was the first episode of Future Imperfect?

The first episode of Future Imperfect was released on Sep 22, 2021.

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