Technology Intelligence Podcast

One in eight young people are suffering with mental health conditions. Google is going to vet advertisements through its services around the time of the European Parliament election in 2019. And cyber weekend is upon the nation with Amazon preparing its warehouses for another record-breaking year. 

In this episode we examine how technology will disrupt the way our food is grown, reared, processed, sold and delivered. With a rapidly growing population, can tech offer us the answer to feed future generations? How close are we to being able to grow meat in the lab that tastes indistinguishable from the real thing? Prof Dr Mark Post from Mosameat gives his predictions for this evolving procedure. Harry and the team begin with a fascinating insight into how Ocado are using robotics and machine learning to revolutionise the supply chain for our groceries, from the company's CTO Paul Clarke. We also hear from Will Wells, CEO of Hummingbird Technologies, about the new ways drones are being used to monitor crop health from the skies. Context in this episode is provided by Charles Godfray from the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food.

The digital revolution has already hit our homes - with almost every type of device having a 'smart' alternative available now. So if you're one of the early adopters, how much of that tech in your house will be sticking around - and how much will be abandoned?  In this episode we speak to the companies battling for control of our homes - including Samsung, Philips and Amazon. Amazon's Chief Technology Officer strongly makes the case for voice, but admits voice-controlled devices won't control everything and will only form part of the mix.  We'll also hear how technology is changing how our houses are built - and whether advancements can help solve the housing crisis. Do you really need windows is flatscreen panels can easily switch between glorious vistas all around the world and provide us with natural spectrum light?

Much of medicine is about information - the data that helps doctors make the right choices about our treatment. So how will the revolution in big data impact complex heatlhcare systems like the NHS? In a world of smartphones and messaging, will we need to sit in the GP's waiting room surrounded by other people with their coughs and colds - or will patients fight for the right to maintain a personal relationship with their doctor? With the rise of the robots - should we be trusting humans with their shaky hands to slice us open, or is it time to hand over the scalpel to the machines?

In this episode Harry clocks in to investigate the future of work. We hear from two British robotics entrepreneurs who dismiss fears that our jobs will be stolen by an army of super-intelligent humanoid machines. Also, is email finally doomed as we look to chat and messaging tools in corporate efforts to help make all of us more efficient? Plus, we analyse what life could look like if there are simply no longer not enough jobs to go round - will we all be paid to do nothing, and if so - how will we fill our time?

In the last decade the way we travel and the technology that drives our driving has already shifted gear dramatically. So what will the next five to ten years hold? In this episode we speak to the British innovators developing the next generation of fuel cells for our cars, we discuss how technology could disrupt the need to own our own vehicles, and we hear from those working in the UK on advancements to self-driving navigation which could soon bring that advancement to the mainstream.  We also look to the world of science fiction and ask whether flying cars are really the likely end point for high-tech transportation, and if so, what impact that would have on the way we build our cities - and think about insurance!

The world is changing - this is your future. In this new podcast series from The Telegraph Harry de Quetteville examines how technology will change our day-to-day lives; from the cash in your pocket, to how we build our careers and the ways we stay healthy. In each episode Harry speaks to innovators whose bleeding edge technologies are disrupting the status quo and gets the clearest possible view of how our lives will be changed as a result. This first episode addresses the future of money - how fintech, mobile technology and cryptocurrencies will change the way we get paid, bank and spend over the next few years. Is the fate of cash already sealed or are predictions of the death of coins and notes premature?Follow Harry's journey as he gathers the insights of Anne Boden, CEO of mobile banking start-up Starling Bank, Michael Rolph, co-founder of Yoyo Wallet, Marieke Flament, European MD for Circle, and Dr Tatiana Cutts, assistant professor of law at the London School of Economics.