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#100

THE AGETECH AEON #2 - CAN TECH CARE FOR US?

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09 Dec 2025

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22:45

09 Dec 2025


#99

AGETECH AEON - Ep 1

Abby Bloom wants us to face an uncomfortable truth: we need a lot more space and time for ... more

02 Dec 2025

20 MINS

20:50

02 Dec 2025


#98

ALWAYS IMPERFECT - COME TOGETHER FIGHT NOW

Could it be that the smartphone and social media brought us together only to make us compl... more

24 Nov 2025

18 MINS

18:34

24 Nov 2025


#97

THE NEXT BILLION CARS - DRIVING ME BACKWARDS Part Two: China and Everyone Else

While the US put its car in reverse (at speed!) and European automakers chased their own t... more

18 Nov 2025

21 MINS

21:24

18 Nov 2025


#96

THE NEXT BILLION CARS: Driving me Backwards (Pt 1): USA! USA! USA!

What a difference a year makes. A transition to EVs that once seemed utterly inevitable ha... more

11 Nov 2025

18 MINS

18:38

11 Nov 2025


#95

ALWAYS IMPERFECT - THE BIG END OF AI

Can a big business transform its processes and workflows using AI? With very few successfu... more

04 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:55

04 Nov 2025


#94

ALWAYS IMPERFECT - THE CLIMATE QUESTION

There's an elephant in the room along with artificial intelligence - its impact on the cli... more

28 Oct 2025

25 MINS

25:28

28 Oct 2025


#93

ALWAYS IMPERFECT - ISN'T IT IRONIC?

Massive increases in productivity lure businesses into adopting artificial intelligence. B... more

21 Oct 2025

12 MINS

12:00

21 Oct 2025


#92

ALWAYS IMPERFECT - BUILDING RESISTANCE

What would you do if you lost your job to an AI? Would you even know? It happened to me - ... more

14 Oct 2025

13 MINS

13:09

14 Oct 2025


#91

ALWAYS IMPERFECT - STOP THE WOKE AI!

While the US focuses on putting the brakes on 'woke AI' (whatever that is) the rest of the... more

07 Oct 2025

20 MINS

20:19

07 Oct 2025


#90

ALWAYS IMPERFECT - A BETTER WAY

ALWAYS IMPERFECT Episode 3: A BETTER WAYUsed well, artificial intelligence can automate la... more

29 Sep 2025

30 MINS

30:02

29 Sep 2025


#89

ALWAYS IMPERFECT: "VIBE SLOGGING"

Can a computer program a computer as well as a human being can? Artificial intelligence en... more

23 Sep 2025

26 MINS

26:11

23 Sep 2025


#88

ALWAYS IMPERFECT: "NO MAGIC WANDS"

Always Imperfect - Episode 1 - NO MAGIC WANDS Artificial intelligence may be amazing but i... more

16 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:06

16 Sep 2025


#87

TWO FUTURISTS GO 'VIBE FORECASTING'

Whenever fellow futurist and longtime friend Rob Tercek and I (Mark Pesce) get together, w... more

10 Sep 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:51

10 Sep 2025


#86

RNZ Nine to Noon: ADDICTION IS THE BUSINESS MODEL

Mark joins RNZ Nine to Noon host Kathryn Ryan to delve into the sudden phenomenon of 'vira... more

04 Sep 2025

14 MINS

14:28

04 Sep 2025


#85

The Next Billion Cars - Experiences in 'Range Anxiety'

On a recent trip to the San Francisco Bay Area, Mark rented an EV, drove to a rural town o... more

21 Aug 2025

09 MINS

09:22

21 Aug 2025


#84

RNZ Nine to Noon: DOES CHATGPT MAKE YOU STUPID?

A recent study from MIT shows students tasked with writing essays showed significantly low... more

01 Jul 2025

17 MINS

17:33

01 Jul 2025


#83

RNZ NINE TO NOON: CAN CHATGPT MAKE YOU CRAZY?

RNZ NINE TO NOON: CAN CHATGPT MAKE YOU CRAZY? In conversation with host Kathryn Ryan, Mark... more

02 Jun 2025

20 MINS

20:05

02 Jun 2025


#82

Mo Meta, Mo Problems: Could Facebook be broken up?

From Radio New Zealand's Nine To Noon: Meta - the parent of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp,... more

17 Apr 2025

15 MINS

15:01

17 Apr 2025


#81

RNZ Nine To Noon - Should we give up copyright to beat China in the race for AI?

Originally broadcast on 20th March, 2025 on Radio New Zealand'sNine To Noon with host Kath... more

20 Mar 2025

12 MINS

12:54

20 Mar 2025