Babbage: Baidu it

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: Babbage: Baidu it
• Website: The Economist Podcasts
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• Duration: 00:24:27
• Published: 2021-03-17 18:21

As the Chinese tech giant Baidu prepares for a secondary listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange, how will Baidu’s rise influence technological innovation in China and beyond? Also, the humidity inside facemasks is helpful in fighting covid-19, not just preventing transmission. And Dr Tolullah Oni, an urban epidemiologist, on improving health in rapidly growing cities. Kenneth Cukier hosts 

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