It might be the premise of countless sci-fi movies and comic books but, in reality, most accidents that occur in a science lab don’t result in the creation of superheroes.Serious accidents in laboratories aren’t common, and the sector has a p

Guest episode: Everything you need to know about 5G

Feb 19th, 2019 43m 45s

We've got something a little different this month, as our friends from the Cisco Technology Podcast take over the MACRO airwaves to talk everything 5G.Justin Woolen and Mark Jackson are joined by Stephen Speirs and Dez O'Connor from the 5G Ru

How we make innovation projects happen

Dec 21st, 2018 24m 50s

In this series, we’ve been talking about some of the innovation projects Cisco has taken part in over the past few years.So far, we’ve covered everything from flood defence to Wi-Fi on trains, connected cows, and smart cities.But what we’ve

Bridging the UK's digital divide

Nov 2nd, 2018 30m 16s

There’s a real divide between the UK’s rural and urban areas when it comes to connectivity.According to OfCom’s latest Connected Nations Report, around 17% of rural areas don’t have access to decent broadband services, compared with just 2% i

Revolutionising natural disaster response

Oct 3rd, 2018 30m 49s

The UK is no stranger to floods - but that doesn't make their effects any less devastating or difficult to manage.In this episode, we explore how technology is being used to support first responders in flooding situations, and discover the im

Connecting the world's railways

Aug 22nd, 2018 26m 10s

All aboard for episode two of MACRO! This month, we're travelling by train to explore an innovation project aimed at making rail journeys a more connected, pleasant, and productive experience.MACRO is a brand new podcast from the Innovation

Creating the world's smartest city

Jul 4th, 2018 37m 30s

Welcome to a brand new podcast series from the Innovation team at Cisco: MACRO.In computing, macro means automatic expansion of an instruction; in photography, it refers to shooting big close-ups; and when used as an adjective it means ‘large

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