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Robin Vincent-Smith has been with Médecins sans Frontières, or in English, Doctors Without Borders. for over 20 years.  The first years were working in the field in Ethiopia, Congo, Chad, South Africa, Liberia, and other countries. Now, he's based in the Operational Centre in Brussels, and officially 'Programme, Change & Knowledge Manager', but he dislikes job titles. The motto...

Sugata Mitra, physicist and educational pioneer, is known for his "Hole in the Wall" experiment that led to the School in the Cloud and SOLE (self-organized learning environments). Winner of the TED one million dollar prize in 2013, and laureate of the 2022 Brock Prize in Education Innovation, he is now moving on to work in new but related areas. We talk about his million-dollar TED priz...

In this conversation, Art Kleiner discusses the four perspectives that decision-makers consider when making decisions about AI: the engineer's perspective, the business perspective, the government perspective, and the social justice perspective. He also talks about the importance of explainability in AI and the need for different explanations for different stakeholders.  Kleiner concludes by...

Debbie Urbanski, author of the book "After World," discusses the themes and ideas behind her speculative fiction novel in an interview with Jane McConnell. The book explores the concept of the end of humanity as both an end and a beginning, depending on one's perspective and where the story starts and ends. Urbanski delves into topics such as AI, climate change, and the relationship...

Mark Gröb, a futurist and pioneer of virtual reality, discusses the use of immersive technology, such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), at UPS. He explains that immersive tech provides a human interface to digital data and can be used to enhance learning, training, and safety in various industries. For example, UPS uses VR and mixed reality (MR) to train drivers on safe driving p...

Chen Qiufan, who also goes by Stanley Chen,  is a world-renown science fiction author, humanist and futurist.  In this conversation, he discusses his views on science fiction and how he sees himself as a storyteller rather than just a science fiction writer. He believes that science fiction should go beyond the boundaries of traditional scifi and explore interdisciplinary topics, including spiritu...