The Rise of China

The Rise of China

Pasta, porcelain, paper money, gunpowder, and the compass: all were first invented in China. In this episode, we explore the challenges and opportunities presented by China’s rise to the status of global superpower.
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About Found in Conversation

How can we understand and improve the modern world? Leading experts share ideas and insights considering a plethora of fields  – from biomedical science to digital technology, politics to cultural trends – to push intellectual frontiers. From the Pictet Group, one of Europe's leading independent Wealth and Asset Managers.

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Women in Times of Change

Women in Times of Change

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Why do some civilizations survive while other collapse? Today we are joined by Pulitzer Prize winning polymath Jared Diamond, who has dedicated his life to understanding the seismic forces that explain human history.
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Future of Food

Did you know that in the 1700s a pineapple would have cost around 8,000 of today’s USD? What are the moral implications we choose to eat, how we produce our food and how we distribute it? Can humans have a sustainable relationship with food that serves the interests of other animals and our planet?
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In today’s episode Renaud de Planta, Pictet’s Senior Managing Partner, explores the power of the image with Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, who has dedicated his life to documenting the impact of economies on the environment
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Machiavelli famously said it’s better for a ruler to be feared than loved. Was he right? Or can compassionate leadership founded on kindness and respect for one’s peers still produce powerful results?
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How would a world without work look like? Will the development of AI and automation replace even the most creative of jobs? Or will machines be complementary to their human counterparts?
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Today’s world is anything but predictable, so how do we endure and even thrive in this volatile environment?
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Is true privacy possible or desirable in a digital age? This episode focuses on the right to privacy in the age of big data. Mark Zuckerberg has said that ‘nobody wants privacy anymore’. Is he right?
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