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S2.E1 ∙ Protection: The Housing Revolution

Fri, Dec 29, 2017

Frederic Eger hosts Matis Babris, a graduate student in Architecture from the Riga Technical University (RTU), CastPrint's Co-Founder and CTO, a 3D printing medical device startup, and, the co-Founder of the NGO TreeHouse, to talk about our Human need for protection and shelter, and, the on-going but still slow carbon-zero revolution in architecture, housing and the building industry at large. What are the new applications from the digital revolution, at all scales, from bits to geography, from micro-controllers to cities, from materials to the territory, to expand the boundaries of architecture and design, and create self-sufficient, sustainable and long lasting buildings and homes, meeting the challenges of our climate crisis? These are some of the topics "Protection: The Housing Revolution" covers, an episode of Quantum Earth.

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S2.E2 ∙ Freedom: The Mobility Revolution

Wed, Jan 31, 2018

Frederic Eger hosts Juris Puce, Kleintech and 4SmartStreets CEO, TEDx Riga speaker, expert on AI panel for BBC "Talking Business", to talk about our Human need for mobility and freedom, and, the on-going revolution in the field of transports. In the next 30 years, Earth citizens will witness more changes in transportation than citizens have seen in the last 100 years. Airplanes will continue to evolve over the next 30 years to become faster, stronger and greener. What are the futuristic modes of transportation that will most likely make our daily lives by 2050? What are the engineering, financial and political challenges these projects are faced with today? These are some of the topics "Freedom: The Mobility Revolution" covers, an episode of Quantum Earth.

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S2.E3 ∙ Subsistence: The Greentech Revolution

Fri, Jan 26, 2018

Frederic Eger hosts Maira Dzelzkaleja-Burmistre, Vice-chairwoman of Latvia's biggest farmers' union, the "Farmers' Parliament" (Zemnieku Saeima) representing 900 farmers producing half of Latvia's food production; and, Dr Asnate Kirse, food research scientist at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technology (previously Latvia University of Agriculture)'s Faculty of Food Technology, to talk about our Human need subsistence and the on-going revolution of alternative methods of agriculture, with or without the use of digital and automation technologies. Whether it is from industrial production of live stock destined to be slaughtered for our consumption or, the intensive monocultures, or the worldwide transport of fruits and vegetables all year; around all of these contribute dramatically to Earth's environmental crisis. Vertical and horizontal indoor or outdoor urban farms; the democratization of automation and digital technologies with open source high-tech companies or the advent of cultured red and white meat; these are some of the topics we will cover in this episode, "Subsistence: The Greentech Revolution", an episode of "Quantum Earth".

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S2.E4 ∙ Affection: The Resource-Economy Revolution

Thu, Mar 29, 2018

Frederic Eger hosts Adam Moloney, spokesperson for The Zeitgeist Movement (TZM) of Great-Britain, and, Sean Boussiquot, spokesperson for The Venus Project (TVP) of France, to talk about what the Resource-Based-Economy (RBE) paradigm would look like and how it will impact on our experience of affection and love in our lives.

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S2.E5 ∙ Participation: The Entropy Revolution

Sun, Apr 29, 2018

Frederic Eger hosts the Cantillon Institute for Entrepreneurship professor Francesco Travagli to talk about the future of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship and how it satisfies our Human need for participation. Francesco Travagli teaches entrepreneurship, innovation and digital marketing in universities and schools such as Paris Dauphine, Epitech, UPMC, EIT Digital, Sorbonne University, Paris X and Paris XIII. Francesco Travagli is the founder and president of The Expat Entrepreneurs Association in France, supporting international entrepreneurs to establish their business in France.

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S2.E6 ∙ Idleness: The Work Revolution

Mon, May 28, 2018

Frederic Eger hosts financial engineer and The Venus Project France director Pierre-Alexandre Ponant and global futurist and COO Fast Future think tank Steve Wells to talk about the revolutions in the workplace.

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S2.E7 ∙ Understanding: The mHealth Revolution

Thu, Jun 28, 2018

Frederic Eger host Tilak Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Dr Vinona Bhatia, and, OnComfort CEO Mario Huyghe to talk about how wearables, medical devices and other tech breakthroughs assist the citizen understand better health matters, self-diagnose and reduce the cost of public health.

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S2.E8 ∙ Creation: The AI-Tech Revolution

Sun, Jul 29, 2018

Frederic Eger hosts musician, composer, computer scientist for the contemporary arts and IRCAM Department for Research/Creation Interfaces Director, Dr Gregory Beller, to talk about the applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to the arts.

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S2.E9 ∙ Identity: The Cybertech Revolution

Wed, Aug 29, 2018

Frederic Eger hosts David W. Wood (D.Sc.), speaker, writer writing on Sustainable Superabundance, UI software developer, former Technology Planning Lead (CTO) at Accenture Mobility, former co-lead of Accenture's Mobility Health business initiative, Chair of London Futurists, owner of the independent futurist consultancy and publisher Delta Wisdom; Gregory Fabre, rock band musician, ENSIEE engineer, former security and computer law advisor to the France Prime Minister and Cyberzen founder, and; Samuel Barbaud, security expert for 20 years+ in IT and 10 years in information systems security, open systems and networks; security policies and business risk analysis, security architectures to talk about the risks and benefits of AI and latest tech advancements to Earth citizens' identity and privacy.

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