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Whither climate finance?
Season 6 Episode 46
New series: climate finance is an essential part of the fight against climate change. Join co-hosts Alissa Kleinnijenhuis and Tim Phillips for the im…
2 years, 5 months ago
Does anger drive populism?
Season 6 Episode 45
On social media and in interviews, voters and their representatives sometimes seem full of rage. Is the current rise in populism driven by this anger…
2 years, 5 months ago
How the US solved its Korean EV trade crisis
Season 6 Episode 44
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provided $350 billion in tax credits and other incentives for clean energy technologies in the US. So how did Ame…
2 years, 6 months ago
War and science in Ukraine
Season 6 Episode 43
Scientists are affected by war, like anyone else. Their work is disrupted, they are placed in danger, they may become refugees or casualties. What ha…
2 years, 6 months ago
The slowdown in potential growth
Season 6 Episode 42
Estimates of potential growth – the best an economy can do – drive development and poverty reduction. Lower potential is a problem that constrains po…
2 years, 6 months ago
Identity politics and polarisation
Season 6 Episode 41
What part does group identity play in who we choose to vote for? In every democracy it seems as if our leaders are using identity politics to gain ne…
2 years, 6 months ago
Price and prejudice: Asylum seekers and housing rents
Season 6 Episode 40
Opposition to asylum seekers has become a political and social media hot button issue in every high-income country. But does their presence also depr…
2 years, 7 months ago
How railways brought inventors together
Season 6 Episode 39
When suddenly it became quicker and cheaper to travel by train, did this help inventors to work together, and did it mean more and better innovation?…
2 years, 7 months ago
Has broadband internet democratised finance?
Season 6 Episode 38
Online share trading makes it possible for all of us to diversify our investments, but social media might encourage us to pile into bad investments. …
2 years, 7 months ago
Should history change the way we think about populism?
Season 6 Episode 37
The way that social scientists define populism might lead them to simplistic conclusions that aren’t supported by the historical record. Kevin O’Rour…
2 years, 7 months ago