What are the 'positive tipping points' that could help us accelerate out of climate disaster?
Climate 'tipping points' are the dangerous phenomena that could suddenly make climate change even worse than it is already: melting ice sheets that could change ocean currents, thawing permafrost that...
6 Juni 202421min
'We have the most to benefit, but also the most to lose': how AI could transform human health
Artificial intelligence has the potential to massively improve human health: from developing new drugs to providing more accurate diagnoses and helping people who live with severe disabilities. But AI...
29 Maj 202437min
Tourism is bouncing back - but can we make travel sustainable?
With the pandemic well behind us, international travel has bounced back. The World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Development Index, a major survey of the state of the sector, gives a clear pictu...
21 Maj 20241h 1min
Tinder Swindler: how 'romance fraud' became a multi-billion dollar cybercrime
The Netflix documentary 'The Tinder Swindler' is a mind-boggling case of so-called 'romance fraud' in which a charming, handsome - and apparently very rich - man meets women on a dating app - gets the...
16 Maj 202441min
Spatial computing: why the future of the internet is 3D
'Spatial computing', 'blended reality', 'the metaverse'. For those of us who still use screens and keyboards to access the digital world, those phrases might not mean very much. But many experts belie...
9 Maj 202436min
Where are the innovations that can make mining more sustainable?
Mining is an industry that many of us probably rarely think about, but one that provides the raw materials for so many of the things we use, not least the modern technologies such as smart phones and ...
29 Apr 202432min
Advanced Energy Solutions: scaling up the tech that can help us get to net zero
What are the new technologies that can help us reach net zero? And how do we bring them to scale fast enough? World Economic Forum Managing Director Jeremy Jurgens joins us to talk about the Advanced ...
25 Apr 202445min
Why it's time for the 'middle powers' to step up on geopolitics
In a polarised world, with the most powerful nations and the UN unable to prevent or end many wars, could the so-called 'middle powers' step up? This week's two guests, both members of the World Econo...
18 Apr 202436min
