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Dividing Lines: Does vertical farming work?
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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Sounds familiar?
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!
Dividing Lines: Can Algorithms That Power Fake News Really Prevent Its Spread?
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?
Young people and data
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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Diabetes: how apps can help
Lockdown has prompted unhealthy behaviours in a lot of us and we’re putting on weight. One unlooked-for effect of all this is diabetes, and Cyndi Williams of Quin has an app to help. She tells Guy Clapperton about this and how misunderstood diabetes is in this 21 minute podcast.
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Elevate yourself
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.
Dancing with Robots
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