The Demonisation of The Middle-Aged Woman
Why are middle-aged women these days subject to so much rage and hatred? In her new book, "Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-Aged Women," author Victoria Smith confronts the disdain and vitriol she enc...
23 Jun 202337min
Is This Reality? VR, AI, and the Mystery of Consciousness - Part 2
In part two of this partnership with the Swedish publishing house and ideas forum Fri Tanke we hear from Anders Ynnerman, Professor of Scientific Visualization at Linköping University and the Program ...
20 Jun 202351min
Is This Reality? VR, AI, and the Mystery of Consciousness - Part 1
Throughout the year, AI development has taken significant strides. We are living in a society that is becoming increasingly reliant on digital technology, which soon could be flooded with computer-gen...
19 Jun 202342min
VS from Intelligence Squared: Cars VS Bicycles
VS is the new podcast from Intelligence Squared exploring those little debates that are always a big deal to someone. For the first episode, two expert guests go head to head to decide once and for al...
17 Jun 202330min
The Reoccurring Tragedy of Geopolitics with Robert Kaplan and John Gray
The great dilemmas of geopolitics are not battles of good against evil, where the choices are clear. They are contests of good against good, where the choices are often painful, incompatible and fraug...
16 Jun 202342min
When is the Next Great Financial Crash Coming?
Since the Wall Street Crash in 1929, financial meltdowns have repeatedly sent shockwaves through our world. From the currency crises of the 1980s and 1990s, to Japan’s housing crash, the dot com boom ...
14 Jun 202342min
Can We Live Well Without Economic Growth? - Part 2
This episode is part two of our live event on economic growth. In May 2023, journalist Kamal Ahmed, was joined by three influential economists, Kate Raworth, Helen Thompson, and Bim Afolami to discuss...
12 Jun 202334min
Can We Live Well Without Economic Growth? - Part 1
As the UK and other countries around the world grapple with a bleak economic forecast and the creeping effects of climate change, the debate over economic growth and its role in our economies has come...
11 Jun 202335min
