E57: Science, Innovation & The Future - Dr Ben Miles (Frontier #12))

Dr Ben Miles is a physicist, entrepreneur, startup investor and educational YouTuber (with over 100k subs) 🧬

**Key highlights of our convo: how scientists can be entrepreneurs, the downsides of too much technological progress, the eternal promise of nuclear fusion, how VCs should pivot into Deep Tech, and how to find your life's purpose!

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Ben's YouTube: @DrBenMiles
Spin Up Science: https://www.spin-up.science/
Science Angel Syndicate: https://www.scienceangelsyndicate.com/

Connect with Ben here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbenmiles/
Connect with James here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bannon/

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00:00 Intro to Ben & his companies
02:50 Scientists becoming entrepreneurs & founder landscape
08:00 What will the world look like in 50 years? What is Deep Tech?
15:46 Is too much tech a bad thing?
20:15 Nuclear fusion & tech equality
25:00 Climate change solutions
31:33 Building a Deep Tech startup & VC landscape
45:21 Finding your core drivers
56:34 Where to find Ben

#deeptech #cleantech #climate #innovation