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Create the Future

Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

Engineering is for everyone and impacts all our lives. At this crucial moment for humanity, it couldn’t be more relevant to listen to engineers, thinkers, and designers as they debate how our future could - and should - look.Hosts Roma Agrawal MBE, George Imafidon MBE, and Guru Madhavan facilitate deep conversations about how we might restructure and rebuild the world we live in, from space travel to smart cities to a circular economy.New episodes every other Friday.Follow @QEPrize on Twitter,

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28:42

The Future of Fire Safety

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2024/04/18

What does the UK national anthem have to do with fire safety? And who is responsible for preventing fires of the future?Guru Madhavan- senior director of programs of the USNational Academy of Engineering - chairs his first edition of Create The Future. His red hot guests are structural fire engineering expert Professor Luke Bisby, and fire safety engineer Professor Jose Torero Cullen.Follow @QEPrize on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more info.New episodes - conversations about how to rebuild

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26:57

The Future Of Sports Engineering

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2024/04/05

Have you ever paused to think about the maths, physics, and engineering behind your favourite piece of sporting equipment? Be it BMX, football boot, shuttlecock, or snowboard?Could engineers be the driving force behind the new sports of the future? What is Sports Engineering anyway?!George Imafidon - Extreme E race engineer - kicks-off a conversation with:Godfather of Sports Engineering Steve Haake, and Editor of Sports Engineering journal Thomas Allen.Follow @QEPrize on Twitter, Instagram, and

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31:54

The Future of Space Telescopes

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2024/03/22

Space telescopes don't just observe space, they’re locatedinspace. The Hubble Telescope (1990) and the James Webb Space Telescope (2021) marked major turning points in our quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe. So just how big, how far, how powerful can the next telescopes go?Host Roma Agrawal zooms into this topic with the help of:Garth Illingworth, recipient of the 2016 American Astronomical Society Lancelot M. Berkeley New York Community Trust Prize for his work on the most-distant

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33:01

The Future of Cameras

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2024/03/08

Cameras are so integrated into our existence - via smart phones - that it's easy these days to give them little thought. But the technology is changing - and fast. From AI-powered cameras to 3D imaging and virtual reality experiences, the possibilities are endless.Roma Agrawal hosts a snappy conversation to get a snapshot of the future with:Geoff Belknap, historian of photography and Keeper of Science & Technology at National Museums Scotland.Abhijeet Ghosh, professor of Graphics & Imaging

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32:43

The Future of Repairs

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2024/02/23

Do you know how to fix a kettle? Or your smartphone? Or a lightsaber, for that matter?Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) believes we urgently need a "repairability revolution" to reduce the vast quantities of electrical and electronic waste produced each year. He chats to host Roma Agrawal MBE.Follow @QEPrize on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more info.New episodes - conversations about how to rebuild the world better - every other Friday. Hosted on Acast. See

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23:59

The Future (& History) of Time & Watchmaking

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2024/02/09

The invention of timepieces was arguably more significant for humanity than the printing press or the wheel. So, how has timekeeping evolved over 40,000 years? How has it shaped society? And how will we keep track of time when our species starts to live on Mars?Do make time for this whistle-stop journey through the evolution of time-telling. Watchmaker and historian Rebecca Struthers, author of 'Hands of Time' speaks to host Roma Agrawal MBE.Follow @QEPrize on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for

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39:24

The Future Of Motorsports Engineering

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2024/01/26

What innovations from F1 impact our daily lives? Just how far can engineers push race cars? Is the motorsport industry the fastest and most effective R&D lab in the world?Our podcast host George Imafidon is a Performance Engineer with Team X44, Sir Lewis Hamilton's electric race team, as well as a board member at The Hamilton Commission.Joining George for a pitstop and a chat are:Wavey Dynamics' Jahee Campbell- Brennan, an Automotive Engineer.Dr Kit Chapman, science historian and author of

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35:51

The Future Of Green Hydrogen

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2024/01/12

Made exclusively withrenewable power, green hydrogen is emerging as a promising alternative to polluting fossil fuels. Is green hydrogen the fuel of the future? And what are the potential pitfalls?Joining host George Imafidon are:Caroline Hargrove, CTO for Ceres Power, who were awarded the 2023MacRobert Awardby the Royal Academy of Engineering for "ground-breaking fuel cell technology that promises to make a major contribution to decarbonising the world at the scale and pace required to save the

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29:14

The Future Of Airports

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2023/12/29

Is there a foolproof way of ensuring your checked baggage doesn't get lost in transit? How might drones revolutionise air travel? How long until the UK embraces Vertiports for electrical vertical take-off?Mohammad Taher aka Mo T aka The Airport Guy is an Aerodrome Systems Engineer at Heathrow. He discloses some airport secrets to host George Imafidon. Fasten your seatbelts, sit back, and enjoy the ride ...New episodes - conversations about how to rebuild the world better - every other Friday.Follow

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35:28

The Future Of Musical Cities

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2023/12/08

How does listening to the rhythms of a city improve urban design and planning? Is music as important a resource as clean water or electricity? And what exactly is a Musical City?Tuning-up for a fascinating conversation with host Roma Agrawal are:Shain Shapiro, founder of the nonprofit Center for Music Ecosystems, and author of 'This Must Be The Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better'.Dr Sara Aditya, an urban designer, and author of 'Musical Cities: Listening To Urban Design & Planning' New

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32:17

Chocolate, Toothbrush, Spoon: Everyday Engineering

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2023/11/24

We often think of engineering as buildings, bridges, boats ... but what can the ordinary small objects that we put in our mouths teach us about an engineer's process? And why is breaking things just as important as making?British artist and materials engineer Zoe Laughlin opens up the doors to her Institute Of Making, a research club for those interested in the made world.Roma Agrawal M.B.E hosts.New episodes - conversations about how to rebuild the world better - every other Friday.Follow @QEPrize

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24:57

The Future Of Coastal Engineering

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2023/11/10

How should we re-engineer our coastlines and oceans to boost marine biodiversity?Dive into this deep discussion between host Roma Agrawal and Jaime Ascencio, Coastal Engineer and CEO of Reefy, a startup focused on innovations for the blue economy.Follow @QEPrize on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more info.New episodes - conversations about how to rebuild the world better - every other Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:49

The Future Of Living & Sensing Cities

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2023/10/27

What's the role of microbes in urban design? How can biology dictate buildings of the future? Should a city have senses?Avowed concrete lover Roma Agrawal constructs a fascinating conversation with two experts on Urban Ecology:Carlo Ratti is an architect, engineer, inventor, educator and activist.He's a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he directs his MIT Senseable City Lab. His work has been exhibited in international venues including the Venice Biennale, New York’s MoMA,

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32:41

The Future Of Life On Mars

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2023/10/13

Is there life on Mars? And why is it so vital for the future of humanity to find out the answer to that question? What are the ethical implications of the Mars Rover?Roma Agrawal hosts a rocket-fuelled conversation with two stellar experts:Dr. Jim Green, physicist and retired chief scientist for NASA.Abbie Hutty, who worked as lead structures engineer on the 2020 ExoMars rover, and was the youngest ever Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.Follow @QEPrize on Twitter, Instagram, and

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29:19

Disability & Neurodiversity In Engineering

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2023/09/29

How can engineering become more inclusive for disabled and neurodivergent people? And what are the engineering innovations that might make the workplace more accessible in the future? Lara Suzuki and Vint Cerf share their experiences and insights.Larissa Suzuki is a computer scientist, inventor, Chartered Engineer, and entrepreneur, who works with Google, NASA, UCL and the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering among many others. She's neurodivergent (Autism and ADHD).Vinton Cerf is considered one of

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50:52

The Future Of Water

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2023/09/15

What engineering solutions should we be using on water scarcity, flood, and drought? Do we value our water enough? What is the Slow Water Movement?Host Roma Agrawal hosts two H2O experts:Erica Geis, independent journalist and author of 'Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge'.Yewande Akinola, a chartered engineer who specialises in sustainable water supplies.Follow @QEPrize on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more info.New episodes - conversations about how to rebuild the

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31:36

The Future Of A.I. Art

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2023/09/01

There has been an explosion of interest in ‘creative AI’, but does this mean that artists will be replaced by machines? What are the ethics of computer generated art? What are the exciting possibilities?George Imafidon - Young Engineer Of The Year 2022 - speaks to some real humans about artificial artistry: Michael A Osbourne is Professor of Machine Learning at Oxford University, and Briana Brownell is a futurist data scientist. Follow @QEPrize on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more info

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29:45

The Future Of Lab Grown Meat

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2023/08/18

Might laboratory grown meats be the answer to cutting our greenhouse gas and energy emissions? If they are on the menu, will people choose to eat them? And what do these cultivated meats taste like anyway?!George Imafidon - Young Engineer Of The Year 2022 - host a meaty conversation with David Hunt from the Good Food Institute and Graihagh Jackson, host of The Climate Question on the BBC.New episodes - conversations about how to rebuild the world better - every other Friday.Follow @QEPrize on

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33:51

The Future Of Batteries

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2023/08/04

Believe it or not, the world of batteries is far more magical than you might imagine! George Imafidon - Young Engineer Of The Year 2022 - chairs his first edition of Create The Future to ask how powerful can the lithium-ion battery become, and what are the environmental and human costs involved in their manufacture? George's guests for this conversation are Dr. Samuel J Cooper of theDyson School of Design Engineering and Ed Conway, author of 'Material World'.New episodes - conversations about how to

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35:50

The Future Of Smart Tech

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2023/07/14

How dangerous is Big Data? Should we be scared of the Internet Of Things? How much of our lives will we soon be handing over to smart technology?Roma Agrawal hosts a debate between two opposing views on this most contemporary of subjects:Mischa Dohler, VP Emerging Technologies at EricssonversusBrett Frischmann, the Villanova University professor and author who specialises in Internet law, andtechnologypolicy. Hear new episodes of Create The Future - conversations about how to rebuild the world

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