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The robots are reshoring!
Season 4 Episode 41
Robots and offshoring are blamed for destroying manufacturing jobs in advanced economies. But could automation also be a way to make domestic manufac…
4 years, 6 months ago
Using AI to target aid in Togo
Season 4 Episode 40
There is often an urgent need for humanitarian assistance in low-income countries. But how can it be targeted efficiently and quickly? Joshua Blumens…
4 years, 6 months ago
Pitching with passion
Season 4 Episode 39
If you want your startup to be funded, everybody knows you have to dial up the energy and enthusiasm when you meet investors to the maximum. But is t…
4 years, 6 months ago
The flight from quality
Season 4 Episode 38
In March 2020 we all assumed there would be some reaction to Covid-19 on Wall Street but, when markets did the opposite of what most people expected,…
4 years, 7 months ago
Remembering Peter Neary
Season 4 Episode 37
Earlier in 2021 Peter Neary passed away. This special episode pays tribute to his work and examines why Peter was held in such affection by his colle…
4 years, 7 months ago
Share vaccines, save lives
Season 4 Episode 36
How many lives could be saved if rich countries shared their vaccines? Less than 2% of people in low-income countries have received even one dose. Me…
4 years, 7 months ago
Does malnutrition cause disease?
Season 4 Episode 35
The records of London's Foundling Hospital provide centuries of information on children's health. Eric Schneider tells Tim Phillips how he used this …
4 years, 7 months ago
Propaganda, persuasion, and the Nazis
Season 4 Episode 34
In 1932, Hitler and his followers believed that marching through the streets of Hamburg in uniform would convince its citizens to vote him into power…
4 years, 8 months ago
The PPE panic of 2020
Season 4 Episode 33
In the scramble for PPE in early 2020, prices spiked, supplies dried up, and doctors were forced to use garbage bags for protection. A year on, Chad …
4 years, 8 months ago
How Craigslist killed local news
Season 4 Episode 32
Remember when your local newspaper was filled with classified advertising? Once, three-line ads for lonely hearts and used cars for sale were a guara…
4 years, 8 months ago