Climate change, species extinction, resource scarcity – for the causes and diagnoses, but also for  the possible solutions to these contemporary crises, scientific and technological progress plays a crucial role. Never has the ability of humans to intervene in and alter the natural world been greater than today. In this cross-media project, leading international scientists and engineers, noted academics from the humanities and social sciences, prominent figures from the arts and members of the public come together in conversation. The theme is the disturbances of the Earth's system we are now observing and the shaping of our futures.