Insight Faster

Imagine a world where we could uncover the past by listening to music. Well, imagine no more, because sonic heritage does just that. Dr. Angela Bellia, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Heritage Science, explains how listening to music from different time periods contributes to experiencing places with all of our senses. As well as this, she discusses how technology such as computer-aided modelling is widening the scope of what was once thought possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mina Sami and Wael Abdallah discuss the impact that cryptocurrencies have on African firms. They talk about, not the ups and downs of crypto value, but rather the real-world impact that cryptocurrencies have beyond their value. These new forms of payment provide innovative ways to exchange funds, but also have significant repercussions across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stefan Tochev and Unai Vicario step into host Jasper's shoes to interview Jayashree Rajagopalan and Danielle Padula.Jayashree Rajagopalan (Senior Manager of Global Community Engagement for CACTUS) and Danielle Padula (Head of Marketing and Community Development at Scholastica) are co-chairs of the Peer Review Week committee. They discuss their roles, the state of peer review, and where things might be heading. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick King and Professor Aled Jones from the Global Sustainability Institute discuss some of the consequences of pushing our planet and societies beyond their limits. How might the world look when the dust settles?The pair talk about their 2020 paper published in Sustainability, 'An Analysis of the Potential for Formation of ‘Nodes of Persisting Complexity’'.While it’s easy to jump straight to the end to find the winners and losers from Aled and Nick’s research, it’s important to focus on the system behaviors that they discuss and begin to recognize the long-term impacts. It might not grab the headlines, but it might just be the difference between a future we can manage and one that we can’t. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor John Elkington has been leading sustainability for decades. He's the creator of the ‘Triple Bottom Line’, and founder and leader of sustainability thinktank Volans. Here, he talks about his work with Volans, the brand new Green Swans Observatory, and his new book Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Rhodes from the University of Manchester is redefining our relationship with computers, composition, and music using gestural interfaces for musical composition. He explores exactly what that means, why it matters, and shares some of the music he’s created during his research. It’s technology with wide-ranging and exciting implications, and its potential is only just beginning to be realized. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emerging Sustainability Leader Dr Lela Mélon has already begun to transform higher education and is now setting her sights on business. She discusses the Planetary Wellbeing Project, what it’s doing, why, and some of the people and organisations who are leading the way in sustainability research and governance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anxiety about climate change is natural. It is, after all, a serious, global problem.But 'eco-anxiety' is notoriously difficult to characterize.Dr. Panu Pihkala is a leading interdisciplinary researcher on the topic from the University of Helsinki, and author of 'Anxiety and the Ecological Crisis: An Analysis of Eco and Climate Anxiety' in MDPI’s Sustainability journal.The article has since attracted more than 10,000 full-text reads and been cited at least 30 times. He explains what eco-anxiety is and why it can be both incredibly challenging but also provide opportunities for positive change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing Insight Faster—a podcast by MDPI.We're putting the researcher on speaker!Join host Jasper Clow as he explores some of the excellent MDPI academic progress made in recent years.Series 1 is centred around sustainability, including interviews with authors published in MDPI's Sustainability journal. Jasper also speaks with some of the winners of the World Sustainability Awards and Emerging Sustainability Leader Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.