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the Energy Paradox:
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Our latest Emergent Futures Report identifies global innovation signals in energy, shaped by research and conversations with innovators in academia, industry, and the arts.

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SciComm in Space: A Conversation with "Galactic Chloé"
SciComm in Space: A Conversation with "Galactic Chloé"
Inclusion in AI: A Global Perspective
Inclusion in AI: A Global Perspective
THE MACHINAFESTO: The Role of Art in the Future of AI
THE MACHINAFESTO: The Role of Art in the Future of AI
Emergent Futures Report 002: The Energy Paradox
Emergent Futures Report 002: The Energy Paradox

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Presented by swissnex San Francisco, nextcasts is a platform to share conversations with the interesting people we connect with, and ideas on the forces shaping the emergent future.

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Intelligent machines

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Inclusion in AI: A Global Perspective
Inclusion in AI: A Global Perspective
THE MACHINAFESTO: The Role of Art in the Future of AI
THE MACHINAFESTO: The Role of Art in the Future of AI
Racial Pseudoscience in the Age of AI
Racial Pseudoscience in the Age of AI
Technology Doesn’t Drive Itself: The Future of Workers in the Automation Era
Technology Doesn’t Drive Itself: The Future of Workers in the Automation Era
This is the House a Robot Built: Digital Fabrication & the Future of Architecture
This is the House a Robot Built: Digital Fabrication & the Future of Architecture
The Only Child: Imagining the Future of IVF
The Only Child: Imagining the Future of IVF
Switzerland to Confirm Robot as Cabinet Member
Switzerland to Confirm Robot as Cabinet Member
Empathy vs. the Machines: Jodi Halpern & Jonathon Keats
Empathy vs. the Machines: Jodi Halpern & Jonathon Keats
The disk drive is your DNA
The disk drive is your DNA
Taking Updates Personally
Taking Updates Personally

storytelling & interaction

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SciComm in Space: A Conversation with "Galactic Chloé"
SciComm in Space: A Conversation with "Galactic Chloé"
THE MACHINAFESTO: The Role of Art in the Future of AI
THE MACHINAFESTO: The Role of Art in the Future of AI
From the Gallery Floor to the Sea Floor: A Conversation with Marie Griesmar
From the Gallery Floor to the Sea Floor: A Conversation with Marie Griesmar
The Future is Sweet: Meet Erika Marthins
The Future is Sweet: Meet Erika Marthins
The Whimsical Side of SciComm, with “Daisy and Chloé”
The Whimsical Side of SciComm, with “Daisy and Chloé”
Game Changers: EverdreamSoft on Blockchain Gaming
Game Changers: EverdreamSoft on Blockchain Gaming
Meet Jason Reinier, listener
Meet Jason Reinier, listener
The disk drive is your DNA
The disk drive is your DNA
Meet Tanja Coray, Science Communicator
Meet Tanja Coray, Science Communicator
7 Tips for Communicating Climate Change
7 Tips for Communicating Climate Change

THIS IS THE HOUSE A ROBOT BUILT

Will AI transform the way we build? How can robotics make construction more sustainable? We spoke with architects Matthias Kohler, Benjamin Dillenburger and Mania Aghaei Meibodi on the innovation behind the DFAB House: the first inhabitable building created by robots.

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Energy & Environment

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Emergent Futures Report 002: The Energy Paradox
Emergent Futures Report 002: The Energy Paradox
This is the House a Robot Built: Digital Fabrication & the Future of Architecture
This is the House a Robot Built: Digital Fabrication & the Future of Architecture
From the Gallery Floor to the Sea Floor: A Conversation with Marie Griesmar
From the Gallery Floor to the Sea Floor: A Conversation with Marie Griesmar
Green Energy on the 'Edge': Meet Houssem Ben Mahfoudh 
Green Energy on the 'Edge': Meet Houssem Ben Mahfoudh 
Design Thinking and New Business Ecosystems with Michael Lewrick
Design Thinking and New Business Ecosystems with Michael Lewrick
Meet Juanita Schläpfer-Miller, artist and science communicator
Meet Juanita Schläpfer-Miller, artist and science communicator
Meet Jason Reinier, listener
Meet Jason Reinier, listener
Home is Leaving: The Emotions of Climate Change
Home is Leaving: The Emotions of Climate Change
The Wildflower Super Bloom Moves to a City Near You
The Wildflower Super Bloom Moves to a City Near You
7 Tips for Communicating Climate Change
7 Tips for Communicating Climate Change

Structures of Society 

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Racial Pseudoscience in the Age of AI
Racial Pseudoscience in the Age of AI
Eyes Without a Face: San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition
Eyes Without a Face: San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition
Technology Doesn’t Drive Itself: The Future of Workers in the Automation Era
Technology Doesn’t Drive Itself: The Future of Workers in the Automation Era
Emergent Futures Report 001: Reimagining Mobility
Emergent Futures Report 001: Reimagining Mobility
Switzerland to Confirm Robot as Cabinet Member
Switzerland to Confirm Robot as Cabinet Member
Viral Videos & a Democratic Flu
Viral Videos & a Democratic Flu
The Anxiety of Smart Cities: How Technology Moves People
The Anxiety of Smart Cities: How Technology Moves People
Design Thinking and New Business Ecosystems with Michael Lewrick
Design Thinking and New Business Ecosystems with Michael Lewrick
8 Learnings for Swiss Start-ups in Silicon Valley
8 Learnings for Swiss Start-ups in Silicon Valley
The Future of Digital Health
The Future of Digital Health
 
 
 
 
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At a special lunch with friends of swissnex from the Consulate and our local design community, we welcomed artist-researcher Denise Bertschi, our first research fellow at the Getty Research Center in Los Angeles, a position created in partnership with the @gettymuseum and Swiss Arts Council @prohelvetia. Along with exploring the topic of “neutrality” in Switzerland, Bertschi shared images from the archives of designs for the 700th anniversary of Switzerland in 1991 — including concepts from a working group that, inevitably, produced Harald Szeeman’s / Ben Vautier’s controversial Swiss Pavillion installation. Surprisingly, all accessible in the midst of the Getty Research Archive’s collection in Los Angeles. #swissarts #research #prohelvetia
Widening horizons! Great to be a part of the Inspiration Camp journey for @bcvjeunes and @startupathsg — experiencing the excitement of the Silicon Valley mindset & hustle first hand. Before they arrived, students formed groups and projects to build on while immersed in the local #innovation & startup scene here in the Bay. We’re excited to catch their pitches at a special event tomorrow — and to see what the camp inspires for the future of innovation back in Switzerland! #swisstech #swissstartups
How can we better understand Earth’s systems in the age of a climate crisis? Scientists & engineers from #Switzerland & the #USA are working to find answers to some of the biggest challenges facing us today. A collaboration between the @uzh.ch & @nasajpl to develop a special sensor head for remote image spectroscopy aims to help us to better understand & manage our changing environment. Stay tuned for updates on this Space Act Agreement partnership! Image credit: @nasajpl
Presented by #swisstouch, the #swissstartups #demo night and pitch battle was a chance for eight of Switzerland’s top startups to take the stage in front of 130 members of the Silicon Valley startup and VC community. Each startup is here for a three week intensive boot camp in one of the top innovation economies on the planet— meeting with experts, funders, and coaches to discover if their ideas are ready for the next stage — and how to get there. Congrats to @holo1one for winning the audience vote on the pitch battle, and to all of the #startups for showing the Bay Area some of the most innovative ideas from Switzerland! Photos by @myleenhollerophoto for @swissnexsf #swisstouch
The #SwissStartupCamp kicked off today with working sessions and meetings with local #innovation and #startup experts. The nine teams selected in partnership with @epflcampus abd #innosuisse will spend three weeks in a deep dive into Silicon Valley’s approach to creating, sustaining and expanding innovative ideas into tomorrow’s unicorns. #swisstech #swissstartups