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Last Week on Earth with GARI
Global Arena Research Institute
42 episodes
9 months ago
In this podcast, we explore whether it's possible to augment stability and safeguard freedom in liberal democracies amidst rapid socio-political changes and growing extremism across the ideological spectrum. We assess the shifting dynamics within developed democracies of the Euro-Atlantic space, where increasing activism at both ends of the political spectrum complicates the search for a moderate political middle. The discussion delves into the complexities and unprecedented pace of social an...
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In this podcast, we explore whether it's possible to augment stability and safeguard freedom in liberal democracies amidst rapid socio-political changes and growing extremism across the ideological spectrum. We assess the shifting dynamics within developed democracies of the Euro-Atlantic space, where increasing activism at both ends of the political spectrum complicates the search for a moderate political middle. The discussion delves into the complexities and unprecedented pace of social an...
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Tech News
News,
Business News,
Science,
Social Sciences
Episodes (20/42)
Last Week on Earth with GARI
Society & Politics: Should Disorder Be the New Normal? - Next 100 series
In this podcast, we explore whether it's possible to augment stability and safeguard freedom in liberal democracies amidst rapid socio-political changes and growing extremism across the ideological spectrum. We assess the shifting dynamics within developed democracies of the Euro-Atlantic space, where increasing activism at both ends of the political spectrum complicates the search for a moderate political middle. The discussion delves into the complexities and unprecedented pace of social an...
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1 year ago
27 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
Trade realities with Michal Koran and Donna Kunzler - Next 100 series
Trade Realities: European Uncertain Autonomy and Global Geoeconomics - N100 2024 BerlinThis discussion explored the implications of Europe's quest for resiliency and selective autonomy on its global trade relationships, regional economic stability, and overall competitiveness in an uncertain global environment. The debate dissected the state of global trade, examining the precarious balance between maintaining open commercial flows and responding to increasing geopolitical pressures. It...
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1 year ago
20 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
The Yin and Yang of the Digital Century with Sebastian Hallensleben and Tony Curzon Price - Next 100 series
In this episode, we discuss navigating the dualities of the digital economy amidst rising entropy and the unexpected effects of regulations. Staying a tech optimist can feel challenging. The past decade of rapid digitalization has improved interactions between citizens and governments, amplified marginalized voices, and increased social and economic interconnectedness. However, these benefits aren't equally distributed. Issues like data commodification, privacy concerns, and societal patholog...
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1 year ago
23 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
Nuclear Fusion with Mileda Roveda, CTO of Gauss Fusion - Next 100 series
Fusion energy, at the cutting edge of scientific advancement, offers a promising yet challenging path to sustainable power. Recent breakthroughs in magnetic confinement and laser-driven inertial fusion have moved us closer to net energy gain. However, significant obstacles remain in scaling stable fusion reactions for commercial use, requiring substantial investments and stringent safety regulations. Despite these hurdles, the potential for fusion energy to provide a nearly inexhaustible, low...
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1 year ago
21 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
The Big Global Energy Question - Next 100 series
Big Global Energy Question - N100 2024 BerlinThis session provides a holistic overview of crucial trends and strategic realignments in global energy, emphasizing both a scientifically informed understanding and the practical aspect of crafting future policies.This stage debate addresses the critical trends shaping global energy futures, strategies, and policies with a focus on adapting to the demands of climate change and sustainable transitions. The session will serve as a prism for evaluati...
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1 year ago
31 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
Underestimating AI's long-term impact with Google DeepMind's Alexandra Belias
Underestimating AI's long-term impact - the 21st century's industrial revolutionIn this episode, we delve into the transformative world of AI, discussing how it's become the Industrial Revolution of the 21st century. Nowcasting: the high-resolution forecasting of rain up to two hours ahead, the generative model that ranked first for its accuracy and usefulness, Alphafold, which can accurately predict 3D models of protein structures and is accelerating research in nearly every field of bi...
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2 years ago
46 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
The importance of data with Theresa Kushner
Theresa Kushner's journey in the world of high technology serves as an inspiration to aspiring professionals. From her early days in the field of journalism to her influential roles in renowned companies she is a true data-vangelist. Theresa graduated from the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas. Over the course of her career, Theresa has held prominent positions in several industry-leading companies. She has showcased her expertise and leadership abilities in o...
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2 years ago
42 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
M8 Alliance with Ambassador Sampaio
Luís de Almeida Sampaio, the Ambassador from Portugal to the Czech Republic, has held numerous posts around the world and has a deep interest in global health care. In this episode he covers the M8 Alliance. With regards to Ukraine, what has been the war's impact on European healthcare? What changes in the discussions when there is a war like this? How do politics and policy impact the global discussion around health care? What are Portugal's involvements in the M8 alliance?Wha...
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2 years ago
33 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
Earth's past & future with Director of Max Planck Institute Bjorn Stevens
Bjorn Stevens is the Director of the Max Plank Institute for Meteorology in Berlin - Bjorn is a top climate scientist, with particular expertise in clouds. New climate model simulations of the world - EVE) Earth Virtualisation EnginesHuman vs science-centric climate scienceEarth in 100 yearsDarwin and the theory of e-0volutionIt's also clear that humans are responsible for global warming and not enough is being done if the goal is to stop the warming, whats the scientific consequence of ...
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2 years ago
43 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
AI deep fakes - current & future impact with Henry Ajder
Henry Ajder, a globally recognised advisor, speaker, and broadcaster working at the frontier of the generative AI and synthetic media revolution. AI-generated deep fakes - their current and future impact, synthetic media How to do news sourcing and verifications and break breaking news as soon as possible? especially when Twitter has become the place for breaking newsAI generated fakes are being used to cause stock market manipulation or to target companies to artificially inflate o...
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2 years ago
29 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
Stakeholder Capitalism with Sibylle Barden
Sibylle Barden is an author and SDG and ESG strategist. She is an early champion of Stakeholder Capitalism. Her latest political novel „The Honeyguide“ was selected by the Frankfurt Book Fair as “one of 8 revolutionary books recommended for film adaptation”. Your host for this episode is Michal Koran, the Founder of the Global Arena Research Institute. Enjoy subscribe and share!Stakeholder capitalism - what is it?Regions are developing or even stagnating unevenly - despite all the funds and s...
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2 years ago
49 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
The Metaverse with Claudia May Del Pozo
All there is to know about the metaverse with Claudia May del Pozo, Executive Director of the Eon Resilience Lab, under C Minds, a women-led action tank that works at the intersection of digitalization, new technologies, and society with a strong focus on Latin America. We’re going to be chatting about the metaverse.monopoly on metaverse? or utopian version built on blockchain?when will we have a metaverse? next stage of social mediaproblems:accessibilityinclusionprivacy and security&nbs...
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2 years ago
30 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
The Progress of AI: AI Index Report 2023 with Nestor Maslej, Stanford HAI
Today’s guest is Stanford Institute of Human Centered AI’s Nestor Maslej here to chat about this year’s AI Index Report - this is the second time we’re here together and I’d highly recommend listening to last year’s episode with Nestor on the 2022 Report. What are the trends, opportunities and challenges in AI from this last year?AI is being used to tangibly increase scientific advancement in energyTricking chat gpt into building a dirty bomb or listing pirated movie websitesHumanity faces th...
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2 years ago
39 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
Chat GPT, Destination Earth & progress of science with Peter Bauer of ECMWF
We chat today about chat GPT, Destination Earth as well as the changing approach to discovery and the advancement of science and technology. Enjoy, subscribe and share!Destination Earth (DestinE), is an ambitious initiative to create a digital twin – an interactive computer simulation – of our planet to empower climate change adaptation and to prevent environmental degradation.As extreme weather becomes increasingly frequent and changes in climate more pronounced, there is an urgent need to f...
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2 years ago
49 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
This world isn’t for Europe: Chinese reforms and global decoupling - the Last Week on Earth
We’re excited to launch a new series of shorter podcast episodes where we give you a deeper look into what is happening right now globally and regionally and GARI’s insights into it. GARI’s digital twin of the globalised world enables us to do complex analyses and have valuable insight into topics we deal with. Today we delve into the changing landscape of global interconnectedness, regionalization of trade, investment, technological exchange and a close look at China, Russia and Europe.With ...
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2 years ago
24 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
(Artificial) Intelligence, law and geopolitics with Joanna Bryson
Today we’re chatting with intelligence expert Joanna Bryson on:The definition of intelligence, artificial and natural? AI as an efficiency toolPutting AI products into ordinary product lawHow do we perceive the global bi-polar AI situation?Why Google and Apple don’t patent that muchChina, Russia, Iran, the EU - who, what, and why?with degrees in social and computer sciences from Chicago, Edinburgh, and MIT, Bryson’s research appears in venues from Reddit to Science, and she advises compa...
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3 years ago
37 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
New perceptions of the European Union, & it's AI regulation and innovation approaches
Today we are welcoming back Sebastian Hallensleben to talk about the new perception of the EU, the imprecision of the Commissions regulations on AI, the level of technological understanding amongst EU commissioners, the challenges that poses, funding innovation and more.How does interdisciplinary and inter-sector dialogue work in the EU? The European Commission is working on AI regulation, and the regulations are quite imprecise but will eventually have a significant impact on the way we...
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3 years ago
41 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
2022 AI Index Report by Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI with Nestor Maslej
2022 AI Index Report by Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI The AI Index is an independent initiative. The annual report tracks, collates, distills, and visualizes data relating to artificial intelligence, enabling decision-makers to take meaningful action to advance AI responsibly and ethically with humans in mind.The latest edition includes data from a broad set of academic, private, and nonprofit organizations as well as more self-collected data and original analysis than any previous...
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3 years ago
51 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
Autonomous weapon systems: now & tomorrow with Frank Sauer
"There are no autonomous weapons, only autonomy in weapons systems"Frank Sauer is a Senior Research Fellow at Bundeswehr University Munich and the Head of Research at the Metis Institute for Strategy and Foresight. He currently serves as a senior advisor on the International Panel on the Regulation of Autonomous Weapons (iPRAW) and as a subject matter expert in the commission on the responsible use of technologies in the European ‘Future Combat Air System’ (FCAS). He is also a leading member ...
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3 years ago
50 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
Quantum computing and it's applications in industry with Florian Neukart - Terra Quantum
Today I’m chatting with Florian Neukart from Terra Quantum about all things quantum, what is quantum physics and technology, how can it be applied and what will it look like in the automotive, medical, pharmacy, finance, and energy sectors, and why is combining the first and second quantum revolutions exciting?To see more of the transcript, please see the transcript ;)What is quantum computing? Where did it start?Difference between referring to quantum physics, science, and computing?Wh...
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3 years ago
31 minutes

Last Week on Earth with GARI
In this podcast, we explore whether it's possible to augment stability and safeguard freedom in liberal democracies amidst rapid socio-political changes and growing extremism across the ideological spectrum. We assess the shifting dynamics within developed democracies of the Euro-Atlantic space, where increasing activism at both ends of the political spectrum complicates the search for a moderate political middle. The discussion delves into the complexities and unprecedented pace of social an...