Fascinated with Lea Skapetze

Space travelling - something that is only available to scientists and trained autronauts, isn't it? Well, not quite. Because there are technological developments that allow prohibitions of a very bright future for space tourism! What the current situation looks like, what the future might look like and what technological breakthroughs will help with the realization of that - this is what we're talking about today!

Emerging markets is a key word that can be dropped in any conversation in order to get attention: everyone would like to know what markets will flourish within the next years so that investments could be allocated with a little bit more security behind the allocation. But emerging markets are nothing secure per definition - most of the time we talk about countries with a highly volatile economy here and the potential for economic growth is unquestionably high. But the thing about this potential is that it has to be used - if politics are bad and do not use a country's good potentials, you can make the most beautiful predicitions in the world: they won't become reality. However, I'd like to look at the ten most impactful emerging markets that are expected to increase global GDP by the networth of Japan's economy today by the year of 2025.

Source: https://www.businessinsider.de/the-10-emerging-markets-of-the-future-2016-7?op=1

Robert Rebholz ist Gründer des Unternehmens Optilyz, welches sich auf postalisches Direktmarketing spezialisiert hat. Im Interview reden wir über Unternehmertum, über die Geschichte von Robert und wie sich sein Startup über die Jahre entwickelte und schließlich auch über die Zukunft der Werbung. Gerne könnt ihr Robert einfach anschreiben, wenn ihr Fragen zu ihm, zu seinem Unternehmen oder generell zum Thema habt:

Roberts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robrebholz/?originalSubdomain=de

Und hier die Website von Optilyz - schaut auch hier unbedingt mal vorbei:

https://www.optilyz.com/de

Ich danke Robert ganz herzlich für das Gespräch, hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht und ich glaube alle konnten daraus einiges mitnehmen! :)

Investing is something beautiful - the increasment of money without you having to do something about it. Well, it's not that easy, actually, but almost. Though, many people loose a lot of money on the stock market or wherever they are investing their money. Why is that so? Because they are making certain mistakes that have to be avoided in every case you want to invest. They are so common that I did an episode on them today - so that your financial future is not dependent on luck but on rational thinking!

Sources:

https://www.businessinsider.com/common-investing-mistakes-2014-10?IR=T

There are five distinct megatrends that are shaping the way we are investing and are impacting the landscape of ETFs out there. Find out what these five are and what I think about them. I have related to an interview of Morningstar with a guy of BlackRock, so some of his evaluations might be a bit biased - but I tried to have a differantiate perspective on each of the trends and its impact on investments.

Source (you can also hear the entire interview here):

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/170558/the-5-megatrends-shaping-the-future-of-investing.aspx

FinTech - Financial Technology - will change the way we transfer money, invest, buy and sell. This is why today, I am presenting you the five best startups in the field of FinTech of 2018/2019. You can find the links to each of them below.

http://www.alpaca.ai/

https://www.transfergo.com/en/

https://www.checkbox.ai/

https://www.inamo.com/

https://www.possiblefinance.com/

An overall overview of the 60 best startups of last year:

https://www.cloudways.com/blog/best-startups-watch-out/#fintech

We have talked about cryptocurrencies and financial transactions a lot within the last days - but what about the location where everything is carried out? What about the bank branch itsself, where people go to in order to get help with something or in order to meet a consultant? Of course, the looking of such a bank branch will evolve a lot the next few years. Today I draw a picture of how the entire service process will look like in the near future.

Source: https://www.bain.com/insights/reimagining-the-digital-branch-of-the-future-lets-get-practical/

Today we are focusing one specific company in the landscape of Fintech Startups that raised within the last years: Ripple. First, I'll explain the system behind ripple and how everything about the RippleNet functions. Then we'll compare Ripple to other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and we'll see how Ripple gets to beat their competitors when it comes to crucial facts about the currency. 

Sources:

https://ripple.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripple_(payment_protocol)

What can we expect by the future of money? Acutually, the financial sector is characterized by the slow changes that have been occured in the last years compared to other fields, such as transportation that did an immense evolvement. Though, the main trends driving the way finance of tomorrow will look like are not to be underestimated. I present five of them to you - so tune in and find out!

Source: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/five-trends-future-of-money

Do not get me wrong here: I do not want you to lie to your employer in order to spend time on your self-education. This would be quite selfish and not a good solution to what we want to reach here. But: there are ways to put aside time for actual learning within your working hours. Find out how this functions in the episode of today!

Source:

https://about.futurelearn.com/blog/learning-at-work-2018

I have a dream: flexible education for everyone, everywhere in the entire world. In these days this is partly realized by private organizations, so called "Online Universities" - but I would like to transform the entire educational system into a virtual online platform. How this could be realized, what this might look like and what benefits I am promising myself from that idea - all these questions are answered in this episode!

Source: My brain :D

Digital Learning - does this equal a four-year-old holding an iPad in his hands and playing games? Is this the education of tomorrow? Well, it might be. Though, I'd like to look at the scientific background today: "What can the Science of Learning tell us about the characteristics of apps that might increase or decrease their educational potential?" This is a question answered by some researchers in a very good paper on that topic (link below). We will examine six factors in this episode, that influence the educational experience of young children with applications on digital devices positively...

Source:

http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/technology-early-childhood-education/according-experts/learning-digital-age-putting-education-back

Nothing new: lifelong learning is preached by nearly everyone to be crucial in the time we live in. But why? In this episode I talk about ten reasons behind that statement. We'll also look at different types of learning and how you can start TODAY with your own self-educational programme.

Source:

https://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/01/10-reasons-why-lifelong-learning-is-the-only-option/

Mathematics - probably the most hated subject in school around the entire world. But what is the sense behind that subject? Most of the people think that the maths we learn in school is completly useless and that they will never ever need the stuff again in work or life. It's no wonder that this opinion is so popular as the argument isn't based on subjective experiences but rather on a prevailing characteristic that mathematics of school has gotten over the last years and decades. In this epiosde we will talk about how mathematics in schools differ from mathematics at work and how this will evolve in the upcoming years.

Source:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10763-017-9814-6

Learning how to code - this is what many people think is THE thing you have to do as a young guy or a young woman in th 21st century. I will present to you the arguments for and against that statement and I'll explain what I think about it. 

Sources:

https://www.fastcompany.com/3020126/no-you-dont-need-to-learn-to-code

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-the-notion-that-everyone-should-learn-to-code-is-complete-rubbish/

https://techcrunch.com/2016/05/10/please-dont-learn-to-code/

https://code.likeagirl.io/5-reasons-everyone-should-learn-to-code-c9547c79224f

The future of education might seem utterly unpredictable. Though, there are some assumptions seeming logic to one reflecting about what will be taught in the school of tomorrow. We all agree on one thing: there must be pointed out a lot more clearly WHY we learn the things we learn at school. This could be made possible with so called content areas... 

Source: https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/what-students-will-learn-in-the-future/

Mario Brandenburg ist Abgeordneter des Deutschen Bundestages und im Ausschuss für Bildung, Forschung und Technikfolgenabschätzung beschäftigt er sich genau mit der Schnittstelle von Politik und Zukunft / Innovation. Dass dieses Aufeinandertreffen nicht immer sehr einfach ist, kann man sich vorstellen. Mario erzählt aus seinem Alltag, von der Bundesregierung, von einem Aufenthalt in den USA und wie Zukunftspolitik dort betrieben wird und schließlich diskutieren wir noch über die Zukunft von Bildung in Deutschland. 

Lieber Mario, ich danke dir für deine Zeit und für das spannende Gespräch!

Hier könnt ihr Mario finden:

https://mbrandenburg.abgeordnete.fdpbt.de/

https://www.facebook.com/Bra.FDP/

https://www.instagram.com/brafdp/?hl=de

https://twitter.com/brafdp?lang=de

Microdegrees, Nanodegrees and Global Degrees - these are not science fiction in these days but rather very solid alternative programmes to the traditional undergraduate course you have to spend year after year and thousands of dollars on. It is the education of the digital natives - and I want to present some of the ideas behind it to you! 

Source:

https://globaldegreeacademy.com/how-it-works/

https://eu.udacity.com/nanodegree

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdegree

https://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/nanodegree.html

YouTube has become so much more than a platform of beauty channels presenting their products and getting rich by doing so. Actually, the education category gets watched a lot more often than any videos in the category of Pets and Animals! But is this of a high quality content? And the question we all ask ourselves when we hear about the success stories of these educational channels: WHY are they so successful? What value do they create that isn't there anyway?

Source:

https://digiday.com/media/secret-sauce-behind-youtube-giant-vsauce/

https://blog.feedspot.com/educational_youtube_channels/

Massive Open Online Courses did the race within the last years: they got more and more popular amongst students that cannot afford the exaggerated tuition fees of a traditional college education or that would just want to benefit from a virtual classroom accessible from anywhere on the world. What is a MOOC, what are the best platforms to enroll in such courses and how can they be used to bypass traditional educational programmes? All of these questions and many more are answered in today's episode.

Source: https://www.reviews.com/mooc-platforms/

It's a wrap! Today I conclude the month of transportation by a huge repitition of nearly every technology we have talked about so far - I present to you 25 ways of how Artificial Intelligence will affect the way we travel and overall topic of transportation. Tune in and find out what we have talked about the last four weeks - you will be impressed!

Source: https://interestingengineering.com/the-25-ways-ai-can-revolutionize-transportation-from-driverless-trains-to-smart-tracks

Within the last year the idea of reinforcing direct mailing as a mean of marketing has confronted me several times. I have even talked to the founders of a German company that has dedicated itsself to that sole mission: direct mailing. But isn't this a step back in the evolution of transportation of information? In this episode I will talk with you about what I am thinking of the idea and what I expect it to lead towards within the next years.

Telecommunication - we all do it every day and more often than we would want to admit. This will increase within the next years remarkably. There are eight pillars the entire landscape of changements can be put on. Tune in and find out what about your cellphone, home or company will change...

Source: https://www.eztalks.com/unified-communications/future-of-telecommunication.html  

The Green Ship of the Future is a quite ambitious organization I have came across when researching the last week and I was fascinated by their mission and goals. See how GSF wants to contribute to the development of emission free maritime transportation and where they themselves came from. 

Source:

https://greenship.org/

When we talk about the transportation of goods, it is crucial to look at the upcoming changes of supply chains. As nearly everything supply chains are insanely influenced by technological innovations - but this is just one of the five characteristics of a future supply chain. Tune in to find out...

1. What Top Five procurement priorities will be set to 2025

2. What Top Five Key Forces will be the engines for changes

3. What Top Five characteristics a future supply chain will finally consist of

Source:

https://www.bsr.org/en/our-insights/primers/future-of-supply-chains-2025

We all love food - some of us adore it. However, our food has to go quite far in order to reach our houses. While there is not a really good alternative to ships in sight, it is the last mile to your house that can be revolutionized in the next several years. I present four possibilities to you how this might happen...

Source:

https://foodandcity.org/will-trucks-ever-vanish-the-future-of-transportation/

Tesla and Daimler - two automakers that drag when it comes to designing and creating new, futuristic vehicles - as we have already seen in the last episodes. This time we'll talk about two insanely futuristic trucks they are planning to release within the next year(s). We'll compare the range and costs but also evalute how realistic the promises of Elon Musk and Co. can be. 

Sources:

Tesla Semi Truck: https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/elektroauto/tesla-semi-truck-2017-daten-fotos-marktstart-des-elekto-lkw/

Daimler: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-06/daimler-adds-two-electric-trucks-in-race-against-tesla-vw

Public Wifi is ESSENTIAL when it comes to travelling in the year of 2019. We expect the trains as well as the busses we drive with, to provide us access to the Internet. It's just normal, isn't it? Well, not in every country on Earth, not even on every developped country. What do you think: which is the country with the highest speed rate of down- and upload or the best Public Wifi in general? Tune in and find out - you will be suprised, I promise!

Sources:

https://www.ooma.com/blog/best-worst-wifi-countries/

https://www.railway-technology.com/features/featurewifi-woes-the-difficulties-of-improving-onboard-internet-services-5943140/

I love flying. Though, the main points within the flying way of transportation that do not appeal to me are on the one hand the high costs, on the other the long time it takes myself to get to the airport outside of the city and also the environmental footprint which doesn't improve itsself by that way of travelling. So, all of these concernes are solved by one to two technologies I will present you in the episode. The two companies that want to launch a fully electrified plane within the next years are Lilium (Germany) and Rolls Royce (GB). I invite you to get to know the companies and the electrified planes they are planning to launch!

Sourches:

https://thedriven.io/2019/01/14/rolls-royce-is-building-worlds-fastest-electric-plane-to-fly-in-2020/?utm_source=RE%20Daily%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=93d05bb062-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_13_07_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_46a1943223-93d05bb062-40471273

https://lilium.com/technology/

Busses are insanely important for any kind of infrastructure, urban as well as rural. We use busses to get from A to B and save money, as usually the bus transportation is veeery cheap. So it appears that the concept of busses will hold on for the next couple of years which means: there is some great innovation expected on this area of public human transportation! We will look at two examples today - Mercedes Benz and Proterra - in order to find out what features can be mentioned about them and why they are that special (or not?)!

Sources:

https://www.daimler.com/innovation/autonomous-driving/future-bus.html

https://www.proterra.com/

Many people nowadays use the train to travel from one place to another, especially amongst comuters this mean of transport is very popular. Though the train of the early 21st century has many many flaws compared to other means of transportation, like the speed of a plane or the comfort of a car. This is why there are many companies and governments working on visions of futuristic trains. I will present four technologies to you guys - some of them are far away to be realized, others have already been tested or taken in charge. Which one is your favorite? Comment on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, so we can get into a conversation about the future of trains.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPW_p0QjhZE&feature=youtu.be

BART: https://www.bart.gov/about/projects/cars

MagLev: http://www.maglevtrain.com.au/advantages.html and https://www.prescouter.com/2017/03/maglev-trains-future-transportation/

After having talked a lot about charging systems in the last episodes, I want to focus today on a potential hitch of these newly introduced vehicles: the number of charging stations that distribiute a good amount electricity within short time to the cars. We will focus on the situation in the US and in Canada and after that have a quick look at the european one. 

Sources:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/3/17933134/ev-charging-station-network-infrastrcuture-tesla

https://insideevs.com/charging-points-europe-concentrated-4-countries/

Porsche will launch their first fully electrical car called the Porsche Taycan. In this episode I give you on the one hand an overview about the technical facts of Porsche and on the other hand I compare it to a special model of Tesla - tune in to see which car makes the race...

Video of Porsche: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8oixMu703s

Sources of information:

https://www.alphr.com/cars/1009573/porsche-taycan-mission-e-price-release-date-uk

https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-electric/a21239621/porsche-taycan-mission-e-electric/

Fully autonomous driving is a technology of transportation of the very near future. One of the leading companies in this field might be Tesla but there are also a several other automakers which have jumped in and invest huge amounts of money in developping a fully autonomous car.

Source of the information in this episode: https://emerj.com/ai-adoption-timelines/self-driving-car-timeline-themselves-top-11-automakers/

Elon Musk is revolutionizing the transportation of humans. As the topic of my first week will be extactly that one, I chose to talk about Hyperloop Transportation Technologies at first. It is quite interesting to look at the whole functioning behind this system and I will therefore give you the most important information about it in the shortest time possible.

Recommendations I have mentioned in the episode:

YouTube Video by B1M:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcikLQZI5wQ

Biography of Elon Musk (sadly not autobiography): https://www.amazon.de/Elon-Musk-Welt-ver%C3%A4ndert-Biografie/dp/3898799069/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546833955&sr=8-1&keywords=biographie+elon+musk