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What Comes Next?#53 Cutting-Edge Cannabis (with Grow Group)SHOW NOTESFor information on Grow Group, please visit: https://growgroupplc.com/Our guest, Ian Atkinson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-atkinson-a1ab171/FIND US ONLINEListen to previous episodes of What Comes Next?Follow What Comes Next? on TwitterFollow What Comes Next? on InstagramGET IN TOUCHQuestions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk!

2022-04-2848 min

What Comes Next?#52 A New VoiceSHOW NOTESFor information on how to donate to the refugee crisis in Ukraine, please visit https://www.dec.org.uk/Check out Oxford Nanopore at https://nanoporetech.com/Check out OxSonics at https://oxsonics.com/sonotran-platform/Meet Barbara Souza https://granttree.co.uk/blog/granttree-news/specialist-spotlight-barbara-souza/Top six UK innovators in nanotechnology https://granttree.co.uk/blog/innovative/uk-innovators-nanotechnology/FIND US ONLINEAll previous episodes: granttree.co.uk/what-comes-next/Twitter: @wcnpodInstagram: @wcnpodGET IN TOUCHQuestions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear th...

2022-03-3133 min

What Comes Next?#51 A (Belated) 50th Episode Celebration!This week, Kweku, Amy and Rob are celebrating - albeit belatedly - 50 episodes and more than two whole years of the What Comes Next? podcast. The gang discuss the show's highs and lows, share the episodes they're most proud of, reveal the guests they'd most like to invite to a fictional dinner party and disclose their own sprawling visions for humanity's future. FIND US ONLINE All previous episodes: granttree.co.uk/what-comes-next/ Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk.

2021-12-211h 05

What Comes Next?#50 Traceable Time as a Service (with Hoptroff)What Comes Next? is 50 episodes old! Yes, 50! And we're celebrating with a real doozy of an interview. We're speaking to Richard Hoptroff, whose self-titled startup is providing 'digital time for the virtual world' through a truly unique offering: Traceable Time as a Service. During a broad and frankly eye-opening conversion, physicist-by-training Richard discusses his long career working in chronology - in which he's done everything from predicting the future with neural networks to dating the ancient past - and explains the growing importance of trackable, synchronised time to our ever-accelerating civilisation. SHOW NOTES bit.ly/3EwSS6e FIND US ONLINE ...

2021-12-0749 min

What Comes Next?#49 Ultrasound for Airplanes (with Novosound)Amy, Kweku and Rob speak to Dave Hughes, founder and CEO of Novosound, a Scottish startup revolutionising ultrasound technology. Novosound's flexible, heat-resistant sensors act as wearables for industrial machinery, providing operators with a constant stream of internal telemetry. This continuous monitoring allows factory owners and airlines alike to anticipate mechanical issues early, saving them millions in downtime. Dave talks about the many applications for Novosound's flexible probes, the company's impressive journey to date, and his sky-high hopes for the wider Scottish Startup scene. SHOW NOTES bit.ly/3Ab4Uz6 FIND US ONLINE All previous episodes: granttree.co.uk/what-comes-next/ Twitter...

2021-10-0547 min

What Comes Next?#48 Emergency Hypothermia (IOTW)Check your calendars. Yes, that's right! It's time for a brand new instalment of IOTW: Innovation. Of. The. Week! Kweku looks at how inducing emergency hypothermia could save the lives of trauma victims. Amy discusses Buffalo University's efforts to convert sign language into spoken word by measuring minute disturbances in the air. And Rob explores the benefits of Current Health's remote monitoring platform to both patients and doctors. SHOW NOTES bit.ly/3lDwpMK FIND US ONLINE All previous episodes: granttree.co.uk/what-comes-next/ Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Dr...

2021-09-2143 min

What Comes Next?#47 Digital Triage (with eConsult)Amy and Rob speak to Dr Murray Ellender, CEO and Co-Founder of eConsult, developers of the most widely used online consultation and triage solution in the UK. Dr Ellender explains how their digital platform is improving the lives of NHS patients and the many hard-working professionals that staff our national health service. SHOW NOTES bit.ly/3hb0X7b FIND US ONLINE All previous episodes: granttree.co.uk/what-comes-next/ Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk

2021-09-0753 min

What Comes Next?#46 Kite Power, Microscopic Bristle-Bots (IOTW)It's Innovation of the Week time! Rob shares Kitemill's plans to harness wind energy with high-flying drones. Kweku buzzes over Georgia Tech's vibration-powered 'bristle bots'. SHOW NOTES bit.ly/3zIcbY9 FIND US ONLINE All previous episodes: granttree.co.uk/what-comes-next/ Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk

2021-08-3125 min

What Comes Next?#45 Gravity-Powered Batteries (with Gravitricity)Everyone knows that if we want to solve the climate emergency, we need to transition to 100% renewable energy. What we’re less sure about is how we can store renewable energy so that it’s available to us when we need it, not just when the wind is blowing. A number of storage systems are already in development, like large lithium batteries to canisters of compressed air. But none are as elegant as Gravitricity’s “solid weight storage solution” that converts excess electricity into gravitation potential energy. Gravitricity's managing director Charlie Blair joins us to talk more about the company's solution a...

2021-08-2446 min

What Comes Next?#44 Sweat Power, Cloud Catching, Autonomy for All (IOTW)It's time for another edition of Innovation of the Week! On this episode, Rob shares Oxbotica's plan for Universal Autonomy, Kweku hails Aqualonis' water-harvesting CloudFisher and Amy delves into sweat-powered scrolling. FIND US ONLINE All previous episodes: granttree.co.uk/what-comes-next/ Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk

2021-07-2042 min

What Comes Next?#43 5G Beamed Down From Stratospheric Planes (with Stratospheric Platforms)In 2016, the UN declared internet access a basic human right. Five years later, vast swathes of the world are still starved for connectivity. We've tried everything to solve this problem; from swarms of satellites to giant, unpiloted balloons. But the best solution might also be the most ambitious. In this episode, we talk to Neal Unitt-Jones, Commercial Vice President of Stratospheric Platforms, a company developing a fleet of hydrogen-powered planes that will beam reliable 5G connectivity from high in the stratosphere. FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod ...

2021-06-221h 03

What Comes Next?#42 Hydrogen-Powered Trucks (with HV Systems)HV Systems wants to turn fuel-guzzling, emission-spewing haulage vehicles into renewables-powered, zero-emission marvels of the modern motorway. How? With the free-floating, fast-flowing fuel of the future: Hydrogen! Environment Lead Daniel Musenga-Grant joins us to discuss hydrogen-electric vs. battery-electric, safety, and his vision for a hydrogen-fuelled future. FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk

2021-06-0146 min

What Comes Next?#41 3D-Printed Houses, Spider-Silk Cloaks (IOTW)Introducing 'Innovation of the Week', a brand new segment where Amy, Kweku and Rob discuss some of the most fascinating technologies they've discovered over the past fortnight. On this episode, Amy talks about 3D-printed houses developed by Project Milestone in the Netherlands. And Rob reports on Spinnova, a Finnish company making sustainable fabrics modelled on spider silk. FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk

2021-05-1840 min

What Comes Next?#40 Zero-Emission Underground Delivery (with Magway)UK startup Magway is developing a nationwide, magnet-powered underground transportation system that could deliver more than 600 million packages a year. Co-Founder Phil Davies and Innovation & Mechanical Engineer Scott Chisholm join us to share their sky-high hopes for their congestion-fighting, pollution-busting technology. FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk

2021-05-0431 min

What Comes Next?#39 Perfect Meals From Robot Canteens (with Karakuri)Karakuri has developed the world’s first robotic canteen - a magical machine that can whip up tailor-made meals in seconds. So what does this culinary breakthrough mean for the future of dining, food, and nutrition? Amy, Kweku and Rob explore all with Karakuri’s Co-Founder and CEO, Barney Wragg. SHOW NOTES bit.ly/32vBc9I FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk

2021-04-2040 min

What Comes Next?#38 Happy Holid...AIs!It's Christmas! The What Comes Nexters are here with a brand new festive episode celebrating three whacky AI/Xmas hybrids, and deciding which bots deserve to be on Santa's coveted nice list. FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk

2020-12-2320 min

What Comes Next?#37 Green Energy For All (with Octopus Energy)We're joined by Rebecca Dibb-Simkin, Product and Marketing Manager at Octopus Energy, an earth-saving energy provider offering 100% renewable tariffs, plus a whole ecosystem of awesome of tech tools. We talk to Rebecca about the future of green energy and the company's wild initiative: PAYING people to use electricity. SHOW NOTES bit.ly/3fS07Kx FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk

2020-12-0138 min

What Comes Next?#36 6G Satellites, Smartphone Holograms, and Virgin's Hyperloop TestKweku, Amy and Rob discuss four of the most exciting tech stories from the last fortnight: China's 6G satellite experiment, SpaceX's human-rating certification, Samsung's breakthrough in holographic screens, and the first-ever passenger test for the Virgin Hyperloop. SHOW NOTES bit.ly/3lHS5pW FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk

2020-11-1741 min

What Comes Next?#35 Fake News and the US ElectionFake news dominated the contentious 2016 US election. Will it happen again? We talk to Lyric Jain, founder of fact-checking app Logically, and Dr Marcus Funk, associate professor of mass communication at Sam Houston State University, about how misinformation has mutated in the age of COVID. Show Notes: bit.ly/2TMCEjU Get In Touch: Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk Find Us Online: For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod

2020-11-0246 min

What Comes Next?#34 Octopus Energy, Facebook's Dilemma, Jetpack ParamedicsKweku, Amy and Rob discuss Octopus Energy’s plan to create 1,000 green-tech jobs, Facebook’s response to the Social Dilemma, and the dawn of the Jetpack Paramedic. SHOW NOTES bit.ly/2GVqL7Y GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod

2020-10-1335 min

What Comes Next?#33 Hydrogen Planes and Going Back to the MoonAmy and Rob explore two of the biggest tech stories of the last fortnight: NASA's plans to send people back to the moon in 2024, and Airbus' unveiling of three concepts for hydrogen-fuelled planes. GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod

2020-09-2928 min

What Comes Next?#32 Lab-Grown Meat (with Higher Steaks)There are so many questions about lab-grown meat. What does it taste like? What will it mean for the food industry? When can we try it?! To answer these questions, and many more besides, we talk to Benjamina Bollag, Founder and CEO of cellular-agriculture startup Higher Steaks. FIND OUT MORE - Highersteaks.com - Lab-Grown Meat: How Does It Work and When Can I Eat It? bit.ly/2EacB1I - 3D Printing a Steak in Space: https://bit.ly/3hH2vD4 GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wc...

2020-09-0151 min

What Comes Next?#31 Unlimited Virtual Training (with Virti)We talk to Alex Young, founder of Virti, a company combining mixed reality and artificial intelligence into a mind-blowing training platform. By harnessing data, and allowing users to build their own immersive scenarios, Virti is hoping to bring limitless personalized education to every corner of the globe, unlocking the full power of human potential. FIND OUT MORE - Guest: Alex Young, Founder or Virti - Website: virti.com - Digital Reasoning on Twitter: @virtimed - Virti's 'The Human Performance Podcast' - https://virti.com/resources-2/podcast/ GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us...

2020-08-1349 min

What Comes Next?#30 Quantum BafflementTime for another game of Next or Not! Kweku, Amy and Rob debate whether three cutting-edge technologies will be the next big thing or the next big flop. Contestant 1: Quantum Orchestration Platform, Quantum Machines Contestant 2: Liopa, Voiceless Speech Recognition Contestant 3: Lithium batteries made from seawater, IBM Find out more: https://www.zdnet.com/article/quantum-orchestration-platform-a-virtual-machine-for-quantum-computing/ liopa.ai/voiceless-speech-recognition/ https://www.intelligentliving.co/ibm-lithium-ion-battery-seawater-materials/ GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk FIND US ONLINE For the latest from the show, and even more content, make sure yo...

2020-07-3035 min

What Comes Next?#29 Digital Watchdogs (with Digital Reasoning)We're joined by Digital Reasoning's co-CEO Tim Estes to discuss the intriguing world of Conduct Surveillance. Digital Reasoning has already pitted their bleeding-edge platform against financial misconduct and child sex traffickers. So, what's next for this powerful but some would say controversial technology? FIND OUT MORE - Guest: Tim Estes, Executive Chairman and Co-CEO of Digital Reasoning - Website: digitalreasoning.com - Digital Reasoning on Twitter: @dreasoning - The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data: bit.ly/3j5H2pw - On YouTube, a network of paedophiles is hiding in plain sight (WIRED): bit.ly/2CCWWqJ GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery...

2020-07-1656 min

What Comes Next?#28 Cities in Space (with Gateway Foundation)We're joined Tim Alatorre, senior design architect at Gateway Foundation. A fiercely ambitious startup, Gateway wants to build laboratories, hotels, and even an entire city in space. Tim discusses microgravity gyms, designing holidays in orbit, and how you to become a Citizen Astronaut! #AllRoadsLeadtoSpace FIND OUT MORE Guest: Tim Alatorre, Senior Design Architect at Gateway Foundation Website: gatewayspaceport.com Join the crew: bit.ly/3im0Fck Gateway on Twitter: @gatewayfound GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and ev...

2020-07-021h 04

What Comes Next?#27 Tech vs. The Coronavirus (part 2)The sequel to episode 18 'Tech vs. The Coronavirus'. We talk to three more tech companies taking on the Coronavirus - Distributed computing company, Hadean Supercomputing; microtransit innovator Spare Labs; and Butterfly Network, developers of 'Ultrasound on a Chip' technology. HADEAN SUPERCOMPUTING (3:00) Guest: Mimi Keshani, VP Operations Website: hadean.com Twitter: @hadeaninc Hadean's work with the Francis Crick Institute: https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2020-03-16_tackling-covid-19-at-the-francis-crick-institute SPARE LABS (15:00) Guest: Jerome Mayaud, Lead Data Scientist Website: sparelabs.com Twitter: @SpareLabs BUTTERFLY NETWORK (34:45) Guest: Dr. John Martin, Chief Medical Officer Website: butterflynetwork.com Twitter: @ButterflyNetInc GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments...

2020-06-1547 min

What Comes Next?#26 Fake News Filters (with Logically)We're joined by Lyric Jain, CEO and Founder of fake-news-filtering platform, Logically. Lyric discusses the scale of the fake news epidemic, and how AI can help protect our elections and public discourse. FIND OUT MORE Guest: Lyric Jain, CEO and Founder of Logically Lyric's Ted Talk: bit.ly/2MK3tl4 Website: logically.co.uk Logically on Twitter: @LogicallyHQ GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wc...

2020-06-1143 min

What Comes Next?#24 AI for Good, Part IVThe finale of ‘AI for Good’, a four-part series exploring how some of Britain’s brightest entrepreneurs are using artificial intelligence to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. THIS EPISODE Andy Smith, CPO of miiCARE (starts at 1:30) Zsuzsa Mayer, Co-Founder of EcoSync (starts at 19:15) Amy, Kweku and Rob look back on the series (starts at 37:00) This series was produced in partnership with Microsoft UK and the Social Tech Trust. All of our guests were part of Microsoft UK’s AI for Good programme, in partnership Social Tech Trust. Follow the conversation with #AIforGood FIND OUT MORE miiCARE: miicare.co.uk miiC...

2020-05-2854 min

What Comes Next?#23 AI for Good, Part IIIPart 3 of ‘AI for Good’, a four-part series exploring how some of Britain’s brightest entrepreneurs are using artificial intelligence to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. THIS EPISODE Jordi Fernandez, CEO of BeneTalk (starts 00:51) Ben Wilkins, CEO of Good Boost (starts 19:00) Akshat Kulkarni, CEO of OrxaGrid (starts 36:30) This series was produced in partnership with Microsoft UK and the Social Tech Trust. All of our guests were part of Microsoft UK’s AI for Good programme, in partnership Social Tech Trust. Follow the conversation with #AIforGood FIND OUT MORE BeneTalk: benetalk.com BeneTalk explainer video: youtu.be/gRjVBC_bWlI Stamm...

2020-05-2154 min

What Comes Next?#22 AI for Good, Part IIPart 2 of ‘AI for Good’, a four-part series exploring how some of Britain’s brightest entrepreneurs are using artificial intelligence to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. THIS EPISODE Tiernan Mines, CEO of Hello Lamp Post (starts 1:00) Victor Dewulf, CEO of Recycleye (starts at 18:30) Guy Stern, CEO of Baobab Connect (starts at 36:00) This series was produced in partnership with Microsoft UK and the Social Tech Trust. All of our guests were part of Microsoft UK’s AI for Good programme, in partnership Social Tech Trust. Follow the conversation with #AIforGood FIND OUT MORE Hello Lamp Post: hellolamppost.co.uk Playabl...

2020-05-1453 min

What Comes Next?#21 AI for Good, Part IPart 1 of ‘AI for Good’, a four-part series exploring how some of Britain’s brightest entrepreneurs are using artificial intelligence to solve the world's biggest problems. THIS EPISODE Mark Applin, CEO of Signly (starts 1:50) Keiron Sparrowhawk, CEO of MyCognition (starts 20:38) Tom Cox, CTO of Akari Solutions (starts 44:07) This series was produced in partnership with Microsoft UK and the Social Tech Trust. All of our guests were part of Microsoft UK’s AI for Good programme, in partnership Social Tech Trust. Follow the conversation with #AIforGood FIND OUT MORE Signly: signly.co Download Signly's extension: signly.co/how-it-works What is Deaf Culture...

2020-05-071h 02

What Comes Next?*TRAILER* Introducing AI for Good - a new miniseries from What Comes Next?Introducing AI for Good, a four-part series exploring how some of Britain’s brightest entrepreneurs are using AI to solve the world’s biggest problems. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss an episode! This series was produced in partnership with Microsoft UK and the Social Tech Trust. All of our guests were part of Microsoft UK’s AI for Good programme, in partnership Social Tech Trust. Follow the conversation with #AIforGood FIND OUT MORE Microsoft for Startups: startups.microsoft.com/en-us/ Microsoft AI for Good accelerator programme: microsoft.com/en-gb/business/ai-for-good/ Social Tech Trust: socialtechtrust.org GET IN TOU...

2020-05-0402 min

What Comes Next?#20 Take Two Algorithms and Call Me in the Morning (with BIOS)We talk to BIOS, a company replacing drugs with software sent straight to your nervous system. FIND OUT MORE Guest: Oliver Armitage, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer Website: bios.health BIOS on Twitter: @BIOShealth GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We’d love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod

2020-04-2355 min

What Comes Next?#19 A New Age For Musical Instruments (with MI.MU)MI.MU’s gloves have torn down the walls between music and performance. But what does this mean for gigs, creativity, and the future of composition? MD Adam Stark joins us to discuss. FIND OUT MORE Check out MI.MU’s gloves in action: https://bit.ly/3dXSvVs Follow the fantastic Chagall on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2JNuqD9 MI.MU’s Website: mimugloves.com MI.MU’s YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2VdMT0K GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery feedback? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk FIND US ONLINE For the la...

2020-04-0956 min

What Comes Next?#18 Tech vs. The CoronavirusIn this special episode, we're talking to three tech companies taking on the Coronavirus - drug designer Exscientia, crowdsourcing platform Operation COVID-19, and textile conditioning company Sonovia. #StayHomeSaveLives EXSCIENTIA Website: www.exscientia.ai Twitter: @exscientialtd OPERATION COVID-19 Website: opcovid.com Twitter: @OpCovId19 SONOVIA Website: sonoviatech.com Twitter: @SonoviaLtd GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We'd love to hear them! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod

2020-04-0734 min

What Comes Next?#17 Investing Through Your AI Broker (with AiX)Enter the world’s first AI broker! We’re talking to Jos Evans, Founder & CEO of AiX, whose NLP-powered chatbot connects human traders directly, replacing the middlemen altogether. The system is simpler and smoother, and more secure - a perfect use of AI. But what will it mean for the broking world? Could this be the start of an AI arms race? Jos answers our questions and shares his vision for interconnected finance. FIND OUT MORE AiX’s website: aixtrade.com Demo of AiX’s platform trading aluminium: bit.ly/2QJP0Z0 Check out AiX’s YouTube Channel for more awesome de...

2020-03-2638 min

What Comes Next?#16 Cities Swarming With Holograms (with VividQ)Imagine an entire city filled with holograms. Yelp reviews hovering over restaurants; neighbourhoods transformed into lunar landscapes; dragons and unicorns soaring through the sky. This isn’t magic, this is the future! A future made possible by Computer-Generated Holography, and a deep tech company called VividQ. VividQ's Co-Founder and CEO Darran Milne joins us to chat physics, the future of AR, and how holograms will change the world. FIND OUT MORE VividQ’s Website: vivid-q.com VividQ on the future if display technology: youtube.com/watch?v=Ff1idSsqfaM Young’s Two Slit Experiment: physicsworld.com/a/the-double-slit-experiment Ultraleap’s website...

2020-03-121h 01

What Comes Next?#15 Enhancing Human Communication with AI (with Winning Minds)Human communication. It’s a subtle, tricky, mysterious thing. And far too messy for machines to understand...until now. This episode we’re talking to Winningminds.ai, a company using AI to provide astonishing insights into meetings, sales calls and many other kinds of personal interaction. After analysing a conversation, Winning Minds' algorithms can figure out how engaged a speaker is, when a lead lost interest, and even how creative a discussion was. Founder and CEO Maria Kolitsida joins us to talk reasoning AI, the company’s telling analysis of the Brexit debate, and whether this technology could help us snag t...

2020-02-2750 min

What Comes Next?#14 Apps That Have Your Back (with Safe & The City)Cities — they’re fun, fast-paced and absolutely riddled with expensive coffee shops. *Whispers* they can be pretty dangerous, too. But have no fear, technology is here! And by 'here', we mean on this episode of What Comes Next? We're chatting to Jillian Kowalchuk, Founder & CEO of Safe & The City, to talk digitized street-smarts, partnershipping like a boss, and her mission to combine data, safety, and inclusive design. Find out more: Safeandthecity.com londonandpartners.com Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We want to hear them! Email the show at wcn@granttree.co.uk

2020-02-1342 min

What Comes Next?#13 Artificial Co-Workers (with Nebuli)It's Rise of the Machine Colleagues! Data's on the phones, R2-D2's handing out stationery, and Marvin the Paranoid Android is giving the company pep talk. Yes way! Because this episode we're talking to Nebuli, a company using AI to turn hum-drum apps into super-smart robotic co-workers. CEO and Co-Founder Tim El-Sheikh joins us to chat ethics, Augmented Intelligence, and how the company's AI invented its own language. Questions & comments? Email Amy, Kweku and Rob at wcn@granttree.co.uk Find out more: nebuli.com aiq.org

2020-01-301h 03

What Comes Next?#12 The End of Plastics (with Floreon)Petroleum plastics are destroying the planet. They use up energy, take hundreds of years to decompose, and the 12 million tonnes of it that end up in the ocean every year are doing unthinkable damage to wildlife. We must end our dependence on oil-based plastics, and Floreon is one company helping us do just that. Floreon has created an organic compound which turns PLA into "the world's most versatile bioplastic". Could Floreon-infused PLA finally put an end to oil-based plastics? CEO Shaun Chatterton explains how Floreon works, the company’s journey, and what’s next for the world’s plastic consumption. Questi...

2020-01-1644 min

What Comes Next?#11 Protecting Our Genetic Privacy (with CircaGene, Part II)In this two-part episode we talk to a genetic testing company which may have cracked the code to digital privacy. In part 1 we talked about genes, eugenism, and the life-saving power of genomic sequencing. In part 2, we're discussing genetic data privacy, serial killers, and taking back our privacy with Fully Homomorphic Encryption. Special Offer! Use the code 'VIP20' at circagene.com to get 20% off all CircaGene testing kits! Questions, Comments, Thoughts? Email Rob, Kweku and Amy at wcn@granttree.co.uk Find Out More Circagene.com

2020-01-0247 min

What Comes Next?#10 Next or No No No? (Christmas Special)Amy, Kweku and Rob play a special Christmasy version of Next or Not? Three more technologies are up for judgement: flying cars from Terrafugia, location sharing from what3words and zero-emission Christmas cooking from One Earth Designs. Questions & comments? Email us at wcn@granttree.co.uk Find out more: Terrafugia: terrafugia.com what3words: what3words.com One Earth Designs: oneearthdesigns.com

2019-12-2430 min

What Comes Next?#9 Harnessing Our Genetic Code (with CircaGene, Part I)We talk to a genetic testing company which may have cracked the code to digital privacy. Part 1: genes, eugenism, and the life-saving power of genomic sequencing. Part 2: genetic privacy, serial killers, and the holy grail of cryptography. FIND OUT MORE circagene.com Questions & comments? Email us at wcn@granttree.co.uk

2019-12-191h 01

What Comes Next?#8 A Supercomputer On Every Desk (with Hadean)Hadean has developed the world's first cloud-native operating system. VP Michael Gunadi tells us about the company's world record attempt with EVE Online developers CCP Games, and the possibilities for this OS in gaming, climate change and life sciences. FIND OUT MORE Hadean.com ccpgames.com GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery feedback? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod

2019-12-0557 min

What Comes Next?#7 A Glass DarklyBlade Runner depicts a dark, twisted Los Angeles that's been savaged by rain and runaway industry. The year? 2019. Like a lot of good science and dystopian fiction, Blade Runner serves up a stark warning about our future. But can these well-told tales scare us away from embracing technology? GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery feedback? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk FIND OUT MORE Check out this excellent article from Nautilus about Sci-Fi's cultural blindspot: http://nautil.us/issue/65/in-plain-sight/why-futurism-has-a-cultural-blindspot-rp

2019-11-2139 min

What Comes Next?#6 Our New Favourite Game ShowAmy, Kweku and Rob play Next or Not? to decide which of three tantailizing technologies will change the world. The contestants are: Astroscreen's fake news shield, Relativity Space's rocket printer, and Telecom ParisTech's smartphone skin. Let the games begin! FIND OUT MORE Astroscreen: astroscreen.com Relativity Space: relativityspace.com Skin-On Interfaces: marcteyssier.com/projects/skin-on GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery feedback? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk FIND US ONLINE For the latest updates, and even more content, make sure you follow us online Twitter: @wcnpod Instagram: @wcnpod

2019-11-0727 min

What Comes Next?#5 One Smart Ring to Rule Them All (with McLEAR)First, there was just cash. Then we invented cheques, credit cards, chip and pin, and eventually, contactless. But just when we thought spending money couldn’t get any easier, a brand new piece of tech has appeared on the scene: the smart ring. On this episode, we’re speaking to Dan Blondell from McLEAR about the magical future of payments, and how contactless tech can do much more than let us buy lunch. Questions & comments? Email us at wcn@granttree.co.uk Find out more: McLEAR website: https://mclear.com/

2019-10-2443 min

What Comes Next?#4 Training Surgeons with VR (with Medical Realities)The world needs more doctors. Two-thirds of the global population don't have access to safe and affordable surgery. And in the UK, we simply aren’t training enough surgeons to replace the ones that will soon retire. Could VR training be the solution? We talk to Steve Dann, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of immersive medical training company, Medical Realities, about the hopes for VR throughout the medical field. FIND OUT MORE Medical Realities: medicalrealities.com 360 Surgical Training Video: youtube.com/watch?v=n7ALZkPoTYQ GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery opinions? We'd love to hear them! Drop us an email at...

2019-10-111h 01

What Comes Next?#3 Machines That See Like Humans (with V7 Labs)Vision - the complex skill of determining what is and is not a cat. While most of us take it for granted, it’s an ability that has long eluded even our most sophisticated machine learning algorithms...until now. We talk to Alberto Rizzoli, Co-Founder and CEO of V7 Labs, a deep learning company that is well on its way to "making machines see like humans". FIND OUT MORE v7labs.com GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery feedback? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email at wcn@granttree.co.uk FIND US ONLINE For the late...

2019-10-1050 min

What Comes Next?#2 Robots With Fingernails (with Shadow Robot Company)Handles, twisty-tops, fiddly buttons. The whole world is built for human hands, so why don't we give robots hands, too? Well, that's exactly what Shadow Robot Company are doing. The ingenious company has developed the world's most lifelike robotic hand. It's so realistic, it even has fingernails! We talk to Managing Director, Rich Walker, about the captivating creation, and explore what its digital digits mean for automation, telepresence, and telerobotics. FIND OUT MORE Shadow Robot Company: shadowrobot.com Awesome videos of robot hands: youtube.com/user/srcteam GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery feedback? We’d love to hear from yo...

2019-10-1052 min

What Comes Next?#1 Farms Under the Streets of London (with Growing Underground)Cities are getting larger, denser, and much, much hungrier. So, why don’t we move food production a little closer to home? We talk to Steve Dring, Co-Founder and CEO of Growing Underground, owners of the world’s first underground farm. Their luminous pink facility sits 33 metres under the streets of London, and grows microgreens and salad leaves much more efficiently than traditional methods. Could this be a blueprint for the farms of the future? FIND OUT MORE Growing Underground: growing-underground.com GET IN TOUCH Questions? Comments? Fiery feedback? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email at wcn...

2019-10-1038 min