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How Do We Transition To Driverless Cars? May 07, 2017

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Driverless cars could be sold in Australia in three years time, and it's expected these cars will be the norm in 15 years time. So how to we start the transition from driver cars, to driverless? Speakers: Urtzi Grau- Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney Guillermo Fernandez-Abascal - PhD student, University of Technology Sydney Ed Blakely- Founder and Principal, City Leadership Institute and Professor at University of Sydney Nathaniel Bavington- Smart City Coordinator City of Newcastle Alex Harrington- Chief Operating Officer, The Warren Centre Presenters/Producers: Ellen Leabeater & Cheyne Anderson With thanks to Future Vehicles World. This show is supported by 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney.

How To Break Up Online Apr 30, 2017

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We find love online, we share our love online, but what happens to our relationships when we break up offline? This week, we look at how social media can be used for good and bad after a breakup, and find out what to do with all the digital possessions you accumulate during a relationship. Producer: Ellen Leabeater Presenters: Cheyne Anderson & Ellen Leabeater Speakers: Erica & Luke Elisabeth Shaw - Clinical Director, Relationships Australia NSW Gloria Hawke - Director, Hawke Segal Mediation Lam Thuy Vo - Fellow at Buzzfeed and creator of Quantified Breakup (http://quantifiedbreakup.tumblr.com) Daniel Herron - PhD student, University of Technology Sydney & University of Dundee This show is created with the support of the Unviersity of Technology Sydney and 2SER. 2ser.com/thinkdigitalfutures

What Is The Internet Doing To Our Heads? Apr 22, 2017

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We spend more time online than offline, so what is all this screen time doing to our heads? Presenter/Producer: Cheyne Anderson Presenter: Ellen Leabeater Speakers: Lawrence Lam - Professor of Public Health, University of Technology Sydney Katina Michael - Professor, School of Computing and IT, University of Wollongong David Glance - Director Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia Think: Digital Futures is supported by 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney. 2ser.com/thinkdigitalfutures

What Do We Do With All Our E-waste? Apr 16, 2017

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Think about all the electrical devices in your home. Your phone, kettle, computer, washing machine... the list goes on. It's estimated that each household in Australia has 350 kilos of electrical material, and we chuck out 35 kilos of the stuff per person per year. And the worst part? Australia only recycles 10% of our e-waste. So what do we do with all those cables and devices? In a special collaboration with Think: Sustainability, we delve deep into the e-waste problem to try and find some solutions. Producers/Presenters: Jake Morcom Ellen Leabeater Speakers: Spyro - Manager, Mobile Muster Ashleigh Morris- Researcher, University of New South Wales Damien Giurco - Professor in Resource Futures, University of Technology Sydney Dr Neil Gordon - Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Hull, England Benjamin Gaulon - Media artist and Associate Professor, New School Parsons Paris Erin Lewis Fitzgerald - Founder and Managing Director of Bright Sparks For more info visit 2ser.com/thinkdigitalfutures To hear more from Jake Morcom, subscribe to Think: Sustainability in your podcast app. Think: Digital Futures and Think: Sustainability are supported by 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney.

How Do We Design Social Robots? Apr 09, 2017

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Social robots are no longer a thing of science fiction, they're beginning to enter nursing homes, schools, and your home. So how do you design a social robot? What does it look like? How should it act? Speakers: Anne Cranny-Francis - Professor of Cultural Studies, Faculty Arts and Social Sciences UTS Eleanor Sandry - Lecturer, Curtin University Mari Velonaki - Media Artist & Professor of Social Robotics at UNSW Rajiv Khosla - CEO of Human Centred Innovations Producers/Presenters: Cheyne Anderson & Ellen Leabeater Produced with the support of 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney. For more info www.2ser.com/thinkdigitalfutures

Why We Need More Kids In STEM Mar 30, 2017

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Australia's report card for STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) participation needs some work. But what's the best way to get kids engaged in STEM education? Presenters/Producers: Cheyne Anderson & Ellen Leabeater Speakers: Chris Ferrie - Quantum Physicist at the Centre for Quantum Software and Information, University of Technology Sydney Jane Hunter - Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, UTS Peter Aubusson - Professor of Education, UTS Taj Pabari - Founder, Fiftysix Creations Produced with the support of 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney. For more info www.2ser.com/thinkdigitalfutures

How Do We Design A Post-industrial City? Mar 26, 2017

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Our jobs are changing, and so are our cities. We have data coming out of our ears to make cities efficient and more sustainable. But are we at risk of losing the humanness in the urban jungle? SPEAKERS: Sarah Barnes- Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University and Co-Director, Esem Projects Jess Scully - Councilor, City of Sydney Professor Ed Blakely - City Leaders Institute Adam Beck - Executive Director Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand Stuart White - Director of Institute of Sustainable Futures University of Technology Sydney Marcus Foth - Director of QUT Design Lab at the Queensland University of Technology PRODUCERS: Ellen Leabeater, Jake Morcom

How Do We Regulate Robots? Mar 19, 2017

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Robots and artificial intelligence are moving from the factory floor into the car, the home and our workplace. If we are interacting with this technology more, how do we regulate it? Who is to blame when something goes wrong? Presenters/Producers: Cheyne Anderson & Ellen Leabeater Speakers: Gary Lea - Researcher, Australian National University Teresa Vidal Calleja - Researcher, Centre for Autonomous Systems, University of Technology Sydney Mady Delvaux - Member of the EU Parliament from Luxembourg and Vice Chair on the Committee for Legal Affairs 2ser.com/thinkdigitalfutures This podcast is supported by 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney.

Will Artificial Intelligence Destroy Capitalism? Mar 09, 2017

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There's no doubt that artificial intelligence is going to be smarter than humans - they're already driving cars and sorting files for us. So if no job is safe from AI, how do we make money? Will capitalism as we know it still exist? Presented and Produced by Cheyne Anderson and Ellen Leabeater. Speakers: Paul Mason - Journalist & Author of Post-Capitalism: A Guide to Our Future Gigi Foster - Economist, University of New South Wales Dr Elizabeth Humphrys - Researcher, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Think: Digital Futures is a collaboration between 2ser and the University of Technology Sydney. For more info: 2ser.com/thinkdigitalfutures

How To Hack An Insulin Pump Mar 02, 2017

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How easy is it to hack into an insulin pump or pacemaker? Should we be worried? ---------------------------------- Presenter/Producer: Ellen Leabeater Guests: Jay Radcliffe - Type 1 diabetic, researcher for Rapid7 Michael Blumenstein - Professor, School of Software, Faculty of Engineering and IT at University of Technology Sydney Dr Bradley Wilsmore - Cardiologist For more info visit 2ser.com/thinkdigitalfutures

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