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 Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the Christmas double issue 2016 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:19

This week: What the Norman conquest did for England’s economy, the difficulties with silence and how Mario became the world’s most beloved character

 Babbage: year end review and preview of 2017 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:52

How artificial intelligence moved from the research lab into the real world, plus the challenges facing cyber security. And we explore the development of data donorship in the year ahead. Kenneth Cukier hosts

 The week ahead: Christmas and New Year special | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:36

We look at the highlights from the Christmas double issue with its editor Oliver Morton. John McDermott reports on how Finland's reindeer herders fight to keep their traditions alive. And magazine mogul Hu Shuli on why China's business leaders worry more about Brexit than a Trump presidency. Josie Delap hosts.

 The World In 2017 Special: Instability | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:43:26

Part two of a three part series: Anne McElvoy and World In editor Daniel Franklin look ahead to 2017. The Prime Ministers of Bhutan and Sri Lanka make their predictions for the 12 months to come. Also: correspondents and editors weigh in on the world in the age of Trump, an investigation into the future of immigration and refugees and introducing our Brexit barometer

 Babbage: The man himself | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:09

Charles Babbage was a British polymath, mathematician and a man widely hailed as the father of modern computing. In this special episode, host Emma Duncan is joined by two renowned computer science experts to explore the life and work of the eponymous inventor

 Money talks: The most profitable time of the year | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:33

We look at the decline in holiday spending in America and ask what surprises 2017 could bring. And Adrian Wooldridge takes on the ghosts of capitalism past, present and future

 Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the December 17th 2016 edition | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:59

This week: How plastic could protect the planet, why environmentalists are cutting down trees and the strange consciousness in the tentacles of an octopus

 The week ahead: War for a war weary America | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:20

Our Lexington columnist David Rennie reports from a 25,000 mile trip with America's outgoing defence secretary. Also on the show: Big data meets big brother in China. And mobile phones are transforming Africa, but only where they can get a signal. Josie Delap hosts.

 The World In 2017 Special: Invention | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:46:21

Part one of a three part series: Anne McElvoy and World In editor Daniel Franklin look ahead to 2017. Former head of Google China Kai Fu Lee and Didi President Jean Liu share their thoughts on what the future holds for Chinese tech, while Elizabeth Arden President JuE Wong makes her predictions for the year to come. Also: is a golden age of dealmaking in American business coming to an end? And what do the next 12 months mean for the climate?

 Babbage: Thinking deeply | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:27

Alphabet's artificial intelligence company DeepMind doesn't make a profit, so why it is arousing long-term interest? Dr Pedro Alonso from the World Health Organisation explores advances in the fight against malaria. And the amateur enthusiast who found meteorite dust in the gutter

 Money talks: Breitbart and the business of nationalism | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:30

The conservative website Breitbart News is expanding its business into France and Germany after a boost from the American election. Our correspondent Elizabeth Winkler considers its chances of success abroad. Also on the show: Globalisation may be in reverse in the financial world. And, fifty-years old and under pressure from China, the Asian Development Bank is evolving. Simon Long hosts.

 Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the December 10th 2016 edition | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:55

This week: worried workers in China, ancient eclipses shedding new light on the earth’s rotation, and a spot of bother in Brazil

 The week ahead: Will he or won't he? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:51

Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi tenders his resignation after a crushing referendum defeat. But will he actually step down? Also on the show: Gambia's president promised to stay in power for 'a billion years' but a political novice cuts his rule short. And should we be worried about the rise in hate crimes in America? Christopher Lockwood hosts.

 The Economist asks: Is there truth in caricature? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:31:05

Donald's Trump's victory has given new verve to cartoonists. But what light does caricature throw on current events and upheavals? Award-winning cartoonist for The Economist Kal Kallaugher and actor Haydn Gwynne talk to host Anne McElvoy about the art of parody and if it still has the ability to challenge

 Babbage: What Einstein got wrong | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:08

This week: clues to dinosaur evolution lurk in the amber mines of Myanmar. Author David Bodanis tells us about Einstein’s greatest mistake. And why solar energy is due soon to pay back its carbon debt. Kenneth Cukier hosts

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