In today's episode, Tim chats to Emma Cooper, Project Lead at Cooperative Innovations Ltd. Together they discuss topics; the doughnut economy, The Museum of Plastic, and predictions for future technology.
Topics discussed in this episode:
• Background on Cooperative Innovations [00:29 - 09:43]
• What is the doughnut economy? [09:44 - 15:11]
• What is the focus of Cooperative Innovations? [15:12 - 18:32]
• How did Curators come about? [18:33 - 21:17]
• What does the metaverse mean to Emma? [21:18 - 31:16]
• A project that changed Emma's approach to her field [31:17 - 36:28]
• What is Emma curious about? [36:29 - 39:03]
• Building new realities [39:04 - 41:06]
• Social programs [41:07 - 42:21]
• Favourite theories [42:22 - 43:37]
• Book recommendations [43:38 - 44:16]
Highlight sections
• Emma Cooper explains the goal of The Museum of Plastic [07:33 - 09:43]
• Emma Cooper explains the unintended result of one of her projects [31:43 - 33:44]
• Emma Cooper talks about predictions for future technology [34:36 - 36:24]