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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.

Episodes

  1. Episode 6: The Energy Transition

    05/27/2022

    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.

    26 min
  2. Episode 5: The Transport Revolution

    05/27/2022

    Episode 5: The Transport Revolution

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    26 min
  3. Episode 4: Climate Change

    05/27/2022

    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.

    24 min
  4. Episode 3: Precision Medicine?

    05/27/2022

    Episode 3: Precision Medicine?

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    34 min
  5. Episode 2: Quantum Computing

    05/27/2022

    Episode 2: Quantum Computing

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    38 min
  6. Episode 1: Artificial Intelligence

    05/27/2022

    Episode 1: Artificial Intelligence

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    24 min
  7. New Technologies

    07/02/2021

    New Technologies

    New technology can come from nowhere and change the world – whether it's vaccines, the jet-plane, or the internet. But what might society’s next big game-changer be?In the final episode of the Rebuilding America series, Stephen speaks to experts and researchers from all around the world and investigates the cutting-edge new technology that could provide solutions to our biggest problems. Roman Orus, from Spain, is CSO at Multiverse Computing. Professor Kevin Gurney, from Arizona, is the lead scientist on the Vulcan Project, a Northern Arizona University research project focusing on CO2 emission analytics. Professor Dean Ho is Director of WisDM, at the National University of Singapore’s Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

    44 min
  8. Smart Cities

    07/02/2021

    Smart Cities

    American cities of the future – what might they look like, and how are they going to be funded? A sweeping, 1 trillion dollar infrastructure package announced by Joe Biden includes a plan for invigorating the economy and modernizing urban America. Money for roads and bridges, water and power systems, broadband and electric vehicles has been promised, but it’s leadership at local level that’s needed to facilitate all this change.In episode 5 of Rebuilding America, Stephen is joined by Robert O’Neill, a Fellow at the Riley Center for Liveable Communities College of Charleston, and also former Executive Director of the International City and County Management Association, known as the ICMA. Karen Pinkos, City Manager in El Cerrito, California, also shares her insight into what it will take to rebuild America and talks to Stephen about smart cities.

    51 min
  9. A Sustainable Planet

    06/25/2021

    A Sustainable Planet

    As the American west experiences record hurricane seasons, wildland fires, and drought, the effects of climate change are no longer just relegated to academic debates. Americans are experiencing its effects every day and it has become one of the most defining challenges of our generation.   Joining Stephen in this episode is Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, Michael Kodas. Author of 2017’s Megafire: the race to extinguish a deadly epidemic of flame. Michael has been covering climate and wildfire in the American west for much of his career.   Stephen also talks to Harriet Festing from the Anthropocene Alliance which has helped to unite communities across 23 US States and equipped them with the tools required to fight for climate and environmental justice.

    34 min
  10. Community Trust

    06/18/2021

    Community Trust

    In this episode, we focus on healing America's communities and explore why the US has lost faith in its institutions. We also examine the systemic challenges facing America and ask what needs to be done to truly 'build back better’ and rebuild that trust.Stephen Horn is joined by Hollie Russon Gilman, a policy expert at New America – a think tank that aims to confront the challenges caused by rapid social and technological change, a Huo Foundation fellow at Columbia World Projects and recent co-author of Civic Power: Rebuilding American Democracy in an Era of Crisis. Also in this episode, Stephen is joined by Garth Dallas, a Jamaican-born entrepreneur, and Lawyer who advises companies on both sides of the Atlantic for sustainability.

    36 min
  11. Health Inequalities

    06/18/2021

    Health Inequalities

    In this episode, we explore how America is to build a new social contract for equitable health. COVID19 has shone a light on health inequities in the country, largely driven by environmental and systemic racism.  Stephen Horn is joined by Dr. Georges Benjamin, The executive director of the American Public Health Association. Dr. Benjamin has been working to address the root causes of health inequities long before COVID19. Stephen also talks to Lili Farhang, The Co-Director of Human Impact Partners, an organization created to transform the field of public health with a mission to center equity and build collective power with social justice movements.

    26 min
  12. Re-Building America Podcast Trailer

    06/07/2021

    Re-Building America Podcast Trailer

    Your host Stephen Horn will guide you through what you can expect from this Re-Building America Podcast Series which features an impressive guest list and tackles some of society's biggest problems.

    1 min
  • 12 Episodes

About

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.

Information

  • Creator
    The Podcast Guys
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2021
  • Show Website
    On The Edge