The Next Web
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 might ...
14 Mar 202132min
After The Car
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. But ...
1 Feb 202127min
The New Old
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 pressure on ...
17 Des 202026min
Education, Disrupted
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 peopl...
29 Nov 202026min
Accelerating Healthcare
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 complex an...
25 Okt 202025min
Feeding 10 Billion
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 sources ...
27 Sep 202030min
