In our last conversation, Kate Bailey, Senior Research Associate, Food Process Innovation Unit, Cardiff Business School, questions whether the predicted rise of the global population from 6 to 9 billion can be sustained with current methods of farming, food distribution and water management.

The Global Threat to Food Security – Comixed from Manchester Beacon on Vimeo.

In our fourth conversation, Professor Remco Polman, Director of the Centre for Applied Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Central Lancashire asks whether society fully understands the implications of an ageing population and how this will impact on already scarce resources.

The Ageing Timebomb – Comixed from Manchester Beacon on Vimeo.

In our third conversation Professor Jon Whittle, Chair of Software Engineering, Lancaster University asks whether the abundance of new forms of digital connectedness offers a more meaningful way of engaging with each other and society or is it a digital tyranny that uses up our precious time and resource.

Unprecedented opportunities in a Digital Economy – Comixed from Manchester Beacon on Vimeo.

In the second Networked Conversation from Comixed, Professor Callum Thomas, Chair of Sustainable Aviation, Centre for Air Transport and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University asks whether our appetite for air travel can be sustainable.

Tackling Climate Change – Comixed from Manchester Beacon on Vimeo.

Hot off the press we have the first Comixed video slideshow on the potential and impact of Synthetic Biology. The discussion was  lead by Dr Martin Amos from Manchester Metropolitan University and is the first debate out of five held as part of the Comixed – A Comixed Networked Conservation.

The Implications of Synthetic Biology – Comixed from Manchester Beacon on Vimeo.