The Friendly Futurist: Towards Society 5.0

Welcome to Series 2 Futureheads! And more importantly welcome to the month of June, which means here on the good ship SS Tomorrow it is Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Month.

Now for the doubleheader!…

🌿🌿 Hemp is a versatile product! 🌿🌿

So why did we stop using it? Today we chat to hemp advocate John Hammerton from Generation Green, on its uses and solutions to many of our society's problems. From…

You may have heard about mRNA vaccines developed in the fight against Covid 19. However, did you know the same technology offers promise to prevent or even cure neurodegenerative diseases like Parkin…

As our population grows, so does the need for food. So how do we feed a global population of 10 billion people, when half of all available land on Earth is already used up by agriculture?

The solut…

Following on with our Artificial Intelligence season. Today we are discussing the increased risk of botnets and IoT devices are getting weaponised. With our special guest Mark Thomas, Senior Directo…

Back in 1979, Buggles sang Video Killed The Radio Star.

42 years later is the radio star making a comeback? We think so! In the second age of audio, podcasts, audiobooks and internet radio has seen …

Dear Marketers, before you set up an elaborate sales funnel (which by the way are becoming somewhat prehistoric) with email and a functioning website. Have you considered AI (beyond a chatbot) and ma…

🥓🥩🍗 We all know meat is delicious (sorry, vegans) 🥓🥩🍗

But did you know meat production and pastoralism is one of the big polluters when it comes greenhouse gas emissions? Thanks in some part from li…

Don't get us wrong Australia is a great country, it is just our federal politicians, both Liberal and Labor are dragging the chain when it comes to climate change action and weaning off fossil fuels.

🍌🍌🍌 We all love bananas! 🍌🍌🍌

But did you know? Our societal emphasis on perfectionism has created impractically high aesthetic standards for supermarkets. So much so that 25% of all fresh produce do…

As you can guess by now, we at Friendly Futurist HQ love online grocery delivery companies. As they tick the boxes of technology adoption and sustainable business practices.

Today we chat with Rolf …

Today we have got Matthieu Brown, Co-Founder from Wutzu in the Studio to talk about Online Grocery Deliveries and how his platform in particular is helping those outside of the major retail chains.

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Unless you have being living under a rock, you will know that for a week in February 2021 Facebook banned news content in Australia. After falling out with our federal government over details about a…

When it comes to technology nobody should be left behind. And with the Cognixion One glasses, it will open up the world for those who are non-verbal.

Like something out of Ready Player One, augmen…

Today we have Adam Palmer, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist from Tenable in the hot seat to discuss the trends in cybersecurity and disruptive technology that you can expect in 2021. This episode is no…

On today's episode we will not only discuss the other applications for blockchain technology, from health to diamonds. And how blockchain represents one clog in the technological revolution that will…

Blockchain Technology is one term that you would have heard about a lot lately, especially how it is applied to cryptocurrency. However what is it? Where did blockchain come from and who invented it?…

Today we ask the question: Is Biohacking Safe?

My disclaimer: This episode should not be viewed as medical advice, and if you wish to embark on biohacking seek professional advice first.

Further re…

Biohacking is a trend that you would have heard of from time to time. You may have heard reports on how we can live to 150?

So what is it really and how can we biohack? That is this week's topic.

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Welcome to the Future, dear traveller, let us be your guide! The Friendly Futurist is here is guide you through a user-friendly future. One full of big ideas, big tech and megatrends!

Today we disc…