Hello and welcome or welcome back to Mind Over Chatter,

the Cambridge University podcast.

I'm James.

I'm Nick and.

I'm no longer lurking, Naomi.

And together we're inviting you to join us in our conversations with clever, curious people here in Cambridge.

In this second series, we're talking all about the future.

We'll cover everything:

From the physics of time to Sapir-Whorf, the first linguistic theory to join Starfleet!

From the fabulous fabulations of futures past

to Elon Musk, Mars, and my measly net worth!

From the future of wellbeing and mental health to an overabundance of Pop Tarts!

From using participatory research to help create a more just future to the unequal distribution of My Little Ponies!

From the future of artificial intelligence to animism and Hello Barbie!

And from the future of reproduction to the maternal instincts of Darth Vader.

We're going to be talking to people from all over the University of Cambridge, from linguists and philosophers to historians, biologists, demographers and many more besides.

Yes, things are about to get weird.

That weird in this series will explore the nature of time itself.

What even is the future?

And is it in front of or behind us?

And we'll also cover some of today's most pressing questions.

Like how will artificial intelligence impact democracy?

We look forward to exploring all of this and more with you in Series 2.

If you're interested in another pressing question that is already affecting all of us.

Here we mean climate change.

Check out series one which is already available on all podcast listening platforms.

In the meantime, please like and follow mind over Chatter on Apple Podcasts.

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And don't forget to tell all of your friends, family, colleagues, estranged lovers, pets, neighbors, and every single member of your local parish council.

One final note.

Before we leave you, we'd love to hear what you think about Mind Over Chatter.

What does your mind have to say about our chatter get it?

Anyway, please fill out our survey.

Nick Saffell

02:05 You can find the link in our episode descriptions.

Knowing what you think will really help us out.

See you in episode one.