Technology Episodes

Nov. 19, 2020

AI for Learning

Futurist David Shrier, Managing Director and co-founder of Esme Learning Solutions. and Associate Fellow at Oxford University, interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, they talk about what’s next in digital learning innovation. ...

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Nov. 12, 2020

The Future of Corporate Venturing

James Mawson, CEO and founder of Mawsonia, the publishing company producing Global Corporate Venturing, interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, we talk about the current state and the future of corporate venturing, the activity...

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Nov. 10, 2020

The Future of AI in Government

Lord Clement-Jones, consultant of global law firm DLA Piper, former chair of the UK House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence, interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, we talk about emerging regulations for subs...

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Nov. 5, 2020

How to Invest in Sci-Fi Tech?

Adam Draper, Managing Director and co-founder of Boost, the startup accelerator and VC firm, is interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, they talk about taking your investment advice from sci-fi movies. Exoskeletons, jet packs, ...

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Nov. 3, 2020

Parliamentary Tech and Hypertransparency

Fotis Fitsilis, Head of the Scientific Service, Hellenic Parliament, interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, we talked about how parliamentary transparency, steeped in legal informatics, innovation in govtech, open data and ong...

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Oct. 12, 2020

Global Innovation Index

Futurist Trond Arne Undheim interviews Professor Soumitra Dutta, Cornell University, co-author of Global Innovation Index, published by the World Intellectual Property Foundation. In this conversation, they talk about measuring innovation, the challenges...

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Sept. 24, 2020

Future Proof your Business

Futurist Trond Arne Undheim interviews UK futurist Tom Cheesewright, a regular BBC commentator, and author of the new book Future proof your business. In this conversation, we talked about the role of a futurist in a fast-moving world, the tools …

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Aug. 31, 2020

How 5G+AR might revolutionize communication

Futurist Trond Arne Undheim interviews David A. Smith, CEO and founder of Croquet, the augmented reality collaborative operations system. In this conversation, they talk about how augmented reality builds on insights that were present among the precursor...

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Aug. 20, 2020

The Future of Engines

Futurist Trond Arne Undheim interviews Alec Shkolnik, President and co-founder of Liquid Piston, an MIT spinout. We talk about engines and how they can power robots, vehicles and drones. Our guest has made the bold choice of making a new …

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Aug. 18, 2020

Digital Health in Future Pandemics

In this episode, futurist Trond Arne Undheim interviews Greg Licholai, Chief Medical Officer, PRA Health Sciences, Faculty at Yale School of Management, and healthcare innovation columnist for Forbes. We talk about where digital health as a field is righ...

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Aug. 13, 2020

The Future of Industrial Operations

Futurist Trond Arne Undheim interviews Natan Linder, CEO and co-founder of Tulip Interfaces, the manufacturing technology platform spun out of MIT Media Lab. They talk about fusing hardware, software and design to create new product experiences, touching...

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Aug. 12, 2020

Pandemic Aftermath: Introduction

In this episode, the topic is Pandemic Aftermath: How Coronavirus Changes Global Society. Trond Undheim reads from the introduction to his eponymous book which was published by Atmosphere Press in June, 2020. The first portion of the book is non-fiction....

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Aug. 4, 2020

Post-pandemic Tech

Futurist Trond Arne Undheim interviews David A. Bray, Inaugural Director of the GeoTech Center at the Atlantic Council, the esteemed Washington DC-based think tank. We talk about jazz improv, geopolitics, technology, privacy, openness, human dignity, dat...

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July 30, 2020

The Future of Nuclear Waste

Futurist and author Trond Arne Undheim interviews Elizabeth Muller, CEO and co-founder of Deep Isolation, the nuclear waste disposal startup, which she has founded together with renowned physicist Richard Muller, who is also her father. The takeaway i...

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July 29, 2020

Disruption Games: How to Thrive on Serial Failure--Introduction

Futurist and author Trond Arne Undheim reads from the introduction to his book Disruption Games: How to Thrive on Serial Failure which was published by Atmosphere Press in May, 2020. The takeaway is that taking part in disruption games, just …

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