Best Geoff Mulgan Podcasts (2024)

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S03E08: How AI and geopolitics are driving change in the nuclear sector, with Cindy Vestergaard 52:17

13d ago52:17

52:17

How is the booming AI industry linked to the world’s growing interest in nuclear power? What might this mean for the future of both sectors (and the planet) moving forward? We talk about all this and far more in our chat with Cindy Vestergaard, Senior Fellow and Director of Converging Technologies and Global Security at the Stimson Center in Washin…

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S03E07: Engineering futures, with Jane MacMaster 43:21

2M ago43:21

43:21

Engineers use STEM skills (and beyond) to solve problems – but what does a career in engineer look like? How do we attract students to careers in engineering? How do we foster and support diversity and inclusion in the engineering workforce? And finally, how do we train engineers to manage the increase in complexity that comes with emergent technol…

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ReGeneration Rising S2E12: Re-enchanting the Earth with David Abram 54:35

2M ago54:35

54:35

In this episode, Daniel and Philipa discuss perception and language in a more-than-human world with cultural ecologist, Dr David Abram. David Abram is a cultural ecologist, geophilosopher, and the founder and creative director of the Alliance for Wild Ethics (AWE). His books include Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology and The Spell of the Sensuou…

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S03E06: Regulating artificial intelligence, with Geoff Mulgan 53:55

3M ago53:55

53:55

What does it take to regulate artificial intelligence? We invited Professor Geoff Mulgan of University College London, author of When Science Meets Power (Polity Press) and many other titles, to help us unpack the possibilities. Listen in as he draws on his background in technology, governance, academia, and beyond to consider this multidimensional…

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ReGeneration Rising S2E11: Making Embassy with Tyson Yunkaporta 34:07

3M ago34:07

34:07

In this episode, Daniel and Philipa welcome Dr Tyson Yunkaporta back for an extended yarn on relatedness and making embassy through community. Tyson Yunkaporta is an Aboriginal scholar, educator, maker, researcher, and poet. He is the founder of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab at Deakin University in Melbourne, and the author of two books, the…

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S03E05: Soaring with drones, swimming with whales, with Dr Vanessa Pirotta 45:33

4M ago45:33

45:33

This month, we chat with Dr Vanessa Pirotta, a wildlife scientist and science communicator with a passion for creatively making use of technology for her work in wildlife conservation. We learn all about how she uses drones to survey the health of whales in transit and what research like this is telling us about these magnificent creatures. We also…

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ReGeneration Rising S2E10: Border Work with Bayo Akomolafe & Tyson Yunkaporta 54:17

4M ago54:17

54:17

In this episode, Philipa and Daniel talk about post-activism, border transgressions and making sanctuary with Dr Bayo Akomolafe and Dr Tyson Yunkaporta. Bayo Akomolafe is a widely celebrated international speaker, post-humanist thinker, philosopher, writer, activist and professor of psychology. He is the author of two books, These Wilds Beyond our …

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ReGeneration Rising S2E9: Thinking Like a Mountain with John Seed & Skye Mandozay 53:37

4M ago53:37

53:37

In this episode, Daniel and Philipa discuss the practices that can help us reconnect with the living world with renowned author and activist, John Seed, and deep ecology practitioner, Skye Mandozay. John Seed is the founder and director of the Rainforest Information Centre in Australia. Since 1979 he has been involved in the direct actions which ha…

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Our Future is Biotech Jericho Conversations with Andrew Craig 1:00:07

4M ago1:00:07

1:00:07

In case you missed it, we recently interviewed Andrew Craig, as part of our Jericho Conversations series. Andrew Craig, the founder of Plain English Finance, has been featured in numerous national and specialist financial publications including The Mail on Sunday, The Mirror, CityAM, The Spectator, Shares and MoneyWeek magazines, YourMoney, This Is…

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S03E04: Exploring AI standards, with Dr Kobi Leins 58:00

5M ago58:00

58:00

What are AI standards – and why should we care? Our guest today, Dr Kobi Leins, has first-hand experience as both contributor to the development of AI standards for the world and a professional working on supporting safe AI in real world industry contexts. We talk about what AI standards are for and why the discussion and work feeding into standard…

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ReGeneration Rising S2E8: Enlivenment with Andreas Weber 54:39

5M ago54:39

54:39

In this episode, Philipa and Daniel discuss the kindness at the heart of reality with author and biophilosopher, Dr Andreas Weber. Dr Andreas Weber is a Berlin-based author, biophilosopher & independent scholar. His work focuses on re-evaluating our understanding of the living world in which organisms are subjects and the biosphere is a meaning-cre…

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ReGeneration Rising S2E7: Patterns of Meaning with Jeremy Lent & Morag Gamble 1:02:43

6M ago1:02:43

1:02:43

In this episode, Daniel and Philipa are joined by award-winning permaculture teacher and designer, Morag Gamble, and best-selling author and integrator, Jeremy Lent. Together, they discuss the urgent need to realign our patterns of meaning with the life-sustaining patterns of our planet to create thriving, regenerative cultures. An award-winning pe…

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S03E03: How AI is transforming astronomy (and other stories), with Dr Sara Webb 40:57

6M ago40:57

40:57

The idea that artificial intelligence is taking our jobs can be scary – but in actuality, there are cases where this is a good thing. Dr Sara Webb (Swinburne University of Technology) shares one of these stories in today’s episode, which begins with a TedX talk in Melbourne and ends with a discussion of some of the many ways techniques developed fo…

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ReGeneration Rising S2E6: The Systems View of Life with Fritjof Capra 49:57

6M ago49:57

49:57

In this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk with best-selling author author, physicist, and educator, Dr Fritjof Capra about how adopting a systems view of life can help to address our current crisis of perception. Fritjof Capra, Ph.D., is a scientist, educator, activist, author and systems theorist. Capra received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics fro…

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S03E02: The art of artificial intelligence, with Eryk Salvaggio 43:00

7M ago43:00

43:00

In the age of DALL-E and Stable Diffusion, what counts as art? And what can art tell us about AI? In this episode, we explore these questions and more with the help of Eryk Salvaggio, a US-based artist, designer and researcher whose work explores the fabric of artificial intelligence -- and often playfully defies its boundaries. Credits Guest – Ery…

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ReGeneration Rising S2E5: Indirect Work with Carol Sanford 31:04

7M ago31:04

31:04

In this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk with award-winning author and regenerative leadership expert, Carol Sanford. In this episode, Daniel and Philipa are in conversation with award-winning author and regenerative leadership expert, Carol Sanford. Carol draws on her experience working with business leaders to explain the importance of working on…

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Adventures in Democracy - Jericho Conversations with Erica Benner 59:02

7M ago59:02

59:02

In case you missed it, we recently interviewed Erica Benner, as part of our Jericho Conversations series. Erica is a political philosopher and historian of ideas who has taught at Oxford, the LSE, and Yale. Adventures in Democracy is the title of Erica's new book which offers insights into the complexities of democracy and provides guidance on how …

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ReGeneration Rising S2E4: Architects of Abundance with Lyla June Johnston 47:19

8M ago47:19

47:19

In this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk with Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organiser, Dr Lyla June Johnston. Lyla June shares lessons from her Diné, Tsétsêhéstâhese and European heritage and highlights the importance of engaging with, recognising and respecting Indigenous wisdom traditions as we seek to reinhabit our world regnerativ…

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ReGeneration Rising S2E3: Combining with Nora Bateson 50:39

8M ago50:39

50:39

Many of us are guilty of imagining that we can neatly measure and therefore manage the world around us. But an essential aspect of life is its continued motion. How might we learn from the patterns and nature of this motion in order to think ‘like an ecology’? Nora Bateson is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and educator, as well as President of …

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S03E01: Relics, reciprocity, and risk: A tale of two co-hosts 46:10

8M ago46:10

46:10

It is the launch of season 3 of this podcast, and we thought it was high time for a positionality statement – er, episode. Why not align it with the start of a new season and our debut on YouTube? Listen in for an episode featuring our co-hosts, Liz Williams and Zena Assaad, in which we explore everything from relics, reactions, reciprocity, risk, …

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ReGeneration Rising S2E2: Becoming Earth Pilgrims with Satish Kumar 40:50

9M ago40:50

40:50

When faced with global social and environmental challenges, we can assume that we should be entirely focused on solving the problems ‘out there’. But without paying attention to our inner world and inter-being - the ways in which we relate to one another - can we really reimagine our world and enable flourishing futures for all? In this episode, Da…

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ReGeneration Rising S2E1: Biomimicry with Janine Benyus & Dayna Baumeister 49:13

9M ago49:13

49:13

ReGeneration Rising is a specially-commissioned RSA Oceania podcast exploring how regenerative approaches can help us collectively re-design our communities, cities, and economies, and create a thriving home for all on our planet. In this first episode of the second series, co-hosts Philipa Duthie and Daniel Christian Wahl talk to Biomimicry pionee…

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An Uneasy Interdependence: When Science Meets Power - Jericho Conversations with Sir Geoff Mulgan 59:17

10M ago59:17

59:17

We recently interviewed Sir Geoff Mulgan, as part of our Jericho Conversations series. Geoff Mulgan is one of our smartest thinkers. He was Director of the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit (and before that Director of the Performance and Innovation Unit); Director of Policy at 10 Downing Street under British Prime Minister Tony Blair; Co-founder and …

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S02E09: Robotics, Entrepreneurship, and Art, with Damith Herath 53:13

12M ago53:13

53:13

In our final episode of season 2, we are grateful to be joined by Damith Herath, Associate Professor of Robotics and Art at the University of Canberra. Damith is a multi-talented roboticist with a long history of working in the art world, and an interest in understanding how to shape human-robot collaboration in real-world environments. During our …

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Life and Shares trailer 0:31

1y ago0:31

0:31

Thinking about investing? Chances are, you’re already playing the game. Life and Shares unpicks the share market so you can better understand how the system works. Presented by The Ethics Centre. Our work is made possible by donations including the generous support of Ecstra Foundation - helping to build the financial wellbeing of Australians. …

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S02E08: Navigating autonomous weapons systems and responsible military technology, with Lauren Sanders 52:48

1y ago52:48

52:48

What does responsibility look like in military contexts – and how do you think about encoding it in autonomous military technologies with the capacity to harm? In today’s episode, we explore this topic from a legal perspective with the help of Lauren Sanders. Lauren is a senior research fellow at the University of Queensland with expertise in inter…

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S02E07: Exploring the nuclear mindset, with Veronica Taylor, Ed Simpson, and Will Grant 1:06:28

1y ago1:06:28

1:06:28

In this episode, we explore the “nuclear mindset” – a term being thrown around in discussions about Australia’s plans to acquire conventionally-armed, nuclear powered submarines as part of the AUKUS trilateral partnership between the US, UK, and Australia. With the help of Veronica Taylor, Will Grant, and Ed Simpson, guest co-host AJ Mitchell and I…

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The Business and Democracy Commission Interim Report Launch 1:03:52

1y ago1:03:52

1:03:52

The Business and Democracy Commission is an ambitious initiative led by Jericho, Ipsos and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations to help recast the relationship between business and democracy. With the Commissions Interim Report set to launch this September, Jericho's Matthew Gwyther, was joined for a panel discussion led by the Commission's …

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SPARKS: Johnny Lynch – Unlimited Edition 14:11

1y ago14:11

14:11

How might the creation of scarcity, lead to popularity?   Johnny Lynch is a Scottish musician, also known as Pictish Trail. As well as his solo and collaborative performance career, he runs a unique record label from a remote Scottish Island.  In this final Spark of the series, enjoy some of Johnny’s music along with his take on what it means to be…

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S02E06: How to shape technology (and society) with equity and inclusion in mind, with Tracey Spicer 47:55

1y ago47:55

47:55

Our episode today features Tracey Spicer, award winning journalist, author, and social justice advocate who begins this episode with a story from her own life: her son, after watching an episode of South Park, declared “Mum, I want a robot slave.” This declaration prompted Tracey to begin a seven-year journey exploring how society shapes the techno…

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SPARKS: Malcolm Gladwell – Mini-Sparks 7:40

1y ago7:40

7:40

When can constraint be a good thing?   And why should we learn to trust, in order to maximise creativity?  Malcolm Gladwell is a journalist, author and public speaker. Malcolm’s enquiring mind and capacity to communicate complex ideas very clearly has made him a best-seller across many book titles.    In this sequence of mini-Sparks, Malcolm consid…

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SPARKS: Nadya Tolokonnikova – Life As Art, As Activism 9:25

1y ago9:25

9:25

How can injecting ideas into art create meaningful direction?  Nadya Tolokonnikova is perhaps known best for being a musician and founding member of the group Pussy Riot - but would describe themself primarily as a conceptual artist and political activist.   Nadya was jailed in their home country of Russia in 2012, following a performance in Moscow…

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SPARKS: Professor Anil Seth – Dream Machine 9:05

1+ y ago9:05

9:05

How can collective artistic experiences help us to understand how our minds work?  This short audio Spark introduces the Dream Machine – one of ten UK-wide projects from Unboxed.   Anil Seth is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex and co-director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science; he also w…

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SPARKS: Dr Ella Gilbert – Imagining Our Way Out 12:01

1+ y ago12:01

12:01

How can wonder and positivity impact the way we make progress?  Dr Ella Gilbert describes herself as a cloud nerd and all-round polar enthusiast. She has a post-doctorate role in climate modelling at the British Antarctic Survey and believes that communication is key when it comes to the big scientific challenges.     In this audio Spark, Ella disc…

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