Podcast Episodes

Could categorising heatwaves help businesses?

Heatwaves don’t have names unlike storms or hurricanes - which are categorised. But extreme heat can have a huge impact on people’s lives, on overal…

9 months ago

The economics of Hajj

For more than 1,400 years, Saudi Arabia has hosted pilgrims from across the world who travel to this sacred patch of desert to fulfil a religious obl…

9 months ago

The business of not dying

Is longevity the next growth industry? We look at why billionaires are betting on 'rejuvenation' tech and whether any of this could help more of us l…

9 months ago

Ice hockey: back from the b-rink?

Ice hockey was hit hard by the pandemic, with empty arenas and financial losses threatening the sport's future. Now in 2025, North America's National…

9 months, 1 week ago

Paraguay: South America's Silicon Valley?

The small country has big ambitions to become a tech and innovation hub.

It has a reliable source of renewable energy, thanks to the Itaipu Dam - a h…

9 months, 1 week ago

Is the solar industry entering a new era?

A new type of solar cell has been developed and has made it to market.

Perovskites have been called a 'magic material' that many believe will be the n…

9 months, 1 week ago

Critical minerals: What does the future hold?

In the final episode of our series, we've gather together a panel of experts who all have an interest in critical mineral mining.

Demand for minerals …

9 months, 1 week ago

The environmental impact of mineral mining

Rising demand for critical minerals to fuel the green energy transition means an expansion of mining around the world.

New mines are opening, existin…

9 months, 1 week ago

Can Europe build a mineral supply chain?

China’s headstart in market dominance is significant, and its grip on critical mineral supply chains remains tight.

The question now is whether other…

9 months, 1 week ago

China: the mineral superpower

The country dominates the global processing of critical minerals - materials essential to clean energy, defence, and modern manufacturing.

In the sec…

9 months, 1 week ago