What Happens Next?

This is our last look at the gig economy, but it’s unlikely to be the last time we find ourselves part of it. That’s why we’ve gathered all the best tips and advice from our featured experts to help us as individuals make change.

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This time on our investigation into the future of the gig economy, we’re talking about what’s helping to change it for people in a tough job market, and also ethical alternatives to popular sharing economy platforms.

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Covid19 has shone an unflattering light on our reliance on casual and gig economy workers.  Stories of people working numerous jobs across multiple workplaces unwittingly spreading the Corona virus. 

Drivers being killed while delivering food on bikes and scooters have brought into sharp relief the impact of the gig economy. But long before the pandemic, gig workers were facing dangers and drawbacks from which others are largely protected.  What happens if we fail to reshape our economy post-Covid and continue to rely on gig workers? Are there any advantages to the system? What are the opportunities to change it for the better, and how do we ensure workers are not being exploited and their lives not endangered?

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In this final episode about exploring our history, Monash Alum Elizabeth Finkel explains why she tells the stories of how science works, and our experts offer their best tips and advice on where to do a deeper dig for knowledge. 

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Indigenous communities have deep connections to their physical and environmental history, and have been studying and preserving it for tens of thousands of years. Many are now generously sharing their knowledge and understanding, that is passed down from generation to generation, with non-indigenous archaeologists, anthropologists and palaeontologists and helping us all to better understand our country, community, culture and history.

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We’re kicking off Series 4 of What Happens Next by looking back, way back. This time we’ll ponder what happens if we stop exploring natural history - what would we lose? How can finding fossils help shape our future? And will humans ever grow wings? Monash experts help us get to the bottom of these big questions in a brand new series of What Happens Next?

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In this episode, we've gathered all the practical tips from our experts about taking advantage of this acceleration in digital healthcare and how we can make it work for all of us. Monash digital health expert Chris Bain and Monash Alumni and Epic Group founder Cathie Reid have great advice on how we can get the best out of the shift towards digital health as patients, practitioners and a society. Maithri Goonetillake from the Monash School of Public Health and Selina Lo from the Monash Sustainable Development Institute point to resources and information for those who want to better understand and embrace the idea of planetary health. 

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In this episode, we look at what healthcare delivery could be like in the future, and how technological change, innovation and advancement have been accelerated by Covid19. 

Chris Bain is a Professor of Practice in Digital Health in the Monash Faculty of Information Technology - the first to ever hold this role. He leads the university’s efforts in digital health, working with faculties and Institutes across the University, as well as with a range of health industry partners. With more than 30 years' experience in the health industry, including 12 in clinical medicine, Chris sees incredible potential for innovation and change for the better in healthcare delivery. Cathie Reid is the Co-Founder of Australia’s Epic Group, and she’s passionate about new health solutions. She’s also a Monash Alumni from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Cathie talks to us about the acceleration of change driven by the Covid pandemic.

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Covid19 has created and accelerated changes in the healthcare sector and how we think about our health as individuals, a national and a society. In this topic, we’ll discover what happens if we don’t change - what are the opportunity costs if we fail to grasp this moment and learn from this experience. We talk to the experts who are driving the changes we need right here in Australia, and how technology and behavioural science can help drive positive social outcomes. And as usual we’ll have all the practical tips you need to make change yourself.

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In this episode we’ve gathered all the best tips from our experts about how we can all support, and maybe even benefit from, the opportunities space exploration offers. What actions can we take in our day to day lives to ensure we continue to see the value in ongoing space exploration so that we can create a better life here on earth? We’ll discover how to look for the elements of space exploration that most excite and engage us, and better understand what the future might hold for us all.

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