Are we safe «hovering» in the unknown? Space exploration tries to keep us safe from the uncertainties of the future. In this interview, Harvard...

AI: a dangerous threat or an indispensable tool for today and the future? «Artificial Intelligence is the most disruptive technology we've ever seen»...

There is a clear Cold War between the US and China, but it differs from the one between the US and the Soviet Union and is «far more dangerous». The...

Could the human genome be programmed as if it were a computer? Could we one day slow ageing or diagnose diseases and create vaccines and medicines in...

In the year NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary, Reuters’ international policy commentator Peter Apps looks at the future of the alliance, warning...

How do you create «the most customer-centric company in the world»? Colin Bryar draws on his experience at Amazon, where he was vice-president, to...

The upcoming presidential elections will be the closest ever. The journalist and political scientist, Harry Enten, talks us through the data on the US...

Food is the path to a healthy body, but is it also essential for a healthy mind? Nutritional psychiatrist Uma Naidoo explains how the brain and gut...

«I want a world where everyone is treated with respect, where age is neutral and old age is nothing to be ashamed of.» This appeal comes from Ashton...

How can a historian help us understand a changing planet? Answer: By providing context and perspective. A fervent advocate of employing expert...

«Today, the Western world faces more complex challenges than at any time in the past». Former CIA director David Petraeus is the guest on this edition...

What impact do EU rules have on the global world? Anu Bradford, professor of Law and International Organizations at Columbia Law School and an expert...

At a time when immigration is at the centre of political debate, what myths surround this reality that is as old as humanity? Sociologist and...

Could you live on around €1.85 a day? In this episode, Nobel economist Esther Duflo explains how poverty can be tackled effectively and empathetically...

The American psychologist and author explains that «adolescence is now much more complex» than it has ever been. The amount and variety of stimuli...

«We are coming out of an exceptional period in history». There are alarming signs of a new world order, where large organisations such as the United...

Blue Zones are places in the world where people live longer and healthier lives. Researcher Dan Buettner has dedicated himself to understanding the...

«Are we alone in the universe?». Exploration and science give us new data and knowledge and drive innovation. What role does science play in our...

What is a culture of «innovation»? Why do we need it? How can companies and societies foster entrepreneurship? Niron Hashai, professor at the...

What do we mean when we talk about «human capital»? What is the relationship between democracy, human rights and economic prosperity? Are the poor...

What is Blockchain? What potential does Web 3.0 have? What impact are new technologies and artificial intelligence already having on our societies? To...

Is honesty fundamental in politics? How can the vetting process, which scrutinises the personal and professional lives of political candidates in...

Live from Portugal for the first time, historian and writer Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens and Homo Deus, reflects on the advances of humanity...

Is democracy dying? What challenges do democracies face today? How can they overcome these challenges? To answer these questions, Pedro Pinto...

Is there a model for happiness? How can we counteract the biological tendency to repeat the same mistakes? Is happiness a neurological issue...

What will the economy of the future look like? Are we heading for a world without work? Economist and researcher Daniel Susskind offers us his...

In this interview, US political analyst and columnist Ezra Klein argues that political polarisation in the US helps explain the rise of Donald Trump...

For the first time in human history, there are more people over the age of 65 than under the age of five. Longevity and ageing are going to...

Biodiversity could be one of the biggest victims of escalating climate change. Experts estimate that if the planet warms by more than 3 ºC compared to...

According to experts, climate change will have rendered 19% of the world uninhabitable by 2070. Where will the millions and millions of people who now...

The history of human progress has also been the history of the collapse of nature. But what if it did not have to be this way? What if we could...

The scientific consensus on climate change and its causes is undeniable. But there are also many ideas in the public arena not supported by empirical...

The effects of climate change can be witnessed in the huge fires and floods currently ravaging the planet. «We've increased the earth's temperature by...

In this interview, astrophysicist Vítor Cardoso talks us through the amazing discoveries about the universe made over the last 30 years and how what...

How has corruption evolved? What causes it? Will the sanctions against Russia help to reduce the phenomenon or merely bring new risks? To answer these...

«Growth is slowing dramatically in the global economy and practically everywhere,» warns Nobel economics laureate Michael Spence in this interview...

How does social inequality at birth shape our future? What really makes social elevator work? Economist and inequality expert John N. Friedman has...

How is Brexit affecting the lives of Europeans? What impact has it had on British industry and commerce? Is it possible to reverse this process? These...

What challenges do women still have to overcome in Africa and around the world? Can they play a decisive role in peace negotiations? An interview with...

The covid-19 pandemic has left the world in shock, but for British historian and economics expert Adam Tooze, it has also brought with it countless...

Who is Vladimir Putin? «A judo player, not a chess player,» according to expert on Russian politics and security affairs Mark Galeotti in this special...

Is Euroscepticism still a threat to the European Union? Has the pandemic accelerated this discontent or has Brexit acted as a vaccine, preventing...

Nate Silver came to prominence in the US by predicting the winner of the 2008 presidential elections in 49 of the 50 US states. That same forecasting...

Social anthropologist and Boston University professor Thomas Barfield is the guest of this [IM]Pertinent interview.

Psychology professor and neuroscience expert Julianne Holt-Lunstad discusses loneliness, isolation and mental health in this [IM]Pertinent interview.

The brain is a machine that reconfigures itself and adapts to everything that happens around it. It is mouldable. In this interview, neuroscientist...

For economist and Harvard professor Edward Glaeser, the cities of the future need committed citizens to transform them. The American expert and...

How can we identify which treatments and products are truly safe and effective? American neurologist Steven Novella has some answers.

We are learning more and more about the brain processes associated with learning skills and the habits we acquire. Watch this interview with...

This [IN]Pertinente interview with historian and Oxford University professor Peter Frankopan explores China's political and economic rise.

How do we make decisions? How do we choose to enter into conflict or avoid it? How do we establish relationships? This conversation with researcher...

If we continue at this rate, how long will the ecosystems we know today last? Watch this [IN]Pertinente interview with Johan Rockström, director of...

Where is the biggest threat to the West today: Moscow or Beijing? Watch the interview with François Heisbourg, defence and security expert and special...

«Along with the sanitation of drinking water, vaccines were the greatest public health advance of the 20th century,» says Meredith Wadman, a doctor...