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The Synthocene Era
We explore the intricacies of our new Synthetic era in which the lines between what is natural and what is artificial are increasingly blurred. From AI-assisted lives to becoming Human+, we track this rapidly evolving landscape.
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The Synthocene Era
As AI redefines our understanding of intelligence, we begin to enter an age in which the lines between what is natural and what is artificial are increasingly blurred.
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The Wellness Reset
Energy fields, somatic sensing and spiritual technologies are resetting elite approaches to wellness, according to Carlos Urrutigoity, general manager of London club Grey Wolfe.
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Rehumanising 3D Design
Fashion designer Karina Bond talks to LS:N Global about redefining couture with a printing pen and bringing the human touch to 3D design.
Behaviours
The Synthocene Era: Future:Poll
Future:Poll research on The Synthocene Era highlights optimism about its societal benefits while addressing concerns over its impact on human qualities, jobs and ethical challenges as technology advances.
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Longevity Lifestyles
The health, beauty and wellbeing sectors are embracing longevity as consumers awaken to the possibility of living not only longer, but healthier lives.
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New Ways of Seeing 2025: Embracing Multiplicity in Modern Creativity
For the cross-pollination of ideas and alternative viewpoints, look no further than New Ways of Seeing 2025, a festival of creative thinking spanni...
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Dirt as Dissent
Crafted dirt is re-emerging as fashion’s language of dissent, resisting disposability and digital polish through soil, stains and the marks of huma...
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The Great Beauty Blur
Beauty has become monotonous, influenced by powerful algorithms that entrench long-standing ideals. Its future depends on embracing complexity, fri...
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Innovation Debrief 2025: The Augmented Human
We’ve entered The Synthocene Era, a new chapter in which human intelligence is enhanced, not replaced, by machine intelligence. The next frontier i...
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Future Days 2025: Designing Inclusive Futures
From nature-driven governance models to decolonised AI models, Lisbon’s Future Days mapped out radical responses to an increasingly unpredictable w...
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SXSW London 2025: The Pursuit of AI Optimism
From AI co-workers to optimising brands for LLM attention, LS:N Global unpacks the best insights on artificial intelligence from the inaugural edit...
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The Wellness Reset
Energy fields, somatic sensing and spiritual technologies are resetting elite approaches to wellness. LS:N Global speaks to Carlos Urrutigoity, gen...
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Rehumanising 3D Design
Fashion designer Karina Bond talks to LS:N Global about redefining couture with a printing pen and bringing the human touch to 3D design.
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AI Fragrance Market
AI is transforming new product development and manufacturing of fragrances, allowing brands to adapt efficiently to consumer tastes, augment fragra...
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Digital Doppelgängers
Avatars are evolving beyond fiction to capture real people and true-to-life stories.
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Symbiotic Signals
Designers are using technology to bridge the communication gap between human and non-human life, nurturing a more harmonious and symbiotic relation...
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SXSW 2025: Designing AI With Intent
At SXSW 2025, the focus was on AI designed with intention and empathy rather than defaulted into systems shaped by control and efficiency.
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