Episodes
Published 06/04/18
In this episode we examine how technology will disrupt the way our food is grown, reared, processed, sold and delivered. With a rapidly growing population, can tech offer us the answer to feed future generations? How close are we to being able to grow meat in the lab that tastes indistinguishable from the real thing? Prof Dr Mark Post from Mosameat gives his predictions for this evolving procedure. Harry and the team begin with a fascinating insight into how Ocado are using robotics and...
Published 06/04/18
The digital revolution has already hit our homes - with almost every type of device having a 'smart' alternative available now. So if you're one of the early adopters, how much of that tech in your house will be sticking around - and how much will be abandoned?  In this episode we speak to the companies battling for control of our homes - including Samsung, Philips and Amazon. Amazon's Chief Technology Officer strongly makes the case for voice, but admits voice-controlled devices won't...
Published 05/21/18
Much of medicine is about information - the data that helps doctors make the right choices about our treatment. So how will the revolution in big data impact complex heatlhcare systems like the NHS? In a world of smartphones and messaging, will we need to sit in the GP's waiting room surrounded by other people with their coughs and colds - or will patients fight for the right to maintain a personal relationship with their doctor? With the rise of the robots - should we be trusting humans with...
Published 05/07/18
Published 05/01/18
In this episode Harry clocks in to investigate the future of work. We hear from two British robotics entrepreneurs who dismiss fears that our jobs will be stolen by an army of super-intelligent humanoid machines. Also, is email finally doomed as we look to chat and messaging tools in corporate efforts to help make all of us more efficient? Plus, we analyse what life could look like if there are simply no longer not enough jobs to go round - will we all be paid to do nothing, and if so - how...
Published 04/23/18
In the last decade the way we travel and the technology that drives our driving has already shifted gear dramatically. So what will the next five to ten years hold? In this episode we speak to the British innovators developing the next generation of fuel cells for our cars, we discuss how technology could disrupt the need to own our own vehicles, and we hear from those working in the UK on advancements to self-driving navigation which could soon bring that advancement to the...
Published 04/09/18
Published 03/29/18
The world is changing - this is your future. In this new podcast series from The Telegraph Harry de Quetteville examines how technology will change our day-to-day lives; from the cash in your pocket, to how we build our careers and the ways we stay healthy. In each episode Harry speaks to innovators whose bleeding edge technologies are disrupting the status quo and gets the clearest possible view of how our lives will be changed as a result. This first episode addresses the future of...
Published 03/23/18