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The US Election: 2. The Campaign Trail
Season 4 Episode 2
Following on from part one, which explained how the candidates are selected, part two looks at what happens on the campaign trail - and who's paying …
2 years, 4 months ago
The US Election: 1. Primaries, Caucuses and the National Conventions
Season 4 Episode 1
Justin Webb, former BBC US correspondent and co-presenter of Americast unpicks some of the terminology associated with the US Election.
2 years, 4 months ago
Israel and the Palestinians: 5. The USA and Iran
Season 3 Episode 5
What role have the USA and Iran played in the region? Where do we stand on the 'two-state solution'? Katya Adler and guests explain the history and c…
2 years, 6 months ago
Israel and the Palestinians: 4. The Neighbours
Season 3 Episode 4
How do Lebanon, Hezbollah, Egypt and Jordan view Israel and the Palestinians? Katya Adler explains the history of the formation of Hezbollah and the …
2 years, 6 months ago
Israel and the Palestinians: 3. Hamas
Season 3 Episode 3
What is Hamas, what do they stand for and what do they want now? As part of our series explaining the context of today’s conflict, Katya Adler and gu…
2 years, 6 months ago
Israel and the Palestinians: 2. Israel
Season 3 Episode 2
Katya Adler and guests explain the context of the conflict, exploring issues and history that will help you get to grips with what’s going on today. …
2 years, 6 months ago
Israel and the Palestinians: 1. The Palestinians
Season 3 Episode 1
Katya Adler and guests explain the history and context of the decades long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. In this episode we focus on …
2 years, 6 months ago
Tech and AI: 10. Can We Control AI?
Season 2 Episode 10
When so-called "generative" Artificial Intelligences like Chat GPT and Google's Bard were made available to the public, they made headlines around th…
2 years, 9 months ago
Tech and AI: 9. Will AI Take My Job?
Season 2 Episode 9
AI is now able to do some types of work faster and cheaper than human beings, and some workers have already found themselves out of a job.
Earlier th…
2 years, 9 months ago
Tech and AI: 8. The Algorithm
Season 2 Episode 8
At its simplest, an algorithm is a sequence of step-by-step instructions designed to give a result. They are the building blocks of every computer pr…
2 years, 9 months ago