Preparing for the Future

"Preparing for the future" is a program conceived and conducted by Piero Angela which is aimed at the most curious and enterprising young people who will form the ruling class of tomorrow. The objective is to make people understand "where we are" to better decide where to go as individuals and as a country. The theme is sustainability linked to digital transformation and exponential change in every area of ​​our lives. Piero Angela guides us on different topics: demography, economics, Artificial Intelligence, biology, biotechnology, renewable sources. And he does it by involving the greatest experts in every field: scientists, economists, historians, demographers, technologists, philosophers. An intergenerational dialogue to understand "where we are" and to better decide where to go as individuals and as a country.

Economic growth is not infinite and it is time to consider the meaning of the limit. Nicola Armaroli, director of the National Research Council, accompanies Piero Angela in a reflection on the need - essential to save the planet we live in - to direct the energy system towards sustainable technologies, such as geothermal and solar energy.

Although food scarcity has been overcome, the current world still presents glaring imbalances in its distribution. Piero Angela with Paola Bonfante, botanist from the University of Turin, retraces the stages of agricultural production in the past and looks at future directives, which must have absolute priority for respecting the environmental system and human health.

In this technological era, the video game industry generates a worldwide turnover beyond all expectations. Creating video games requires interdisciplinary skills, from computer science to psychology to communication. Piero Angela together with Marco Mazzaglia of the Polytechnic of Turin explores the most interesting aspects linked to what can be defined as the most playful discipline of our time.