What happens when we stop playing? Are humans on the verge of evolution? And are we becoming more rude?

An all-new season of the multi-award nominated What Happens Next? podcast launches later this month, and will tackle these questions and more.

Your host, Dr Susan Carland, addresses a new set of topics looking at the future we’re facing if we don’t change, the future we could have if we do, and how to get the kind of future we all want. This season, she sits down with world-leading experts and thought leaders from across the globe, who will share their insights and research on play, climate anxiety, transhumanism, influencer culture, escapism and civility.

Can’t wait to find out what happens next? Explore our back catalogue.

New this season: Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the video version of each episode.

A full transcript of this trailer is available on Monash Lens.

What happens when we stop playing? Are humans on the verge of evolution? And are we becoming more rude?
An all-new season of the multi-award nominated What Happens Next? podcast launches later this month, and will tackle these questions and more.
Your host, Dr Susan Carland, addresses a new set of topics looking at the future we’re facing if we don’t change, the future we could have if we do, and how to get the kind of future we all want. This season, she sits down with world-leading experts and thought leaders from across the globe, who will share their insights and research on play, climate anxiety, transhumanism, influencer culture, escapism and civility.
Can’t wait to find out what happens next? <a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@what-happens-next?utm_campaign=WHNPD_BRA&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=WHN_website_aug_australia">Explore our back catalogue.</a>
New this season: <a href="https://youtube.com/@MonashUniversity">Subscribe to our YouTube channel</a> to watch the video version of each episode.
<a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@what-happens-next/2023/08/04/1386004/season-8?utm_campaign=WHNPD_BRA&amp;utm_source=workplace&amp;utm_medium=organic_social&amp;utm_content=S8Trailer_podcast_aug_australia">A full transcript of this trailer is available on Monash Lens.</a>

The Handmaid’s Tale. Brave New World. Mad Max. Fictional dystopias have never seemed so close to becoming reality. Is it too late to change our course?

What Happens Next?, a podcast from Monash University, examines some of the biggest challenges facing our world and asks the experts, what will happen if we don't change? And what can we do to create a better future? Learn from leaders, listen to the people making a difference, and discover how you can help drive change.

The Handmaid&rsquo;s Tale. Brave New World. Mad Max. Fictional dystopias have never seemed so close to becoming reality. Is it too late to change our course?
What Happens Next?, a podcast from Monash University, examines some of the biggest challenges facing our world and asks the experts, what will happen if we don't change? And what can we do to create a better future? Learn from leaders, listen to the people making a difference, and discover how you can help drive change.

What Happens Next?, a podcast from Monash University, examines some of the biggest challenges facing our world and asks the experts, what will happen if we don't change? And what can we do to create a better future?

What Happens Next?

Fictional dystopias have never seemed so close to becoming reality. Is it too late to change our course? On Monash University's podcast, academic and commentator Dr Susan Carland steps through the sliding doors with global experts and thought leaders to find out what could happen if we don’t change – and what the world could look like if we do. To learn more, visit lens.monash.edu.

Fictional dystopias have never seemed so close to becoming reality. Is it too late to change our course? On Monash University's podcast, academic and commentator Dr Susan Carland steps through the sliding doors with global experts and thought leaders to find out what could happen if we don’t change – and what the world could look like if we do. To learn more, visit <a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@what-happens-next">lens.monash.edu.</a>

In Season 8 of Monash University's "What Happens Next?" podcast, host Dr Susan Carland addresses a new set of topics looking at the future we’re facing if we don’t change, the future we could have if we do, and how to get the kind of future we all want.

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