How do we think about the future in a world of overlapping crises?

Listen as Sarah Pink and Susan Halford explore how futures anthropology can offer new ways of understanding the polycrisis.

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As parenting moves online, many parents are experiencing a new kind of burnout. In our new blog, Camila Moyano Dávila unpacks the emotional toll of WhatsApp school groups & constant digital demands.

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@kerifacer.bsky.social & @arathings.bsky.social recently joined partners @unesco.org to discuss a new Futures of Education Observatory. In our latest blog, Keri reflects on questions the observatory may address.

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It was a privilege hearing Prof Sarah Pink @pinkydigital.bsky.social give a public lecture on Futures Anthropology, Foresight & the Polycrisis yesterday. Thanks to all, especially Sarah.

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✨Join us on 26 June for a dynamic day here in Bristol ~ workshops, reading sessions & embodied practice on Black technopoetics, Afropresentism & more from Centre visitor Charisse Louw (Stellenbosch).✨

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Space is a key feature of social life. But does the digitalisation of society affect its spatial dimensions, and if so, how? Listen to our latest podcast with Leverhulme Visiting Professor Theodore Schatzki and Dale Southerton

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Excited to announce publication of our latest paper 'Sociodigital Practices: Mobilising and Challenging Social Practice Theory' written by Dale Southerton & @susanjhalford.bsky.social, published in The Journal of Practice Theory.

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Could you help shed light on how smart technology is changing family dynamics?

We're looking for families to take part in a study on how smart technology is changing family dynamics.

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Sparks Bristol transforms a former dept store into a hub for sustainability, creativity & learning. This paper explores how immersive spaces, both physical & digital, help people imagine alternative and possible futures.

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We recently had the great pleasure of hosting @jenny-l-davis.bsky.social & hearing her give a public lecture on algorithmic reparation. In our latest blog, Jenny reprises her lecture and discusses this alternative approach to bias in AI systems.

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