The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce

SPECIAL EPISODE. We were so happy with Special Correspondent Drew Smith’s rich and powerful interview with Horace Dediu, we wanted to share an episode featuring their complete conversation. Drew Smith sat down for an hour-plus interview with Horace Dediu, the ‘father’ of micromobility - Horace coined the word! - exploring its origins and future. Along the way, Horace offers a blistering critique of the failure of the automotive sector to embody the new design possibilities offered by micromobility: transportation choice in our urban centres, and a powerful framework to rethink our transportation networks and cities. The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. To find out more visit bmw.com.au For more information about this podcast and The Next Billion Seconds, please visit https://nextbillionseconds.com. The Next Billion Cars (and The Next Billion Seconds) with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel - https://ampel.com.au. Want a Sonic Experience? Ask Ampel about sonic branding, audio & video podcasts and audio ads! [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is ‘micromobility’? It’s a philosophy that emphasises choice and urban-centered design in our transportation networks and transport options. Drew Smith speaks with Horace Dediu, the ‘father’ of micromobility, about its origins, his critique of the new generation of EV companies, and the way things must change in order to provide a transport future that we can all enjoy. Mark looks at the ‘wheel’ of transportation that takes developing nations from bicycles to scooters to cars - and back to bikes again? Sally Dominguez makes a heartfelt and well-observed plea for micromobility solutions that don’t favour able-bodied young men by design. In the roundtable, Mark, Sal and Drew analyse everything they’ve learned in this series: Are we any closer to autonomous vehicles? Pervasive electric vehicles? Commercial hydrogen vehicles? Micromobility solutions that work for everyone? A huge final for this series of THE NEXT BILLION CARS. The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors BMW and GIO Insurance. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. To find out more visit bmw.com.au GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. For more information about this podcast and The Next Billion Seconds, please visit https://nextbillionseconds.com. The Next Billion Cars (and The Next Billion Seconds) with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel - https://ampel.com.au. Find out what Ampel could do for you in podcasts and audio creative! Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Contact General Manager Michelle Lomas [email protected] or EP Josh Butt [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Long-promised as the ‘fuel of the future’, hydrogen fails to live up to its hype. Co-host Sally Dominguez looks at the the future for big hydrogen-powered vehicles, speaking with Brendan Norman of Australian hydrogen vehicle startup H2X. Mark speaks to Romesh Rodrigo at Daimler Trucks Australia about the future of ‘liquid’ hydrogen - a fuel that needs to be cooled to within 20 degrees of Absolute Zero, and ‘bleeds off’ quickly, leaving storage tanks empty. Finally, Special Correspondent Drew Smith looks at the collapse of Toyota’s long-held ambitions to transition seamlessly from petrol-powered to hydrogen-fueled vehicles. We’re exploding with ideas on this episode of THE NEXT BILLION CARS. The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. To find out more visit bmw.com.au For more information about this podcast and The Next Billion Seconds, please visit https://nextbillionseconds.com. The Next Billion Cars (and The Next Billion Seconds) with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel - https://ampel.com.au. Find out what Ampel could do for you in podcasts and audio creative! Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Contact General Manager Michelle Lomas [email protected] or EP Josh Butt [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The number of electric cars in Australia doubled in 2022 - yet it remains nearly impossible to buy the model you want, and the nation’s public charging infrastructure remains on the drawing board. Big things will need to change, quickly. Co-hosts Sally Dominguez and Drew Smith dive into the systemic changes needed to get these ‘batteries-with-wheels’ charged and charging into the future. With contributions from Richard Hackforth-Jones, Joe Simspon and Daniel O’Brien. Can you drive across Europe in an EV? Can you charge an EV in your kitchen? Are swappable batteries the answer for ‘range anxiety’ - or can we try to rid ourselves of this ‘big-is-better-ism’ that automotive manufacturers have used to lure new buyers for half a century? The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. To find out more visit bmw.com.au For more information about this podcast and The Next Billion Seconds, please visit https://nextbillionseconds.com. The Next Billion Cars (and The Next Billion Seconds) with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel - https://ampel.com.au. Find out what Ampel could do for you in podcasts and audio creative! Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Contact General Manager Michelle Lomas [email protected] or EP Josh Butt [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Next Billion Cars Mini-Series is BACK for another mini series. In this episode about the future of Autonomous Vehicles, Mark Pesce with co-hosts Sally Dominguez and Drew Smith explore what the future holds for the car industry and how we move. In the first episode, Mark and guests explore the future of autonomous vehicles. It all started in 2016 when Tesla made a video touting their 'self-driving' software - which we soon found out was faked, but that didn't stop the industry. Every major manufacturer promised self-driving cars by 2021. But by the start of 2023, we aren't even close! Will the nirvana of driverless cars ever come - or will it remain a temping mirage, forever just over the horizon? Join hosts Mark Pesce, Sally Dominguez and Drew Smith, and guests Steven Cratchley (Pricing Manager - Advanced Technology and Future Mobility Lead, GIO) and Ken Goldberg (Professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, UC Berkeley) as they explore what the future holds. The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. To find out more visit bmw.com.au For more information about this podcast and The Next Billion Seconds, please visit https://nextbillionseconds.com. The Next Billion Cars (and The Next Billion Seconds) with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel - https://ampel.com.au. Find out what Ampel could do for you in podcasts and audio creative! Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Contact General Manager Michelle Lomas [email protected] or EP Josh Butt [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Work futurist Dom Price and resilience expert Sally Dominguez guide us through a new world of work, post-pandemic. Mark speaks with two leaders at the coalface, Julie Watkins, Chief People Officer of Uni Super, and Dr Rajkuma Buyya, Director of the Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems (CLOUDS) Laboratory, and a Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor at the University of Melbourne and CEO of Manjrasoft, share how both are finding unique paths to help their staff thrive in a world of work that looks nothing like what any of us have ever known. This episode of The Next Billion Seconds, What's Happening to The Way We Work, is sponsored by Oracle. To find out how Oracle Cloud Computing can help your business visit https://www.oracle.com/au "Mark Pesce - The Next Billion Seconds" is produced by Ampel - visit https://ampel.com.au to find out what Ampel could do for you! If you are interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast, [email protected] If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating and/or review on Apple, Spotify or any other podcast platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TSMC now makes the best computer chips - making Taiwan a prize that China needs in order to continue its rise as an economic and military superpower. Rebroadcast from June 7, 2021. The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined For more information about this and all our other Next Billion Seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com Mark Pesce - The Next Billion Seconds is produced by Ampel - visit https://ampel.com.au to find out what Ampel could do for you! If you are interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast, contact us at [email protected]. If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating and/or review on Apple, Spotify or any other podcast platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 2010s, VR roared back into life with Oculus, Vive, WebGL and Hololens. Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite gave millions a deep drink of the potential of the Metaverse. Facebook - renamed Meta - bet the house on the Metaverse. Where is the Metaverse headed? We hear insights from forty years of experts. For more information about this and all our other 'The Next Billion Seconds" content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com This podcast is sponsored by the Digital Skills Organisation. The DSO is championing an employer-led, skills-based approach to digital literacy. Our offering is designed to support future-proofing the country, growing jobs, supporting our economic growth and ensuring that Australia remains a global leader in digital. If we are to equip our workforce with the skills to meet a rapidly changing, technological future, we need a new approach. We’re working in collaboration with employers, trainers and employees. Their involvement is vital. We believe it’s a better way to create consistent journey pathways and build relevant digital skills. We define the problem this way - digital skills training must: Create value both internally and externally. Improve customer experience.Build operational capabilities. To deliver on these objectives we need to strengthen Australia’s digital workforce. It’s that simple. DSO - Digitally Upskilling Australia To find out more, visit the DSO website: https://digitalskillsorg.com.au "Mark Pesce - The Next Billion Seconds" is produced by Ampel - visit https://ampel.com.au to find out what Ampel could do for you! If you are interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast, reach out to our Director of Media and Partnerships Lauren Deighton at [email protected] If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating and/or review on Apple, Spotify or any other podcast platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the early 2000s, the Metaverse blossomed into the foundation for a new generation of video games such as 'Ultima Online', and big data 'digital twins' like Google Earth. It's "Game On!" for Tony and Mark - and on and on and on and on... Featuring Raph Koster, Philip Rosedale, Ken Birdwell, Amy Jo Kim, Avi Bar-Zeev, Clay Graham and Justin Liang. For more information about this and all our other 'The Next Billion Seconds" content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com This podcast is sponsored by the Digital Skills Organisation. The DSO is championing an employer-led, skills-based approach to digital literacy. Our offering is designed to support future-proofing the country, growing jobs, supporting our economic growth and ensuring that Australia remains a global leader in digital. If we are to equip our workforce with the skills to meet a rapidly changing, technological future, we need a new approach. We’re working in collaboration with employers, trainers and employees. Their involvement is vital. We believe it’s a better way to create consistent journey pathways and build relevant digital skills. We define the problem this way - digital skills training must: Create value both internally and externally. Improve customer experience.Build operational capabilities. To deliver on these objectives we need to strengthen Australia’s digital workforce. It’s that simple. DSO - Digitally Upskilling Australia To find out more, visit the DSO website: https://digitalskillsorg.com.au "Mark Pesce - The Next Billion Seconds" is produced by Ampel - visit https://ampel.com.au to find out what Ampel could do for you! If you are interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast, reach out to our Director of Media and Partnerships Lauren Deighton at [email protected] If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating and/or review on Apple, Spotify or any other podcast platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second half of the 1990s, VRML became the platform of choice for 'virtual worlds' filled with 'avatars' - digital representations of real people. The Web goes big - and stays big - yet VRML crashes back to Earth, as Second Life becomes the last best hope for the Metaverse. Featuring Neal Stephenson, David Frerichs, John McCrea, Jan Mallis, Bruce Damer, Mark Jeffrey, Christopher Caen, Linda Jacobson, Philip Rosedale and Stuart Buckland as the Narrator. Tony’s Intervista Software had a very 1997 website. Check it out here. Have a play with Jan Mallis’ Floops – an early VRML animation – here! Watch the five episodes of ‘Bliss.com’ Jan and Mark created — in your web browser, here. "VRML: The LSD of the Internet” from the May 1996 Red Herring. Mark Jeffrey co-created The Palace – a 2D avatar chat. It’s still going, here! Christopher Caen co-founded OnLive – a 3D chat with audio streaming. And Philip Rosedale created Second Life – still going strong! For more information about this and all our other 'The Next Billion Seconds" content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com This podcast is sponsored by the Digital Skills Organisation. The DSO is championing an employer-led, skills-based approach to digital literacy. Our offering is designed to support future-proofing the country, growing jobs, supporting our economic growth and ensuring that Australia remains a global leader in digital. If we are to equip our workforce with the skills to meet a rapidly changing, technological future, we need a new approach. We’re working in collaboration with employers, trainers and employees. Their involvement is vital. We believe it’s a better way to create consistent journey pathways and build relevant digital skills. We define the problem this way - digital skills training must: Create value both internally and externally. Improve customer experience.Build operational capabilities. To deliver on these objectives we need to strengthen Australia’s digital workforce. It’s that simple. DSO - Digitally Upskilling Australia To find out more, visit the DSO website: https://digitalskillsorg.com.au "Mark Pesce - The Next Billion Seconds" is produced by Ampel - visit https://ampel.com.au to find out what Ampel could do for you! If you are interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast, reach out to our Director of Media and Partnerships Lauren Deighton at [email protected] If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating and/or review on Apple, Spotify or any other podcast platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tony and Mark - supported by a global community of technologists, enthusiasts and dreamers - brought 3D to the brand-new Web with VRML, creating the foundations for the “DIY Metaverse”. Featuring Owen Rowley, Linda Jacobson, John McCrea, Coco Conn and Neal Stephenson. Read the interview with Jaron Lanier in MONDO 2000 issue 2 that changed Mark’s life. “Homebrew VR“, written by Linda Jacobson, in WIRED magazine, issue 1. Use Windows? Have a play with ‘Labyrinth’, the world’s first 3D Web browser, here. You can explore the ‘Cyberbanana’ – and ‘Daniel’s Room’, the first public demonstration of VRML, for SIGKIDS 1994. “Coco’s Channel” a WIRED article about Coco Conn’s work creating SIGKIDS. Read it here. Read ‘Cyberspace’, the paper describing VRML that Mark presented at the First International Conference on the World Wide Web. Read the VRML 1.0 spec here. At the end of the episode, Neal Stephenson recounts the story of a panel he sat through – which inspired him to write Snow Crash. Read it here. For more information about this and all our other 'The Next Billion Seconds" content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com This podcast is sponsored by the Digital Skills Organisation. The DSO is championing an employer-led, skills-based approach to digital literacy. Our offering is designed to support future-proofing the country, growing jobs, supporting our economic growth and ensuring that Australia remains a global leader in digital. If we are to equip our workforce with the skills to meet a rapidly changing, technological future, we need a new approach. We’re working in collaboration with employers, trainers and employees. Their involvement is vital. We believe it’s a better way to create consistent journey pathways and build relevant digital skills. We define the problem this way - digital skills training must: Create value both internally and externally. Improve customer experience.Build operational capabilities. To deliver on these objectives we need to strengthen Australia’s digital workforce. It’s that simple. DSO - Digitally Upskilling Australia To find out more, visit the DSO website: https://digitalskillsorg.com.au "Mark Pesce - The Next Billion Seconds" is produced by Ampel - visit https://ampel.com.au to find out what Ampel could do for you! If you are interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast, reach out to our Director of Media and Partnerships Lauren Deighton at [email protected] If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating and/or review on Apple, Spotify or any other podcast platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The technology behind the metaverse has its origins in the darkest days of the Cold War. This ‘Military metaverse’ gave birth to the Internet, transforming warfare - and, a generation later, online gaming. Featuring Michael Zyda. JCR Licklider – “Lick” to his friends and colleagues – is little-known but absolutely an essential figure in the development of modern computing.Ivan Sutherland is probably the most influential computer scientist, full stop.Here’s a video of Ivan Sutherland giving a demo of ‘Sketchpad’ the first interactive computer drawing program.Bob Taylor is largely unknown outside the small community of individuals involved with the early Internet – but his work is profoundly influential.Here’s an interview with Bob Taylor, talking about the origins of the InternetHere’s an excellent documentary on the recreation of the “Battle of 73 Easting” – the first tank battle captured in real-time, then simulated endlessly using SIMNET. 1968: When the World Began, 3D graphics, A Brief History of the Metaverse, Bob Taylor, DARPA, Internet, IPTO, Ivan Sutherland, JCR Licklider, metaverse, Mike Zyda, military, SIMNET, simulation, SKETCHPAD, VR For more information about this and all our other 'The Next Billion Seconds" content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com This podcast is sponsored by the Digital Skills Organisation. The DSO is championing an employer-led, skills-based approach to digital literacy. Our offering is designed to support future-proofing the country, growing jobs, supporting our economic growth and ensuring that Australia remains a global leader in digital. If we are to equip our workforce with the skills to meet a rapidly changing, technological future, we need a new approach. We’re working in collaboration with employers, trainers and employees. Their involvement is vital. We believe it’s a better way to create consistent journey pathways and build relevant digital skills. We define the problem this way - digital skills training must: Create value both internally and externally.Improve customer experience.Build operational capabilities. To deliver on these objectives we need to strengthen Australia’s digital workforce. It’s that simple. DSO - Digitally Upskilling Australia To find out more, visit the DSO website: https://digitalskillsorg.com.au Mark Pesce - The Next Billion Seconds is produced by Ampel - visit https://ampel.com.au to find out what Ampel could do for you! If you are interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast, reach out to our Director of Media and Partnerships Lauren Deighton at [email protected] If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating and/or review on your podcast platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the first episode of our new series, "A Brief History of the Metaverse". Mark and co-host Tony Parisi travel back more than a century to uncover the roots of the Metaverse. From pioneers Chip Morningstar and Randy Farmer, creators of "Habitat", the first massively multiplayer online environment, we learn the Metaverse has never been about technology - but always about people. Featuring Chip Morningstar and Randy Farmer. Have a read through Tony Parisi’s “The Seven Rules of the Metaverse” here.Read E.M. Forster’s “The Machine Stops” here.Listen to William Gibson reading an abridged version of Neuromancer here.Wondering what Lucasfilm’s Habitat looked like? Watch the promo video here.Read Chip Morningstar and Randy Farmer’s amazing, prescient paper, “The Lessons of Lucasfilm’s Habitat” here.Want to play Habitat? You can – in your web browser. Just go here. Big thanks to the wonderful folks who voiced those historical evocations of Metaverse: Genevieve Bell, Mark Jeffrey, Paul Godwin and David Baxter. For more information about this and all our other 'The Next Billion Seconds" content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com This podcast is sponsored by the Digital Skills Organisation. The DSO is championing an employer-led, skills-based approach to digital literacy. Our offering is designed to support future-proofing the country, growing jobs, supporting our economic growth and ensuring that Australia remains a global leader in digital. If we are to equip our workforce with the skills to meet a rapidly changing, technological future, we need a new approach. We’re working in collaboration with employers, trainers and employees. Their involvement is vital. We believe it’s a better way to create consistent journey pathways and build relevant digital skills. We define the problem this way - digital skills training must: Create value both internally and externally. Improve customer experience.Build operational capabilities. To deliver on these objectives we need to strengthen Australia’s digital workforce. It’s that simple. DSO - Digitally Upskilling Australia To find out more, visit the DSO website: https://digitalskillsorg.com.au Mark Pesce - The Next Billion Seconds is produced by Ampel - visit https://ampel.com.au to find out what Ampel could do for you! If you are interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast, reach out to our Director of Media and Partnerships Lauren Deighton at [email protected] If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating and/or review on Apple, Spotify or any other podcast platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A clever bit of AI software transforms my voice into a silky-smooth 'Lisa' - almost an archetypal radio host. In the near future, we'll be able to make ourselves sound - and look - like anyone else. How will we know if we're being fooled? To find out more about Lisa (sorry, Mark) and this show, check out https://nextbillionseconds.com If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating and/or review on Apple, Spotify or any other podcast platform. The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With our new series 'A Brief History of the Metaverse' just around the corner here on The Next Billion Seconds, we thought we would share Mark's recent appearance on The Futurists podcast where some very relevant things are discussed! "Award-winning author and technologist Mark Pesce tells us about the deep history of today’s consumer technology in military R&D including the 30 year arc of the Metaverse which Pesce himself kickstarted in the early 1990s. Pesce points out how consumer technology has outpaced the defense innovation, and now has become a front for a new kind of warfare.” You can check out other episodes of The Futurists on your pod player of choice or right here: https://provoke.fm/category/thefuturists The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this live interview with Oculus and Anduril founder Palmer Luckey - joined by Anduril Chief Engineer Shane Arnott - we look at the future of defense, geopolitics, and Australia's future in a transformed Indo-Pacific region. Have we shifted toward a defense-driven future? For more information about this and all our other Next Billion Seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three big transformations - one that's has already happened, one happening now, and one about to happen - illuminate the path (and pitfalls) for those anyone who wants to articulate the future. Listen and learn how to be your own futurist! For more information about this and all our other Next Billion Seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark delves back into the archives to bring you an episode that is particularly relevant to current events. TSMC now makes the best computer chips - making Taiwan a prize that China needs in order to continue its rise as an economic and military superpower. For more information about this and all our other Next Billion Seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the age of 19, Palmer Luckey founded Oculus, bringing a comatose VR industry back to life. Will he do the same for defense - and has he solved Australia’s submarine problem? For more information about this and all our other Next Billion Seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

VR roared back to life this decade due to the efforts of visionary teenager Palmer Luckey. Luckey built Oculus, sold to Facebook for $3 billion - then got fired. We talk to Palmer on next week's show. In this TNBS re-run, Mark revisits an old episode in which he talks to author Blake Harris whose book 'The History of the Future' looks at Palmer and the founding of Oculus. For more information about this and all our other Next Billion Seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you own cryptocurrency, where do you keep it safe? Who's responsible for the contents of your 'wallet'? Both 'custodial' and 'personal' wallets have strengths and weaknesses - which is right for your needs? Featuring author and entrepreneur Mark Jeffrey. Want to hear more about Mark and his knowledgeable guests on the topic of Crypto? You can find Mark's previous series "Cryptonomics" on this feed or on a separate feed on your podcast player of choice. For more information about this and all our other Next Billion Seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the middle of a bad 'crypto winter', Mark and Josh go looking for good news. All this bad news has a silver lining, as folks wean themselves off 'hopium' into more realistic expectations for the future. Featuring Ampel E.P. Josh Butt and co-founder of Block Earner Jordan Momtazi. Want to hear more about Mark and his knowledgeable guests on the topic of Crypto? You can find Mark's previous series "Cryptonomics" on this feed or on a separate feed on your podcast player of choice. For more information about this and all our other Next Billion seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Caught between an energy crisis and a climate crisis, the Lucky Country has stumbled upon a unique opportunity to solve both problems with one solution — a complete electrification of our homes, saving us money while saving the planet. For more information about this and all our other Next Billion Seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four huge trends will shape all of our lives over the next twelve months. This 'Horizon Report' provides the information you need to prepare for what looks like a bit of a rough patch of road directly ahead. For more information about this and all our other Next Billion Seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Decentralised finance or 'DeFi' offers investors a way to earn great returns on their deposits without taking any of the risks associated with cryptocurrencies. Is this the sweet spot between risk and return? We explore two Australian companies that offer great returns - at minimal risk. Featuring Ampel E.P. Josh Butt. Want to hear more about Mark and his knowledgeable guests on the topic of Crypto? You can find Mark's previous series "Cryptonomics" on this feed or on a separate feed on your podcast player of choice. For more information about this and all our other Next Billion seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ethereum marries money to code, creating 'smart money' that can think for itself, invest for itself, and earn a profit for itself. Ethereum was the future - five years ago. But with big problems to solve, can it remain top dog much longer? Featuring author and entrepreneur Mark Jeffrey. Want to hear more about Mark and his knowledgeable guests on the topic of Crypto? You can find Mark's previous series "Cryptonomics" on this feed or on a separate feed on your podcast player of choice. For more information about this and all our other Next Billion seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does Bitcoin work? Is it really worth anything, or could its value fall to zero? Why would 'value investor' Warren Buffet refuse a deal to buy all the Bitcoin in the world - for just $25? Featuring author and entrepreneur Mark Jeffrey. Want to hear more about Mark and his knowledgeable guests on the topic of Crypto? You can find Mark's previous series "Cryptonomics" on this feed or on a separate feed on your podcast player of choice. For more information about this and all our other Next Billion seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since 2019, Service NSW has provided a Digital Driver's Licence (DDL). Today we learned it's extremely easy to counterfeit by anyone with modest technical skills. That's a huge security risk - for businesses and for ourselves! Read more at: https://blog.dvuln.com/blogs/servicensw-digital-superbad. For more information about this and all our other Next Billion Seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com. The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this third instalment of our Crypto re-runs, Mark discusses how cryptocurrencies blended with computer code create powerful ‘smart contracts’ - money that can think for itself, and act on its own. The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this second crypto-themed rerun in the lead up to our new series, "Are You Crypto Crazy?", we ask why has the world gone bananas for Bitcoin? Why do folks treat it like money? Host Mark Pesce explores the clever way Bitcoin employs consensus to create value. Featuring Ronald Tucker, Founder & Chairman-Emeritus at Blockchain Australia The new Next Billion Seconds crypto series, "Are You Crypto Crazy?" is coming soon to this very feed - for now, get some perspective on what is happening in Crypto at the moment. For more information about this and all our other Next Billion seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the new Next Billion Seconds series "Are You Crypto Crazy?" coming soon, we thought we would warm up by revisiting a few episodes of Mark's previous series "Cryptonomics" In the first episode of that series, Blockchain Beginnings (released in August 2018), we learn how blockchains keep the books balanced - and lay the foundation for a revolution in finance. Featuring entrepreneur and author Mark Jeffrey, who wrote on of the first books on this topic, "Bitcoin Explained Simply" The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Pesce's Executive Producer Josh just lost his shirt on a cryptocurrency known as $LUNA or Terra. Should we be prepared to lose everything when we speculate? And how can anyone focus on the long-term in the middle of a wild rollercoaster of a ride? The new Next Billion Seconds crypto series, "Are You Crypto Crazy?" is coming soon to this very feed - for now, get some perspective on what is happening in Crypto at the moment. For more information about this and all our other Next Billion seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pandemic has produced numerous supply chain issues, some impairing our ability to manufacture fertiliser. Could this mean we won't be able to grow all the food we need? To find out more about Mark and this show, check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an episode of the 'Criminal Domain' podcast that was written and hosted by Mark Pesce which tells the story of Glenn Hart, a radio host who found himself the victim of a ransomware attack. Glenn had all the files on his computer stolen. Savvy enough to see a note left for him buried in the files, Glenn decided to play by his own rules and negotiate with the hackers to get his data back. Featuring Claire Aird. If you want to hear more of the Criminal Domain podcast, please check the show out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google podcasts (and a lot of others), or you can find the show here: https://ampel.com.au/portfolio/criminal-domain/ Make sure you spend some time at https://nextbillionseconds.com/ to see all the great Next Billion Seconds content. If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating and/or review on Apple, Spotify or any other podcast platform.  This podcast is produced by Ampel. To find out more, please visit https://ampel.com.au If you are interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast, reach out to our Director of Media and Partnerships Lauren Deighton at [email protected]  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A recent experiment showed that any AI can be 'turned to the dark side' simply by reframing its goals. It's surprisingly easy - and that points to a big problem. To find out more about Mark and this show, check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We turn to the experts, to hear their predictions for the future of work, sustainable energy, transportation, cryptocurrencies and the metaverse. Featuring Jason Calacanis, Ramez Naam, Sally Dominguez, Drew Smith, Mark Jeffrey and Tony Parisi To find out more about Mark and this show, check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the start of 2021 I made four big predictions for the year about digital currencies, the transition to a sustainable economy, geopolitics and social media. How did I score? To find out more about Mark and this show, check out https://nextbillionseconds.com The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new series, a new podcast production partner - and a new theme: WORLD CHANGING, bringing together amazing talent, tools, and a driving need change the world in this decade! We're bringing you these stories in series 6 of The Next Billion Seconds. The 2023 season of The Next Billion Cars is proudly made possible by our sponsors GIO Insurance and BMW. GIO has spent nearly 100 years continually developing our products and services to meet our customer’s needs, with dedicated team members that spend time focused on research to ensure we understand emerging vehicle technologies. This knowledge is used within our organisation to shape future products and services so we can continue to ensure your insurance needs are covered. At GIO, we know insurance, so you know you’re covered. Visit GIO.com.au for more information. BMW i. Fully Electric. It’s time to take a look at the definition of performance. True drivers will now see the world as not just fast or slow. New performance throws you back into your seat, squeezes every molecule and watt, and gets a thrill from giving back. Performance Redefined. Discover Performance Redefined The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel. https://ampel.com.au Interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast? Email [email protected] to speak with the team at Ampel If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating on Apple, Spotify or your podcast app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The choices we make today, shape our world tomorrow. The Next Billion Seconds answers your questions about the future to make the best decisions for ourselves and our families. We need the best information. Should you buy a Bitcoin? Maybe? What other cryptocurrency should you buy or sell? What the heck is an NFT? Will a digital artwork make you happy? Make you money or just give you FOMO is a plot of land in the metaverse that doesn't really exist worth more than a beachfront house that sits below sea level, which is the better investment. And what happens if you get divorced? Who gets the meta house? What about all that space junk floating around up in orbit? Does he get cleaned up before it rains down on us? And how will we make the transition to an all renewable all electric economy? The future has never been so important. I don't have all the answers, but together we'll talk to the right people to find out the answers you need to know what you can do today to contribute to a better tomorrow. That's on this season's journey through The Next Billion Seconds.  www.thenextbillionseconds.com @markpesce ampel.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In light of the recent flood events in Australia, it felt apt to revisit this 2020 episode of The Next Billion Seconds, "Designing for Flood Resilience in a Wetter World". Mark is joined by some of the world's leading climate scientists - including Australian of the Year Tim Flannery - to learn all about the future of precipitation and how to make our homes resilient in floods. Thanks to: Futurist Sally Dominguez; UNSW climate scientist Professor Steven Sherwood; Monash University climate scientist Professor Christian Jakob; Brisbane architect James Davidso and (amongst other things) scientist and environmentalist Tim Flannery FAA. For more information on the show, visit https://nextbillionseconds.com. For Sponsorship Enquiries, email [email protected] If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating and/or review on Apple, Spotify or any other podcast platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SUSTAIN #6:  Three simple, easy changes show us how much we can do - and how empowered we already are to fix this problem. Why do we worry that doing 'the right thing' for the climate will be hard yards? https://nextbillionseconds.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SUSTAIN#5: Growing the meat we eat produces a lot of Australia's carbon emissions. The four innovations explored in this episode show us a path toward an agriculture that is radically more efficient.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SUSTAIN #4: Inventor Saul Griffith makes a radical proposal: electrify everything, saving energy, money, and cutting emissions almost to zero. It also transforms the costs of climate change into enormous opportunities. Co-host Sally Dominguez explores three amazing new battery technologies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SUSTAIN #3: In 2020, renewables became the cheapest source of electricity. Without cheap storage, renewables will never be able to be the entire solution for a world that will need a lot more electricity. Australian startup MGA Thermal may have invented the ideal technology to accelerate our transition from coal to solar.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SUSTAIN #2: Mercedes goes all in on EVs, with studies now indicating EVs save 50% of emissions over their lifetime, versus petrol vehicles. Is this enough to keep on course to a low-carbon future? Co-host Sally Dominguez and Special Correspondent Drew Smith have some answers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SUSTAIN #1: The recent UN report on climate change gives us about twelve years to really reign in our carbon emissions. That means it’s time to think clearly and methodically about how to get the most benefit for the least pain. We can do this.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TSMC now makes the best computer chips - making Taiwan a prize that China needs in order to continue its rise as an economic and military superpower.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For sixty years, Intel made the best chips in the world. As of 2020, they no longer do - and a company you've likely never heard of now holds the chipmaking crown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 60 years ago, integrated circuits created a revolution in electronics that transformed the entire world. How are chips made? And why do we keep getting better at making them?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GEOPOLICHIPS part 1: Manufacturers of video game consoles, automobiles - even toothbrushes - have been impacted by a global shortage of semiconductor integrated circuits - chips. How did these devices become so central to everything we make?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.