Emerging Tech Unpacked with Lucy Lin

Send us Fan Mail  Imagine waking up one morning and realising your AI assistant hasn’t just written your emails overnight, it’s also moved money between your accounts, paid your bills and maybe even booked your next specialist appointment. Terrifying? Exciting? Maybe both. In this live episode of Emerging Tech Unpacked, host Lucy Lin sits down with Stripe and splose to unpack how agentic AI is alr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Emerging Tech Unpacked, host Lucy Lin interviews 22‑year‑old environmental scientist and founder Kirah Godsell, co‑founder of Air2Energy, a climate hardware startup turning “pollution into power” from engines and boilers. You’ll learn: 🌳 Decarbonisation explained in simple, non‑jargon language 🌳 How burning fossil fuels in cars, buildings and power plants trap...

Send us Fan Mail Quantum isn’t just mind‑bending physics - it is creating new industries, reshaping cybersecurity and demanding a whole ecosystem of skills, investment and policy to bring it to life. In Part 2 of this special quantum series, Australia’s former Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley joins host Lucy Lin to explore how we move quantum from the lab to the real world, and what it means for car...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered what a Chief Scientist actually does, or how quantum physics could change your everyday life? In this episode of Emerging Tech Unpacked, host Lucy Lin sits down with Dr Cathy Foley, physicist, board member at CSIRO, and Australia’s former Chief Scientist, to unpack how “science for humanity” drives everything from national policy to quantum innovation. Cathy...

Send us Fan Mail Are video games bad for us, or could they actually help our mental health?  In this episode of Emerging Tech Unpacked, host Lucy Lin sits down with Dr Michelle Chen, game developer, researcher, and founder of Mental Jam, to explore how video games can become powerful tools for emotional expression, empathy, and self‑care. Michelle shares how her lived experiences of depression and...

Send us Fan Mail Redundancy. Reinvention. Risk‑taking. In this special episode of Emerging Tech Unpacked, I (host Lucy Lin) flip the microphone and share my own leadership odyssey - from six‑year‑old migrant arriving in Australia from Taiwan, to teaching in Japan, global professional in London and Canada, and now innovation leader, founder and STEM podcast host. You’ll hear the honest story behind...

Send us Fan Mail When you think about the future of work, are you energised, or quietly terrified? In an era where AI is evolving faster than job titles, the real advantage isn’t predicting what’s next, it’s learning how to adapt, reinvent and stay human in the middle of it all. In this special live episode of Emerging Tech Unpacked from the SXSW Sydney podcast stage, host Lucy Lin sits down with...

Send us Fan Mail Curious how artificial intelligence and wearable tech are making hearing effortless? Join Emerging Tech Unpacked host Lucy Lin and guest Nicky Chong-White, Principal Engineer at the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL), as they dive into the latest hearing innovations, AI hearing aids, live captioning apps, and game-changing wearable technologies for hearing health. Discover how a...

Send us Fan Mail Think yeast is just for bread and beer? Think again!  Discover how this tiny microorganism is driving the future of biofuels, cleaning up oil spills, transforming sustainable food, and creating eco-friendly materials. On Emerging Tech Unpacked, host Lucy Lin dives deep into the incredible world of “yeast hacking” with trailblazing microbiologist and biotech entrepreneur, Claudia B...

Send us Fan Mail What if the medicines you rely on suddenly stopped working?  In this episode of Emerging Tech Unpacked, host Lucy Lin is joined by Dr Christine Carson, founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Cytophenix, a trailblazer in tackling the urgent crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Discover how AMR threatens everything from routine surgeries to cancer care and why the World Health...

Send us Fan Mail How can maggots and robots solve the global food waste crisis? Join host Lucy Lin on Emerging Tech Unpacked as she sits down with Olympia Yarger, Founder and CEO of GOTERRA, the “Maggot Lady” herself, for an eye-opening conversation about insect farming, robotics, and the future of sustainable food waste solutions. Discover how millions of maggots inside automated shipping contain...

Send us Fan Mail How does Australia, a nation of just 26 million, consistently dominate Olympic swimming? In this episode of Emerging Tech Unpacked, host Lucy Lin sits down with Jess Corones, General Manager of Performance Support and Olympic Campaign at Swimming Australia, to reveal the tech and teamwork powering Australia’s swimming success. Discover the latest innovations - from AI-driven compu...

Send us Fan Mail From a $25 million deepfake scam to massive data breaches affecting millions, it is no wonder that a potential cybersecurity attack keeps many people awake at night. In a world obsessed with technological solutions, we've overlooked our greatest asset and cybersecurity vulnerability: humans. From insider threats to phishing emails to malicious ransomware, good cybersecurity h...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how AI is transforming the creative world? In this podcast episode, Emerging Tech Unpacked host Lucy Lin spoke to Canva’s Head of Generative AI Design, CJ Jones, about the future of creativity, generative AI design and her global career working at the bleeding edge of design and technology. You'll discover why getting bored might be the secret to unlocking your...

Send us Fan Mail How do you spot a deepfake image or video? Is it missing fingers, unnatural blinking or mismatched lip movements? In this podcast episode, Emerging Tech Unpacked host Lucy Lin spoke to intelligence expert Emerald Sage about deepfake technology and her career working for a national security intelligence organisation. From political manipulation to personal exploitation, we'll...

Send us Fan Mail Ada Lovelace was a mathematician and often called the first computer programmer. According to the Office of the Chief Scientist, women comprise only 28 % of the STEM workforce and even less for women in the new and emerging tech industries.  So picture this: CJ Jones, the Head of Generative AI Design from Canva, unveiling the secrets of AI and design; Cheryl Shannon, the Technolog...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine a world where skyscrapers produce more food than fields, where fresh greens are harvested year-round close to your home, and growing lettuce uses 95% less water. This isn't science fiction – it's the cutting-edge reality of indoor vertical farming. We're diving into this groundbreaking agricultural technology that's transforming urban landscapes into a...

Send us Fan Mail The future of medicine and healthcare is truly upon us. We hope that one day, we will be able to create living tissues and organs from scratch and overcome the challenges of organ shortages and organ rejection. There are many images on the internet, on TV and in the movies, but realistically, how long away is this technology, and where are we currently at in terms of progress? In...

Send us Fan Mail What if we could print human organs? That's the mind-boggling potential of 3D bioprinting, a cutting-edge technology that's reshaping the future of medicine. Imagine a world where organ shortages are a thing of the past, and patients in need of transplants can receive personalised 3D bioprinted organs instead. It's an awe-inspiring vision that's driving scienti...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine a future where the most abundant element in the universe powers our world with zero emissions. That future is now with green hydrogen. In this episode of Emerging Tech Unpacked, host Lucy Lin interviews Dr Louise Brown, CEO and co-founder of Hydgene Renewables. She takes us on her remarkable journey from academic researcher to pioneering entrepreneur in the trillion-dollar...

Send us Fan Mail In this special live episode, recorded at Western Sydney University, Emerging Tech Unpacked host Lucy Lin celebrates International Women's Day and delves into the careers of two inspirational women in STEM. Niina Matthews, a PhD candidate at the University of Technology, Sydney, discusses her groundbreaking work in 3D bioprinting cardiac patches. Dr. Louise Brown, CEO and fou...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Emerging Tech Unpacked podcast, host Lucy Lin delves deeper into the topic of generative AI alongside Nilram Azadpeyma, a machine learning cloud engineer at Google. They discuss the evolution of large language models, their rapid adoption, and practical applications in marketing, segmentation, and personalised experiences. They also explore the future of gen...

Send us Fan Mail What if I told you that we are on the brink of a future where machines can not only assist us but also create alongside us? Welcome to the world of generative artificial intelligence, where the boundaries of human and machine creativity are blurring. In this podcast, we'll explore the awe-inspiring potential of artificial intelligence that can generate art, music, and videos...

Send us Fan Mail Do you find emerging technologies podcasts: - Too technical and boring? - Hard to understand and a bit scary? - Unrelatable and not representing a diverse point of view?  Emerging Tech Unpacked is a new educational podcast (video & audio) that will demystify emerging technologies and set the record straight so we can better understand and be better informed.  We’ll also unpack...

Send us Fan Mail Are you curious or anxious about emerging technologies like autonomous vehicles, deep fakes, and AI?  Emerging Tech Unpacked is your go-to video and audio podcast to understand and ease those concerns.  Join us as we break down these technologies with leading women in STEM, offering insights, addressing fears, and sharing their journeys.  Educate yourself for a future-ready mindse...