The Intelligence: A civil society in waiting
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
The ruling military junta that seized power in a coup in 2021 is losing ground, slowly—and the rebels are now thinking about what happens if they win. We examine the structural reasons behind Britain’s dearth of industrial robots (10:22). And climate change boosts Canada’s yields of maple syrup, but also threatens to make them unpredictable (15:44).
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| 1:06.5 | The Economist. |
| 1:13.9 | Hello, and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:17.3 | I'm your host, Oire Ogunbe. |
| 1:20.1 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:28.3 | Are you secretly a little worried that a robot might be coming to take your job? |
| 1:32.3 | I mean, you could be listening to a robot right now, and you wouldn't even know. |
| 1:36.3 | I'm joking. |
| 1:38.3 | But there are actually many British industries that could really do with the help of robots. |
| 1:43.3 | And the intelligence's resident Canadian tells us why the world just can't get enough of maple syrup. |
| 1:51.0 | Fair enough, the stuff is good. |
| 1:54.0 | There's more in production, but unfortunately, it's showing no signs of getting any cheaper. |
| 2:06.2 | First up, though. |
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| 2:13.5 | Yeah, so. |
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