Your 'first time' can shape democracy: the psychology of voting
Our first experiences of voting can colour our participation in democracy for life, according to political science Professor Michael Bruter. The director of the Electoral Psychology Observatory at the...
2 Apr 34min
AI can lie, hack and blackmail: Yoshua Bengio on how to tame the "baby tiger" of tech
If AIs can think for themselves, what is to stop them doing bad - perhaps really bad - things? Yoshua Bengio, one of a handful of people considered a "godfather of AI", says AIs are already displaying...
26 Mar 27min
"We've lived through 3 ice ages - here's what we learned" - how Indigenous wisdom can help us all
Indigenous peoples have lived on their lands for countless generations. But who are they, and what lessons might they have for the rest of us? We speak to two Indigenous leaders from opposite sides o...
19 Mar 28min
Scott Galloway: how tackling the 'crisis of masculinity' would also help close the gender gap
In his book Notes on Being a Man, entrepreneur Scott Galloway examines the "crisis of masculinity" and the threat it poses to gender equality. He spoke to Radio Davos at the World Economic Forum's Ann...
12 Mar 26min
AI may spark a new era of progress, but that depends on more than just the tech
Artificial intelligence is set to have huge impacts on economies and our lives, but exactly how it will change the world will depend on much more than just the tech. Historian and economist Carl-Bened...
5 Mar 30min
'Rare' diseases: 1 billion reasons to care
Rare diseases are not that rare. More than 300 million people have one of the 7,000 rare diseases around the world, and many more people are affected by the impact on their families. On this podcast w...
26 Feb 1h 9min
Welcome to Cold War Two: historian Niall Ferguson on geopolitics in 2026
Are we living in the Second Cold War? And if so, what can we learn from the last one that might help us through it? Historian and author Niall Ferguson sets out his view of global affairs right now an...
19 Feb 29min
The day after AGI: Two 'rock stars' of AI on what it will mean for humanity
Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is that point in the future when the machines can do pretty much everything better than humans. When will it happen, what will it look like, and what will be the ...
12 Feb 50min
