'I want my daughter to have the same opportunities as my sons - that's not unreasonable,' - Crystal Awardee David Beckham
David Beckham shot to fame in the 1990s playing football for Manchester United and England and boosted the game's profile in the USA playing for LA Galaxy. Off the pitch he was at the centre of Cool B...
20 Mar 202517min
Anxious Generation: how to tackle a mental health pandemic
In The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt says there is clear evidence that giving children smart phones with addictive social media has caused a mental health pandemic. The NYU-Stern social psycholog...
12 Mar 202524min
Three experts on how to understand the USA
The Annual Meeting in Davos this year coincided with the inauguration of Donald Trump for his second term, and many of the conversations there were about what the world should expect from a newly embo...
20 Feb 202529min
We'll stop climate change, but 'how soon' is the life-and-death question - Al Gore
As the world record's it's highest ever average global temperatures, and the US, once again, quits the UN climate change pact, Al Gore is surprisingly upbeat on humanity's ability to tackle global war...
13 Feb 202525min
Tariffs, globalization, and democracy, with Harvard economist Dani Rodrik
Dani Rodrik has long argued against unfettered globalization and supports countries' use of industrial policy to pursue economic development. The Harvard economist joins us to talk about the usefulnes...
6 Feb 202529min
What just happened in Davos, and how is the world different now?
What happened at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2025, where the world met to discuss 'Collaboration for the Intelligent Age'? On Day 1, Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term as U...
30 Jan 20251h 13min
The global economy 'at a crossroads' ahead of Davos: Chief Economists Outlook
The world is waiting to see how Donald Trump's return to the White House will affect the global economy and global trade. And that is reflected in the latest Chief Economists Outlook, the Forum's regu...
16 Jan 202538min
Global Risks Report: the big issues facing the world at Davos 2025
What are the global challenges that world leaders will be addressing in Davos? Many of them are contained in the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report, a survey of almost 1,000 decision makers an...
15 Jan 202545min
