Podcast Episodes

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…

3 years, 1 month 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…

3 years, 1 month 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 …

3 years, 1 month 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…

3 years, 1 month 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…

3 years, 1 month ago

The UNESCO effect

Delegates will soon descend on Saudi Arabia for perhaps the most consequential meeting in UNESCO’s history. With an extended agenda after last year’s…

3 years, 1 month ago

Ireland's data centre boom

These tech powerhouses bring in money and jobs but can be environmentally problematic and in Ireland data centres account for almost a fifth of the e…

3 years, 1 month ago

Swiftonomics

Taylor Swift's Eras tour is predicted to make a record $1 billion - but how?

As countries around the world grapple with high inflation, how has Taylor…

3 years, 1 month ago

The end of the office?

Many of us started working from home in the coronavirus pandemic - and never went back.

Now, office space in many cities around the world is standing…

3 years, 1 month ago

The return of the wine cork

The humble wine cork, once the main way to stop a bottle of wine, had its market share decimated in the 1990’s when screw caps were favoured. However…

3 years, 1 month ago