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75: Graphene, a material for the future
The Near Futurist
02/04/22 • 23 min
Graphene used to be a theoretical thing but nobody was sure they could extract it - now it has the potential to change the way we make and keep clothes, engineer flights and even build houses. Neil Ricketts, chief executive officer of graphene specialist Versarien, talks to Guy Clapperton.
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74: An Engineered Earth
The Near Futurist
01/21/22 • 21 min
A lot of people advocate getting back to nature as the way to preserve the Earth but they may be wrong. Geo-engineering, in which we intervene artificially, may be more sustainable. Near Futurist Guy Clapperton asks visiting associate professor at Columbia Business School, climate economist, academic, and author Gernot Wagner and assistant professor of environment and sustainability at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, Holly Jean Buck, for their perspectives.
This is part of the Dividing Lines mini-series of Near Futurist podcasts sponsored by Diffusion PR.
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73. Flying with reduced carbon
The Near Futurist
10/22/21 • 25 min
As the Cop26 conference convenes in Glasgow we are aware we'll have to make changes and flying remains a major carbon polluter. This may be about to change, however, and in this Dividing Lines debate, sponsored by Diffusion PR, Guy Clapperton speaks to Tom Grundy of Hybrid Air Vehicles and Cristina Garcia-Duffy of the Aerospace Technology Institute about alternative technologies for freight, military and carrying people from A to B.
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71. Dividing Lines: Does vertical farming work?
The Near Futurist
08/20/21 • 27 min
Vertical farming - put your crops into a high rise building, maybe based on hydroponics so they take up less space and you control the climate. Is this the way forward to eliminate poverty? Neither of our guests think it's that simple. In this podcast Angry Chef blogger Anthony Warner debates Agritecture CEO Henry Gordon-Smith about what's going to work and what's not. Guy Clapperton chairs in this debate in the Dividing Lines series, sponsored by Diffusion PR.
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70. Sounds familiar?
The Near Futurist
08/06/21 • 24 min
The Coca-Cola song from the 1970s, the Bond theme, Windows start-up, Apple switch-on - we're surrounded by aural branding as well as logos and visual cues. Michele Arnese, CEO of amp, talks us through what's going on.
The show starts off with an explanation of an error I made during the interview - with apologies!
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07/23/21 • 24 min
New to the Near Futurist - a mini-series of debates sponsored by Diffusion PR. In this episode Vinay Nair of Lightful returns to speak to Guillaume Bouchard of CheckStep - are we better off fighting misinformation through algorithms and AI or should we take the grass roots approach and look to people?
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68. Young people and data
The Near Futurist
06/25/21 • 22 min
Guy Clapperton interviews Helena Schwenk of Exasol on how the "D-native" generation doesn't necessarily think it's as fluent as all that in data - and the impact this will have on society and business.
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66. Elevate yourself
The Near Futurist
05/28/21 • 18 min
We all use elevators but did you know that the maintenance charge can be invoked even when they haven't moved? Augustin Celier of Uptime believes it's time for a new model.
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65. Dancing with Robots
The Near Futurist
05/14/21 • 23 min
Dr. Merritt Moore is a bit of a renaissance woman in that she is a professional ballet dancer with a doctorate in physics and a qualified astronaut.
She has a lot to say about the divide between arts and scientists in this episode in which she speaks to Guy Clapperton
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77: Space Garbage
The Near Futurist
03/18/22 • 15 min
It's been an exciting 12 months for astronomy enthusiasts - Jeff Bezos actually took Captain Kirk to outer space! But in the past we've jettisoned a lot of parts of our spacecraft, so how much junk is there out there? And is it a problem?
Prof. Moriba Jah of the University of Texas and Privateer is tracking the issue and discusses how it's become difficult and why it matters.
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Near Futurist have?
The Near Futurist currently has 90 episodes available.
What topics does The Near Futurist cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Future, Futurist, Podcasts and Technology.
What is the most popular episode on The Near Futurist?
The episode title 'Powering the People' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Near Futurist?
The average episode length on The Near Futurist is 22 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Near Futurist released?
Episodes of The Near Futurist are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of The Near Futurist?
The first episode of The Near Futurist was released on Jan 18, 2019.
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