Crossing Channels
by Bennett School of Public Policy & Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse
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How does culture shape who we are?
How does culture shape who we are?
About this podcast
Monthly podcast series produced by the Bennett School of Public Policy (University of Cambridge) and Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (Toulouse School of Economics) to give interdisciplinary answers to today's challenging questions. Hosted by Richard Westcott (former BBC journalist and now the communications director for Cambridge University Health Partners and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus) with guest experts from both universities. Subscribe to the Crossing Channels podcast feed https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1841488.rss & download each episode at the start of the month.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 51 episodes
- How does culture shape who we are? · 33 min · Season 5 Episode 10In this episode of Crossing Channels, Richard Westcott talks to Tim Whitmarsh from the University of Cambridge and Cammie Curtin from the Toulouse School of Economics about how…
- How do social connections shape us? · 32 min · Season 5 Episode 9In this episode of Crossing Channels, Richard Westcott talks to Sander van der Linden from the University of Cambridge and Marion Hoffman from the Toulouse School of Economics…
- What’s behind the rise of populism? · 26 min · Season 5 Episode 8In this episode of Crossing Channels, Richard Westcott (host) talks to Davide Luca from the University of Cambridge and Laurenz Guenther from the Toulouse School of Economics…
- Who can we trust online? · 34 min · Season 5 Episode 7In this episode of Crossing Channels, Richard Westcott (host) talks to Rachel Adams (University of Cambridge) and Tiziana Assenza (Toulouse School of Economics) about who we can…
- Is the future of money truly inclusive? · 30 min · Season 5 Episode 6In this episode of Crossing Channels, Richard Westcott talks to Sumedha Deshmukh and Bruno Biais about whether the future of money can be truly inclusive. They explore the…
- What can't money buy? · 28 min · Season 5 Episode 5In this episode of Crossing Channels, Anna Alexandrova and Léo Fitouchi talk to Richard Westcott about the limits of markets and what happens when economic reasoning meets moral…
- Can we make climate policy fair and effective? · 32 min · Season 5 Episode 4In this episode of Crossing Channels, Richard Westcott talks to Dr Alessio Terzi from the Bennett School of Public Policy, and Prof Christian Gollier from the Toulouse School of…
- Is intellectual capital the key to future prosperity? · 31 min · Season 5 Episode 3In this episode of Crossing Channels, Richard Westcott talks to Diane Coyle and César Hidalgo about how knowledge, ideas and intangible assets are becoming central to modern…
- What really drives inequality? · 32 min · Season 5 Episode 2In this episode of Crossing Channels, Richard Westcott talks to Jack Newman, Angélique Acquatella and Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg about the forces that shape inequality today…
- Are universities ready for the age of AI? · 31 min · Season 5 Episode 1In this first episode of series five, our Crossing Channels podcast host Richard Westcott welcomes three affiliated experts to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming…
- How does migration change our world? · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 10In this final episode of season 4, Richard Westcott is joined by Catherine Barnard (University of Cambridge) and Emmanuelle Auriol (Toulouse School of Economics) to explore the…
- What is the value of speaking other languages? · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 9In this episode, Richard Westcott is joined by Wendy Ayres-Bennett and Benjamin Pitt to explore a big, everyday question: what is the value of speaking other languages? The…
- Why do we choose what we choose? · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 8In this episode, Richard Westcott is joined by Simone Schnall, Catherine Molho, and Maximilian Müller to explore a big, everyday question: why do we make the choices we do? From…
- How can we make food that is good for health, societies, the planet and the economy? · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 7Richard Westcott talks to Jonathan Stieglitz, IAST and Martin White, University of Cambridge, about the global health challenges related to diet and nutrition, the roles of…
- Can Europe ever catch up to the US in technology? · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 6In this episode, Richard Westcott talks to Diane Coyle, Jacques Crémer, and Paul Seabright about Europe’s position in competing with the US in technology. They explore the…
- How can green finance drive the clean transition? · 26 min · Season 4 Episode 5In this episode of Crossing Channels, Richard Westcott is joined by Dimitri Zenghelis, Ulrich Hege, and Mathias Reynaert to explore how green finance can support the clean…
- How are data and algorithms impacting our lives? · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 4Hear Richard Westcott (Cambridge University Health Partners and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus) talk to Gina Neff (Cambridge University), Jeni Tennison (Connected by Data), and…
- Is the world becoming less democratic? · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 3In this episode, Richard Westcott (Cambridge University Health Partners and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus) talks to David Runciman (University of Cambridge), Kristin Michelitch…
- What is happening to young people’s mental health? · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 2In this episode, Richard Westcott talks to Gordon Harold, Anna Moore, and Olympia Campbell. about the growing rates of mental health issues among young people. They discuss the…
- Does prison work? · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 1To kickstart Season Four of Crossing Channels, Richard Westcott (Cambridge University Health Partners and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus) talks to Prof Alison Liebling…
