Spark – Stories from Advocates for Global Change
Spark - Stories from Advocates for Global Change
Podcast Description
What does it take for the young generation to tackle the world’s biggest challenges? In Spark, hosts Julia, Zora, and Tanish search for answers. As young people navigate an uncertain future, they explore how experts from diverse fields—from science to law and the arts—are driving meaningful change in their careers.
From climate change to human rights, AI, media, and democracy, each episode brings fresh perspectives and engaging stories about the people behind the change. What drives them? What challenges do they face? How can different disciplines collaborate to drive impact? And what role can we all play in shaping a better future?
Whether you’re a student, a young professional, or simply curious about the world ahead, tune in, learn, and get inspired!
Hosts: Julia Knuchel, Tanish Shinde, Zora Althaus
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Focuses on global challenges such as climate change, human rights, AI, media, and democracy, with episodes like 'Climate Crisis 1/3' that illustrates the link between art and science through projects that make complex issues relatable.
What does it take for the young generation to tackle the world’s biggest challenges? In Spark, hosts Julia, Zora, and Tanish search for answers. As young people navigate an uncertain future, they explore how experts from diverse fields—from science to law and the arts—are driving meaningful change in their careers.
From climate change to human rights, AI, media, and democracy, each episode brings fresh perspectives and engaging stories about the people behind the change. What drives them? What challenges do they face? How can different disciplines collaborate to drive impact? And what role can we all play in shaping a better future?
Whether you’re a student, a young professional, or simply curious about the world ahead, tune in, learn, and get inspired!
Hosts: Julia Knuchel, Tanish Shinde, Zora Althaus
The impact of social media in different aspects of life
In this episode we hear from a member of the Swiss Young Academy: Anna Jobin, a senior researcher and lecturer at the Interdisciplinary Human-IST Institute at University of Fribourg, the president of the Swiss Federal Media Commission. She talks about how social media impacts all aspects of life, even to people that are not necessarily active.
Anna gives us her social scientist perspective on the ban of social media for kids under 16 year olds in Australia. She also discusses how public opinion can be shaped by algorithms that control social media. From conspiracy theories to the politics of regulating fake news, she challenges us to ask: who decides what’s true? Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation on critical thinking in the digital age.
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