"News From The Future" with Dr Catherine Ball

Ever eaten an Australian grown oyster? Was it from a fishery that also exports? How do we deregister pesticides that others have already banned? How do we protect farmers and workers from pesticide-related health problems?No, this isn’t a review of Silent Spring by Rachel Carter, this is about the scientists trying to get better data and information about how pesticides behave in Australian ecosystems. Who carries the burden of proof around problematic pesticides? Why don’t we test for our domestic

As we look to electrify Australia and scale the energy revolution we need to understand the composition of the Earth’s Crust soon, but where is the Taylor Swift of Geology? Maybe it’s Indrani on this week’s podcast episode. A more accurate and higher resolution map of the Earth’s crust will be needed to have more efficient mining for the metals and minerals we need. A Digital Twin one could say? A 4D map? Cross pollinate this with new mining and clean up methodology; what is the future of the

Half of the current voting population in Australia is 45+ years old, and this means that half of the current voting population in Australia will be retiring in the next 20 years, with the end of this decade taking the first wave of the tsunami. We have never had an ageing population like this before and won’t again.What will this mean for the economy, and you personally? Would you make use of a family relocation grant? Will we need a UBI? and why have some countries started taking action where we

Welcome to the second episode of News From The Future! Trish Kerin uses her platypus methodology to enable leaders to see risks in the systems.But what is the future of disaster prevention and process safety in a technologically enabled world? Find out more on this podcast episode and learn more at:https://leadlikekerin.comThank you for reading "News From The Future" with Dr Catherine Ball. This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to "News From The Future" with Dr Catherine Ball

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