On The March: The Alarming Spread Of Invasive Species In Australia
Piers and bee-keeper activist Simon Mulvany dive into the spread of invasive species around the continent. We explore the devastating impact of the Varroa mite on bee populations, the algal blooms poisoning South Australia's coastline and the devastation of century old trees in Perth by the shot hole borer. There is now an urgent need for action to protect our unique and fragile ecosystems.
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Change Finally Coming To Real Estate Marketing In Australia
US real estate giant CoStar bought Domain, a leading Australian property platform. With sites like apartments.com, homes.com and expertise in data analytics, they could shake up how people trade real estate and mess with the big incumbents. Who knows, maybe they'll start selling houses with NFTs. Andrew Beecher offers insight.
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AI: Over-hyped & Over-feared
Piers and Andrew chew the phat and agree we're in an AI bubble which could burst at any moment. POP! We ruminate on the future of work and which jobs are stayers in the new paradigm; how AI has shifted employment, not destroyed it. We get esoteric in the uncanny valley of deep fakes, artificial muzak and alien art. We discuss AI's integration into kids' education and the need for guardrails, especially given the tragic suicide of a US teen allegedly egged on by an AI chat bot. We reckon AI needs control and has definite limitations, but should be a force for good.
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This EVolving Car Landscape
Cars are moving away from the traditional model many of us grew up with. In spite of our nostalgia, we're seeing a flourishing menagerie of electric vehicles on Australian roads. Piers talks with car guy, online publisher and motoring pro Andrew Beecher about where the industry is headed. We discuss the Chinese EV onslaught, the pros and cons of EV ownership and Elon Musk's dalliance with politics and its effect on brand Tesla and his other businesses.
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Meltdown! The Trump/Musk Bromance Implodes
We consider the aftermath of a once sweet political alliance, now in tatters, between the world's richest man Elon Musk and the leader of the free world, President Trump. Despite Musk deleting his most explosive anti-Trump posts from the X platform, it's hard to see these two colossal egos reconciling any time soon. So who comes out of this worse off or will both men ultimately lose? [AND.... for SO much more of our Pod, check out beyondinfinity.com.au]
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