Crossing Channels is back for a second series!
Jointly produced by the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge, and the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST) this podcast series brings you interdisciplinary perspectives on significant challenges facing society today.
Listen to the teaser for the series as well as all the episodes below:
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Series 2
Episode 10 - What is the future of religion?
Iza Hussin (University of Cambridge) and Paul Seabright (IAST).
Episode 9 - Are countries becoming harder to govern?
Louis Baktash (Bennett Institute), Mathieu Carpentier (Toulouse Capitole University, IAST) and Michael Kenny (Bennett Institute).
Episode 8 - Are emerging technologies more hype than reality?
Sam Gilbert (Bennett Institute), César Hidalgo (IAST, TSE, University of Toulouse) and Jeni Tennison (Bennett Institute).
Episode 7 - Should children have the right to vote?
David Runciman (University of Cambridge) and Karine Van der Straeten (IAST).
Episode 6 - Is technology changing our behaviour?
Maria Kleshnina (IAST), Daniel Nettle (L'École normale supérieure - PSL) and Amy Orben (University of Cambridge).
Episode 5 - Why are stories important for society?
With Sarah Dillon (University of Cambridge) and Manvir Singh (IAST).
Episode 4 - Ukraine war - how can academics apply their expertise?
With Tymofiy Mylovanov and Nataliia Shapoval (Kyiv School of Economics).
Episode 3 - How much do people care about inequality?
With Charlotte Cavaillé (Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan and IAST), Ailbhe McNabola (Bennett Institute for Public Policy - Power to Change) and Jack Shaw (Bennett Institute for Public Policy).
Episode 2 - Wellbeing at work: whose job is it to fix it?
With Gordon Harold (University of Cambridge), Laura Nurski (Bruegel) and Zoe Purcell (IAST).
Episode 1 - Has digital technology made us better off?
With Diane Coyle (Bennett Institute - Cambridge), Jacques Crémer and Jean Tirole (IAST-TSE).
Series 1
Episode 10 - What can political leaders learn from history?
With Lucy Delap, historian at Cambridge and Victor Gay, IAST and TSE economist specialized in history
Episode 9 - How might policy steer us towards better decision-making?
With Theresa Marteau, a health psychologist Professor and Dr Bence Bago (IAST)
Episode 8 - Can democratic political leaders ever meet our expectations?
With Roberto Foa, Assistant Professor in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, and Dr Zachary Garfield (IAST)
Episode 7 - Is it the government's job to make us happy?
With Anna Alexandrova (Bennett Institute) and Jon Stieglitz (IAST)
Episode 6 - Special Episode - Ukraine invasion: context, consequences and the information war
With Horacio Larreguy (IAST - ITAM), Nataliia Shapoval (Kyiv School of Economics) and Ayse Zarakol (Cambridge University)
Episode 5 - Will Levelling Up Work
With Sylvain Chabé-Ferret (IAST-TSE), Michael Kenny (Bennett Institute) and Fiona Reynolds (Bennett Institute)
With Stephanie Diepeveen (Bennett Institute), Rehema Msulwa (Bennett Institute) and Stéphane Straub (TSE - IAST)
Episode 3 - Can artificial intelligence be ethical?
with Jean-François Bonnefon (IAST - TSE - CNRS), Daniel Chen (TSE - IAST), and Diane Coyle (Bennett Institute - Cambridge)
Episode 2 - What does it mean to bring nature into the economy?
with Matthew Agarwala (Bennett), Cristina Penasco (Cambridge), and Nicolas Treich (TSE-IAST-INRAe)
Episode 1 - Why has it become so hard to run government?
with Dennis Grube, Catherine Haddon and Mohamed Saleh
Episode 0 - Launching Crossing Channels with Diane Coyle and Paul Seabright