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The past few months have taught us that we have no certainty of the future and little control over the events that can determine the way we live. Across PROJECT RESET_, we have discussed specific areas that affect us all, asking what the future could look like if we took this moment of adversity as an opportunity to make positive changes. This episode looks at the most pointed questions that came out of those that have come before it and lets us begin to shed a brighter light on an uncertain future. Our hosts Rick Edwards and June Sarpong talk with Kathryn Finney, Tim Harford, Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock & The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is there an inextricable link between the economy and healthcare? We look at what drives the development of healthcare systems and consider what this time could mean for the future of our global health. Join the conversation and listen the full episode now!To navigate this topic, our host June Sarpong talks with Nicholas Webb, Rumman Chowdhury and Dr. Pritpal S. Tamber. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How much of our lives is defined by what we buy? We ask Kip Andersen, Ufuk Tarhan and William Higham what will become of an economy that has been so focused on growth, now that its contributors – us - have had time to consider the way we really want to live, what that means and the consequences of how we spend and where we buy.To navigate this topic, our host June Sarpong talks with Kip Andersen, Ufuk Tarhan and William Higham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The world has experienced an accelerated societal shift towards technology and a fourth industrial revolution. What does that mean for the future of humans? Open curtains of the unknown and let Nick Bostrom, Rana el Kaliouby and Michio Kaku break it down in the newest PROJECT RESET_ episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creativity has always thrived through adversity. In this new episode we discuss how the world of entertainment could evolve to be more accessible and enticing than ever before.To navigate this topic, our host Rick Edwards talks with Jon Giegengack, Maya Jama and Joel & Benji Madden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a post Covid society, it’s inevitable that how we move together in shared spaces will be changed forever. We consider what this will mean for the future design of spaces; how cities could be reimagined; the inevitable change in the way we live; and what we can learn from how past events have shaped the spaces we live in.To navigate this topic, our host Rick Edwards talks with Dr. Ayesha Khanna, Alice Rawsthorn OBE and Melodie Leung. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sports is a huge part of people’s lives in the world over, whether as spectator or as player. This episode asks what the future of sports looks like – for participants in local teams and professional athletes; for fans from afar and crowds in stadiums.To navigate this topic, our host Rick Edwards talks with Mick Desmond, Alex Scott, Riccardo Parino and Andrew Croker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we ask what this time has meant for everyone’s mental well-being; how we have noticed the positive effects of slowing down, taking stock and connecting ‘back to basics’ but how there is a privilege embedded within this narrative. Can the experience of a collective trauma help us to recreate a kinder society? To navigate this topic, our host June Sarpong talks with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford (Clinical Psychologist), Laura Winterling and Stefano Volpetti. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Social Media a product of who we are or are we a product of Social Media? Has it divided or connected us more? This episode looks at the role Social Media has had during a time where we are kept physically apart but connecting more than ever online.To navigate this topic, our host June Sarpong talks with Julian Wheatland, Chidera Eggerue and Bruce Daisley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the past few months, we have had to quickly and radically adjust our lives, developing a different set of behaviors. As restrictions on movement ease, and the world begins to reset, we discuss what we have learned about the things we really want from life and how adapting the way we live can help us to shape a better world.To navigate this topic, our host Rick Edwards talks with Dr Isabel Behncke Izquierdo, Shappi Khorsandi and Dr Daniel Hulme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.