{"id":261898,"date":"2024-10-07T15:02:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T15:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/07\/whats-next-review-bill-gatess-netflix-series-offers-some-dubious-ideas-about-the-future\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:56","slug":"whats-next-review-bill-gatess-netflix-series-offers-some-dubious-ideas-about-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/07\/whats-next-review-bill-gatess-netflix-series-offers-some-dubious-ideas-about-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Next? review: Bill Gates\u2019s Netflix series offers some dubious ideas about the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Bill Gates in What?s Next: The Future with Bill Gates. Cr. Netflix ? 2024\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01104341\/SEI_222991316.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2450156\" data-caption=\"Bill Gates thinks the ultra-rich should give away their wealth, as he does\" data-credit=\"Rob Liggins\/Netflix\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">Bill Gates thinks the ultra-rich should give away their wealth, as he does<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">Rob Liggins\/Netflix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/title\/81609333\">What\u2019s Next? The future with Bill Gates<\/a><\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>Netflix<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you want to imagine the future, who do you turn to? Friends and family? Science fiction? <i>New Scientist?<\/i> Now you can check in with Bill Gates, as the Microsoft co-founder and multibillionaire has worked with Netflix on <i>What\u2019s Next? 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