The week ahead: Age-old problems

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: The week ahead: Age-old problems
• Website: The Economist Podcasts
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• Duration: 00:16:35
• Published: 2018-11-16 20:45

Our journalists speak with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about Japan’s growing demographic crisis, and what he wants to be remembered for. A crushing famine in a massive region of Africa may have peaked, but it still threatens millions. How can this tragedy be mitigated, or future risks avoided? And, scientists are dealing with a weight problem they’ve had for some time: the definition of the kilogram.

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