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Visionaries

Politicians, religious leaders, specialists, and scientists try to predict the future

World Service,40 episodes

Episodes

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Space Exploration
The prediction that private sector money will lead to space tourism and landings on Mars
01 Jan 2000,4 mins
Cyborg Soldiers
Professor Chris Hables Gray predicts the rise of the cyborg soldier
01 Jan 2000,4 mins
Information Technology
Predictions that people in developing countries will work online for Western companies
02 Jan 2000,4 mins
The Nature of the Brain
The prediction that neurons could be introduced into the brain to cure Alzheimers
02 Jan 2000,4 mins
Habitation and Buildings
Predictions that commerce and politics will lead to changes in urban planning
04 Jan 2000,4 mins
Big Bangs
Professor of theoretical physics Michio Kaku predicts the discovery of new universes
05 Jan 2000,4 mins
The Origins of Life
Award-winning science writer Paul Davies predicts the finding of life in outer space
05 Jan 2000,4 mins
Health and Ageing
Predictions that a new value will be placed on the emotional resources of older people
05 Jan 2000,4 mins
World Health
Predictions of changing burdens of disease in the developing world
10 Jan 2000,4 mins
Gender Equality
Kumi Naidoo suggests equality between men and women can be realised at a community level
10 Jan 2000,4 mins
World Population
Predictions that populations in Asian and African countries will continue to grow
10 Jan 2000,4 mins
Medicine and Technology
Predictions that the computer revolution in medicine will empower patients
10 Jan 2000,4 mins
Mental Health
Predictions that mental illness and dementia will gradually become more treatable
11 Jan 2000,4 mins
Human Genome Project
Predictions that the entire sequence of the human genome will be identified
13 Jan 2000,4 mins
The Role of Women
Predictions that in 50 years time there will still be a women's movement
15 Jan 2000,4 mins
The Role of the Family
Predictions that changes to the family unit in developing countries will weaken society
15 Jan 2000,4 mins
The Dangers of Deforestation
Predictions that the failure to address deforestation will lead to conflict and disaster
20 Jan 2000,4 mins
Fossil Fuels
Predictions that without education the burning of fossil fuels will continue
20 Jan 2000,4 mins
The Science of Reproduction
Professor Robert Winston suggests fertilised eggs could mature outside the human body
20 Jan 2000,4 mins
The Greenhouse Effect
Predictions that atmospheric pollution will raise the temperature of the planet
20 Jan 2000,4 mins
Agricultural Biodiversity
Predictions that the decline in agricultural biodiversity will lead to catastrophe
20 Jan 2000,4 mins
Green Cities
Herbert Girardet predicts the rise of sustainable cities
25 Jan 2000,4 mins
Crime and Punishment
Criminologist Nils Cristie predicts a rise in mediation and decrease in incarceration
25 Jan 2000,4 mins
Sustainable Transport
John Whitelegg predicts the destruction of the traditional city and a rise in pollution
25 Jan 2000,4 mins
The Importance of Communities
Predictions that if communities are allowed to decline social problems will increase
25 Jan 2000,4 mins
The Future of Work
Marjorie Jouen predicts the rise of smaller companies using new technologies
01 Feb 2000,4 mins
Violent Trends
John Naisbitt predicts a rise in violence wherever children play violent computer games
02 Feb 2000,4 mins
Global Networking
Foong Wai Fong predicts a rise in online communities and a breakdown in hierarchies
03 Feb 2000,4 mins
Leisure and Lifestyles
Chris Winter predicts package holidays will be replaced by 'personalised' vacations
03 Feb 2000,4 mins
Values and Beliefs
David Chidester predicts the survival of religion in a world dominated by market forces
05 Feb 2000,4 mins