13 episodes
On The Edge WebsEdge
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- Society & Culture
We’re up against enormous societal challenges in this 21st century: climate change, a clean energy transition, the ethics of artificial intelligence, and the list goes on. And behind the headlines there’s also a lot of hype. It’s tough to know what scientific and technological advancements will truly create positive change. And when.
When will automated vehicles be navigating the streets, and will they be safe? Will quantum computing impact our lives? And how?
In this ‘Innovations Uncovered’ series, WebsEdge Founder & CEO, Stephen Horn, digs in to these challenges and identifies the uncomfortable truths that accompany all of the buzz.
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Episode 6: The Energy Transition
There’s a transition underway, to a world that’s fully powered by renewable and sustainable energy. It’s going to be a long journey and involves difficult decisions.
Fortunately, it’s a rapidly growing field with rapidly growing technologies emerging each day.
In episode 6 of the Innovations Uncovered series, WebsEdge CEO Stephen Horn is joined by podcast peer and passionate technologist, Dr. Liz Dennett. Dr. Dennett is a realist but also remains optimistic about the journey ahead. -
Episode 5: The Transport Revolution
The advancements in transportation have been amongst the most exciting of the 21st century. The production and purchase of electric vehicles are on the rise. Research and development surrounding hydrogen vehicles are gaining momentum. And autonomous vehicles? Well.. it’s what we’re all curious about.
In episode 5 of the Innovations Uncovered series, Kirk Steudle, former director of transportation for the state of Michigan helps to navigate this revolution and weighs-in on the timescale of it all. -
Episode 4: Climate Change
Climate change is perhaps the most impending threat to this society. The headlines leave many of us a bit paralyzed, while we try to determine which course of action is better than another.
In episode 4 of the Innovations Uncovered series, WebsEdge Founder & CEO, Stephen Horn, invites one of the leading climate scientists in the world on the program. Georgia Tech’s Dr. Susan Lozier sheds light on the most impactful ways we could lessen our carbon footprint and explains why she is so optimistic to move into the solution space of climate technology. -
Episode 3: Precision Medicine?
There is great promise in the field of precision medicine. The ability to decode one’s genetic makeup has led to many answers… and also many questions about diagnoses, prognoses and targeted therapies.
In episode 3 of the Innovations Uncovered series, WebsEdge CEO Stephen Horn invites Dr. Anneke Lucassen on the show. She’s the director of the Centre for Personalised Medicine at the University of Oxford in the UK. Dr. Lucassen reminds us that healthcare has always been personalized, and that the plethora of new information that we gather from advances in technology may still have some limits. -
Episode 2: Quantum Computing
The second quantum revolution is one of those buzz phrases that many people don’t know what to make of. To grasp a second quantum revolution, one has to be familiar with the first and the physics concepts behind it.
In episode 2 of the Innovations Uncovered series, WebsEdge CEO Stephen Horn hosts two giants in the field of quantum computing: Provost of Imperial College London, Dr. Ian Walmsley and Chief Technology Officer at start-up tech company Quantropi, Michael Redding. -
Episode 1: Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence. We see it now in our daily lives, thru language translations and face identifications and at-home robots. It’s natural to wonder what’s next, but also fascinating to understand how A-I came to be.
In episode 1 of the Innovations Uncovered series, WebsEdge CEO Stephen Horn is joined by artificial intelligence expert, Dr. Melanie Mitchell of the Santa Fe Institute. Dr. Mitchell explains that there’s still a lot to learn about human intelligence, which makes it difficult to create the artificial kind.