Why automation makes your job harder: unlearn automation
We discuss why it’s no longer true that automation and AI will make all our jobs easier.
Why the unlearn project, and computers
We set out to unlearn old wisdoms and discover new ones, starting with computers.
Big tech and automation during COVID-19 on The Future, This Week
This week: big tech in the time of corona, and why robots are not taking your job.
Big ideas and work satisfaction on The Future, This Week
This week: real innovation between steam trains and convenience, and the automation paradox.
The future of you
Your future is not yet written. Here are some ideas currently being tested that aim to put people at the centre of discussions about a better AI future.
The Future, This Week IWD edition: women, automation and work
This week: women, more automation and the future of work.
Programming for obsolescence
If the reward for employee efficiency is job loss – what’s the incentive to improve jobs and organisations? Let's take a look at Amazon
The Future, This Week 5 Oct 18: self-automation, minimum wage, and lettuce
This week: programming for obsolescence, raising minimums, and lettuce-loving robots.
What we’ve learnt from 100 podcasts
Celebrating 100 podcasts by Sydney Business Insights.
A future of automation with Hugh Durrant-Whyte
What does automation mean for the future of mining, agriculture, cities and the future of jobs? A discussion with Hugh Durrant-Whyte, Chief Scientific Adviser at the UK Ministry of Defence.
On the origins of environmental bullshit
The undermining of environmental science, and the creation of lies and bribes to distort public policymaking, is as old as industries that know their products do harm, but lie to keep them in use.