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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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
State of the Stadium
Live sport is on the way back and it’s going to be soon but we all want stadiums to be safe. Mike Elliot, CEO of Over-C, explains how the answer may lie in the Internet of Things.
Find out more about presenter Guy Clapperton at clappertonmediaassociates.com – oh go on, he spent $3 on that football crowd sound effect just for you…
Your HQ in Cyberspace
Vicky Brock of cyber-safety specialist Vistalworks could see her international government clients becoming unable to buy from her after Brexit – so she started looking around and ended up with a virtual residency in Estonia. She talks Guy Clapperton through the process and how it’s helped her business and clients.
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Will you get the vaccine?
Vaccine hesitancy is a major problem among certain minorities and the answer lies not exclusively in old-fashioned campaigns but in the digital world where the misinformation begins. Vinay Nair of Lightful talks ton ear futurist Guy Clapperton.
Will you get the vaccine?
Vaccine hesitancy is a major problem among certain minorities and the answer lies not exclusively in old-fashioned campaigns but in the digital world where the misinformation begins. Vinay Nair of Lightful talks ton ear futurist Guy Clapperton.
It’s a bird, it’s a plane…
We’ve been promised these for ages and now at last they’re going to arrive – Patrick Hessel of Airmobil explains how he’s bringing the flying car to the market, when it will be available and (you’d better sit down for this bit) how much it will cost.
For more info about the presenter Guy Clapperton check clappertonmediiaassociates.com