Post-Covid-19 management of the natural capital will require a new framework hinged on explanatory power, empirical evidence, rationality, and simplicity.

The Levy walk of the coronavirus

Apr 12th, 2020 23m 17s

Several models of the COVID-19 pandemic come up with diverse outcomes. Assumptions based on assumptions and simple numerical analyses of the models may reflect reality. Levy walk, a kind of random walk, may explain why a few super-spreaders are

The Burst Effect

Apr 5th, 2020 25m 36s

Epidemics are always not amenable to modelling as our current experience amply demonstrates. A simple law of averages doesn't work here. The virus doesn't mix in a population uniformly. Out best-laid plans are frustrated by a few individuals an

The Coronavirus Endgame - Nearing the finish line

Mar 29th, 2020 28m 21s

With COVID-19 entering its sixth month of existence, are we seeing the light at the end of the tunnel? As humans, we are often blind to the obvious and also blind to our blindness. That could be the reason to see the coronavirus as a living org

The coronavirus endgame: What are we missing?

Mar 22nd, 2020 22m 24s

As the COVID-19 rampage continues, social distancing and lockdowns have become the norm. Apart from not being permanent solutions, these knee jerk actions could also crash the economy. Are there proven methods which could tame the pandemic with

Coronavirus, oil price wars and the prisoner's dilemma

Mar 15th, 2020 24m 5s

Oil and gas price plummets as the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll. With OPEC+ split and depressed demand, it will not be a good going for the industry. However, the petroleum industry refuses to engage with the war against the pandemic. Email

Development of coronavirus vaccine - Genius of the AND should prevail

Mar 8th, 2020 34m 40s

The novel coronavirus has impacted the natural resource industry, like any other industry, but also is having a high human cost. Should the natural resource industry be a mute spectator, or does it have a more active role to play? Pandemics of

Can artificial intelligence help natural resource exploration?

Mar 1st, 2020 37m 43s

Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) help oil&gas gas and mining companies discover more oil&gas accumulations and mineral deposits? The AI we have today is the weak AI, which can make specific tasks more efficient. One area is in the interpretatio

The oil&gas industry - A tale of two revolts

Feb 23rd, 2020 31m 10s

The oil&gas industry is investing significantly to improve exploration and production. Big tech companies have made their cloud and AI platforms available for these improvements. However, the tech employees are not keen to join the game, and a

Megatrends and horizon scanning in natural resource use

Feb 16th, 2020 21m

Megatrends such as urbanisation, climate change, ageing population, the rise of service-based industry and disruptive technologies may seem to have a little to do with natural resource use. But imagining where natural resource is headed to in 2

Breaching the boundaries: Coronavirus and natural resource management

Feb 9th, 2020 26m 1s

Resource development centres often create prefect storms for pandemics. The HIV/AIDS pandemic broke out during the mining boom of the 1920s in Kinshasa. Many such centres of rapid industrial growth are emerging in China, and that could be a rea

US energy 2050 - The said and the unsaid

Feb 2nd, 2020 22m 8s

U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2020, which came out last week provides some useful pointers on where the energy transformation is headed. The highlight is the healthy growth of renewables, especially solar

Climate change: A time to sleep, a time to live

Jan 26th, 2020 28m 12s

In this episode, we will have a look at the general apathy of governments to agree on ambitious emission control goals. However, the industry and investment community believe climate change is the highest risk. Finally, will also discuss what t

Australia’s hellfire, and its best kept secret

Jan 19th, 2020 36m 55s

Australia is being ravaged by bushfire. In 2019, such fires were seen in the dryest to wettest and most cold places of the world. The blazes were very intense and could only worsen in the future. Our firefighting techniques have not improved in

More on the fundamental principles of resource management

Jan 13th, 2020 27m

In this episode of ResourceCast, we go deeper into the 12 fundamental principles of resource management:1. Responsibility to the planet2. Integrated and indivisible management of resources3. Systems view4. Social license to operate 5. Full-life

The fundamental principles of natural resource management

Jan 1st, 2020 25m 14s

In the first episode, we discuss the general structure of ResourceCast, which will consist various segments.A view from 30,000 feet - Focus on the fundamental principlesDirect hit - A look of real life problemsThe cut - A focus topicThe weakest

ResourceCast - An Introduction

Dec 29th, 2019 27m 57s

ResourceCast is a natural resource industry podcast.Here you can listen to the latest on how mining, energy, water and other natural resources based business are transforming around the world. We will discuss how from being the most hated and d

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