Category Archives: Analysis

Analysis, Food, Society, Sustainability, Videos

Analysis: Will We Be Eating Insects Soon? (Economist)

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By 2050 there could be 10 billion human mouths to feed. Eating insects could help solve the global food-supply problem.

Video timeline: 00:00 – 00:47 How to feed our growing population 00:47 – 03:23 The potential of insects 03:23 – 05:31 Eating cricket powder in Madagascar 05:31– 06:30 Madagascar’s climate change famine 06:30 – 08:00 Cricket farming in Africa 08:00 – 11:30 Expanding insect production 11:30 – 12:20 Insects: a green solution? 12:20 – 13:12 Will insects become a staple?

Read more here: https://econ.st/3fTILxA

Analysis, Business, Economics, News, Politics, Technology

Analysis: British Political Parable, Tech Giants’ Big Plans, Vaccine Mandates

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A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the parable of Boris Johnson, and what it says about the country he governs. Also, America’s tech giants’ ambitious investments (10:05) and do vaccine mandates actually work? (19:10).

https://open.spotify.com/episode/19emrzBHo4nQ5Sam84b609
Agriculture, Analysis, Sustainability, Technology, Videos

Sustainability: Fertilizers From Biomass In France

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As the world’s population grows, the need to feed billions of mouths mean our use of synthetic fertilisers will almost certainly increase significantly. The FT’s Anna Gross explores two innovative French companies that could ultimately reduce our reliance on artificial fertilisers by offering less carbon-intensive options. But how viable are these alternatives?

Analysis, International, Podcasts, Politics

Analysis: The ‘Bossy State’, Boris Johnson’s ‘Party’ Issues, U.S.-China Politics

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A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, beware the bossy state, Britain’s party-animal prime minister (11:45) and, why America and China are one military accident away from disaster (18:00)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4PzvTIHfQtcFULxHzAkrdf
Analysis, International, News, Podcasts, Politics

News Analysis: Putin’s Russia, Performative Work, Soccer’s Elite

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A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how to talk to Mr Putin, the rise of performative work (9:45) and the lingering effects of covid-19 on elite footballers (15:00).

https://open.spotify.com/episode/31wWlxFZBcPfFcYri06FAs
Analysis, Business, Food, Society, Stories, Videos

Fast Food: How Chicken Took Over America (CNBC)

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Chick-fil-A has long dominated the chicken sandwich category in fast food. After Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen launched its own version of the chicken sandwich, other fast food chains like Wendy’s, McDonalds and Shake Shack got into the battle. Here’s how chicken took over America.

Analysis, Computer Generated Imagery, Digital, Technology, Videos

Tech: Digital Property Boom In The Metaverse

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Real-estate transactions in the metaverse are reaching record highs. We spoke with companies investing in digital real estate to understand the economic model, and why investors are spending millions on virtual property. Photo: Republic Realm

Analysis, Economics, Podcasts, Politics, Reviews, Society

Analysis: Threats To U.S. Democracy, Pandemic Economies, Video Games

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A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how to think about the threat to American democracy, which economies have done best and worst during the pandemic (10:33) and whether video games really are addictive (17:34).

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HuGRZMIGD3ShQoAsixKD9
Analysis, Cities, Society, Transportation, Videos, Views

Cities: Why Los Angeles Traffic Is So Bad (CNBC)

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Los Angeles consistently ranks among the most traffic-clogged cities in America. The county has been trying to reduce its traffic for decades and nothing has worked. Many researchers and economists suggest charging people for using the road in a system called congestion pricing