RGS Presents: The Future of Exploration Live with Bruce Parry

Join us for the first live recording of The Future of Exploration podcast, featuring explorer Bruce Parry, in conversation with host Matt Pycroft.

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 before – a conversation that will challenge assumptions, broaden perspective, and help shape how we understand the unknown in the decades ahead.

Bruce Parry is renowned for his immersive documentary work, living alongside Indigenous communities across the globe to better understand their cultures, belief systems, and relationships with the natural world. His deeply personal storytelling challenges conventional ideas of progress and invites us to reconsider how we live and what we value.

Together, Bruce and Matt will explore how the meaning of exploration is shifting in a time of environmental crisis, cultural change, and increasing global connection.

Please note: This event recording includes strong language and adult themes. The views of our speakers do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Royal Geographical Society.

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