Future Today

The Future Today podcast of the Center for Strategic Corporate Foresight and Sustainability at SBS Swiss Business School discusses future topics like new technologies and research that impact us as individuals, businesses or society as a whole. It explains these topics in a conversational form that non-experts get a better understanding of things that drive our future.

Future Today is a science podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 11 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Future Today, a science show with 11 episodes published.

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  Episode #2

  Can AI become a creative Companion? with Julian Phillips

  Feb 25, 202632 minS2

  <p>In this engaging conversation, Professor Dr. Michael Gerlich and Julian Phillips explore the profound implications of AI companionship, particularly in the context of writing and governance. Julian shares his unique experience of co-authoring a book with his AI companion, Athena, discussing the evolution of their relationship and the creative process involved. They delve into the potential role of AI in governance, the risks of cognitive offloading versus outsourcing, and the importance of maintaining human agency in the face of advancing technology. The discussion emphasizes the need for a balanced perspective on AI's capabilities and its impact on society.</p><...

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  Episode #1

  Generative AI in the Education Sector with Pascal Mariany

  Feb 9, 202633 minS2

  <p>Nowadays, educators and students alike struggle with the use of generative AI. Research shows that the wrong use of generative AI can lead to reduced critical thinking, which nobody wants (https://doi.org/10.3390/data10110172). In this episode, we discuss with Pascal Mariany, one of the developers of EduGPT, how generative AI can be implemented in education, avoiding cognitive offloading. </p><p>Pascal Mariany is a Dutch AI strategist, educator, and entrepreneur specializing in human-centered artificial intelligence for education. He is the CEO and co-founder of CivAI and the creator of EduGPT, a secure European AI learning environment designed to h...

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  Episode #9

  Let's Talk Space with former NASA Division Director Prof. Dr. Marshall Porterfield

  Nov 17, 202538 minS1

  <p>In this exciting episode Prof. Dr. Gerlich discusses Space Biophysics with Prof. Dr. Porterfield and to what extent space exploration is today realistic.</p><p><b>Professor D. Marshall Porterfield</b> is a Professor of Biological Engineering and Space Biophysics at Purdue University. His pioneering work explores how living systems adapt to the biophysical environment of space, from molecular and cellular stress to whole-organism responses. He develops innovative biosensors, bio-MEMS, and lab-on-a-chip technologies to support bioregenerative life support systems for deep-space exploration.</p><p>A former NASA Division Director (2012–2016), Dr. Porterfield led the Human Research, Physical Sciences, and Space Bi...

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  Episode #8

  Is AI Upskilling or Downskilling Us? with Prof. Dr. Bert Wolfs

  Oct 21, 202530 minS1

  <p>Together with Prof. Dr. Bert Wolfs, Academic Dean of SBS Swiss Business School we discuss wether or not Artificial Intelligence is upskilling its users or maybe the wrong use of AI is actually downskilling us. Join us in the discussion and listen what the experts say.</p>

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  Episode #6

  AI in Higher Education with Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant

  Jun 20, 202533 minS1

  <p>In this episode, Prof. Dr. Michael Gerlich discusses with our guest Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant the impact AI has on Higher Education. Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant the  Director, Academic Integrity Office & Triton Testing Center at UC San Diego and President Emeritus at the international Center for Academic Integrity. She is the author of "The Opposite of Cheating - Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI". Join us for an exiting discussion.</p>

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