The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce
Ampel
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Hosted by award-winning podcast creator, journalist & futurist Mark Pesce, The Next Billion Seconds is everything you need to know about the future — so you can make the best decisions today. The rate of change we are experiencing is the fastest humanity has ever seen. Stay informed as Mark simplifies the complex technological and societal changes we face. How we will work, connect, use money, drive, eat is all changing at a rapid pace. For more information on The Next Billion seconds with Mark Pesce, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com
For more information about this podcast and The Next Billion Seconds, please visit https://nextbillionseconds.com. The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel - https://ampel.com.au.
Hosted by award-winning podcast creator, journalist & futurist Mark Pesce, The Next Billion Seconds is everything you need to know about the future — so you can make the best decisions today. The rate of change we are experiencing is the fastest humanity has ever seen. Stay informed as Mark simplifies the complex technological and societal changes we face. How we will work, connect, use money, drive, eat is all changing at a rapid pace. For more information on The Next Billion seconds with Mark Pesce, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com
For more information about this podcast and The Next Billion Seconds, please visit https://nextbillionseconds.com. The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel - https://ampel.com.au.
Episodes
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May 16, 2021 • 20min
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 integrated circuits - chips. How did these devices become so central to everything we make?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 11, 2021 • 26min
What stands in the way of electric vehicles?
Co-host Sally Dominguez and special correspondent Drew Smith explore the many facets of vehicle electrification with Mark. EVs are finally happening - but does that make them inevitable?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 28, 2021 • 13min
Have Australians embraced electric vehicles?
Australia’s cities are already chockers with electric bikes, electric scooters - even electric uniwheel skateboards. Has the nation already made a transition to EVs? And what does this tell us about the future of the family car?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 21, 2021 • 15min
What’s the next fuel after batteries?
Sally Dominguez takes us beyond battery-powered vehicles, opening the door to a future featuring hydrogen, “paste”, and ammonia-powered engines. This diverse transition from fossil fuels enables a range of new vehicles for all of the ways we’ll live and work in the decades to come.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 14, 2021 • 16min
Has Europe gone all-in on electric vehicles?
Special correspondent Drew Smith explores a European car market that appears to have reached a tipping point in sales of electric vehicles. Is it real? Is it sustainable? Can the power grid handle all those new EVs? Drew asks the experts - and gets some surprising answers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 7, 2021 • 20min
Has social media turned us all into conspiracy theorists?
The Capitol Insurrection, #wallstreetbets and Facebook’s brief war with Australia demonstrate the power of social media to change how we believe - and behave. At the end of this decade, could social media drive us all into our own private worlds of fantasy, conspiracy, and fakery?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 28, 2021 • 15min
Can we make friends with a superpower China?
Prediction: Our long-running low-level spats with China are the new normal, the Chinese superpower rubbing up against the regional power of Australia. Series 5 continues with some predictions on geopolitics in this decade, when America and China swap positions, and political power tilts eastward.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 21, 2021 • 15min
Will you own an electric car this decade?
Prediction: At least half of all passenger vehicles sold by 2030 will be electric, revolutionising transportation - and energy. Series 5 continues with more bold predictions for the next decade -- an era of transition and remediation, as we work to cool the climate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 14, 2021 • 17min
Why will all cash will be digital by 2030?
Revolutionising how we spend, save and invest - Series 5 launches with bold predictions for the next decade - starting with the incredible transformations happening to money.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 15, 2020 • 29min
What lessons has 2020 taught us?
The pandemic has touched every aspect of our lives - forcing us to recalibrate our privacy, our connections with others, even the way we use cash. Walking through series 4, we peek into a few of the significant discoveries in this series - reflecting on what we’ve learned.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
