The World's Greatest Challenge
The World's Greatest Challenge
Tec Sounds
The World’s Greatest Challenge brings key global players to its studio; bright minds who share their ideas about the future of our planet and society. Hear Nobel Prize Laureates, top entrepreneurs, dazzling scientists and the odd politician chat with our host about technology, science, human behavior, evolution….and their favorite food! Discover how these critical topics relate to Tec de Monterrey’s vision for 2030. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
Ep. 14 - Stephan Schuster – “The Mammoth, the Devil and the Bishop”
A world-class genomicist reveals how today’s data-analyzing capabilities, matched with state-of-the-art genomics sequencing technologies is revolutionizing how we understand biology, evolution and in fact, the future of life itself. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
Mar 5, 2020
41 min
Ep. 13 - Arthur Brooks – Why loving your enemies is the best strategy to defeat them
Love is the antidote to the huge rifts between us created by a culture of contempt, fostered by divisive politicians and factionalized media. Bestselling author and social scientist Arthur Brooks, shares the studio of The World’s Greatest Challenge to inspire us with ways to fight off this 21st century malady. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
Feb 20, 2020
38 min
Ep. 12 - Marion Reimers – Closing the divides that are ripping us apart
As million surprisingly watched, and many complained, one woman broke the paradigm in soccer as she became the first female sportscaster to be the main anchor of the Champions League final television coverage. She questions how we can break other paradigms, use technology for the better, and open new spaces that get us closer. A podcast by Tec Sounds.
Feb 6, 2020
24 min
Ep. 11 - David Turpin – Listening to students as the key to educate the next generation
As universities around the world realize the impending need to adapt and change to match the speed of a world that is surpassing them in their capability to engage students, the leader of a top university in Canada throws us a curve ball: listen to students, empower them and bridge the dividing gaps in society. Discover why we should listen to Dr. David Turpin.
Jan 22, 2020
26 min
Ep. 10 - Kumar Wickramasinghe – Scientists can save the world…will we let them?
One of the world’s authorities on nanotechnology believes that science has found answers to many of the most pressing problems. However, we need to allow scientists to work together, collaborate and for the collision of ideas to generate solutions. Understanding how particles one hundredth the diameter of a human hair interact is one amazing example. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
Dec 12, 2019
22 min
Ep. 9 - Bertil Andersson – Why plants' stress affects the survival of our planet
A member of the Nobel Prize committee and outstanding plant scientist, explains how the combination of the way plants work and the investment on education, are critical to saving our planet. His experience as a researcher, coupled with his amazing achievement in building one of the world’s most innovative universities make him a voice worth hearing. A podcast by Tec Sounds.
Nov 28, 2019
23 min
Ep. 8 - Emily Smith – Is meaning the cure to modernity’s sense of emptiness?
In this age of abundance, there is more loneliness, emptiness and pain than ever. Is the lack of meaning the cause? Emily Smith, bestselling author and consultant extraordinaire thinks so and shares with The World’s Greatest Challenge an insightful, common-sense approach to cultivate a sense of meaning that can make us more complete and happier. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
Nov 14, 2019
30 min
Ep. 7 - Neil Harbisson – The world’s first cyborg explains human renaissance
Humans have experimented for centuries with technologies that boost our performance or supplant deficiencies that prevent us from leading complete lives. Now, latest advances are enabling the emergence of what some consider a new species: cyborgs that use their special abilities to express themselves and their world views in totally new ways. Neil Harbisson, a color-blind artist whose implanted UV-sensitive antenna that allows him to hear colors, is my guest in episode of The World´s Greatest Challenge.
Oct 31, 2019
20 min
Ep. 6 - Caroline Miller – True Grit, the essence of resilience in a time of entitlement
Authentic grit, the kind that awes and inspires others, is the quality to be humble, resilient, persistent and do amazing things that incite others to give their best. Dr. Caroline Miller happens to have crafted that term and shares some pretty cool concepts on this provocative episode of The World’s Greatest Challenge. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
Oct 17, 2019
25 min
Ep. 5 - Rose Lukin – How AI will enhance, not replace, our best teachers
A.I. is the thing nowadays. Everybody seems to be talking about it and, except for a few optimists, most are spelling doom for the labor market and present it as a menacing challenge to the human species. Enter Dr. Rose Luckin, a world leader on education applied A.I. our optimist guest on this soothing episode of The World’s Greatest Challenge. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.
Sep 30, 2019
32 min
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