Podcasts by New Foundations
New Foundations is a podcast from Economist Impact, supported by Pictet Wealth Management. We explore technological breakthroughs and bold ideas with the potential to bring about radical social, environmental and economic change — and look at the forces, and the actors, that will accelerate, slow down and shape that change. Season two now airing.
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Can green hydrogen clean up heavy industry? from 2022-11-23T15:32:40
For decades, hydrogen has been hailed as a critical fuel of the future—a cleaner alternative to the fossil fuels which power heavy industry, our transport and our homes.
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How brain computer interfaces could change humanity from 2022-11-22T00:00
The ability to control machines with just our minds is the well-worn stuff of science fiction. But science and engineering advances in brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have rapidly brought these...
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Internet everywhere from 2022-11-01T00:00:58
Some 3.5 billion people lack access to reliable, high-quality connectivity. But the race to connect the entire planet to the internet is gathering pace. Tech titans are backing megaconstellation...
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How wearable tech is disrupting medicine from 2022-10-17T23:00:57
The market for smartwatches, wristband fitness monitors, smart rings and other wearable health trackers is booming. But could these devices and the data they capture actually transform healthcar...
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A quantum leap for healthcare? from 2022-09-06T23:00:36
Quantum computers, which harness the peculiar and counter-intuitive properties of the quantum world, promise to usher in a step change in computing power that could transform our world. In this epi...
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Can desalination counter the drought? from 2022-09-06T23:00:12
Half the world’s population could be living in areas facing water scarcity by as early as 2025. One solution to our water woes would be to turn our global abundance of salt water into clean, safe d...
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Electrify! from 2021-06-06T18:30
Renewable energy, including solar and wind, is rapidly becoming the cheapest form of electricity there is. The prospect of cheap, limitless, emissions-free energy is here. Harnessing it will tak...
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Climate-resilient Cities from 2021-04-25T18:30
Cities are at the frontline of climate change. They are major producers of emissions and, as home to more than half the world’s population, they are also where the human impact will be most seve...
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The Next Web from 2021-03-14T18:30
Efforts are underway to redesign the way the internet works, with a focus on putting citizens in greater control of their data. In this episode, we explore what a more user-centric data economy ...
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After The Car from 2021-02-01T00:00
Brightly coloured, electrically-assisted bikes and scooters, rented via smartphone platforms, are crowding out street corners in cities across the globe – making cities greener and more liveable...
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The New Old from 2020-12-17T00:00
Increases in life expectancy and declining fertility are driving growth in both the number and proportion of older people globally. Some fear that ageing populations will put ever greater pressu...
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Education, Disrupted from 2020-11-29T18:30
Proponents of a burgeoning education technology or 'ed tech' sector say digital learning platforms can radically transform how education is delivered, bringing a far better education to far more...
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Accelerating Healthcare from 2020-10-25T19:02:54
Modern medicine has a problem: despite impressive advances in technology, progress in drug development has slowed since the 1950s, as discovering and trialling new therapies has become more comp...
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Feeding 10 Billion from 2020-09-27T23:00:33
Experts warn that growing demand for food, and particularly for meat, cannot be met sustainably. Advances in synthetic biology and precision fermentation could allow us to replace fundamental so...
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