Babbage: The Countess of Computers
The Economist Podcasts
The Economist's Emma Duncan and author Sydney Padua explore the story of 19th century data geek, Ada Lovelace, who presaged the power of computers by writing one of the first programs. And have we entered a new geological epoch? Tim Cross discusses the evidence. Kenneth Cukier hostsSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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