What three changes can we make to effortlessly lower our carbon emissions?
SUSTAIN #6: Three simple, easy changes show us how much we can do - and how empowered we already are to fix this problem. Why do we worry that doing ...
Mark Pesce - The Next Billion Seconds
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The future of tech: the next billion seconds are the most important in human history as technology transforms the way we live and work. The rate of change we will experience will be the fastest humanity has ever seen. Award winning podcast creator and journalist, Mark Pesce is an inventor, writer, entrepreneur, educator and broadcaster whose work and global connections in all things internet and tech extend back to the early days of the web. He speaks to the brightest minds shaping this new world and creating the future via smartphones, connected devices, artificial intelligence and beyond.
Can we radically reduce the emissions created growing our food?
SUSTAIN#5: Growing the meat we eat produces a lot of Australia's carbon emissions. The four innovations explored in this episode show us a path toward...
Would electrifying everything eliminate carbon emissions?
SUSTAIN #4: Inventor Saul Griffith makes a radical proposal: electrify everything, saving energy, money, and cutting emissions almost to zero. It also...
Can we collect and store enough renewable energy to replace coal-fired electricity?
SUSTAIN #3: In 2020, renewables became the cheapest source of electricity. Without cheap storage, renewables will never be able to be the entire solut...
Will electrified transport help us ‘flatten the curve’ on climate change?
SUSTAIN #2: Mercedes goes all in on EVs, with studies now indicating EVs save 50% of emissions over their lifetime, versus petrol vehicles. Is this en...
Can we 'flatten the curve' on climate change?
SUSTAIN #1: The recent UN report on climate change gives us about twelve years to really reign in our carbon emissions. That means it’s time to think ...
Will the next war be fought for control of semiconductors?
TSMC now makes the best computer chips - making Taiwan a prize that China needs in order to continue its rise as an economic and military superpower. ...
How did America lose the semiconductor race?
For sixty years, Intel made the best chips in the world. As of 2020, they no longer do - and a company you've likely never heard of now holds the chip...
Why do computers get faster and smaller and cheaper?
More than 60 years ago, integrated circuits created a revolution in electronics that transformed the entire world. How are chips made? And why do we k...
Why is there a global shortage of computer chips?
GEOPOLICHIPS part 1: Manufacturers of video game consoles, automobiles - even toothbrushes - have been impacted by a global shortage of semiconductor ...