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The Near Futurist

The Near Futurist

By: Guy Clapperton
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 Periodic look at the impact of future technologies on our lives - what can we do now to prepare for the next few years? Senior journalist Guy Clapperton presents a series of interviews with consultants, technologists and future thinkers in general that takes the shorter-term view rather than forecasting decades ahead. Want this voice at your event? Contact Guy to discuss!Copyright (c) Guy Clapperton Social Sciences
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  • What's wrong with video conferencing - Studiobox part 2

    What's wrong with video conferencing - Studiobox part 2
    Oct 13 2025

    Continuing Near Futurist Guy Clapperton's discussion with Manoj Chawla, inventor of the Studiobox - in part 2 we look at the practicality and ease of use of the device which aims to repair eye contact and improve communications and human contact over video channels.

    To watch us discuss this on video have a look here:

    https://youtu.be/Zbu0aUNeDwk

    Above is a pic of the Studiobox itself:
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    21 mins
  • What's wrong with video callls - Studiobox part 1

    What's wrong with video callls - Studiobox part 1
    Jun 10 2025

    We're so used to video calls now that we hardly notice how naff they are. No eye contact, people looking around the room - whatever happened to human contact? A phone call is often better.

    Technology industry veteran Manoj Chawla has been looking into what's gone wrong and has a potential solution in his device called the Studiobox. Near Futurist podcaster Guy Clapperton has been playing with it. so they have a chat.

    And of course what would be the point if they didn't put it on video? You can watch rather than listen to this episode here:

    https://youtu.be/v-yABH82zAE
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    19 mins
  • Driving (not just) in my car part 2

    Driving (not just) in my car part 2
    Apr 4 2025

    Continuing the conversation between Near Futurist Guy Clapperton and TomTom's global business manager for traffic, Douglas Gilmour. We finish the conversation by discussing increasingly smart and collaborative map projects and how they're going to affect our daily lives.
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    12 mins
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