Steve Fuller, Andy Miah, and Ernest Edmonds discuss the future of humanity at the Human Futures Symposium, at FACT in October 2008.  Overview and summary by Nicola Triscott.  

We exist in a world of tremendous technological development, but also of looming economic crisis.  What is the future for humanity given these seemingly incompatible trends?  Looking towards FACT's programme in 2009, panel members from both sides of the Atlantic consider what are the compelling issues of our time, drawing together ideas presented throughout the day. 

Should we spend time investing into the exploration of outer space when basic energy requirements are becoming unsustainable on present-day technology?  How can our investment into nanotechnology or the new science of synthetic biology translate into greater optimism for those who benefit least from high- tehchnology?