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Megatrends

Megatrends

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A spinoff from Money News, Megatrends brings Deb Knight and the Money News team together to explore the powerful forces reshaping our world. Blending narrative storytelling with conversational insights, the series dives deep into the trends transforming business, society, the global economy, the world.

2026 Nine Radio
Economics
Episodes
  • City of Algorithms: How AI is Shaping Our Urban Future
    Jul 7 2023

    Our cities are buckling under the strain of their own weight, so how will they accommodate 2 billion additional people by the year 2050? Should shell out the cash to build exotic, futuristic smart cities, or can Artificial Intelligence help us with the myriad of problems we haven't solved in our present cities?

    Featuring:

    • Associate Professor Hank Hausler, Australian School of Architecture + Design (Built Environment) at the University of NSW

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    20 mins
  • Smart Cities: Where the Future is Functional
    Jun 30 2023

    We're living in a surprisingly modest reality of 'Smart Cities,' where the bold promise of the future hasn't quite delivered what Hollywood promised and instead has yielded practical, incremental advancements, making urban living less about science fiction and more about smarter garbage trucks.

    Featuring:

    • Trevor Long - Technology Commentator
    • Professor Prem Jayaraman - Director of Swinburne University's Factor of the Future and Digital Innovation Lab

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    20 mins
  • Grid-Scale Storage: When the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow...
    Jun 9 2023

    By 2030, more than 80% of Australia's electricity will be generated by renewable sources. The challenge is clear: how do we transition to renewables while maintaining a reliable and affordable energy supply?

    In other words, what happens when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow?

    Batteries. Big Batteries. Grid-Scale Storage. Next-Generation Storage Technologies could solve the storage problem, but effecting change is easier said than done...

    Featuring:

    • Grant Wilson - Executive Chairman, Tivan Limited.

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    26 mins
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