politics Archives - Nathalie Nahai

14 May

113. ON THE PERILS OF DECARBONISATION, DIGITISATION & FINANCIALISATION / Camila Moreno

October 6, 2023
By Nathalie Nahai
AI, carbon, carbon metrics, control, data, democracy, earth, food, governance, metaverse, perception, politics, privacy, psychedelics, resilience, substack, surveillance, technology

In today’s conversation, I speak with Camila Moreno, an environmental researcher, author and activist, who has worked extensively on land reform, deforestation, GMOs, agribusiness, and biodiversity issues. A leading climate-policy expert and critical voice...

30 Apr

Podcast

111. THE DARKER SIDE OF AI: RISK, REGULATION & RESPONSIBILITY / Elena Sinel

October 6, 2023
By Nathalie Nahai
AI, artificial intelligence, automation, biometrics, business, chatGPT, data, education, ethics, future, generative AI, innovation, moderation, nudging, politics, regulation, responsibility, risk, social engineering, technology, values

In today’s conversation, I speak with Elena Sinel, a multi-award winning social entrepreneur whose mission is to inspire young people across the world to engage in Artificial Intelligence for Impact. A sought-after AI ethicist,...

19 Jun

Podcast

94. DREAMING POSSIBLE FUTURES: IDENTITY, NEUROTECHNOLOGY & SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SELF / Tracey Follows

October 27, 2023
By Nathalie Nahai
AI, autonomy, blockchain, crypto, data, decentralisation, democracy, dystopia, future, identity, nature, neurorights, neurotechnology, personhood, politics, power, pre-cognition, privacy, retro-causation, sovereignty, surveillance, tech, transhumanism, trends, utopia, verification

In this final episode of the season, I speak with Tracey Follows - a futurist and author of The Future of You: Can Your Identity Survive 21st-Century Technology? The CEO of Futuremade, a futures consultancy...

15 May

Podcast

89. I, WE & THE WORLD: ON COMMUNITY, AGENCY & POWER / Indra Adnan

October 27, 2023
By Nathalie Nahai
agency, change, community, community agency networks, cosmo-local impact, fractal global network, global commons, grief, loss, politics, power, soft power, transformation

In this conversation, I speak with Indra Adnan - an author, psycho-social therapist and political entrepreneur, and a global consultant on soft power. The Founder and Co-initiator (together with Pat Kane) of “The Alternative...

24 Apr

Podcast

86. ENTANGLEMENT, ACTIVISM & WORKING WITH THE SHADOW / Anthea Lawson

October 27, 2023
By Nathalie Nahai
activism, belonging, burnout, colonialism, culture, entanglement, interbeing, meaning, politics, psychology, psychotherapy, purpose, rest, shadow, society, trauma

In today’s conversation, I have the treat of speaking with Anthea Lawson - a campaigner and writer, whose powerful book, The Entangled Activist is essential reading for anyone interested in how we might change...

17 Apr

Podcast

85. INTERDEPENDENCE, TRANSITION & AGENCY IN AN AGE OF VOLATILITY / Indy Johar

October 27, 2023
By Nathalie Nahai
agency, creativity, democracy, ecology, economy, ecosystem, emergence, entanglement, imagination, interdependence, politics, resilience, systems, transition

In this first episode of the new season, I have the pleasure of speaking with Indy Johar, the founding Director of 00 and Dark Matter Labs. An architect by training, Indy is a Senior...

06 Jun

Podcast

55. MONOPOLIES, SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM & HOW TO DREAM THE FUTURE / Cory Doctorow

October 5, 2023
By Nathalie Nahai
capitalism, citizenship, conspiracy, ecology, future, monopolies, nihilism, politics, power, surveillance

In this episode, I speak with Cory Doctorow, a Canadian-British blogger, science fiction author, activist, and journalist, whose recent books include "Attack Surface" and "How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism", a work of...

01 Apr

Podcast

32. LIFE ONLINE – DIGITAL TOOLS, PRIVACY AND THE NEW NORMAL / Carl Miller

October 6, 2023
By Nathalie Nahai
corona virus, democracy, digital tools, fake news, human rights, lockdown, misinformation, online, politics, privacy, social distancing

This episode, I talk with Carl Miller, the Research Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM) at Demos, the first UK think tank institute dedicated to studying the digital world. Central...

11 Jan

Podcast

25. LEADERSHIP, (IN)COMPETENCE & THE HIDDEN ROLE OF GENDER / Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

October 6, 2023
By Nathalie Nahai
authority, bias, charisma, competence, confidence, gender, leadership, narcissism, personality, politics, power, stereotypes

In today's conversation, I speak with Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Professor of Business Psychology at University College London and Columbia University, and an international authority in psychological profiling, talent management, leadership development, and people analytics. We...

17 Jul

Podcast

19. CRAFTIVISM, MINDFULNESS & THE POWER OF GENTLE PROTEST / Sarah Corbett

October 17, 2023
By Nathalie Nahai
activism, climate, craftivism, ecology, environment, introverts, politics

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Sarah Corbett, an award-winning speaker, professional activist, author and the founder of Craftivist Collective, a social enterprise which...

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