5. Big Data
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Tech and AI
Just how big is big data, and what can you do with it?
6. What is AI?
What is Artificial Intelligence?
7. Where is AI Working Already?
What organisations are already using AI in their systems, and how is it being used?
8. The Algorithm
How does an algorithm work, and is it possible to beat it?
9. Will AI Take My Job?
Is Artificial Intelligence coming for your job?
10. Can We Control AI?
Is the AI genie out of the bottle or can we control it?
Israel and the Palestinians
1. The Palestinians
Katya Adler and guests explain the history and context of the decades long conflict.
2. Israel
Explaining the context of the conflict. We look at what's shaped modern Israel.
3. Hamas
What is Hamas, what do they stand for and what do they want now?
4. The Neighbours
How do Lebanon, Hezbollah, Egypt and Jordan view Israel and the Palestinians?
5. The USA and Iran
What role have the USA and Iran played in the region?
The US Election
1. Primaries, Caucuses and the National Conventions
US election terminology explained with Justin Webb.
2. The Campaign Trail
Part two of Justin Webb's guide to the 2024 US elections.
3. The TV Debates
How are the US elections run?
4. The General Election
What happens on election day?
5. Becoming President
What can the president do when they are in office?
The UK Election
1. How Do You Get the Campaign Right?
The ins and outs of political campaigning.
2. How Are Candidates Selected?
Selecting the candidates to stand in an election
3. What Difference Does a Manifesto Make?
How do manifestos get written and who are they actually for?
4. Why Do People Vote the Way They Do?
What can we tell about how someone will vote from their age, gender and ethnicity?
5. How Do You Make Sure Voting Runs Smoothly?
Explaining voter ID, votes for Brits abroad and why we use pencils instead of pens.
6. How Important Are Marginal Seats?
The significance of marginal seats, tactical voting and electoral pacts.
7. What Can Polling Predict?
What polls can tell us. And what they can’t.
8. What’s the Media’s Role in an Election?
Why does the media matter in an election campaign?
9. How Does the Election Differ Across the UK?
How does the political geography of the devolved nations differ
10. What Happens on Election Day?
Election Day - from when the polls open, to forming a government