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The Outside Context
"An Outside Context Problem was the sort of thing most civilizations encountered just once, and which they tended to encounter rather in the same way a sentence encountered a full stop." — Iain M. Banks, Excession. This podcast discusses challenges that fall into the outside context with the innovators and visionaries who are the forefront of technological change. It considers the big picture of technology, and why this matters for the future of human civilisation.
Episodes
9 episodes
Change, Capitalism & Cracks in the System: The Shift to Citizen Agency
Episode Summary In this conversation, Carne Ross discusses his journey from being a British diplomat to advocating for self-governance and participatory democracy. He highlights the current challenges facing democracy, including economic...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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34:42

Code & Connectivity: Creating the Future Infrastructure for Smart Cities
The Future of Smart Cities, Data, and Trust with Richard BakerEpisode Summary: In this thought-provoking episode, co-hosts Elise Soucie Watts and Jannah Patchay sit down with Richard Baker, a technologist and futurist with ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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41:18

Houston, We Have a Moonshot: Perspectives on Private Spaceflight from the Astronaut Entrepreneur
The Outside Context – Episode 6Episode SummaryIn this episode, our co-hosts Elise Soucie Watts and Jannah Patchay sit down with Per Wimmer—global financier, entrepreneur, adventurer, and astronaut-in-training—to disc...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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45:55

Space Invaders: The Ethics of Multiplanetary Exploration & Expansion
The Outside Context Podcast – Episode 5Episode SummaryIn this episode, we welcome astrophysicist, space ethicist, and author Erika Nesvold to discuss the ethical questions surrounding space exploration and settlement. Inspired b...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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42:03

March of the Machines: AI, the Machine Economy, and the Future of Investing
The Outside Context – Episode 4Episode SummaryIn this episode, hosts Elise Soucie Watts and Jannah Patchay sit down with Lex Sokolin, co-founder of Generative Ventures, to explore the convergen...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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43:06

AI Origins & Futures: The Good The Bad & The Robotic
In episode 3 of the Outside Context, Jannah and Elise sit down with Daniel Hulme, CEO and Founder of Satalia. As an OG of AI, Daniel shares unpacks what we really mean by 'artificial intelligence', the origins of AI and how it has evolved over ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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46:15

Beam Me Up, Securely: The Expanding Horizons of Space Policy & Security
In episode 2, Jannah and Elise speak to Juliana Suess, an associate with the Strategic Threat Analysis and Nuclear Disorder team within the International Security Team at the German Institute for International Security Affairs.Jannah an...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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46:48

In the Orbit of Innovation: The Next Frontier of Digital Money
In episode 1 of the Outside Context, Jannah and Elise sit down with Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy at Circle. Dante shares his journey into the digital assets world from Puerto Rico, to Richard Branson's Island...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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44:49
