Do bodies still matter in the age of AI? – a Live podcast
A special edition of our podcast live from NYC as we discuss AI and its impact on the body with Vivienne Ming and Richard Newcombe.
Flesh: A letter from the editors
The introductory essay to our special series all about our changing relationship to flesh and the body.
Are we listening to the gut? – a Live podcast
A special edition of our podcast live from Copenhagen, Denmark, where we talk to Oluf Borbye Pedersen and Theis Brydegaard on all things gut, social eating and adherence.
Building for the senses in tech: transcending the stage
What movements and bodily experiences will emerging technologies need to capture and represent to evoke the visceral and transcendent qualities of dance? An interview with dancer, choreographer and director Claudia Schreier and writer and director Adam Barish.
Building for the senses in tech: super-human senses
Our perspective on how to anchor emerging technologies in a deep understanding of our sensory experiences.
Does artificial intelligence mean artificial intimacy?
Artificial intelligence represents a new horizon of human connection to technology. What does our deepening relationship to AI tell us about what it means to be intimate with someone or something, with or without a body?
What is natural beauty anyway?
Haeckels founder Dom Bridges speaks to ReD about nature as technology, changing perceptions around natural resources and why salt water heals all wounds.
Pangaia: pioneering a high-tech naturalism
Amanda Parkes, Chief Innovation Officer at Pangaia, on revolutionising the traditional fashion business model, pioneering a new language around materials and the future opportunities in high-tech naturalism.
Are we afraid of the body? – a Live podcast
A special edition of our podcast live from Paris, France, where we talk to British artist Maisie Cousins and Pernod Ricard’s head of cultural foresight Daphnée Hor about the body, perishability and the germ renaissance.
When food becomes medicine
We speak to Season Health about how they started their food-as-medicine platform, adherence, and the challenge of introducing new approaches to healthcare.
Phenomena S2 E9: Flesh
Episode 9 of season 2 of our Phenomena podcast with Sandra Cariglio and Polly Rodriguez – does sex still sell?
We need to talk about death
Lauren Carroll and Erin Merelli of Deathwives talk desanitising the conversation around death, planning for the end, and why confronting mortality makes for better living.
A Second Skin – a film by ReD Associates
Our original short film, A Second Skin, part of our special series on Flesh, looks at how novel applications of natural materials, specifically mycelium, challenge our categories around beauty, material production, and innovation.
Understanding Our Hands is Key to Getting Haptic Technology Right
As companies roll out haptic technology that mimics the sensation of weight and touch of real objects when handled in virtual space, it’s important we keep the technology in the background to ensure our hands, and humans, can learn, collaborate, and shine on their own.