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RGS Presents: The Future of Exploration

Royal Geographical Society

Hosted by Matt Pycroft, this new RGS podcast series is an inquiry into what it means to explore in a rapidly changing world. We’ll speak with leading thinkers, scientists, and explorers to examine both the practical frontiers and the philosophical questions that define modern discovery. The series asks what’s left to explore, how exploration is changing, and why it matters more now than ever befor... more

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Hear a live recording of The Future of Exploration with award-winning journalist and bestselling author Tim Marshall, interviewed by Matt Pycroft.

Tim Marshall is one of the UK’s most respected geopolitical commentators and the author of Prisoners o... more

How much of our own planet have we truly explored?

In this episode of The Future of Exploration, ocean explorer and Nekton Mission Director Oliver Steeds challenges one of our biggest assumptions that the final frontier lies in space. Instead, he ar... more

What does it mean to explore a world that already feels mapped? In this conversation, Tom Allen, explorer, author, and the Society’s current Expeditions and Fieldwork Manager, frames the future of exploration as curiosity in action – the ongoing prac... more

In this live recording, explorer, broadcaster and author Bruce Parry challenges one of the most enduring ideas in exploration: that its purpose is to discover what’s ‘out there’. Instead, he argues, the real frontiers of exploration lie in rediscover... more

How is exploration changing? Why does it matter now more than ever before?

Our new podcast series asks what it means to explore in a rapidly changing world. Across 10 episodes, host Matt Pycroft interviews a leading thinker, scientist or explorer to... more

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Oliver Steeds
Founder of Nekton, ocean explorer and journalist
Nekton Ocean Institute
Episode: 3. Oliver Steeds reveals how much we really know about our oceans
Tom Allen
Exploration thinker and guest on the episode discussing modern exploration
Episode: 2. Tom Allen on what it means to explore our world today
Bruce Parry
Explorer, filmmaker, and presenter of Tribe (BBC)
BBC (Tribe); Arctic/Environmental projects
Episode: 1. Bruce Parry on the real frontiers of exploration

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3. Oliver Steeds reveals how much we really know about our oceans
Q: What inspires you to keep exploring despite the scale of the challenges?
Personal motivation comes from my kids and the belief that discoveries can create a better future; exploration coupled with storytelling mobilizes public interest and policy action.
3. Oliver Steeds reveals how much we really know about our oceans
Q: How is Nekton approaching collaboration to advance ocean discovery while respecting local ownership?
Nekton uses co-design and co-production with host nations and many institutes, ensuring data ownership and governance are shared with local partners to avoid parachute science and promote equitable benefit sharing.

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