Podcast Episodes

Business Daily meets: Desmond Shum

We meet the Chinese property tycoon and multi-millionaire who, along with his then-wife, once moved in the highest echelons of power in Beijing.

But t…

2 years, 6 months ago

Guyana: The world’s fastest-growing economy

The former British colony in South America boasts the world’s fastest-growing economy at the moment – it expanded by 62 per cent last year, according…

2 years, 6 months ago

Business and Science: Communicating science

Science is all around us but a lot of it can be difficult to understand.

Gareth Mitchell speaks to people building careers around helping make science…

2 years, 6 months ago

Business and science: Quantum computing around the world

It's a rapidly emerging technology that has the potential to solve problems at an incredible pace.

At the moment its uses are limited but that hasn’t…

2 years, 6 months ago

Business and science: What is quantum computing?

We travel to a facility in the south of England to see one of the super-fast computers in action.

We’ll find out what quantum computing has the potent…

2 years, 6 months ago

Business and science: How risky is SynBio?

For all the exciting developments in the synthetic biology industry, there are also concerns.

People can edit genes in their garages these days, so w…

2 years, 6 months ago

Business and science: What you need to know about SynBio

In this week’s series focusing on business and science, we start things off by looking at the world of synthetic biology.

The industry is estimated to…

2 years, 6 months ago

Cutting waste in the beauty industry

Many of us have drawers and boxes full of beauty products that we never end up finishing.

We meet the Nordic start-ups who are trying to cut some of …

2 years, 6 months ago

The row over Uruguay's pulp mills

Does the paper industry use too much water? As concern about plastic waste grows, many companies have switched from plastic packaging to paper, but h…

2 years, 6 months ago

The importance of sleep

How does sleep relate to your job, your income, or your socio-economic status?

We look at the impact of a good, and bad night’s rest. We discuss the…

2 years, 6 months ago