Ranked #1
Homo Deus
Homo Deus
A conversation between Hebrew University of Jerusalem professor Yuval Harari and Azeem Azhar. They cover the compelling ... Read more
17 Feb 2017
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53mins
Ranked #2
IKEA: Making a $40 Billion Company Climate Positive
IKEA: Making a $40 Billion Company Climate Positive
IKEA generates 0.1 percent of the world’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. Can this $40 billion multinational company be... Read more
9 Dec 2020
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44mins
Ranked #3
The State of Machine Learning
The State of Machine Learning
With more than 40% market share in mobile games, 1 billion monthly active users, and 2.6 billion unique devices, the gam... Read more
26 May 2017
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46mins
Ranked #4
Engineering Biology
Engineering Biology
Engineering biology holds the key to improving the lives of people across the world. It promises solutions to disease, f... Read more
14 Aug 2019
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23mins
Ranked #5
Fixing the Social Media Crisis
Fixing the Social Media Crisis
Social networks polarize communities and spread misinformation. Professor Sinan Aral, director of MIT’s Initiative on th... Read more
24 Feb 2021
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51mins
Ranked #6
Learning from 2020: Azeem’s Takeaways
Learning from 2020: Azeem’s Takeaways
In his reflection on this tumultuous year, Azeem Azhar finds hope in our reaction to the pandemic. The achievements made... Read more
30 Dec 2020
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28mins
Ranked #7
Growth and the Energy Transition with Vaclav Smil
Growth and the Energy Transition with Vaclav Smil
For the first time in history, we have to tackle a truly global problem: climate breakdown. Energy transition away from ... Read more
27 Nov 2019
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36mins
Ranked #8
How Humans Judge Machines
How Humans Judge Machines
“People judge humans by their intentions, and machines by the outcome,” says physicist and author Cesar Hidalgo. He is o... Read more
4 Mar 2020
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42mins
Ranked #9
The Redecentralized Web
The Redecentralized Web
Data monopolies and abuses of privacy are only some of the flaws of Web 2.0. Muneeb Ali, co-founder and CEO of Blockstac... Read more
18 Mar 2020
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34mins
Ranked #10
Silicon Valley Needs a Shakedown with Chamath Palihapitiya
Silicon Valley Needs a Shakedown with Chamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya, investor and CEO of Social Capital, joins Azeem Azhar to explore the dysfunctional relationship be... Read more
18 Nov 2020
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48mins
Ranked #11
Tony Blair: Governing in the Age of AI
Tony Blair: Governing in the Age of AI
If the UK’s former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, was in the government today, he says that he would mobilize his whole off... Read more
2 Oct 2019
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33mins
Ranked #12
Technology and the New World of Work
Technology and the New World of Work
The nature of work is undergoing tremendous changes, influenced by aging populations, the digital revolution, and a para... Read more
13 Nov 2019
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35mins
Ranked #13
AI, Automation, and the Economy
AI, Automation, and the Economy
A discussion with Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs. Jeff is one of the world’s foremost thinkers on economic ... Read more
4 Mar 2017
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45mins
Ranked #14
Surveillance Capitalism
Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff coined the term “surveillance capitalism” to describe the new way companies claim private human experien... Read more
19 Jun 2019
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33mins
Ranked #15
Making Venture Capital Work for Entrepreneurs
Making Venture Capital Work for Entrepreneurs
Leila Rastegar Zegna, co-founder and general partner of Kindred Capital, joins Azeem Azhar for a deep dive into venture ... Read more
16 Dec 2020
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49mins
Ranked #16
Disrupting Finance
Disrupting Finance
Artificial intelligence is unlocking new value in the banking and finance industry, but incumbents are struggling to kee... Read more
29 May 2019
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43mins
Ranked #17
Superintelligence Already Rules the World
Superintelligence Already Rules the World
Artificial decision-making machines have been with us for hundreds of years. We call them corporations and states, and t... Read more
22 Jan 2020
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39mins
Ranked #18
The Future of Longevity
The Future of Longevity
Philosopher and investor Dr. Shamil Chandaria investigates how we might live much longer lives and how we can make them ... Read more
8 Dec 2016
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #19
Geopolitics, Technology, and Risk
Geopolitics, Technology, and Risk
Some would argue that the world is more volatile today than it was during the Cold War, and technology is catalyzing a n... Read more
19 Feb 2020
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42mins
Ranked #20
The Innovation Economy
The Innovation Economy
“We haven’t really understood the power of the state,” argues economist Mariana Mazzucato, warning that this has impacte... Read more
24 Apr 2019
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30mins