The Near Futurist

A lot of people advocate getting back to nature as the way to preserve the Earth but they may be wrong. Geo-engineering, in which we intervene artificially, may be more sustainable. Near Futurist Guy Clapperton asks v isiting associate professor at Columbia Business School, climate economist, academic, and author Gernot Wagner and assistant professor of environment and sustainability at the Univer...

As the Cop26 conference convenes in Glasgow we are aware we'll have to make changes and flying remains a major carbon polluter. This may be about to change, however, and in this Dividing Lines debate, sponsored by Diffusion PR, Guy Clapperton speaks to Tom Grundy of Hybrid Air Vehicles and Cristina Garcia-Duffy of the Aerospace Technology Institute about alternative technologies for freight, milit...

Suppose a pair of trainers could not only assure you they were genuine but enable you to sell them back to the manufacturer for remaking so someone else could have them? The process starts with smarter labelling - Guy Clapperton speaks to Max Winograd, VP of connected products for Avery Dennison. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn group?  (...

Vertical farming - put your crops into a high rise building, maybe based on hydroponics so they take up less space and you control the climate. Is this the way forward to eliminate poverty? Neither of our guests think it's that simple. In this podcast Angry Chef blogger Anthony Warner debates Agritecture CEO Henry Gordon-Smith about what's going to work and what's not. Guy Clapperton chairs in thi...

The Coca-Cola song from the 1970s, the Bond theme, Windows start-up, Apple switch-on - we're surrounded by aural branding as well as logos and visual cues. Michele Arnese, CEO of amp, talks us through what's going on. The show starts off with an explanation of an error I made during the interview - with apologies! If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the...

New to the Near Futurist - a mini-series of debates sponsored by Diffusion PR. In this episode Vinay Nair of Lightful returns to speak to Guillaume Bouchard of CheckStep - are we better off fighting misinformation through algorithms and AI or should we take the grass roots approach and look to people?   If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn gr...

Guy Clapperton interviews Helena Schwenk of Exasol on how the "D-native" generation doesn't necessarily think it's as fluent as all that in data - and the impact this will have on society and business. If you like what you're hearing why not leave a review wherever you found this edition - and if you wanted to read it rather than listen, check the transcript at https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ne...

Lockdown has prompted unhealthy behaviours in a lot of us and we're putting on weight. One unlooked-for effect of all this is diabetes, and Cyndi Williams of Quin has an app to help. She tells Guy Clapperton about this and how misunderstood diabetes is in this 21 minute podcast. Hearing issues? Here's a transcript: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nearfuturist/Cyndi_Williams_of_Quin_on_the_Near_F...

We all use elevators but did you know that the maintenance charge can be invoked even when they haven't moved? Augustin Celier of Uptime believes it's time for a new model. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn group?  (99+) The Near Futurist podcast | Groups | LinkedIn Also the podcast has its own website at nearfuturist.co.uk - and if you li...

Dr. Merritt Moore is a bit of a renaissance woman in that she is a professional ballet dancer with a doctorate in physics and a qualified astronaut. She has a lot to say about the divide between arts and scientists in this episode in which she speaks to Guy Clapperton If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn group?  (99+) The Near Futurist podcas...

Live sport is on the way back and it's going to be soon but we all want stadiums to be safe. Mike Elliot, CEO of Over-C, explains how the answer may lie in the Internet of Things. Find out more about presenter Guy Clapperton at clappertonmediaassociates.com - oh go on, he spent $3 on that football crowd sound effect just for you...   If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future gues...

Vicky Brock of cyber-safety specialist Vistalworks could see her international government clients becoming unable to buy from her after Brexit - so she started looking around and ended up with a virtual residency in Estonia. She talks Guy Clapperton through the process and how it's helped her business and clients. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the...

Vaccine hesitancy is a major problem among certain minorities and the answer lies not exclusively in old-fashioned campaigns but in the digital world where the misinformation begins. Vinay Nair of Lightful talks ton ear futurist Guy Clapperton. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn group?  (99+) The Near Futurist podcast | Groups | LinkedIn Al...

We've been promised these for ages and now at last they're going to arrive - Patrick Hessel of Airmobil explains how he's bringing the flying car to the market, when it will be available and (you'd better sit down for this bit) how much it will cost. For more info about the presenter Guy Clapperton check clappertonmediiaassociates.com   If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future g...

What if you could actually fool the person trying to hack into your system that they were somewhere they wanted to be, when they're not? What if you could understand that sentence at first glance? Carolyn Crandall of Attivo Networks looks at what can be achieved against hackers that are already in the system. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the Linke...

Data collection is going to do everything from monitor your refrigerator to cleaning the river Ganges. Michael Sack, chief executive of Teracode, explains the difference the Internet of Things can make. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn group?  (99+) The Near Futurist podcast | Groups | LinkedIn Also the podcast has its own website at near...

Home working is not so much mainstream as compulsory but it may not be as secure as a lot of people hope. Mike Wood of Versa Networks discusses the issues with Near Futurist Guy Clapperton. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn group?  (99+) The Near Futurist podcast | Groups | LinkedIn Also the podcast has its own website at nearfuturist.co.u...

It's 2021 so sometime this year, surely, we'll be able to return to our offices safely. Hold on though - Kristine Dahl Steidel, VP of VMware, has research that says people don't actually want to go back. She discusses findings and motivations with #nearfuturist Guy Clapperton and considers the shape of the workforce from now on. If you enjoy this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests wh...