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Podcasts:
As Didi buys up Uber China, Kenneth Cukier discusses the implications with editors Tom Standage and from Shanghai, Vijay Vaitheeswaran. And Tim Cross explains the importance of IBM's new artificial neuron-on-a-chip
On this show we focus on vulnerabilities in the banking sector. Kevin Rodgers, author of Why Aren't They Shouting?, tells us why the technological advances that were once a boon for finance are now a source of instability. And our finance correspondent discusses the latest round of stress tests on Europe's banks and why they ignore potential perils. Andrew Palmer hosts.
This week: South Africa’s dancing President, China’s eclectic electric cars, and the old-fangled printers with new-fangled jobs
Matthew Symonds, Defence and diplomatic editor, discusses Donald Trump's reckless NATO snub and as Rio readies for the Olympics, Jan Piotrowski, Brazil correspondent, talks about the legacy the games will leave behind. Helen Joyce hosts.
In a special edition of the podcast, Celeste and John share their personal observations after covering both the Republican National Convention in Cleveland and the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Celeste contrasts 2016 with covering five previous conventions; John reports on his takeaways after entering the U.S. convention bubble for the very first time. Special Guest: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Anne McElvoy is joined in The Economist studio by Ruchir Sharma, investment strategist and author of The Rise and Fall of Nations: Forces of Change in a Post-Crisis World, to discuss the continuing legacy of the 2007-8 financial crash, the prospects for investment in a low growth world- and how The Economist defied the curse of the cover story.
How can artificial intelligence leave the lab and get down to business? Kenneth Cukier explores an innovative method with Tractable founder Alexandre Dalyac. Also, a new way to measure ancient oxygen is changing our understanding of evolution, and we crunch the numbers to reveal the long-term risks of air pollution.
Pierre Gramegna, Luxembourg's finance minister, talks to host Andrew Palmer about how his country aims to thrive post-Brexit, and how it intends to improve tax transparency in the wake of the LuxLeaks scandal. And in our final segment, Tamzin Booth, our business editor, discusses why Abenomics fails to live up to the hype, but is still not a failure
This week: DIY design in South Korea brings down the house, sewing sensors into skin, and why even intense stress could be good for us
Anne McElvoy hosts a special dedicated to The Economist's annual "The world if..." edition, which takes intriguing what if scenarios to their logical extremes. We discover what 100 days of a Trump presidency would look like, how hackers could have the banking industry on the run, and the myriad of ways in which transparent oceans would transform the world as we know it.
Anne McElvoy, with Buttonwood columnist Philip Coggan, quiz renowned behavioural economist Richard Thaler on how his theories will shape the future of policy and economics
The asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the Universe perplexes physicists. Could the tiny particle, the neutrino, offer an explanation? Kenneth Cukier explores the issues with our Babbage producer, Louisa Field. Also, a flaw in the way brain-scan data was collected throws thousands of studies into doubt
Finance editor Edward McBride is joined by Simon Rabinovitch, who has delved into the history of coups to find out how attempts to overthrow a government can disrupt economic growth. And, an investigation into why the banking systems of some of Africa's largest economies are lurching towards crisis
This week: What’s next for Gibraltar after being hauled out of the EU, how to monitor the high seas for illegal fishing and why Canada is throwing money at whistleblowers’
Sophie Pedder, our Paris Bureau Chief, reports on the lorry attack in Nice. Also on the show: Russia's new anti-terrorism laws harken back to the days of Soviet surveillance; And Donald Trump heads to the Republican National Convention. Helen Joyce hosts
