Future

What non-Western science fiction can teach us about real-world inequity

Our profession’s future is not just about training more and more recruits to fill the shortage, we also need to focus on the qualities of our next-gen engineers

Medical science and research more generally, are key to solving some of the world’s biggest problems, but it needs to be fostered

Technology is changing our world at an unprecedented rate, and it’s up to educators to help equip today’s children to become future-ready citizens

Some think that removing humans from financial transactions may help prevent moral failures, but technology isn’t necessarily ethical

The digitisation of our cities is prompting calls for a re-think about who designs our public spaces

Some of the technological innovations of 2017 sound more like sci-fi, but according to the brains behind a few of them, the future is still full of surprises

Blade Runner 2049, like the original, is about what it means to be human. But the ethical implications of cloning could prophesize an ethically fraught future

As autonomous technology becomes a part of every-day life, what impact will they have on where we live and how we work?

As workplaces demand more of their employees, having only technical skills or expertise is no longer enough. Instead, the emphasis is on multi-skilled individuals making up a team