Imagine if the future stretched on forever. Why do we need to die? Can we use science to extend our lives? And what about immortality? The social impacts, and the biological realities, of ageing - that's this week's program. GuestsJonathan WeinerMaxwell M. Geffen Professor of Medical and Scientific Journalism, Columbia UniversityDr Damien DowlingResearch Fellow, School...

Australia's manufacturing sector is trying to recalibrate, to move into new cutting-edge industries, but innovation is only part of the equation. GuestsDr John KapelerisDeputy CEO, Australian Institute for CommercialisationProfessor Xungai WangDirector, Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation, Deakin UniversityProfessor Ian BoydDirector, Melbourne Centre for NanofabricationMichael JonesChief Technology Advocate, Google

Second Life (the 3-D virtual world) is having a renaissance -- it's shaping up as an important research and educational tool. In this program Brighton-based psychologist Dr Suzanne Conboy Hill discusses a project she's involved in using Second Life to aid people with mental and intellectual impairment.

Future Tense casta a critical eye over the idea that social media is leading to greater corporate transparency. We live, in a sense, in a much more open world. We're forever being told by psychologists that we should talk about how we feel. Thanks to the internet, and social media tools, a great many of...

What role does influence play in our society and economy? How does it shape our interactions? We'll speak with the organiser of a recent summit on the Future of Influence, Ross Dawson. Also Duncan Riley from The Inquisitr website.