Our cities are buckling under the strain of their own weight, so how will they accommodate 2 billion additional people by the year 2050? Should shell out the cash to build exotic, futuristic smart cities, or can Artificial Intelligence help us with the myriad of problems we haven't solved in our present cities?

Featuring:

• Associate Professor Hank Hausler, Australian School of Architecture + Design (Built Environment) at the University of NSW

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We're living in a surprisingly modest reality of 'Smart Cities,' where the bold promise of the future hasn't quite delivered what Hollywood promised and instead has yielded practical, incremental advancements, making urban living less about science fiction and more about smarter garbage trucks.

Featuring:

• Trevor Long - Technology Commentator
• Professor Prem Jayaraman - Director of Swinburne University's Factor of the Future and Digital Innovation Lab

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By 2030, more than 80% of Australia's electricity will be generated by renewable sources. The challenge is clear: how do we transition to renewables while maintaining a reliable and affordable energy supply?

In other words, what happens when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow?

Batteries. Big Batteries. Grid-Scale Storage. Next-Generation Storage Technologies could solve the storage problem, but effecting change is easier said than done...

Featuring:

• Grant Wilson - Executive Chairman, Tivan Limited.

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