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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Climate Crisis is something many of us feel pretty anxious about, and it's already

hitting some of the world's poorest hardest. The practical action is a global development

charity, with 60 years of experience in tackling how to alleviate poverty for those on the

front line of turbulent change. People like Pauline from Kenya, dry out as killed nearly

all the animals that she and her husband have spent a lifetime looking after, and the

climate crisis doesn't just impact nature, it's decimated her income, her savings,

and is changing a wider community's way of life. But practical action believes that

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