Introducing: The Future Of...

For the next few episodes, we are going be focusing the future.  Predicting the future has always been problematic.  This usually is because we are predicting futures of say, business models such as the next stock-market correction, or the next housing boom.Credentialed authorities are comically bad at predicting the future. The track record of expert forecasters—in science, in economics, in politics—is dismal.This is often because humans are so unpredictable. Guaranteed accurate information about the future is impossible, but reliable forecasting is possible. Trends present themselves, and that can be evaluated. Yes, the future can look bleak, and it would be easy to focus on the worse aspects of our climate and ecological issues that are facing us. However, there is so much that can be done, and we hope to stimulate some thinking and conversation with this endeavor.  This is a small sampling of some to the topics we will be addressing:The Future of carbon captureThe Future of electric carsThe Future of staying coolThe Future of heatThe Future of meatThe Future of fire - both good and badThe Future of lonelinessThe Future of the human climate nicheThe Future of protest The Future of denialThe Future of summerThe Future of travelThe Future of the mediaThis episode we look at - The future of the daily weather forecast - The future of business travel - The future of clean air and the benefit to birds. It’s a remarkable time to be alive. The future is not determined. The future is in our hands.  What we do between 2020-2030, is going to be the most decisive decade for humanity on Earth. You can learn about a world that hasn’t happened yet.