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Meeting in the metaverse: Actor Rainn Wilson joins us on the virtual polar ice
Season 1 Episode 173
What's Dwight from The Office doing in the metaverse?
Actor Rainn Wilson joins us in avatar form to check out a virtual world created by the World Ec…
1 year, 6 months ago
AI vs Art: Will AI rip the soul out of music, movies and art, or help express our humanity?
Season 1 Episode 172
For half a century, Nile Rodgers has been making hit records that have touched people's hearts around the world. The creative force behind disco pio…
1 year, 6 months ago
How do we ensure the green transition doesn't penalise the poorest?
Season 1 Episode 171
Going green - in energy, agriculture, industry and elsewhere - will have costs and benefits, so how can we ensure the poorest don't pay the price or …
1 year, 6 months ago
How chemicals companies are joining forces to become more sustainable
Season 1 Episode 170
Incubated at the World Economic Forum, the Global Impact Coalition (GIC) is an organisation that pools the resources of major chemicals companies to …
1 year, 7 months ago
"The Centre Must Hold" - what role can centrist politics play in a polarised world?
Season 1 Episode 169
As populists are on the rise in many countries, how should the moderates respond? We hear from Yair Zivan, the author of a new book called "The Centr…
1 year, 7 months ago
No laughing matter: Can comedy help us tackle climate change?
Season 1 Episode 168
Climate change is an extremely serious issue, but can comedy help us cope with - and communicate about - it?
We hear from the University of Colorado,…
1 year, 7 months ago
More than just a toothache: how to tackle the huge costs of poor oral health
Season 1 Episode 167
What's the health condition that affects us all, but is often seen as an add-on for healthcare - and how much is this neglect costing the economy?
Or…
1 year, 7 months ago
Globalisation is in transition - not retreat, says this analyst of global trade
Season 1 Episode 166
Deglobalization, reglobalization, decoupling, de-risking, reshoring friend-shoring, export bans, tariffs and sanctions - is global trade going into r…
1 year, 8 months ago
The long game: how to understand China and how it sees its role in the world
Season 1 Episode 165
As the World Economic Forum convenes the 'Annual Meeting of the New Champions' in China, this expert helps us better understand how the Asian powerho…
1 year, 8 months ago
Why we need a sprint towards gender parity: the Global Gender Gap Report 2024
Season 1 Episode 164
The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation a…
1 year, 8 months ago