Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days.
In this week’s episode, we discuss:
Self-tracking
Diabetes patients have welcomed reports that a glucose-tracking Apple Watch is set to be launched within the next year. But while the growing popularity of health monitoring devices has clear benefits, could the rise of the so-called Quantified Self movement also bring hidden dangers?
Women in politics
American voters overwhelmingly say they wouldn’t hesitate to cast their ballot for a female presidential candidate – but the majority don’t think their neighbours would do the same. Is our lingering lack of faith in female candidates the reason that women are significantly less likely to be interested in politics than men?
Overpopulation
In just eight years, India is set to overtake China to become the most populous nation on Earth. And the population revolution goes far beyond that – by 2050, half of all humans will live in just nine countries, almost all of them in the developing world. What does that mean for the planet?
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