Create the Future podcast

Create the Future

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] (https://twitter.com/QEPrize) , [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/qeprize) , and [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/qeprize/) for more. Transcripts available [here] (https://qeprize.org/podcasts) . The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering - the world’s leading award for engineers - champions groundbreaking invention and bold innovation which benefits humanity. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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] (https://twitter.com/QEPrize) , [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/qeprize) , and [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/qeprize/) for more. Transcripts available [here] (https://qeprize.org/podcasts) . The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering - the world’s leading award for engineers - champions groundbreaking invention and bold innovation which benefits humanity. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#112

Guru & Roma reflect

Two of our podcast hosts, Roma Agrawal and Guru Madhavan, sit down for a conversation abou... more

30 Jun 2025

24 MINS

24:49

30 Jun 2025


#111

Engineering For Disability

The link between disability, design and engineering tells a complex story. Host [Guru Madh... more

10 Jan 2025

24 MINS

24:36

10 Jan 2025


#110

The Future of Failure

What happens when a bridge collapses? Or a space mission ends in tragedy? You call in fore... more

27 Dec 2024

32 MINS

32:54

27 Dec 2024


#109

The Future of Space Junk

Over decades of space exploration, thousands of rockets have launched, resulting in a sea ... more

13 Dec 2024

31 MINS

31:14

13 Dec 2024


#108

The Future of Coffee

When you have your morning shot of caffeine, do you stop to savour the engineering involve... more

29 Nov 2024

25 MINS

25:54

29 Nov 2024


#107

The Future of 3D Printing Assistive Devices

First described in sci-fi writing in the '50s, the revolutionary dream of 3D printing beca... more

15 Nov 2024

30 MINS

30:24

15 Nov 2024


#106

The Future of Engineering Election Systems

It's been a year of elections around the world. How do engineering and design choices affe... more

01 Nov 2024

23 MINS

23:36

01 Nov 2024


#105

The Future of Super Shoes

Super shoes are reshaping distance running. Thanks to innovative materials and constructio... more

18 Oct 2024

26 MINS

26:36

18 Oct 2024


#104

The Future of Bamboo Buildings

Stronger than steel, more robust than concrete, more flexible than wood? Isbamboo the cons... more

04 Oct 2024

22 MINS

22:50

04 Oct 2024


#103

The Future of Swarm Robotics

How might flocks of birds, nests of ants, and swarms of bees influence the future behaviou... more

19 Sep 2024

24 MINS

24:36

19 Sep 2024


#102

The Future of Space Flight

Robotic spacecrafts? Manned missions to Mars? Affordable tourist trips to the stars? New l... more

06 Sep 2024

31 MINS

31:12

06 Sep 2024


#101

The Future of Reversible Glue

Could the creation of reversible glue unlock a new future for the way we recycle plastic b... more

23 Aug 2024

20 MINS

20:04

23 Aug 2024