Is population growth the elephant in the room?
E+T Podcast15 Touko 2024

Is population growth the elephant in the room?

In this episode of E+T: Off the Page, the team delves into the often-overlooked topic of global population growth and its significant impact on sustainability and resource use. Regular contributors Tim Fryer, Jack Loughran and Tanya Weaver are joined by special guests Chris Edwards and Dr Joe Strong to explore how population trends affect energy, food production, and environmental pressures worldwide. The conversation opens with reflections on COP28's discussions around fossil fuel reduction ...

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Biotechnology was going to change the world - but has it delivered?

Biotechnology was going to change the world - but has it delivered?

Are you curious about the future of biotechnology? Regular contributors Tim Fryer, Jack Loughran and Tanya Weaver are joined by expert guest Professor Karen Polizzi from Imperial College London, as th...

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Inspiration: Will all companies invest in outreach programmes to inspire the young?

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Future Mobility: Will we be able to cross the Atlantic in an electric airliner?

Future Mobility: Will we be able to cross the Atlantic in an electric airliner?

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Trust and Truth: Can we bring more decency and responsibility into  the online world?

Trust and Truth: Can we bring more decency and responsibility into the online world?

Three years ago E+T looked at the challenges facing humanity and set seven Critical Targets that the engineering and technology sector needs to achieve if we want to look optimistically to the future....

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Global Family: Could water poverty become a thing of the past?

Global Family: Could water poverty become a thing of the past?

Three years ago E+T looked at the challenges facing humanity and set seven Critical Targets that the engineering and technology sector needs to achieve if we want to look optimistically to the future....

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Alternative Energy: Fossil fuels - is it really possible to confine them to history?

Alternative Energy: Fossil fuels - is it really possible to confine them to history?

Three years ago E+T looked at the challenges facing humanity and set seven Critical Targets that the engineering and technology sector needs to achieve if we want to look optimistically to the future....

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Sustainability: Should biodiversity be sacrosanct and underpin everything we do?

Sustainability: Should biodiversity be sacrosanct and underpin everything we do?

Three years ago E+T looked at the challenges facing humanity and set seven Critical Targets that the engineering and technology sector needs to achieve if we want to look optimistically to the future....

13 Elo 202431min

Diversity: Can the make-up of the engineering sector broadly reflect that of society?

Diversity: Can the make-up of the engineering sector broadly reflect that of society?

Three years ago E+T looked at the challenges facing humanity and set seven Critical Targets that the engineering and technology sector needs to achieve if we want to look optimistically to the future....

13 Elo 202428min