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#E53 We Need to Be Conscious About How We Manage Our Data, With Ramona Morgan

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Ramona Morgan, a senior associate at Barton's, where she represents operating businesses and specializes in cybersecurity, data privacy, and GDPR compliance, among other fields. Ramona also represents emerging companies who are looking to access the capital markets, using her extensive knowledge of the SEC’s rules as well as the regulations of the major US securities exchanges, and the US over-the-counter securities markets.

Join us as explore the privacy ramifications of using a smartphone, what can and can’t be stolen off a microchip implant, the value of citizen action in petitioning for meaningful regulatory change, and more.

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#E52 We Need to Stop Putting So Much Value on Being Busy, With Lisa Bodell

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Lisa Bodell, an award-winning author and CEO of FutureThink, who is also known as a renowned futurist and panelist.

Join us as we explore how we can recover our agency, the difference between spending your time and investing it, the value in being uncomfortable, and more.

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#E51 What Can We Do for the Next Generations? With Brendan McGetrick

“Let's think about the future. Let's think about people who aren't here yet. Just because they're not here yet doesn't mean they just shouldn't have a voice or they shouldn't be factored in.”

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Brendan McGetrick, the Creative Director of Museum of the Future who is also a writer, designer, and curator. His work has appeared in publications in over thirty countries, including The New York Times, Wired, and The Financial Times.

Join us as we explore the importance of taking part in the conversation about humanity’s future, the risks of profit-driven unregulated technological development, whether AI hype is justified, consciously shaping our legacy for future generations, and more.

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#E50 In This Sickcare System, We Will Have to Empower Ourselves, With Dr. Nas Al-Jafari   

“But if you look at the diseases and what people are suffering with today, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, autoimmune conditions, the health system hasn't been designed to deal with them,” Dr. Nas Al Jafari, Medical Director of DNA Health Clinic and Functional Medicine Specialist, told me on this episode of HYPERSCALE.

Dr. Nas is a vocal advocate helping bring about a new revolution within the healthcare space, breaking away from outdated traditional practices and pushing for a more holistic approach to health, which puts the spotlight on preventative medicine and care, expanded testing procedures and measures, and the true pillars of longevity.

Join us as we explore the many flaws in today’s sickcare system, how current healthcare is still not equipped to provide preventative medicine, and the role individuals will have to play to bring about change to this broken system to safeguard a better future and allow us to live longer.

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#E49 How Do We Create An Environment That Boosts Longevity? With Tina Woods

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Adah Parris, Chair of Mental Health First Aid England, and a keynote speaker, polymath, anti-disciplinary artist, tech futurist, and activist. Adah has worn many hats over the years, which has allowed her to form and share hollistic but unique and fresh perspectives on topics like technology, AI, human relationships, and more.

Join us as we explore humanity’s ever-evolving presence and identity, its presence within the cosmos, the importance of physical human connection, and more in a very introspective (and philosophical) episode of HYPERSCALE.

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#E48 What Type of Ancestor Do You Want To Be? With Adah Parris

On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Adah Parris, Chair of Mental Health First Aid England, and a keynote speaker, polymath, anti-disciplinary artist, tech futurist, and activist. Adah has worn many hats over the years, which has allowed her to form and share hollistic but unique and fresh perspectives on topics like technology, AI, human relationships, and more.

Join us as we explore humanity’s ever-evolving presence and identity, its presence within the cosmos, the importance of physical human connection, and more in a very introspective (and philosophical) episode of HYPERSCALE.

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#E47 Will AI Bring About The End Of Humanity? With Theo Priestley & Beth Singler

On this special EMERGENCY episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Professor Beth Singler and Futurist and Author Theo Priestley, who have joined me to discuss the government-commissioned report recently published in Time magazine, warning that AI poses an extinction-level threat to humanity.

The three authors of the report worked on it for more than a year, speaking with more than 200 government employees, experts, and workers at frontier AI companies—like OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic and Meta— as part of their research.

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#E46 A Good Future is a Future That is Inclusive, With Biljana Markova

On this special International Women’s Day episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Biljana Markova, an eco-luxury entrepreneur, animal and social activist, and one of my dearest friends. Join us for an introspective and philosophical conversation where we explore women’s role in an ever-evolving world of technological innovation, the importance of diverse voices convening today to shape a more inclusive tomorrow, and why we urgently need to equalize the playing field in terms of equality and inclusivity, as what we do now will define our reality in the years to come.

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