The World Ahead: Viral acceleration
The Economist Podcasts
The covid-19 pandemic has triggered an economic crisis, but how will this change the way people use technology—and which of these changes will last? Host Tom Standage speaks to guests from Ark Invest, the Brookings Institution and Alphabet’s drone-delivery company, Wing, to explore which technologies stand to benefit from an acceleration in the pace of adoption.
Music by Chris Zabriskie "Candlepower" (CC by 4.0)
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