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Feb 2024
38m 36s

Mission 4: Working smart and living sust...

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Agents - according to our sources, over half the world’s population live in a city - a figure expected to reach 7 BILLION by 2050. What’s more, cities account for 80% of global GDP and over 70% of global CO2 emissions! To investigate how responsible engineering can help build the future, Agent Somara must track down the designer of a city that’s literally out of this world. Meanwhile Agent Clark’s assignment to hack his way into (and hopefully out again) the world’s smartest office building… PLUS Greig Cameron from ‘D’ Branch challenges our spies to design the perfect city of the future for Scientists and Engineers… If you enjoy the show, why not like, subscribe and tell a friend?

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