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4 minutesOctober 2023 Exposing AI’s costsProf Kate Crawford on artificial intelligence’s environmental and social impacts.
Read moreSeptember 2023 Shakespeare: Elizabethan entrepreneurHow a book shedding new light on the life of the Bard won the ultimate non-fiction prize.
Read moreRoma Agrawal Nuts and Bolts: engineering progressHow seven small often overlooked inventions shape our lives in remarkable ways.
Read moreMarch 2023 The future of cybersecurityVeteran data security expert Mikko Hyppönen on cyberwarfare and AI’s challenge.
Read moreFebruary 2023 Making sense of the metaverseAuthor Matthew Ball on the next-generation internet and the companies building its foundations.
Read moreDecember 2022 Chip WarHow semiconductors bring a competitive world together.
Read moreNovember 2022 Author interview: Closing the gapSally Magnusson interviews Mary Ann Sieghart about her argument that bias can undermine professional women.
Read moreSeptember 2022 Frames of mindViktor Mayer-Schönberger discusses the human advantage of decision making in the age of big data.
Read moreSeptember 2022 The storyteller: Tony FadellAfter his book on succeeding in tech, the man behind the iPod and Nest is investing to solve climate change.
Read moreJune 2022 The story of science retoldIt's wrong to credit a handful of western geniuses with revealing the secrets of the universe, according to James Poskett. The science historian introduces Alice Ross to the pioneers left out of our history books.
Read moreMay 2022 Pioneering potterThe V&A’s Tristram Hunt discusses how the 18th century entrepreneur crafted disruptive change.
Read moreMay 2022 Cogs and monstersVirtual goods and the value of digital data pose unresolved challenges to economists, investors and regulators.
Read moreApril 2022 An empire of addiction and painPatrick Radden Keefe discusses his book about the Sackler family’s role in the US opioid crisis.
Read moreFebruary 2022 Tribal knowledgeCompanies that hire anthropologists to get inside customers' minds would do better getting them to look at their own corporate behaviour, Gillian Tett tells Pádraig Belton.
Read moreNovember 2021 Living for the long termAustralian philosopher Roman Krznaric talks about putting our descendants’ best interests above our own instant gratification.
Read moreOctober 2021 Blurring the boundaries of our identityThe definition of what makes you who you are was once a simple matter. But as Tracey Follows explains to Pádraig Belton, big tech has encroached on our personal space.
Read moreAzeem Azhar Archived Exponential change: minding the gap.Tech advances are outpacing older institutions’ ability to adapt, says author Azeem Azhar.
Read moreEmma Gregg Archived Back to earth: Rethinking international tourismTravel industry expert Emma Gregg tells Pádraig Belton why holidays have to change.
Read moreCarlo Rovelli Archived Desert Island DiscoveryCarlo Rovelli wants to reconcile us to the unstable state of the universe, as first understood on a North Sea island a century ago. Kate Clanchy asks why.
Read moreVince Cable Archived Tactics Over Textbooks.The wealth of nations isn’t determined by economic theorists, but by practical politicians seeking quick fixes, Vince Cable tells Pádraig Belton.
Read moreFull Year 2020 Archived Off the Page.Baillie Gifford has supported literary festivals for over 10 years with a goal of helping them to flourish. This reflects the value we place on these events and the work of the fascinating authors who appear at them.
Read moreApril 2021 Prize-Winning Paperback WriterThe world isn’t short of books about The Beatles but Craig Brown, whose book won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, tells Malcolm Borthwick why his is different.
Read moreIan Goldin Archived Charting global change.Maps showing the ebb and flow of globalisation give us hope for the future, Ian Goldin tells Pádraig Belton.
Read moreOctober 2020 Archived Vital StatisticsBetter understanding of how raw numbers reflect and obscure reality makes the world a saner place, Tim Harford tells Pádraig Belton.
Read morePeter Lacy Archived Circles of Life.Peter Lacy claims that re-use and recycling can remodel the economy, helping people, companies and the planet itself. Erica Wagner spoke to him.
Read moreAndrew Scott and Lynda Gratton Archived Live Long and Prosper.Ever-extending lifespans bring more uncertainty as well as more leisure. Andrew Scott and Lynda Gratton tell Erica Wagner how we should be preparing for the long road ahead.
Read moreHallie Rubenhold Archived The Final Chapter - Five Untold Lives.Hallie Rubenhold reveals the hidden history of the Ripper’s victims.
Read moreFourth Quarter 2019 Archived Shadow on the TigerIndia’s growth and development has been diverted by the rise of nationalism, according to a powerful new book. Erica Wagner meets the young historian raising the alarm.
Read moreMartin Rees Archived Navigating the Future.In his book On the Future: Prospects for Humanity, Martin Rees describes ‘Space-Ship Earth’ as hurtling blindly through the void. At his home in Cambridge, he talks to Trust editor Malcolm Borthwick about why we need to think long term and globally to stay the course.
Read moreSarah Harper Archived Population Matters.Sarah Harper, author of How Population Change Will Transform our World, talks to Tiffany Jenkins about the challenges presented by our changing population.
Read more1 MIN WatchMay 2015 Archived We love great work that stands the test of time.As long-term supporters of literary festivals and events, we love authors and their work because it reminds us of how we work.
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