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Thursday April 4th 2024
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Event overview
Speakers
- Alok JhaScience and technology editorAlok Jha is the science and technology editor for The Economist, writing on everything from cosmology to particle physics and stem cells to climate change. Alok also hosts “Babbage”, the Economist’s weekly podcast on science and technology. Before that, he was science correspondent for ITN and The Guardian, covering daily news and current affairs for more than a decade. He has also written and presented multiple TV and radio documentary series for the BBC. In 2018, he spent a year as a Wellcome fellow, developing new storytelling formats for complex topics. He has reported from all over the world, including live from Antarctica, and is also the author of three popular science books, including The Water Book (Headline, 2015).
- Ainslie JohnstoneData journalistAinslie Johnstone is a data journalist based in London. She joined the newspaper in 2021. Prior to this she worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the UCL Institute of Neurology. Ainslie completed her DPhil in Clinical Neuroscience at University of Oxford, and MA in Natural Sciences from University of Cambridge. Her main interests are science, health, education and environmental issues.
- Tom StandageDeputy editor and editor of The World AheadTom Standage is deputy editor of The Economist and editor of the annual publication The World Ahead. He is also responsible for the newspaper’s digital strategy and the development of new digital products, including Espresso and Economist Films. He joined The Economist as science correspondent in 1998 and was subsequently appointed technology editor, business editor and digital editor. He is the author of six history books, including “Writing on the Wall” (2013), “The Victorian Internet” (1998) and “A History of the World in 6 Glasses” (2005). He studied engineering and computing at Oxford University and has written for other publications including the New York Times, Daily Telegraph, Guardian and Wired, taking a particular interest in the internet’s cultural and historical significance.
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