Tag Archives: The Economist
Opinion: A World In Fiscal Fantasy, Can Turkey Sack Erdogan, King Charles III
The Economist ‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (May8 , 2023) – Three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, governments are living in a fiscal fantasyland, why Turkey is holding the most important election this year (11:02) and the coronation of King Charles III (17:30).
Hurricanes: The Science Behind Their Destruction
Video timeline: 00:00 – What are tropical cyclones? 00:46 – The history of tropical cyclones 02:06 – How do they form? 04:33 – What happens when they reach land? 07:13 – What is the impact of climate change?
Opinion: Israel At 75, Is Keir Starmer Ready To Lead UK?, ChatGPT ‘Language’ Issues
The Economist ‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (May 1, 2023) – A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, Israel: the survivor nation at 75, is Sir Keir Starmer ready to govern Britain? (10:25) And why ChatGPT raises questions about how humans acquire language (19:05).
Opinion: Wise Worries On AI, Global Peace Crumbles, The English Identity Myth
The Economist ‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (April 24, 2023) – This week, how to worry wisely about artificial intelligence, why in Sudan and beyond, the trend towards global peace has been reversed (13:00) and if English nationalism is on the rise, no one has told the English (19:30).
Special Report: ‘The Car Industry – A Difficult New World’ (The Economist)
Everything about carmaking is changing at once
The car industry
The industry must reinvent itself to keep pace, says Simon Wright
Electrification
The future lies with electric vehicles
The car industry is electrifying rapidly and irrevocably
- It is getting easier for new entrants to make cars
- China is leading the challenge to incumbent carmakers
- Software is now as important as hardware in cars
- Autonomous vehicles are coming, but relatively slowly
- How geopolitical tensions could disrupt the global car industry
- The future should bring more choice and better cars
Military Analysis: Why Are Wars Getting Longer?
Video timeline: 00:00 – Civil wars are getting longer 00:58 – Complexity 02:14 – Criminality 03:12 – Climate change 04:52 – The road to peace?
Special Report: Insert Coin – The Rise Of Video Gaming
Ready, player four billion: the rise of video games
As video games move from teenage distraction to universal pastime they are following the path of other mass media, says Tom Wainwright
Battles over streaming break out for video games
Streaming subscriptions have revolutionised music and television. What will they do to games?
American Economy: The $2 Trillion Green Stimulus
Video timeline: 00:00 – A new green America 00:30 – Democrats are being ambitious 01:14 – Manufacturing will move to America 01:53 – Planning could be a stumbling block
To read more about Biden’s plans to remake America’s economy: https://econ.st/3IEGNiP
Previews: The Economist Magazine- Feb 18, 2023
Inflation will be harder to bring down than markets think
Investors are betting on good times. The likelier prospect is turbulence
Israel’s proposed legal reforms are a dreadful answer to a real problem
They will damage the country at home and abroad
The World Bank’s embattled chief steps down
David Malpass’s record is better than his many critics will credit
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