Babbage: Mapping crises with mobiles

FromEconomist Podcasts

View podcast show

Currently unavailable

Babbage: Mapping crises with mobiles

FromEconomist Podcasts

ratings:

Length:

10 minutes

Released:

Jun 24, 2015

Format:

Podcast episode

Description

How mobile phone data can help aid workers during
humanitarian crises and start-ups which tweak your phone’s connectivity take on
the big mobile network companies
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Released:

Jun 24, 2015

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Economist was founded in 1843 "to throw white light on the subjects within its range". For more from The Economist visit http://shop.economist.com/collections/audio

Skip carousel

Chaos and calculation: Brexit: Grand fissures have opened in Britain’s politics; the two main parties’ leaders are struggling to keep control. What does it all mean for Brexit, just a month away? As pharmaceutical companies defend their prices this week, we look at the push to use c... by Economist Podcasts
23 min listen
The Intelligence: This is not a coup: International pressure is mounting on the dictatorial regime of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. As he hints at negotiations with a resurgent opposition, we ask how the country’s citizens make ends meet amid the misery. A striking American indictment will m... by Economist Podcasts
27 min listen
The Intelligence: Don’t despair, America: Tonight President Trump will deliver his State of the Union address; we ask what he’ll be saying, and what the state of the union really is. Yesterday the jury began its deliberations in the trial of “El Chapo”, an alleged Mexican drug lord. What impac... by Economist Podcasts
20 min listen
The world ahead: Trailer: Coming soon: a new future-gazing series from The Economist that examines an assortment of speculative scenarios, what-if conjectures and provocative prophecies. Thinking about possible futures can help us understand the present, and catch glimpses of t... by Economist Podcasts
1 min listen
Babbage: Trailer by Economist Podcasts
2 min listen
Labour’s love lost: British politics: Seven parliamentarians have split from Britain’s opposition Labour party. That could change the calculus of Brexit, and just might be the nucleus of a new movement. There’s a little-noticed shift in the relationship between Islam and the West; a new ge... by Economist Podcasts
20 min listen
You say you want: Revisiting Iran’s revolution: We examine how the echoes of Iran’s revolution, 40 years ago, still influence how the Islamic Republic deals with the West today. Harley Davidson has become entangled in the Trump administration’s trade war just as changing demographics have put the br... by Economist Podcasts
24 min listen
The Intelligence: Deal, delay or dither?: It’s another crucial vote in the Brexit saga as Prime Minister Theresa May learns whether her leaving plan will be derailed or delayed. Autonomous weapons are coming along just as fast as autonomous vehicles are. But who’s tackling the ethics of killer... by Economist Podcasts
22 min listen
The Intelligence: A despot’s calculation: Internal and international pressure on President Nicolás Maduro brings Venezuela to the brink of change. As Facebook turns 15, it’s lurching from crisis to crisis—and still making money hand over fist. We ask whether it has, on balance, been good for t... by Economist Podcasts
19 min listen
The sensitive month: Tibet: China’s party leaders get nervous in March—a month full of anniversaries that Tibetans hold dear. As the 60th anniversary of Tibet’s uprising approaches, security is tighter than usual. Corporate-risk managers are rotten at assessing their exposure to ... by Economist Podcasts
24 min listen
The Intelligence: Down and out in “iPhone City”: As trade talks with China continue in Washington, our correspondent takes a trip to China’s “iPhone City” to see how the country’s slowdown is affecting workers. In El Salvador, a social-media darling leads the polls ahead of Sunday’s presidential elec... by Economist Podcasts
18 min listen
The Intelligence: Trailer: The Intelligence is a new current-affairs podcast, published every weekday by Economist Radio, that provides a unique perspective on the events shaping your world. Drawing on the expertise of The Economist’s global network of correspondents, each episo... by Economist Podcasts
3 min listen
The Intelligence: Be careful on the way out: As progress appears to have been made in peace talks between America and the Taliban, the Senate urges the Trump administration not to rush for the door in Afghanistan. Origami might be pretty, but it hides great scientific potential; it’s starting to ... by Economist Podcasts
22 min listen
The Intelligence: Credible, but critical: Today the Trump administration is expected to announce its nomination for head of the World Bank today. He’s a Treasury official with a sharply critical view of the institution and, to a degree, he’s right. A troubled region of the Philippines heads to... by Economist Podcasts
21 min listen
IS this the end? Islamic State’s last stand: In Syria the few remaining Islamic State fighters are hemmed in. The caliphate’s territory may be diminished, but the idea will live on. A Valentine’s Day look at the digital dating market reveals the protocols and pitfalls of online matchmaking. And t... by Economist Podcasts
20 min listen
The Intelligence: Weapons redrawn: After America and Russia pull out out of a cold war-era weapons treaty, we examine the picture of global stability without it. Our China columnist visits with members of the Hui, a repressed Muslim minority spread throughout the country. And Europe lau... by Economist Podcasts
19 min listen
Independents’ day: Catalans on trial: Today 12 leaders of Spain’s Catalonia region go on trial, accused of rebellion. The proceedings will lay bare long-running tensions about democracy and unity. As Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota senator, joins America’s presidential race, we ask whether her ... by Economist Podcasts
19 min listen
Loan behold: a global-economy danger: The world has only just recovered from the last global financial shock. But a new trend has economists worried: the rising debt on companies’ balance-sheets. Methamphetamine use is skyrocketing in East Asia; we look into the causes and the effects. And... by Economist Podcasts
20 min listen
It’s not easy: the Green New Deal: As America’s Senate majority leader pledges a vote on the Green New Deal, a sweeping set of policies around climate and much more, we examine just what the legislation does—and doesn’t—lay out. Following Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address, w... by Economist Podcasts
23 min listen
It’s bean difficult: the China-America trade war: As President Donald Trump delays further tariffs on $200bn-worth of Chinese goods, there are hints of an end to the trade war. We assess the damage already done by looking at the global soyabean market. Countries around the world are struggling with th... by Economist Podcasts
23 min listen
Sins of the fathers: the Vatican and child abuse: The Vatican is hosting a high-profile meeting on child abuse by the clergy. It’s a topic that has been woefully overlooked, and one that threatens to define the tenure of Pope Francis. We visit the world’s largest building, in the city of Chengdu. Insi... by Economist Podcasts
21 min listen
Alms held up: Venezuela: Venezuela is in dire need of humanitarian aid, and Juan Guaidó, the interim president, has pledged to deliver it tomorrow. Will Nicolás Maduro, the dictatorial leader still formally in power, let him? Ahead of Warren Buffett’s annual letter to sharehol... by Economist Podcasts
20 min listen
Trudeau in trouble: a sunny leader in stormy times: Canada’s fresh-faced leader has been a icon for embattled liberals. But now he faces damaging accusations of meddling in a judicial process. Will Justin Trudeau be contrite or fight? And free money sounds like a grand idea. Here’s how universal basic i... by Economist Podcasts
19 min listen
Princess unbridled: Thai politics: A Thai princess enters the running for prime minister—a development that reshuffles the country’s centres of power completely. Our obituaries editor chronicles the heartbreak of an Iraqi archaeologist. And Chinese scientists have come up with a smarter... by Economist Podcasts
19 min listen
A thirsty world: the future of water: Fresh water is becoming increasingly scarce, as climate change and population growth puts greater pressure on resources. But the problem is one of mismanagement, rather than supply. When Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as Brazil’s president in January, he ... by Economist Podcasts
23 min listen
Guilt and association: Paul Manafort: President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager can expect to have the book thrown at him at his sentencing today—the first for crimes revealed by Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Mr Trump’s campaign. Following a tense stand-off with ... by Economist Podcasts
23 min listen
Emergency measures: America’s border deal: President Donald Trump is expected to declare a national emergency today, to fund his southern-border wall. We ask why that would be an uncomfortable constitutional precedent. Nigeria’s general election this weekend will be a nail-biter, and allegation... by Economist Podcasts
20 min listen
Two for the show: Trump meets Kim: As Kim Jong Un arrives in Vietnam ahead of a second summit with President Donald Trump, we ask about the real prospects for a nuclear-free Korean peninsula. Chicago votes for a new mayor today; we speak with Rahm Emanuel, the outspoken incumbent, about... by Economist Podcasts
21 min listen
Replacement anxiety: White supremacist terrorism: The terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, has left 50 people dead and a lot of unanswered questions. How big a threat are violent white supremacists? We take a look at a network of museums in China trying to commemorate that country’s murderou... by Economist Podcasts
24 min listen
Lights out: Venezuela’s blackout: Power cuts in Caracas have endangered lives and deepened the misery of Venezuelans. It’s another sign of the corruption that pervades the Maduro regime. Also, how do you make a 10,000 ton ship disappear? And the Hebrew bible - otherwise known as the ol... by Economist Podcasts
23 min listen

More Episodes from Economist Podcasts

Skip carousel

The Intelligence: Britain’s latest bad idea by Economist Podcasts
26 min listen
Checks and Balance: Aid, and a bet by Economist Podcasts
48 min listen
The Intelligence: The world’s biggest humanitarian crisis by Economist Podcasts
19 min listen
The Intelligence: America’s college crackdowns by Economist Podcasts
21 min listen
The Intelligence: AI rest my case by Economist Podcasts
21 min listen
The Intelligence: Ready, Aid, Fire by Economist Podcasts
24 min listen
The Intelligence: Iran and Israel’s new era? by Economist Podcasts
27 min listen
The Intelligence: Your country needs you! by Economist Podcasts
24 min listen
Money Talks: Why weight-loss drugs will reshape the world: Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, it’s not just waistlines that could see the benefit from the new “miracle” drugs by Economist Podcasts
37 min listen
The Intelligence: He said, she fled by Economist Podcasts
22 min listen
The Intelligence: The most personal choice by Economist Podcasts
26 min listen
The Intelligence: A region holds its breath by Economist Podcasts
27 min listen
The Intelligence: America’s deeply divided electorate by Economist Podcasts
28 min listen
The Intelligence: The race to save Kharkiv by Economist Podcasts
24 min listen
The Intelligence: Can Japan and America Trump-proof their alliance? by Economist Podcasts
21 min listen
Drum Tower: Xi’s doomed economic plan by Economist Podcasts
37 min listen
The Intelligence: Bear up by Economist Podcasts
25 min listen
The Intelligence: Rwanda’s genocide 30 years on by Economist Podcasts
27 min listen
The Weekend Intelligence: The man who would lead Palestine by Economist Podcasts
54 min listen
Checks and Balance: Capitol gains by Economist Podcasts
49 min listen
The Intelligence: Argentina turner? by Economist Podcasts
25 min listen
The Intelligence: Bombs squad by Economist Podcasts
26 min listen
The Intelligence: Naan inflationary growth by Economist Podcasts
24 min listen
The Intelligence: Bibi bumps by Economist Podcasts
24 min listen
The Intelligence: Surveilling China’s diaspora by Economist Podcasts
23 min listen
The Intelligence: Life inside a Russian prison by Economist Podcasts
27 min listen
The Intelligence: The fallen crypto king learns his fate by Economist Podcasts
22 min listen
The Intelligence: An aid drop over Gaza by Economist Podcasts
20 min listen
Drum Tower: Tick tock for TikTok by Economist Podcasts
38 min listen
The Intelligence: when Sall tempted Faye by Economist Podcasts
22 min listen

Related podcast episodes

Skip carousel

Rushion Interviews Maceo Brown, Get business & life development insights from the President and CEO of System5 Electronics! by The Steve Harvey Morning Show
32 min listen
Who’s in the Room? Siri, Alexa, and Confidentiality: Who’s in the Room? Siri, Alexa, and Confidentiality Curt and Katie chat about how therapists can maintain confidentiality in a world of AI assistants and smart devices. What duty do clinicians have to inform clients? How can we balance... by The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy
31 min listen
Security and Privacy in the Enterprise with Skyflow’s Sam Sternberg: Sam Sternberg, Customer Programs Lead at Skyflow, joins the show to discuss the world of privacy and security at scale within large enterprises. We explore the complex infrastructure, regulatory challenges, and evolving technologies that these giants... by Partially Redacted: Data Privacy, Security & Compliance
50 min listen
It's All About the Data: Understanding Your Blast Radius to Reduce Risk - Matt Radolec - BSW #307: You can rebuild infrastructure. But you can’t un-breach data – Data sits at the core of an organization and is often the most open and vulnerable. This is why data security is the most important and urgent security problem to solve right now.... by Security Weekly Podcast Network (Video)
31 min listen
BSW #307 - Matt Radolec: You can rebuild infrastructure. But you can’t un-breach data – Data sits at the core of an organization and is often the most open and vulnerable. This is why data security is the most important and urgent security problem to solve right now.... by Security Weekly Podcast Network (Audio)
68 min listen
Ep 803 | Listen to THIS Before Masking Your Children | Guest: Tammy K. Clark by Conservative Review with Daniel Horowitz
68 min listen
Sarah Sutton & Send Technology are making data transfer for insurance work! by The Insurance Podcast
48 min listen
Channeling the data avalanche. [CyberWire-X] by CyberWire Daily
35 min listen
The Risks and Rewards of Leveraging AI in Threat Intelligence by The Employee Safety Podcast
21 min listen
10.04.21 Empty Shelves & Product Shortages - Flex / Open Enrollment Needs Your Attention This Year.: Empty Shelves & Product Shortages - Flex / Open Enrollment Needs Your Attention This Year. by The Clark Howard Podcast
31 min listen
ESW #318 - Mickey Bresman, Dave Merkel, Michaël Lakhal, Ashley Leonard, Jason Rolleston, Eve Maler: This week, we discuss fundings, acquisitions (TWO DSPM exits!), the ongoing market downturn/weirdness, and surprise - LLM-based AIs! We spend a fair amount of time talking about the importance of breach transparency - we need to be able to learn from... by Security Weekly Podcast Network (Audio)
145 min listen
All Our Devices and Privacy on the Web - Deepika Gajaria, Scott Scheferman - ESW #234: Against the ubiquitous backdrop of Zero Trust initiatives, we have all come to accept the motto of "Verify, then trust". Yet, here we are building an entire stack of Zero Trust enabled technologies, upon a broken implicit-trust foundation. Nowhere is... by Security Weekly Podcast Network (Video)
41 min listen
All Our Devices and Privacy on the Web - Deepika Gajaria, Scott Scheferman - ESW #234: Against the ubiquitous backdrop of Zero Trust initiatives, we have all come to accept the motto of "Verify, then trust". Yet, here we are building an entire stack of Zero Trust enabled technologies, upon a broken implicit-trust foundation. Nowhere is... by Enterprise Security Weekly (Video)
41 min listen
Decentralized Identity and Data Privacy by Privacy Files
61 min listen
1956: How Oasis is Addressing the Complexity of Data Sharing in Web3 by The Tech Talks Daily Podcast
35 min listen
The journey of clinical trials - an interview with Matt Barthel: How do Pharma companies handle ultra sensitive data whilst some of the largest companies are racing to develop COVID-19 vaccination? CTO and Data Protection Officer of Adamas Consulting Group, Matt Barthel sheds some light on this complex matter. We discuss clinical trials, data security and compliance within this highly regulated industry and touch on the privacy challenges COVID-19 has brought upon healthcare. You can find todays guest on https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-barthel-dip-rqa-mrqa-ispe-iapp-53991515/ and learn more about Adamas Consulting Group on https://www.adamasconsulting.com. And if you want to know what we are up to you can follow us on twitter @tresorit and LinkedIn @linkedin.com/company/tresorit/ and learn more about our company on www.tresorit.com by under CTRL
50 min listen
How can You Become a Data Hero -- Aron Clymer //Data Clymer by MarTech Podcast ™ // Marketing + Technology = Business Growth
17 min listen
How Can You Become a Data Hero -- Aron Clymer //Data Clymer by MarTech Podcast ™ // Marketing + Technology = Business Growth
17 min listen
#2335 Domestic abuse / OncoNPC / GPTBot / Green Gadget Guru by AI News
2 min listen
ESW #287 - Jeff Orloff, Paul Roberts: In the Enterprise Security News This week: more layoff announcements than funding announcements! Krit acquired by GreyNoise, Incident Response in AWS is different, Awesome open source projects for SecOps folks, Tyler Shields can’t wait to talk about... by Security Weekly Podcast Network (Audio)
83 min listen
What are smart mobs?: With the benefit of wireless technologies like cell phones and text messaging, large groups of people are able to coordinate their actions with amazing precision. Check out our HowStuffWorks article to learn about smart mobs and civil disobedience. by Stuff You Should Know
15 min listen
135: The D.R. Incident: The D.R. Incident by Darknet Diaries
45 min listen
William Hockey, Founder/President of Plaid – Enabling Innovation in Transaction Data Transmission for Financial Services: Whether you’re a small developer or a large Fortune 500 company, getting consumers to interact with your app or engage in transactions is the key to your success. Plaid helps to… by Finding Genius Podcast
19 min listen
9.24.19 How to stop SIM swapping; Digging up dirt on Amazon; Your TV is spying on you: How to stop SIM swapping; Digging up dirt on Amazon; Your TV is spying on you by The Clark Howard Podcast
39 min listen
Data Brew Season 3 Episode 2: Data Culture Outside ‘The Valley’ by Data Brew by Databricks
36 min listen
Using AI to Rethink the Way Work Gets Done by The Steve Harvey Morning Show
30 min listen
Amazon during Covid-19, Rana on corporate interests: Amazon has pitched itself as an essential business to provide those sheltering in place with needed products. The FT’s Dave Lee reports on how the e-commerce group could emerge as a hero if deliveries remain on track, but only if it does so without pus... by FT News Briefing
11 min listen
Insurtech Insider - Ep. 5: Insurance as a platform: This week David is joined by longtime friend of 11:FS, Sarah Kocianski, and James York, Founder of Worry+Peace, to discuss insurance as a platform, and we also speak to Sascha Wischek, CEO of Fjuul. by Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS
58 min listen
Stop PII Exposure, Know Your Data Location, Cloud Threat Visibility - Ward Cobleigh, Reuben Moretz, Trace Woodbury - ESW #334: Each employee serves as a potential gateway to their organization, and the personal information of your workforce is readily accessible and exposed on the internet, making the organization susceptible to threats. DeleteMe is the solution that locates... by Enterprise Security Weekly (Video)
43 min listen
Stop PII Exposure, Know Your Data Location, Cloud Threat Visibility - Ward Cobleigh, Reuben Moretz, Trace Woodbury - ESW #334: Each employee serves as a potential gateway to their organization, and the personal information of your workforce is readily accessible and exposed on the internet, making the organization susceptible to threats. DeleteMe is the solution that locates... by Security Weekly Podcast Network (Video)
43 min listen

Discover this podcast and so much more

Babbage: Mapping crises with mobiles

Babbage: Mapping crises with mobiles

Description

Titles in the series (100)

More Episodes from Economist Podcasts

Related podcast episodes