The Future Of

The podcast where experts share their vision of the future and how their work is helping shape it for the better. Powered by Curtin University.

The Future Of is a education podcast hosted by Curtin University, with 150 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Curtin University hosts The Future Of, a education show with 150 episodes published.

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  Episode #151

  Urban Bushland Pt 2: Jirdarup, volunteers and sandpits

  May 25, 202617 minS0

  <p>The Australian bush is unlike anywhere else on Earth. Meet the people bringing urban bushland areas back to life. </p> <p>In this bonus episode, our host David speaks with Lesley van Schoubroeck, a volunteer with the Friends of Jirdarup Bushland. They talk about how the Friends are leading the restoration of the adjacent sandpit into a pristine banksia woodland – one of the few times a restoration of this kind has been attempted in the world.</p> Reviving bushland is a community effort. Navigating the red tape around restoration. Seeds of success: the science behind restoration. A thriving ecosystem by...

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  Episode #150

  Urban Bushland Pt 1: Jirdarup, restoration and best practice

  May 11, 202621 minS0

  <p>Just a stone's throw from Curtin is a bushland more biodiverse than Kings Park. Find out how a team of volunteers are not only conserving that bushland, but leading a daring restoration project. </p> <p>In this episode, our hosts David and Celeste are joined by plant biologist and Curtin Research Fellow, Dr Michael Just. They talk about how the Friends of Jirdarup Bushland are leading the transformation of a former rubbish dump into a pristine banksia woodland.</p> <p>Michael also delves into seed sourcing and the challenges of getting anything to grow in a sandpit.</p> Why u...

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  Episode #149

  Plastic: circular economy, zero waste and the global plastic crisis

  Apr 13, 202636 minS0

  <p>Is plastic pollution a design flaw we can actually fix? </p> <p>In this episode, David Karsten and Celeste Fourie are joined by Dr Atiq Zaman, Associate Professor at Curtin University and UN advisor, to discuss why recycling alone won't solve the plastic crisis – and what a genuinely circular system could look like.</p> Why only 14% of Australia's plastic gets recycled [02:35] The REDcycle collapse and the missing market for recycled plastic [04:00] The reality of "green" alternatives like biodegradable plastic [05:44] Zero-trace and non-pollutant plastic: a new framework [08:15] What Australia can learn from informal recycling systems in the Global South [15:49] Waste as a...

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  Episode #148

  Energy: green tech, critical minerals and net zero

  Mar 30, 202641 minS0

  <p>With oil costing more than US$100 a barrel, there’s never been a better time to go green. Meet some of the movers and shakers who are funding and fast-tracking clean energy solutions.</p> <p>In this episode, hosts David and Celeste are joined by Jason McFarlane and Desire Runganga from the GreenTech Hub – a Western Australian Innovation Hub that’s helping to solve global sustainability challenges through novel thinking, commercialisation and tech development. </p> Australia’s progress on the Paris Agreement [01:07] The critical minerals paradox [03:55] Economic disconnect in energy transition [09:22] Bargaining problems in mineral supply [12:19] GreenTech Hub innovations [16:08] Business...

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  Episode #147

  Climate Anxiety: agency, community and action

  Mar 9, 202630 minS0

  <p>How can we turn climate anxiety into meaningful action and hope for the future?</p> <p>In this episode, David Karsten is joined by Associate Professor Jayne Bryant, Director of the Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, to discuss climate anxiety, sustainability leadership and how people can move from fear to meaningful action.</p> A journey from music to sustainability [00:58] Discovering climate anxiety [03:24] Why climate anxiety is growing [07:24] Sustainability and generational equity [10:57] Empowering people to drive change [15:31] Finding purpose through “active hope” [18:33] Lessons from Scandinavian sustainability [23:27] <h2>Learn more</h2> Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute Professor Peter Newman <h2>Connect with...

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