Podcast
Change One Thing
Hosted by disruptr · EN
Tomorrow will be what tomorrow will be... or will it?
Listen up as experts from Australia’s Deakin University take on the big ideas shaping our future. Each week, our guest is challenged with the question – if they could only change one thing to improve our world, what would it be? Host Larni Salathiel explores issues as diverse as diet, farming, cyber security, mining, celebrity, robotics and climate change, helping us all to better prepare for tomorrow, today.
So join us and these talented bunch of thinkers, doers, creators, experimenters, innovators and disruptors working hard to change our world.
Listen up as experts from Australia’s Deakin University take on the big ideas shaping our future. Each week, our guest is challenged with the question – if they could only change one thing to improve our world, what would it be? Host Larni Salathiel explores issues as diverse as diet, farming, cyber security, mining, celebrity, robotics and climate change, helping us all to better prepare for tomorrow, today.
So join us and these talented bunch of thinkers, doers, creators, experimenters, innovators and disruptors working hard to change our world.
8episodes
Episodes
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From “Gattaca” to “X-Men” - How will gene editing effect our real future?
Nov 24, 201900:45:56Tap to summarizeScientists are rushing headlong into experimenting with gene editing technology. Eben Kirksey – one of the world’s most promising young anthropologists – is urging us to pause and consider “what makes us human?” in this provocative podcast.
Transcribe →Diabetes – the silent pandemic battering Australia
Nov 17, 201900:35:13Tap to summarizeBy 2031, 3.3 million Australians are expected to have type 2 diabetes. In this podcast, world-leading diabetes researcher Dr Kathryn Aston-Mourney shares her perspective on the disease and makes the case for a full-scaled approach to combat the problem.
Transcribe →From the frontier wars to terra nullius - why we need to lift the lid on Australia’s past
Nov 10, 201900:46:18Tap to summarizeAnthropologist Professor Emma Kowal fearlessly pries open some of Australia’s most challenging problems. Hear how she became motivated to improve life for Indigenous Australians and other marginalised groups.
Transcribe →Robots to the rescue
Nov 3, 201900:31:44Tap to summarizeFrom tunnelling into dangerous mines, to defusing bombs, robots are making life easier and safer for humans. The father of Australia’s police OzBot, Dr Michael Fielding tells Larni how he develops robots and the tasks they are likely to perform.
Transcribe →Planet under pressure – a science watchdog shares her story
Oct 27, 201900:41:19Tap to summarizeFrom coral reefs, to the Brazilian rainforests, to the Antarctic shelf, scientist Emily Nicholson is part of a global team that assesses the conservation values of the world’s ecosystems. She shares some important facts about climate change and how you too can make a difference.
Transcribe →Our future entwined – robots are coming
Oct 20, 201900:34:26Tap to summarizeA world where robots are common-place is almost here. In fact, technology is no longer the limiting factor. Associate Prof James Mullins suggests where we will see robots, how they will benefit us and the ethical questions we need to consider.
Transcribe →Including all abilities – the world can be made to fit
Oct 13, 201900:46:54Tap to summarizeNicole Rinehart is living proof that one person can make a difference to the lives of many. Hear how her AllPlay social movement is giving thousands of children with disabilities access to organised sport and cultural opportunities that most children take for granted.
Transcribe →Season 1 Teaser
Sep 17, 201900:01:31Tap to summarizeListen up as experts from Australia’s Deakin University take on the big ideas shaping our future. Each week, our guest is challenged with the question – if they could only change one thing to improve our world, what would it be?
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