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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Sep 5, 2021 • 19min
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 solution for a world that will need a lot more electricity. Australian startup MGA Thermal may have invented the ideal technology to accelerate our transition from coal to solar.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 29, 2021 • 20min
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 enough to keep on course to a low-carbon future? Co-host Sally Dominguez and Special Correspondent Drew Smith have some answers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 22, 2021 • 17min
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 clearly and methodically about how to get the most benefit for the least pain. We can do this.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 6, 2021 • 19min
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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 30, 2021 • 21min
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 chipmaking crown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 23, 2021 • 19min
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 keep getting better at making them?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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.
