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Intelligence Squared

Engineering for Change, with Will Butler-Adams

Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

Arts, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

With the climate crisis mounting, cycling is often touted as being part of the solution for how we can make our cities less congested, more green and generally more pleasant places to be. The unmistakable silhouette of a Brompton bike, first created by Andrew Ritchie in the late 1970s, fits many of the credentials crucial to helping solve today's transport and mobility challenges and yet the company’s unique folding design has been a favourite for citydwellers for decades. It’s now the subject of a new book: The Brompton: Engineering for Change, written by Brompton CEO Will Butler-Adams and the book's co-author financial journalist Dan Davies. Will recently joined our host Rosamund Urwin of the Sunday Times to tell her about the Brompton story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm journalist and presenter Ritala Shah. I want to let you know about an event

0:05.1

I'm hosting for Intelligent Squared on the 9th of October in London. I'll be talking

0:10.0

to Michael Lewis, the renowned author of best-selling books, including Moneyball, The Big Short,

0:15.8

Flash Boys and Liars Poca. We're going to be discussing his most anticipated work to

0:21.4

date, going infinite the rise and fall of a new tycoon. It's a gripping real-time narrative

0:28.2

telling the story of Sam Bankman Fried, who became the world's youngest billionaire

0:33.2

before his 30th birthday and was behind one of the most catastrophic financial meltdowns

0:38.9

of the 21st century. Lewis was granted unprecedented access to his subject, allowing him to

0:45.0

witness Bankman Fried's entire tumultuous journey. We'll learn all about this unconventional

0:50.6

figure who nonchalantly wore cargo shorts and played video games while giving interviews,

0:56.5

but remained a mystery even to his investors. What gave him such an outstanding ability to

1:02.6

make money and what led to the spectacular collapse of his empire? To hear the tale of

1:08.4

an extraordinary individual and a 21st century epic encompassing high frequency trading

1:14.6

insane amounts of money, hubris and downfall. Join us at 7pm on the 9th of October in London

1:22.2

or online, just visit IntelligentSquared.com to find out more.

1:50.2

Cycling has long been touted as being part of the solution for how we can make our cities

1:56.9

less congested, more green and generally more pleasant places to be, but not every bike

2:02.5

suits every home off of space or every train carriage for that matter if you feel like

2:07.1

taking a breather on the way. One bicycle that seems to suit any occasion is the unmistakable

2:12.0

silhouette of Brompton. The company's unique folding design, first created by Andrew

2:16.8

Richie in the late 1970s, has been a favorite for city dwellers looking to get the most of

2:21.6

their space for over 40 years. It's now the subject of a new book, The Brompton, Engineering

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