A music superstar, romance fraud, and life-changing advice: highlights from the Forum's podcasts in 2024
One of the biggest names in music talks about AI and human soul. The victim of the 'Tinder Swindler' highlights a multi-billion dollar cyber crime. And leaders from business and civil society share li...
19 Joulu 202438min
Talks on creating a "Paris Treaty for plastics" just stalled - here's why, and what happens next
UN negotiations that were supposed to produce global rules on plastics have stalled, with no agreement on the scope of the treaty seen as vital to curb ocean pollution and other problems. Clemence Sch...
12 Joulu 202428min
Why are humans going back to the Moon, and is there really life on Mars?
Space is back! No longer the reserve of a couple of superpowers, an increasing number of countries are getting involved, and the private sector is playing a greater role than ever. On this episode, NA...
21 Marras 202449min
Top of the tech: the 10 innovations set to change your life
What are 'elastocalorics' or 'reconfigurable intelligent surfaces'? In a few years' time these emerging technologies may have transformed the way we heat and cool our homes, and how we transmit ever g...
24 Loka 202456min
Can climate action survive geopolitical upheaval?
Wars, trade tensions and elections around the world are testing humanity's ability to tackle climate change. Two experts from the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on the Future of Geopolit...
10 Loka 202445min
Slow growth and the cost of debt: the World Bank's Chief Economist on the global outlook
"The global economy - it's a complicated picture, in the sense that it's doing better than we expected just six months ago but it's doing much worse than what it was doing six years ago." World Bank C...
25 Syys 202433min
This Is Not Financial Advice: navigating the jungle of online investing
A new, critically acclaimed documentary follows the fortunes of online investors, including one who made - and lost - $3 million in cryptocurrency. The director of This Is Not Financial Advice hopes h...
19 Syys 202439min
What role do investors have in ensuring AI is safe?
As investors pour money into companies developing or deploying artificial intelligence, what are the steps they should be taking to ensure that AI is safe and responsible? The Responsible AI Playbook ...
12 Syys 202429min
