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The Outside Context

Jannah Patchay & Elise Soucie Watts

"An Outside Context Problem was the sort of thing most civilizations encountered just once, and which they tended to encounter rather in the same way a sentence...

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Beam Me Up, Securely: The Expanding Horizons of Space Policy & Security
In episode 2, Jannah and Elise speak to Juliana Suess, an associate with the Strategic Threat Analysis and Nuclear Disorder team within the International Security Team at the German Institute for International Security Affairs.Jannah and Elise ask Juliana to explain more about her work on space security and what its implications are for society. They discuss where space sits in the geopolitical landscape, who are the main players vying for control of space and what are their various motivations. In the episode the also dive into the balance is being struck between military and civilian dependence on space and, as a society, how should we globally govern space and attempt to mitigate some of the risks taking place as the use of space for different purposes becomes more crowded and contested? Link to Cold Magic: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7114825-cold-magicLink to Century Rain: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22824019Link to Types of Counterspace Weapons in Context: https://aerospace.csis.org/aerospace101/counterspace-weapons-101/Link to Carrington Events: https://www.space.com/the-carrington-eventSponsored by Unblocked & Markets Evolution© 2024 The Outside Context. All rights reserved.
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In the Orbit of Innovation: The Next Frontier of Digital Money
In episode 1 of the Outside Context, Jannah and Elise sit down with Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy at Circle. Dante shares his journey into the digital assets world from Puerto Rico, to Richard Branson's Island, to the new shores of digital money. Together with the co-hosts they do a deep dive into the future of digital money and how its broader economic impacts may change civilisation as we know it.They cover how decentralised models might challenge the dominance of sovereign fiat currencies and central banks and the potential broader economic consequences of the ongoing transformation in how we view and use money. Dante also shares insights on the most important trends or innovations in digital assets that we should be paying attention to right now.Who will the winners and losers of this new digital money era be in the short term....as well as in the long term in this galaxy and the next? How are money and digital assets evolving in the broader context of space exploration and interplanetary economics? Get a bit geeky with Dante & the co-hosts in episode 1 to find out how digital money poses an outside context problem - but also many potential solutions for our financial services system and beyond.Link to the Bretton Woods Paper: https://www.brettonwoods.org/article/de-dollarization-or-re-dollarization-the-fate-of-the-dollar-in-the-internet-ageSponsored by Unblocked & Markets Evolution© 2024 The Outside Context. All rights reserved.
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Trailer: The Outside Context
A brand new podcast from Jannah Patchay & Elise Soucie Watts on the future of technology & civilisation. Listen to get to know the hosts, find out what inspired The Outside Context, & find out what kind of guests they will be having on the show as well as the topics it will analyse.Sponsored by Unblocked & Markets Evolution© 2024 The Outside Context. All rights reserved.
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About The Outside Context

"An Outside Context Problem was the sort of thing most civilizations encountered just once, and which they tended to encounter rather in the same way a sentence encountered a full stop." — Iain M. Banks, Excession. This podcast discusses challenges that fall into the outside context with the innovators and visionaries who are the forefront of technological change. It considers the big picture of technology, and why this matters for the future of human civilisation.

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