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The Innovation Civilization Podcast#20 - Dr. Padraig Carmody - The New Scramble For Africa: The Economic History and Future Development of the RegionOn this African development-focused episode, we're joined by Dr. Pádraig Carmody, a distinguished professor at Trinity College, University of Dublin, and the author of the book "The New Scramble for Africa."
Professor Carmody guides us through a thought-provoking discussion:
-Unpacking the historical context of African scrambles and their enduring impact on the continent
-Defining what a scramble is and how it shaped the socio-economic landscape of Africa
-Examining the parallels between historical scrambles and the contemporary challenges affecting Africa today
-Insightful analysis of the new...
2023-12-0859 min
The Innovation Civilization Podcast#19 - Dr. Christian De Vartavan - Civilizational Tech: From Egyptology to Modern-day Blockchain and AIFrom the technology used to build pyramids by Ancient Egyptians to blockchain & AI today, there's tremendous continuity in how technologies developed. We're joined by Dr. Christian de Vartavan, a distinguished Egyptologist whose contributions include 10 seminal works in Egyptology and an impressive tally of 40 scientific discoveries. Beyond his expertise in Egyptology, Christian is also recognized as a technologist and an accomplished authority in blockchain and artificial intelligence who regularly advises the UK government on the strategic integration of these emerging technologies.
We have also been joined by our Empasco director, Mohammad Syed. (@MohammadSyed159)
2023-11-101h 07
The Innovation Civilization Podcast#16 - Taavi Roivas - Why Technology & Political Economy Are Inseparable: Conversation with the Former Prime Minister of EstoniaWe're joined at Empasco by the former Prime Minister of Estonia Taavi Roivas, who ran and built both sets of organizations: leading the highest political office of one of the most technologically advanced EU governments and now also being a technology entrepreneur to a hard tech startup doing mobilities.
In the episode, we cover:
- the confluence of technology and politics in shaping the future
- can you run governments like tech startups? Similarities and differences.
- education & what young people should study
- the challenges that tech brings to democracies
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2023-07-0853 min
The Innovation Civilization Podcast#11 - Marie Favereau - The Tech & Innovation History of the Mongol Empire: How the Horde Changed the WorldFounded by the infamous Genghis Khan in 1206, the Mongol Empire created the 2nd largest kingdom in the history of the planet.
What's less well known is that Mongol rule ushered in a plethora of technological innovation and development that shaped the formative years in trade & science infrastructure of a land mass spanning all the way to the East from Korea, through China, Central Asia, Russia, Persia and to even Eastern Europe parts like Crimea and modern day Ukraine.
In an attempt to excavate and summarise the lasting impact the Mongol innovation, technology and governance had...
2022-07-221h 16
The Innovation Civilization Podcast#07 - Margaret Mitchell - The Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics & Global Value StructuresGiven how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is eating our civilization, it's essential to sketch out its first principles and ethical dimensions. We are joined by one of the world's leading AI/ML experts in former founder and co-lead at Google's AI ethical division, and the founder of Ethical AI LLC Margaret Mitchell (@mmitchell_ai) who speaks to our Empasco Co-Founder Waheed Rahman (@iwaheedo) on the fundamentals of artificial intelligence ethics and global value structures. Margaret has published more than 50 blockbuster papers on vision-language and grounded language generation concentrating on the evolution of AI towards achieving positive goals. She is vastly...
2022-01-1540 min
The Innovation Civilization Podcast#03 - Vinay Gupta - History of Money, Foundations of Crypto and Applications for Emerging MarketsCEO at Mattereum, Vinay Gupta (@leashless), the man who lead the launch of the world's second-biggest cryptocurrency Ethereum at its outset, joins us for a very special third episode on the Innovation Civilization Podcast. We cover the history of money starting from ancient humans to today, the fundamental tech and thesis of crypto along with what emerging market policymakers & citizens can do to leverage this foundational technology. We are also joined by Empasco Partner Artur Safaryan (@asafaryann) and Co-founder Waheed Rahman (@iwaheedo).
Here are the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players, you should be...
2021-06-121h 12