What if: an ice-free Arctic 2027
Climate change changes everything - our economy, our society and the ecosystems that underpin life on Earth. In this what if episode we talk to Professor Christopher Wright to explore what an ice free Arctic Earth might look like in 2027 if we pursue our current business as usual.
The Future, This Week 21 April 2017
This week: A special edition: Amazon is finally, officially coming to Australia.
The Future, This Week 13 April 2017
This week: why Google might soon use your beach selfies to sell sunglasses, cities are outbidding each other for the shiny new Hyperloop, and data science in the German Bundesliga.
Leading digital change in the workplace
Being a digital leader requires more than just implementing technology into your workplace, it requires a fundamental shift in our thinking and practices.
The Future, This Week 07 April 2017
This week: can we fight climate change by moving to the city, does technology make us less productive and cyborgs.
The stupidity paradox: functional stupidity at work
Stupidity in business can lead to disasters yet a mindless workplace can produce good results, at least for awhile. This is the stupidity paradox and we talk to Professor Mats Alvesson to find out more.
The Future, This Week 01 April 2017
This week's April Fool's special edition: how Elon Musk wants to save us from the AI apocalypse, the role of smart phones in planned parenthood, farmers hacking tractors, and Trump's burning tweets.
What if: Trump’s energy policies in 2019
Energy is critical to economic, social and environmental well-being. In this what if podcast set two years into the future in January 2019, we explore how the election of Donald Trump as US president has radically changed the trajectory of US and global energy markets.
What is business for?
Milton Friedman argues the only responsibility of business is to make money. Michael Porter claims business can create economic value while addressing social challenges. So what is business for?
The Future, This Week 24 March 2017
This week: why the hard questions go unanswered, the road for self-driving cars seems rockier than we thought, and robolawyers.
The human side of energy security
The energy industry is a critical industry because it underpins Australia's economic success and quality of life. How can we move beyond economic and engineering perspectives we naturally tend to focus on and consider the human side of energy security? We talk to Associate Professor Jane Lê to find out.
The Future, This Week 17 March 2017
This week: why electric cars are nothing like fax machines, Elon Musk offers to solve South Australia’s power problems in 100 days, and a strange experiment at the German space agency.