In this episode we chat to Iggy Bassi, CEO of Cervest - a platform that aims to empower smarter decisions and sustain Earth’s natural capital, while democratising science for a climate-smart future.

Iggy sheds light on his powerful vision to use AI, data and intel in real-time in the race against the accelerating climate crisis by creating a resilient, resource-smart supply ecosystem. We also explore the role governments, companies and people have in putting nature first for the future of all. A hugely complex, but urgent topic.

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In this episode we’re joined by Calum Chace - a columnist, is an author and speaker on artificial intelligence. 

His books - ”The Economic Singularity" addresses the coming wave of cognitive automation; ”Surviving AI" looks further ahead to the arrival of strong AI, (aka human-level AI, or artificial general intelligence) which will lead to superintelligence.

Unsurprisingly, we cover some BIG topics: AI, work, capitalism, machines… future of humanity.

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A fascinating chat with Liam Berriman, Lecturer in Childhood and Youth Studies (Social Work and Social Care) at University of Sussex. About Liam:  A sociologist by training, Liam completed a BA in History and Sociology and an MA in Social Research, at Goldsmiths, UoL. During his Masters he carried out research on how working class parents negotiate children's internet access. In 2015 he was appointed as a Research Lecturer in Digital Humanities & Social Science in the Sussex Humanities Lab, working on collaborative projects around digital culture, archives, computational ethnography, toys and the history of computing.  An Associate of the Sussex Humanities Lab, he supports the Digital Lives and Memories strand. In 2018 he was appointed Lecturer in Childhood and Youth Studies in the Department of Social Work & Social Care, primarily contributing to the MA Childhood and Youth Studies and BA Childhood and Youth programmes and co-leading an elective on the 'Everyday Digital'.      In this episode we explore the following: - Impact of gaming on the shape and feel of wider tech - and nostalgia that it brings. - The self-identification online by young people. - How burden of responsibility around tech is wrongly put on shoulders of young people, not the tech orgs. - Whether gov policy can keep up with pace of change in tech - particularly when online and digital structures are becoming part and parcel of everyday life, driven by private companies.  - What’s happening with data around children and young people: where do we see connections between data and care of children? - Children in the social care system: New machine learning to attempt to predict young people who might be at risk… a bit like Minority Report. Learn more about Liams work: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Liam_Berriman University of Sussex: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/331243  Publication: Researching Everyday Childhoods Time, Technology and Documentation in a Digital Age: https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/book/researching-everyday-childhoods-time-technology-and-documentation-in-a-digital-age/ Everyday Childhoods blog: http://blogs.sussex.ac.uk/everydaychildhoods/ Online Harms White Paper: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/online-harms-white-paper Liam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/liamberriman ------ Lizzie Hodgson's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lhdgsn Lizzie Hodgson's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizziehodgson/ Lizzie's site: https://lizziehodgson.com  Brandon Relph's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonrelph/ Brandon's site: https://www.brandonrelph.com/  

We cover some big topics in this episode: EU Article 13 Copyright Directive, Intellectual laws, fair use of content, publishers, Facebook, Google, Instagram, Twitter, ISPs, distribution, personal responsibility and education. 

We then move on to Article 11, discussing the role of the traditional press in democracy. How does good investigative journalism thrive in a world where the vast majority of people won’t personally pay for fair and balanced news? It costs money to pay for good journalism, but we need checks and balances on those in power. 

And where does Brexit leave us in all of this?

So many things to get our heads around. 

Fortunately we’re joined by Samatha Oakley, an IP expert from So Law. She sheds some light on the issue… sparking a great discussion. And even if we don’t see eye-to-eye on everything, she educated us no end. Thank you Samantha! 

Learn more about So Law: https://so-law.co.uk/ 

Connect with Samantha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-oakley-04167716

Find Brandon Relph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonrelph/  

In this episode we chat with Mark Ash, the hugely interesting and inspiring CEO of Pure360, an email marketing platform based in Brighton, UK. 

- With so many marketing channels available, how email marketing stays relevant to build brand loyalty.

- The changing landscape: in the future all transactions will be conducted from the body of an email. AKA: the email becomes the web browser.

- Democratisation of consumer data.

- How Bitcoin and AI - when used correctly - will bring true validation of 1-2-1 communication.

- Company values: a delicate balance - authenticity, creativity, emotional intelligence and adaptability is key.

- What a company like Pure360 is doing to prepare for Generation Z - from personalisation to on-boarding at the company itself.

- Why curiosity and being open to learn new things is so relevant today’s ‘jigsaw’ workplace: continuous learning.

- Why a progressive, inclusive culture matters in a company, and how, as CEO, Mark ensures he and his colleagues get it right.

- The role of empathy and purpose in work.

Find Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-ash-355b531/

Find Lizzie Hodgson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizziehodgson/ 

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Find Brandon Relph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonrelph/ 

Read more about Brandon: https://www.brandonrelph.com/

 In this episode, we delve further into our recent TEDx Brighton talks, unpicking some of the core themes.

- Why we need to stop judging others 

- Role of empathy in work... and life

- Why there is no such thing as a self made person

- Understand what it means to be human in an increasingly technological world.

We also segue from Artificial Intelligence into:

- How 9/11 was generational watershed moment

- Attention span of Gen Z

- What skills young people will need to navigate an increasingly complex world - including creativity and curiosity

- Why the education matters... but the system needs a radical overhaul

You can check out the full TEDx talks here:

Lizzie’s talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=141zrzM6vbY

Brandon’s talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeqxG62c-X4&t=6s

Learn more about Lizzie:

Check out last our special International Women’s Day episode with Caroline Walmsley, co-founder and CEO of Further My Future.

It’s our International Women’s Day 2019 episode! 

In it we talk with the hugely inspirational Caroline Walmsley, CEO and co-founder of Further My Future.

Caroline, Brandon and Lizzie discuss:

About: Further my Future is an application designed to connect young people to careers information about apprenticeship opportunities and employers to connect with young people seeking apprenticeship opportunities.

Learn more about Further My Future: https://furthermyfuture.com

Follow Caroline Walmsley Twitter: https://twitter.com/carowalmsley

Find Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cawalmsley/

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Find Brandon Relph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonrelph/ 

Read more about Brandon: https://www.brandonrelph.com/ 

Follow Lizzie Hodgson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lhdgsn 

Find Lizzie Hodgson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizziehodgson/ 

Read more about Lizzie: https://lizziehodgson.com 

 In this episode of The Z-X Spectrum, we consider this BIG question: Do you think 2045 could be one long gap year?

Focus: The podcast covers issues like Universal Basic Income, purpose, education, government and equality. 

About: It is a recording of a special ThinkNation and Economic Singularity Club event where we explored Artificial Intelligence and the future of work. 

The event was a collaboration between Calum Chace and Ed Charvet from the ESC and supported by ThinkNation. Calum is a columnist, author and speaker on artificial intelligence. Ed is Chief Strategy Officer at Logicalis. He also chaired the discussion.

The panel discussion was made up of young people - including Brandon from this podcast - and industry thought leaders. 

The focus of the discussion and subsequent audience workshops was to explore the possibility that by 2045, machines will have become so capable that they will have replaced humans in pretty much all of the work that we do now. If that does happen, what might the ripple effect be? What will the positives or negatives in this scenario? 

After the panel debate, members of the audience were divided into workgroups where they collaborated and considered their responses to the question: “Do you think 2045 could be one long gap year?” 

They developed a consensus within their group, and formulated a two-minute address, delivered by a representative or a few representatives of that group.

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Lizzie Hodgson, co-presenter of The Z-X Spectrum and director of ThinkNation, designed and ran the workshop. 

Thanks to venue: The Conduit 

After a bit of a break, The Z-X Spectrum podcast is back where Co-host Brandon Relph and I explore tech, digital and intergenerational perspectives. 

In this episode we talk with two hugely inspirational women: Young Enterprise Deputy CEO Sharon Davies, and Tenner and Fiver Challenge Project Manager, Alison Collington. 

We discuss enterprise, work, future of education, young people, the intersection of technology and what skills we're going to need to thrive in an uncertain future. 

Learn more about Young Enterprise: https://www.young-enterprise.org.uk/

Tenner Challenge: https://www.tenner.org.uk/ 

Fiver Challenge: https://www.fiver.org.uk/ 

Follow Sharon Davies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sdavies1971 

Follow Alison Collington on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tennerfiverye 

Find Sharon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-davies-33152b20

Find Allison on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisoncollington 

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Find Brandon Relph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonrelph/ 

Read more about Brandon: https://www.brandonrelph.com/ 

Follow Lizzie Hodgson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lhdgsn 

Find Lizzie Hodgson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizziehodgson/ 

Read more about Lizzie: https://lizziehodgson.com