Dear reader, visitor from the future, philosophy enthusiast,
We had a blast. It was fantastic. From 2018 through 2025 we organized more than 60 events, over 40 podcast episodes, and more than 20 reading sessions. People met each other, found careers, deeper understanding, and friendship thanks to this platform that we built together.
Personally, this platform has meant the world to me. It opened so many opportunities, friendships and was a treasure trove of deep conversations and new insights.
Over the years, my own path has led me deeper into research and philosophy than I could have anticipated, and at a certain point, doing justice to both Future Based and those personal endeavors simply became too much to sustain.
This was not an easy conclusion to reach, but it felt like the honest one. That said,- never say never. I remain as passionate about the ideas, the conversations, and the community that Future Based represented as I ever was, and I am always open to collaborations, new adventures, and unexpected reunions.
If you want to continue the conversation, our podcast series is still out there waiting for you, a small archive of curiosity, dialogue, and the kind of thinking we love. Dive in.
Cheers, Sabine
BOOK REVIEWS AND REFLECTIONS BY MARIO VEEN
PODCAST SERIES: BEYOND HUMAN RELATIONS
Non-Human Centered AI
Viraj Joshi is a designer, technologist, and futurist based in London. He designd curious objects and fiction with great affinity towards our technological and social futures. Viraj is also the Creator of Eliza. Eliza is a series [...]
Animal Awareness
Aysha Akhtar, M.D., M.P.H., is a double Board-certified neurologist and preventive medicine/public health specialist. She is demonstrating how there is a mutual benefit to both humans and animals when animals are protected. Dr. Akhtar is the [...]
The Reality of Symbiosis
Sometimes reality catches up with fiction really fast. In their work, designer Noam Youngrak Son often experiments with blurring boundaries between science fiction and reality. Whether it concerns speculative scenario’s on the value of viruses or [...]
