Music therapy for dementia
What is it about music that has proved so effective in improving the lives of people suffering from dementia? Darren Dodd discusses the growing use of music therapy to treat the disease with Sally Bow...
9 Feb 20189min
A citizen's guide to statistics
We are constantly bombarded by statistical claims but how do we know when they're true and when they're fake news? And how to we avoid becoming unwittingly complicit by spreading misinformation on soc...
8 Feb 201812min
The global market turmoil explained
US stocks staged a late rebound on Tuesday after a three-day global sell off. John Authers explains what triggered investor fears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 Feb 20188min
Fed sanctions Wells Fargo over 'customer abuses'
Shares in Wells Fargo have fallen sharply after the Federal Reserve imposed unprecedented sanctions on the lender in response to “widespread customer abuses”. Patrick Jenkins discusses the unusual nat...
6 Feb 20186min
How close are we to quantum computing?
Microsoft and Google are expected to make announcements soon that could mean we are closer than ever to using the properties of quantum mechanics to speed up computing. Ravi Mattu discusses what this ...
6 Feb 20187min
Modi seeks re-election with promise to help rural poor
India’s prime minister Narendra Modi has fallen short of the goals he set himself in 2014 when he promised to spur the economy and create millions of jobs. He has now switched tack with a pre-election...
5 Feb 201810min
How do we measure prosperity?
Developed economies are theoretically wealthier than ever but people don't seem to feel better off. Some of the gap between the data and our perceptions may be down to the limitations of gross domesti...
2 Feb 20185min
What next for Trump's Korea strategy?
After the White House abandoned plans to nominate a leading Korea expert as US ambassador to Seoul, what will be the next step in the president's strategic approach to Pyongyang? Hosted on Acast. See ...
1 Feb 20189min
