Trillion Dollar fix with Rowan Hooper (226)

Imagine you have a trillion dollars to solve some really big problems. Things like climate change, disease and poverty. Dr Karl meets Rowan Hooper from the New Scientist, who has written about the economics of giant projects. They are more affordable,  some pay for themselves and some become more expensive the longer we do nothing.

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Trillion Dollar fix with Rowan Hooper (226)

Apr 4, 2021

Imagine you have a trillion
dollars to solve some really big problems. Things like climate
change, disease and poverty. Dr Karl meets Rowan Hooper from the
New Scientist, who has written about the economics of giant
projects. They are more affordable, some pay for themselves
and some become more expensive the longer we do nothing.

@rowhoop

drkarl.com

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