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The world ahead

What does the future hold for the regulation of AI?

This future-gazing podcast series examines speculative scenarios and provocative prophecies

The Economist asks

Is this the era of slowbalisation?

In this week's podcast our editors discuss why globalisation has run out of steam

Babbage

Rogue drones, the fight against superbugs and cameras that see around corners

Our weekly podcast on the innovations, discoveries and gadgetry making the news

Money talks

Germany’s teetering economy, speaking up in the workplace and the patron saint of amateur investors

Our weekly podcast on the markets, the economy and the world of business

Tasting menu

Britain’s Brexit mess, workplace misery and the bikers of Yangon

Audio highlights from the January 19th 2019 edition