Google’s Project 10^100 called for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible. From more than 150,000 ideas, five organisations around the world have been selected to receive a share of US$10 million – and one of these is Shweeb, a Kiwi monorail technology company. Peter Cossey from Shweeb joined me to discuss their plans.
Just the other day Ben Young was pondering the usefulness of rooftops for more than just keeping out the weather. It turns out an American company was also thinking along these lines…
Vincent reports that New Zealand is a victim of its own success. The latest WWF report says that we punch above our weight when its comes to leaving a dirty smudge on the planet. This is not good news because the cash used to fight dirty technology is drying up, but is there a silver lining to the dark clouds on the horizon? Vincent Heeringa is the editorial director at Idealog
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