Pandemic Trauma

Pandemic Trauma

Why have some people thrived while others struggled during the pandemic? How do containment strategies like repetitive lockdowns and physical distancing affect the mind? As mental health cases reach all-time records worldwide, today we discuss pandemic trauma.
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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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Vaccinating the World

Vaccinating the World

The Economist estimates Covid-19 has already claimed over 10 million lives and data shows we need mass vaccination in the poorest and richest of countries to avoid mutating variants. So, how can we make sure vaccines are supplied equally around the world? And what can we do to stop existing variants from taking over?
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Emerging Markets and Climate Change

Emerging Markets and Climate Change

Climate change is the most important story of the 21th century – perhaps the greatest challenge our civilisation has ever faced. And those in the global South will suffer disproportionately from its effects. Today, we explore what the future holds for emerging markets in the upheaval to create a post-carbon world. Is there hope?
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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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The Rise of China

Women in Times of Change

Are we living in times of change? Undoubtedly. In celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day, this episode explores the role of women in a changing economy, the importance of female role models in leadership positions, and what we can do, as individuals and businesses alike, to even out the gender gap.
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Sustainable Fashion

How often do you buy new clothes? Today we bring you a special episode in partnership with Vanity Fair, where we will discuss the rising trend of sustainable fashion. As consumers and investors, can we accelerate this industry’s transition towards fair labour and ecofriendly production? And what role does the media play in all of this?
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Sustainable Fashion
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Why Civilizations Collapse

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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Why Civilizations Collapse
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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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Future of Food
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Photography and Sustainability

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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Photography and Sustainability
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Leadership

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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