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Bryan Alexander is an award–winning, internationally known futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher, working in the field of higher education’s future. He’s the author of the recent book Universities On Fire: Higher Education in Climate Crisis which forms the foundation of this episode. Bryan joins host Mike Palmer in a conversation about how to use futures thinking to explore climate-related scenarios with special attention to higher education.

Higher Education

Future Thinking with Dr. Bernard Bull

Dr. Bernard Bull, the President of Goddard College and the Host of EDU Futures Podcast, joins Mike this week to share his perspective and make a few predictions for the coming year.

Learning

Elon Musk, Neuralink, Cyborgs, and SuperAI

Mike, Dan, and Brandon dive back into a favorite topic, the future. They discuss one of Elon Musk’s latest business, Neuralink and the possibility of humans connecting with computers to help repair damaged bodies and more.

Learning

The Inevitable

Mike, Brandon, and Dan talk about The Inevitable, a 2016 nonfiction book by Kevin Kelly that forecasts the twelve technological forces that will shape the next thirty years.