World Changing Ideas

In this special podcast episode, hear the latest on what’s taking place in edge computing and hybrid cloud from a top industry executive at AWS. Also learn how these innovations can ultimately help you transform your business.

Climate change isn’t going away, so we have to find ways to adapt. Last week, we took a look at some of the ways that cities, businesses and NGOs are trying to combat extreme heat and rising temperatures - a growing threat to people and communities all over the world. It’s all very well looking at macro solutions, but what can we as individuals do? This week we rounded up our World Changing Ideas reporters to pitch their favorite heat-reducing ideas. So, which one is your favorite? And can any of them have a real world impact? Take a listen!

Welcome back for Season 2! Here we are in October 2022. The seasons are changing. We’re all getting used to a new kind of normal. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, this past summer was uncomfortably hot…and as the scientists keep telling us: this is just the beginning. To find out how we can tackle future extreme heat events, we spoke with Global Chief Heat Officer Eleni Myrivili. Then we learned about a new type of eco-friendly AC unit and how solar-reflective paint can help reduce the heat in urban communities.

This season we’ll be traveling around the globe to find the best, the boldest and the strangest ideas that could transform life as we know it. From the US, Europe, the Middle East and the global South, we’re going to hear from the dreamers, the experts and the activists who all have one thing in common: a desire to change the world for the better. Join Amelia Hemphill, a solutions journalist and documentary filmmaker, as she goes on a mission to track down the people who are taking big risks and getting things done.

James Vincent talks with Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky on stage at Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York City

Last year, Talib talked with Brightseed Co-founder and COO Sofia Elizondo to chat about how her company has developed AI technology to find nutrients that can be used as preventative medicine.

Last year, Talib chatted with Food Rescue Hero CEO and Founder Leah Lizarondo about her app that acts like an Uber or DoorDash for surplus food.

Last year, Talib sat down with award-winning author Alexander Kielland Krag and Gyldendal Executive Vice President Tom Christian Gotschalksen to discuss “This Stays Between Us,” which might be the first long-form story natively written for Instagram Stories.

Last year, Talib talked with Source Global CEO and Founder Cody Friesen about how his company collects water by using hydropanels. They harness the energy of the sun to draw water vapor from the atmosphere. The company also received $7 million from Chamath Palihapitiya, founder of Social Capital, to scatter the hydro panels across California’s Central Valley.

Last year, Talib sat down with Lonely Whale Executive Director Dune Ives about the NextWave Plastics initiative that comprises a group of multinational companies committed to reducing plastic waste. She’s joined by a couple of representatives from two of those member companies: HP’s Chief Sustainability and Social Impact Officer Ellen Jackowski and Jane Abernethy, the Chief Sustainability Officer at Humanscale.