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A critical look at new technologies, new approaches and new ways of thinking, from politics to media to environmental sustainability.
History has many lessons for how to develop a successful civilisation. The trick is to understand the patterns that lead to optimism and innovation. So, where do we rate in the 21st century? Also, why all history is revisionist and why a healthy sense of revisionism drives a deeper understanding of the past, present and future.
Guests
Johan Norberg — author and historian. Senior Fellow, Cato institute in Washington DC
Associate Professor Sarah Percy — Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland
Dr James Banner — Historian and co-founder of the National Humanities Alliance
Future Tense
A critical look at new technologies, new approaches and new ways of thinking, from politics to media to environmental sustainability.