The Near Futurist

Guy Clapperton
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The Near Futurist

Periodic look at the impact of future technologies on our lives - what can we do now to prepare for the next few years? Senior journalist Guy Clapperton presents a series of interviews with consultants, technologists and future thinkers in general that takes the shorter-term view rather than forecasting decades ahead. Want this voice at your event? Contact Guy to discuss!

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    From 5G to 6G - where networking goes next

    You thought the conspiracy theories over 5G were bad but had stopped - well, we can only hope it won't all happen again because, wait for it, plans for 6G are afoot. Surely, asks Near Futurist podcaster Guy Clapperton. we don't need it, isn't 5G fast enough? That's until our guest, Prof. Dimitra Simeonidou, head of the UK 6G Testbed, called Joiner (website https://www.bristol.ac.uk/research/groups/smart/projects/joiner/), reminds him that 5G signals tend to fail immediately you get on a two hour train journey or something. She also explores how the metaverse might actually happen but with a more "real" experience than you'd get from modern networks as well as the role of satellite technology. Tune in here for part 1 of this absorbing interview - part 2 will be here next week.

    17 min

  2. JAN 17

    A Smarter Way To Work part 2

    In the second part of this interview with Smartrectuiters CEO Rebecca Carr, near futurist Guy Clapperton explores the advantages of using artificial intelligence for recruitment. AI isn't the whole answer - but it's going to offer a lot of shortcuts!

    8 min

  3. JAN 10

    A Smarter Way to Work

    Should we be worried about AI in terms of job seeking? Rebecca Carr is a specialist who sees pros and cons. She speaks to Near Futurist Guy Clapperton in. part 1 of this interview.

    11 min

  4. 02/02/2024

    Mind over technological matter

    We keep hearing that we're too stressed because we're always on and we spend too much time in front of screens. No argument there but technology can also help. Dr. Emilia Molimpakis of Thymia explains to Guy Clapperton that monitoring of employees in an anonymised, non-intrusive manner can expose all sorts of behaviours that indicate someone is heading for a crash. But to what extent should employers be monitoring people in this way in the first place - and what should they do with the information? Listen to this episode to find out!

    23 min

  5. 01/05/2024

    Powering the People

    So many myths about selling electricity between neighbours and yet it never seems to happen - meanwhile the cost of living is set to continue skyrocketing this year. Near Futurist podcaster Guy Clapperton speaks to Jo-Jo Hubbard, CEO of Electron, about how the infrastructure and business models are coming around to enable people to trade electricity with each other at last.

    15 min
  6. AI and women - still an issue?

    12/01/2023

    AI and women - still an issue?

    The Near Futurist

    32 min

  7. 11/03/2023

    Sound and Fury

    Noise cancelling headphones work by adding noise. What's more, if you measure the annoyance of someone when a contact centre agent asks them to repeat their contact information more than once, it gets disproportionately high. This matters when it can all be a matter of fixing the audio engagement. In this edition of the Near Futurist, IRIS Technology CEO Jacobi Anstruther explains the issues to Guy Clapperton - and looks into why the music industry still hasn't quite taken it in. Find out more about IRIS at iris.audio

    23 min
  8. Shopping Around

    10/06/2023

    Shopping Around

    Shopping is changing - we're abandoning cash almost without realising it and you can walk out of an Amazon Go store feeling as if you haven't paid at all. In this edition of the Near Futurist Guy Clapperton speaks to Charlie Hope, retail principal at IT services company BJSS, about what his retail clients are asking - and therefore what we can espect next! Also Guy looks at the Logi Dock to tidy his desktop environment.   Find out more about BJSS at BJSS.com and the Logi Dock here.   And if you wanted to find out more about Guy's media training service you can find the website here.

    17 min
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Periodic look at the impact of future technologies on our lives - what can we do now to prepare for the next few years? Senior journalist Guy Clapperton presents a series of interviews with consultants, technologists and future thinkers in general that takes the shorter-term view rather than forecasting decades ahead. Want this voice at your event? Contact Guy to discuss!

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  • Creator
    Guy Clapperton
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    92
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright (c) Guy Clapperton
  • Show Website
    The Near Futurist

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