Lewis Pugh: Pushing the limits of the hu...

<p>It’s a great democratiser, but it also concentrates power among a small number of people.</p><p>Amol Rajan speaks to Sir Nick Clegg - former deputy Prime Minister of the UK and, more recently, former President of Global Affairs at Meta - about big tech, AI and the future of so ... Show More

<p>‘When it comes to women's lives, things have progressed, maybe not always in a linear way.’</p><p>Devina Gupta speaks to author and columnist Twinkle Khanna about the lives of women in 21st century India. Khanna’s column in the Times of India, Mrs Funnybones, captures the co ... Show More

<p>“The current state of the art AI technology is prone to some errors… you have to learn to use these tools for what they are good at, and not blindly trust everything they say.”</p><p>Faisal Islam speaks to Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google and its holding company Alphab ... Show More

<p dir="ltr">Lewis Pugh was never afraid to take the plunge. Now ocean advocate for the United Nations Environment Programme, the record-breaking cold-water swimmer has completed long distance swims at both of the earth's Poles, in the Red Sea, and along the length of the Hudson ... Show More

What would you do to protect someone or something you love? Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland tell about Lewis Pugh. He is swimming in freezing water to protect the environment. 

<p>Al talks to Michael Mann, Nobel Prize-winning climatologist for his work with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).  We cover a lot of ground. How to talk about climate change to your crazy right-wing climate-denying uncle. “Uncle Hal, sea level is rising. For ... Show More

David Attenborough and a panel of influential thinkers on the natural world join Tom Heap to preview this month's Climate Summit in Paris. Can the world's leaders come to an agreement to save a warming planet?The director of Titanic, Avatar and Terminator, James Cameron tells Tom ... Show More

<p>In this episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht discuss and analyze <a href= "https://www.versobooks.com/books/3138-climate-leviathan">"Climate Leviathan" by authors Geoff Mann and Joel Wainwright.</a></p> <p>Book description: "Despite the science and the summits, leading capi ... Show More

<p><b>March 21st 2022.<br/><br/></b>Is earth too hot? Is the weather getting worse? Are we experiencing a climate crisis? Is CO2 the control knob for the earth&apos;s climate? Is climate science basic physics? Do all scientists agree on these questions? Tom Nelson is an independe ... Show More

The world's wetlands store carbon and can help us tackle some of the impacts of climate change. Are we overlooking their importance? And what can we do to protect them more?Graihagh Jackson travels to wetlands near her home in East Anglia while Qasa Alom reports from the Bay of B ... Show More