Institute for Futures Studies
Episodes
Economic Inequality - What It Is and Why We Should Care, with Jesper Roine
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recent debates and research on economic inequality give conflicting results and views on the developments (even when using similar data). This project...
Genocide - Sweden and the Fight Over a Concept, with Mark Klamberg
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Genocide is one of the most charged concepts of our time. It is a legal term, but it also carries moral imperatives and can be a political weapon. In ...
Philosophy of Madness and Lived Experience, with Sofia Jeppsson
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Philosophy of Madness is a rising philosophical subfield. There are diverging opinions and many unclarities surrounding its relationship to other subf...
This is How We Halve Premature Deaths by 2050, with Ole F. Norheim
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This presentation asks whether halving premature death by 2050 is feasible – and explores ethical issues in defining and attempting to reach such a...
What it Will Take to Settle Mars, with Natuschka Lee
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What could be more futuristic on Earth than to discuss about mankind’s possibility to become a multiplanetary species in the universe? Tech visionar...
Will Democracy Withstand the Climate Crisis? with Daniel Lindvall, PhD
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In an era of climate change and geopolitical turbulence democracy faces many challenges. Drawing on his research and recent book, Climate Change and t...
AI and Climate Change – the Good, the Bad, the Ugly, with Victor Galaz
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Victor Galaz, Associate Professor in Political Science at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, dives deep into what artificial intelligenc...
A conversation with Lea Ypi: Indignity - A Life Reimagined
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome back Lea Ypi, professor and award-winning author of the book Free: Coming of Age at the End of History. Now she returns to present her new ...
Jason Tucker: Why We Need to Talk About the Global Politics of AI and Healthcare
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is frequently promoted as a solution to a broad range of global healthcare challenges. However, behind this promise lies ...
Artificial General Intelligence: A Manifesto, with Anandi Hattiangadi
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The race is on to produce artificial general intelligence (AGI)—machines that are at least as intelligent as humans—despite widespread concern tha...
Lea Ypi on Indignity - Can Beauty Save the World? - Injustice, Reconciliation, Aesthetic Education
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
'Beautiful world! Where hast thou gone?" asks Friedrich Schiller in his famous poem The Gods of Greece. He laments the loss of harmony in a w...
Public vs. Private Healthcare in the OECD Area - An Evaluation of Performance, with Per Molander
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Healthcare systems can be categorised along the public/private axis into two main types: publicly administered systems and systems based on compulsory...
Internet Connectivity and Child Learning: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa, with Ann-Sofie Isaksson
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
By facilitating access to information and educational materials for students, parents, and teachers alike, internet connectivity can help circumvent s...
Healthism, Neurodiversity, and Respectability Politics, with Quill R. Kukla
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Healthism” is the pervasive ideology according to which each of us is responsible for valuing and protecting our own health and prioritizing heal...
The Art of the Debate, with Bo Rothstein
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Balancing scholarly work with public debate is desirable but not always easy. How does one make a strong impact on the major issues of our time withou...
The Global Study of Everyday Norms, with Kimmo Eriksson
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Society’s everyday norms specify which behaviors are socially acceptable in which situations. How similar or different are everyday norms in societi...
Do Harsher Punishments Deter Crime? With Chesa Boudin
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
During Chesa Boudin's 2,5 years in office as San Francisco's elected district attorney, incarceration plummeted - the number of people in the county j...
Richer and More Equal - A New History of Wealth in the West, with Daniel Waldenström
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Waldenström, professor of Economics, presents his book "Richer and More Equal: A New History of Wealth in the West". The book analyz...
Futures by Proxy - Anticipatory Governance amongst Policy Professionals, with Christina Garsten
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anticipatory action is a key means through which organizational life is experienced, conducted, disciplined and normalized. In this seminar, the vario...
More Women in Politics Means Less Corruption, with Lena Wängnerud
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While a growing body of work suggests that women representatives are less likely to be involved in corruption scandals, we know less about if changes ...
The Social Life of Elite Students with Anna Tyllström
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elite education fosters elite alumni. Earlier studies indicate that peer networks formed during higher education are essential to elite socialization,...
Towards a Critical Theory of Trust with Rainer Forst
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Research seminar with Rainer Forst, Professor of Political Theory and Philosophy at the Department of Political Science and Department of Philosophy, ...
The Invention of Modern Conservatism with Emily Jones
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This paper will explore key findings drawn from Emily Jones' monograph, Edmund Burke and the Invention of Modern Conservatism, 1830-1914: An Intel...
Should Experts be Open and Honest? With Joe Roussos
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How should experts behave when communicating with non-experts? In this talk Joe Roussos presents a paper on the science-policy interface, with a focus...
Knowledge Resistance and "Bad Beliefs" with Åsa Wikforss
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this talk Åsa Wikforss, professor of practical philosophy, discusses the rationality of “bad beliefs”, as defined in Levy (2021): Beliefs that...