The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce
Episodes
Have Australians embraced electric vehicles?
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s cities are already chockers with electric bikes, electric scooters - even electric uniwheel skateboards. Has the nation already made...
What’s the next fuel after batteries?
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Dominguez takes us beyond battery-powered vehicles, opening the door to a future featuring hydrogen, “paste”, and ammonia-powered en...
Has Europe gone all-in on electric vehicles?
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Special correspondent Drew Smith explores a European car market that appears to have reached a tipping point in sales of electric vehicles. Is it real...
Has social media turned us all into conspiracy theorists?
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Capitol Insurrection, #wallstreetbets and Facebook’s brief war with Australia demonstrate the power of social media to change how we believe...
Can we make friends with a superpower China?
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prediction: Our long-running low-level spats with China are the new normal, the Chinese superpower rubbing up against the regional power of Australia....
Will you own an electric car this decade?
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prediction: At least half of all passenger vehicles sold by 2030 will be electric, revolutionising transportation - and energy. Series 5 continues wit...
Why will all cash will be digital by 2030?
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Revolutionising how we spend, save and invest - Series 5 launches with bold predictions for the next decade - starting with the incredible transformat...
What lessons has 2020 taught us?
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic has touched every aspect of our lives - forcing us to recalibrate our privacy, our connections with others, even the way we use cash. Wal...
What’s the secret to building a better world?
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do we have surrender our hopes for utopia, or can we learn from others who found the levers to move our world to a better place? Together, are we stro...
Could PayPal be the tipping point for cryptocurrencies?
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
PayPal is the global leader in payments. Early in 2021 they’ll offer Bitcoin to their nearly half billion users, changing how we think of money....
Should a video game simulate the whole world?
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re rapidly erasing the boundary between the make-believe worlds of video games and the real world of sensors and visualisation. Microsoft&rsq...
Is there a “secret history” of video games?
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the late 90s, military technology collided with entertainment, a destiny reaching back to the first flight simulators, nearly a century ago. We hav...
Will work ever be the same and how do we hang onto our jobs?
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The post-COVID world won’t be dominated by office work. We’ll blend technologies - and new leadership skills - to create meaningful 21st c...
If your car can phone home, can it be stolen?
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It should be getting harder to steal - but connectivity is helping thieves, possibly even more than it helps us protect ourselves from theft. So, now ...
What will flying be like in a post-COVID world?
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can airlines recover after the 99% fall in International flights during the pandemic? If they do, will we even be able to afford the ticket? Is there ...
Can we fight bushfires with cool burns?
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Life in the bush can be beautiful - and dangerous. Can a simple examination of our homes make them safer in bushfires? How can we ‘read’ t...