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May 2020
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Season 1, Ep 1 - Creative Destruction

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COVID-19 exposed the flaws in our society and the human species. Do we leave old ways behind and build our defenses for the pandemics to come and what will our economic fortunes look like? Does human behaviour really change in the long run? Hear from Dr Mei Ling Doery, Global Affairs and Economist Dr Keith Suter and Economist Tim Harcourt.

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