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Latest Episodes

Short: Leon Koning – Rowing for a World Record
December 11, 2024

What does it mean to reach for a dream? 18 months ago Leon Koning, a keen cyclist, got to know Mark Slats. Slats was training to complete 10 Ironman triathlons in 10 days. He needed a training buddy a

Episode 41: Coral Reefs, Data, and Decision Making
November 28, 2024

A wave of change has swept through the world of coral reef science, as scientists develop new ways to collect, collate and analyse data. The reefs are vital to the health of the planet, and humanity:

Short: Olga Nefedova – Embracing Strategic Curiosity
November 13, 2024

Olga Nefedovas career has taken her from the oilfields of Western Siberia, and across continents, to the most senior roles of Fugro, via a role at famed management consultants McKinsey. Along the way

Episode 40: Community Engagement for a Just Energy Transition
October 30, 2024

We will all bear the brunt of climate change without a rapid transition to renewables. But as we move through the energy transition, communities hosting new power generation facilities will see the la

Short: Helen West’s Ten-Year Career Plans
October 16, 2024

One day, taking a gearbox out of a vehicle in the middle of the night as a 17-year-old apprentice automotive engineer Helen West had a flash of realisation: I cant be doing this when Im 30! Today,

Episode 39: Mapping Italy’s Seagrass for Biodiversity Gain
September 25, 2024

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has a 100 year history of mapping the worlds oceans. John Nyberg, technical director, explains how the organisations role in understanding our ocean

Short: TreVaughn Ellis, Lampreys, and Black in Marine Science
September 11, 2024

TreVaughn Ellis is a recent graduate of American University, and winner of the Scott A. Bass Outstanding Scholarship Award. During his studies, he interned as a researcher with the National Marine Fis

Episode 38: The Power of Youth
September 05, 2024

Young people have the most to lose from climate change, but are not given a voice or a vote in how the crisis is tackled. In this episode, Jon Baston-Pitt speaks to three young women, Raina Ivanova, C

Episode 37: Is AI Key to Humanity’s Future?
July 24, 2024

In this Planet Beyond episode hosted by Jon Baston-Pitt, experts Irina Mirkina from UNICEF, Marek Kowalkiewicz from QUT Business School, and Pawel Michalak from Fugro discuss the future of AI and its

Short: Merouane Debbah on AI Sustainability
July 11, 2024

In this Planet Beyond Shortcast, host Jon Baston-Pitt delves into the environmental costs that come along with the transformative potential of AI. Training and serving AI models requires vast amounts