Coronavirus and the Stats: Your Questions Answered

Coronavirus and the Stats: Your Questions Answered

Feeling confused by all the data and metrics about coronavirus that are flying around? In this episode, Britain’s most eminent statistician David Spiegelhalter, biometrics expert Sheila Bird, and the American scientist John Ioannidis, who has written that Covid-19 ‘might be a one-in-a-century evidence fiasco’. The conversation is chaired by Anne McElvoy of The Economist. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Arundhati Roy on Storytelling, Memory and The Human Condition (Part One)

Arundhati Roy on Storytelling, Memory and The Human Condition (Part One)

‘It is vanishingly rare for a writer to both confront the ugliness of humanity and still search for its beauty. Roy is that rare writer.’ – Naomi Klein Arundhati Roy is one of today’s most esteemed p...

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Nick Clegg on Meta, AI and the Battle for Big Tech (Part Two)

Nick Clegg on Meta, AI and the Battle for Big Tech (Part Two)

Nick Clegg has had a seat at the heart of power for nearly two decades. As leader of the Liberal Democrats he served as deputy Prime Minister from 2010 to 2015 in the coalition government with David C...

11 Sep 202536min

Nick Clegg on Meta, AI and the Battle for Big Tech (Part One)

Nick Clegg on Meta, AI and the Battle for Big Tech (Part One)

Nick Clegg has had a seat at the heart of power for nearly two decades. As leader of the Liberal Democrats he served as deputy Prime Minister from 2010 to 2015 in the coalition government with David C...

10 Sep 202536min

The Age of the Strongman: Understanding Netanyahu, with Anshel Pfeffer (Part Two)

The Age of the Strongman: Understanding Netanyahu, with Anshel Pfeffer (Part Two)

In November 2022, Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power in Israel after winning his sixth election. Propped up by a bloc of far-right and ultra-religious parties, Netanyahu’s government is seen by many...

7 Sep 202542min

The Age of the Strongman: Understanding Netanyahu, with Anshel Pfeffer (Part One)

The Age of the Strongman: Understanding Netanyahu, with Anshel Pfeffer (Part One)

In November 2022, Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power in Israel after winning his sixth election. Propped up by a bloc of far-right and ultra-religious parties, Netanyahu’s government is seen by many...

6 Sep 202535min

The Specialist | The Multi-Million Dollar Banana, with David Galperin

The Specialist | The Multi-Million Dollar Banana, with David Galperin

This is an episode of The Specialist, produced by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Sotheby's. In The Specialist, explore the significance and journey of an extraordinary work through the eyes ...

5 Sep 202513min

Could AI Help Save Lives? With Dr Charlotte Blease

Could AI Help Save Lives? With Dr Charlotte Blease

How can AI improve our healthcare industry? In this episode, Dr Emma Yhnell speaks to health informaticist and author Dr Charlotte Blease about the role AI could play in the future of medicine, from ...

5 Sep 202539min

Hotels with History | Claridge's, London

Hotels with History | Claridge's, London

This is an episode of Hotels with History, produced by Intelligence Squared on behalf of Perowne International⁠. In today’s episode, the rise of one of the most exclusive districts of London, the h...

2 Sep 202522min

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