Category Archives: Podcasts

News: Ukraine F-16 Fighter Jet Training, Guatemala Election Interference

The Globalist Podcast, Friday, July 14, 2023: Russia analyst Stephen Dalziel on the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in Romania.

Plus: international concern over threats to the electoral process in Guatemala, aviation news and Andrew Mueller’s weekly round-up.

Research Preview: Science Magazine – July 14, 2023

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Science Magazine – July 14, 2023 issue: There have been huge strides in the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) to science and society. But will AI eclipse humans, or will we find a way to safely and fairly collaborate, allowing us to reach further? 

A machine-intelligent world

Huge strides have been made in the development of machine-learning algorithms to generate what is commonly called artifi cial intelligence (AI). Looking to the forefront of how AI is being used in science and society reveals many benefi ts, as well as grand challenges, that must be addressed.

Leveraging artificial intelligence in the fight against infectious diseases

Despite advances in molecular biology, genetics, computation, and medicinal chemistry, infectious disease remains an ominous threat to public health. Addressing the challenges posed by pathogen outbreaks, pandemics, and antimicrobial resistance will require concerted interdisciplinary efforts.

News: NATO Summit Ends, Ukraine’s Security, Iran President Tours Africa

The Globalist Podcast, Thursday, July 13, 2023: Journalist Lili Bayer brings us the latest from the Nato summit in Vilnius and Petri Burstoff is in Helsinki ahead of the US-Nordic Leaders’ Summit.

Andrew Walker flicks through the day’s papers and Monocle’s Natalie Theodosi tells us about a new sustainable fashion scheme in France.

Research Preview: Nature Magazine – July 13, 2023

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nature Magazine -July 13, 2023 issue: Usually, sea urchins procure blades of seagrass or small pieces of rubble to help them blend in with the sea floor, but the fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium) on the cover has instead appropriated the remnants of a blue plastic bag and is entangled in a discarded fishing line stuck on a reef.

How ancient monkeys rode the waves to the Americas — and survived

Artist’s reconstruction of the primate Ashaninkacebus.

Analysis suggests that three types of primate made the transoceanic journey to South America from Africa millions of years ago.

Some of the first primates to reach South America might have been tiny, insect-loving monkeys that had been swept out to sea.

Great bolts of lightning foretell Earth-warming clouds

Trieste Lightning.

Coverage of wispy cirrus clouds is linked to episodes of electrical activity.

Lightning is typically seen when imposing cumulonimbus clouds fill the sky. But new research shows that these bolts of electricity can also be used to forecast thin and wispy clouds that warm the world by reflecting heat back to the surface.

News: Zelensky Critical Of NATO Uncertainty, Finland ‘Far-Right’ Racism Scandal

The Globalist Podcast, Wednesday, July 12, 2023: Monocle’s team in Vilnius tells us why Volodymyr Zelensky is critical of NATO.

Plus, the Finnish government’s racism scandal, the latest business news and how the Portuguese government is encouraging young people to pick up more books.

News: Turkey Agrees To Sweden’s NATO Bid, Sudan Civil War, Colombia Rebels

The Globalist Podcast, Tuesday, July 11, 2023: NATO’s summit kicks off in Vilnius as Erdogan agrees to Sweden membership.

Plus: the UN warns of civil war in Sudan, the latest technology news and a device deployed in Japanese train stations to help foreign speakers.

Opinion: Future Of War In Ukraine, A New Asia Family, U.S. Lab-Monkey Shortage

‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (July 10, 2023) Three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: how the war in Ukraine will affect the future of combat, the new Asian family (10:36) and why a lab-monkey shortage in America is encouraging smuggling (19:07).

News: U.S. ‘Cluster Bombs’ To Ukraine Issues, South Korean Foreign Policy

The Globalist Podcast, Monday, July 10, 2023: We discuss the US’s controversial decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine.

Plus: a flick through the day’s papers and South Korea’s plans to revamp its foreign policy. 

Sunday Morning: Stories From Zürich And Bangkok

July 9, 2023 – Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, and Emma Nelson are joined by Fabienne Kinzelmann, Oliver Strijbis and Alexandra Andrist. Plus: we check in with our friends and correspondents in London, Helsinki and Bangkok.