Episodes: 45
Frequency: Monthly
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: Canada
YouTube: 2.7k subscribers
Instagram: 16.0k followers
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Manjula Selvarajah - Manjula Selvarajah is a journalist covering technology, innovation, and issues shaping society.
Andrew Murray - Energy Transition, Local Power Generation, Dormant Water Infrastructure, And Clean-energy Innovation.
Tatiana Estevez - Fog-water Collection, Water Shortages, Climate Adaptation, And Technology Entrepreneurship.
Catherine Nakalembe - Ai-enabled Weather And Agricultural Forecasting, Water Security, And Climate Adaptation.
Pedram Hassanzadeh - Artificial Intelligence For Weather Forecasting, Climate Risk, Extreme Weather, And Policy.
Leah Morris - AI Investment, Responsible AI, Economic Inequality, Scientific Discovery, And The Role Of Human Judgment.
Tapping the source: How relics of the industrial age could help power the future
September 24, 2026
Canada has always run on water. In the 19th-century, thousands of communities developed around the textile, grist and saw mills that harnessed water power from rivers. Today, hydro generates about 60 percent of the country’s electricity. But as demand strains the grid more with each passing year, could the dams that once served those now-dormant mills provide a new source of power? That’s the vision of Andrew Murray and his startup, Aslan Renewables. During COVID lockdowns, Murray went on lon...
The coming storm: How AI can help us forecast and harness the weather
August 27, 2026
Recent advances in AI have fundamentally changed how we predict the weather, making forecasting cheaper, faster and better — we can now track even the most unusual weather event with almost pinpoint accuracy. Such accuracy has never been more urgent. With climate change making weather more extreme, unpredictable and dangerous, knowing how much rain a storm may bring, or how long a drought could last, can be a matter of life and death. In this episode, we explore this quiet revolution in forec...
This uncanny moment: AI has us all lurching between hype and hysteria, but what are the real risks and opportunities?
July 30, 2026
Episode summary: The head-spinning ascent of AI is a story of scientific innovation, but it’s also, fundamentally, a story about money. Between 2013 and 2024, AI netted about U.S.$1.6 trillion of global corporate and private investment; it’s estimated that by the end of this year that number will reach U.S.$2.5 trillion. How this massive investment is transforming — and will transform — the way we live and work is a matter of fierce debate and great uncertainty. One person at the centre of th...
Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World is hosted by Manjula Selvarajah. Its publicly listed emails are philanthropy@marsdd.com, marsdiscoverydistrict@marsdd.com, and marstenantservices@marsdd.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
The publicly listed emails for Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World: philanthropy@marsdd.com, marsdiscoverydistrict@marsdd.com, and marstenantservices@marsdd.com.
Podseeker estimates Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Established startup founders and executives, university researchers, technical specialists, physicians, and public-policy or social-impact leaders with direct experience developing, studying, or implementing innovative solutions. Common among recent guests: Founded or led an innovative company or research initiative; Held a university faculty, research, or institutional leadership role; Developed or implemented technology addressing climate, health, robotics, or other major societal challenges. Recent guests include Andrew Murray, Tatiana Estevez, and Catherine Nakalembe.
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