#12 Future: A linear city

▶️ The world’s most futuristic city is under construction in 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia. It’s being built in a straight line that stretches (=has a length of) over 170 kilometres. The smart city will be called “The Line” and is set to (=planned to) be completed by 2030.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #future #documentary

#13 Future: Meat from the lab

▶️ Is this meat real or fake? Yes it’s meat but no, it’s no it’s not from a slaughtered (=killed for meat) animal. Lab (=laboratory) meat solves a lot of problems but at the same time raises a lot of questions. Watch this report from 🇮🇱Israel.

👉@afandi_english👈 #future #know_your_world

#50 Know Your World: How to worry wisely about AI

▶️ Humanity is facing the decision of how to deal with ever smarter artificial intelligence. Read this recent article from the Economist to find out what’s happening.

👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #article #future

#14 Future: Getting chipped

▶️ Here’s a young lady in 🇦🇺Australia who is really happy to have a microchip under her skin that helps her open doors, make payments and be identified in an emergency.

Check out an earlier post about microchipping in 🇸🇪Sweden.

👉@afandi_english👈 #future #know_your_world

▶️ Afandi English is over 4 years old now and there’s a ton of stuff you’ve missed. Here are some hashtags for posts about knowledge:

#article
Stay informed about the world.

#economist
Grab information and vocab from the mother of news magazines.

#future
Feel the world of tomorrow even today.

#infographic
Let your eye travel across important topics.

#inspiration
See the world in a new light.

#know_your_world
Understand today’s world.

#know_yourself
Know thyself and live well.

#maps
Realise reality with maps.

#psychology
See the human nature so no one can fool you.

#talk
Hear what experts have to say in TED Talks, etc.

#talking_point
Sharpen your mind with controversies.

#travel
Travel the world while staring at your phone.

#uni_vocab
Get to grips with key concepts in higher education.

#wikipedia
Feel the weirdness of this world.

#world_englishes
Be sure you know really know the world’s first language.

#world_food
Check out some lovely meals that you may prepare at home, too.

YouTube Channel Recommendation #52: Freethink

📊 English Level: Advanced

🔤 Subtitles: Provided

💬 Topics: Technology, future, news

💡 Content: This channel is for people who look into the future with curiosity and optimism. It spells out how things could be done differently in the future and what is being done to create that future.

⛓ Link: https://www.youtube.com/@freethink

👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube #future

The Economist #3: Preparing for AI

▶️ ChatGPT has taken the world by storm (=become very popular) and it makes us wonder how Artificial Intelligence will change our lives in the future. Listen to this podcast with British AI researcher and tech entrepreneur (=sb who starts a company) Mustafa Suleyman.

👉@afandi_english👈 #podcast #economist #future

Talking Point #5: Invasive technology

▶️ How times have changed. For a bit of convenience (=sth is easy and practical) we’re giving up our privacy. Smart assistants like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Google’s creatively named “Google” save our time and make for (=create) some funny interactive moments. But they listen to everything that happens in our homes. How do you feel about that?

👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #future

Talking Point #7: Life before the internet

▶️ Technology is unstoppable and excites us because it makes the impossible possible. But we sometimes forget that it’s actually a trade. As we get something new we also have to give up something old. What do you think about that?

👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #future

Know Your World #77: The future of agriculture

▶️ No country feeds the world like the tiny 🇳🇱Netherlands. A good part (=a big part) of what we eat every day comes from crops (=plants used for agriculture) that grew out of seeds from this country. Catch a glimpse (=take a quick look to understand sth) at the future of agriculture which starts right there.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #documentary #future

Talking Point #10: Unexpected future

▶️ We used to think that robots will do manual labour for us, and white-collar jobs (=office jobs, not physical work) will remain as a human domain (=field, area, sector). The rise of AI has made us less certain. Are you optimistic or pessimistic?

👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #know_your_world #future

Talking Point #11: Influencers

▶️ Here’s a short video of a so-called “influencer factory” in 🇮🇩Indonesia. What’s your feeling seeing this?

👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #know_your_world #future

#32 Self-study: Language learning with ChatGPT

▶️ Here’s a little demo of how you could be using ChatGPT to learn English. See how it works and share your opinion below.

👉@afandi_english👈 #self_study #future #talking_point

Know Your World #81: Global Superpowers

▶️ Watch this insightful (=making you understand sth deeply) TED Talk by American political scientist Ian Bremmer who explains the state of the world (=the situation of the world) in simple terms (=with easy words).

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #ted #future