BBC RADIO 4: The Brazilian Footballer Who Never Was
How one boy’s dream was cut short by the beautiful game’s ugly prejudice in Brazil.
Crossing Continents, 3 January 2019
30 mins
BBC RADIO 4: Selling Sleep
The billion-pound business sector dedicated to improving our nights under the covers.
In Business, 20 December 2018
30 mins
BBC RADIO 4: The Power of Twitter
What has been its effect on democracy?
Writer/presenter
18 December 2018
40 mins
The Wired World in 2019
Smart, informed predictions for the year ahead
Editor
Published November 2018
BBC RADIO 4: Retiring retirement
Many of us will still be working in our 80s
Writer/presenter
In Business, 16 August 2018
30 mins
Time for some constructive pessimism
We need to rethink our attitude to stuff going wrong
Vida Simples Brazil, June 2018
(originally published in Portuguese)
The Unconventionalists podcast: 100th episode (Live)
Broadcast live from White City Place, London
Guest
12 June 2018
One hour (from 26:09)
BBC RADIO 4: Shades of Jewish
Has Israel become less welcoming to African Jews?
Writer/presenter
Crossing Continents, 17 May 2018
30 mins
Vertical farms are reinventing agriculture
From dressing-free salad to tasty peaches on demand, is this the future of food?
Wired, March 2018
BBC RADIO 4: Screens and teens
Are smartphones harming our kids?
Writer/presenter
Analysis, 19 March 2018
30 mins
BBC WORLD SERVICE: The Why Factor – Noise
From the clangs and clatter of city life to weapons that use sound to harm us, noise can be a lot more dangerous than we think.
Writer/presenter
The Why Factor, 15 January 2018
Featured on Pick of the Week, 21 January 2018
22 mins
BBC RADIO 4: Black and Proud in Brazil
How racial quotas at the country's universities are challenging Brazil's self-image as a colour-blind nation
Writer/presenter
Crossing Continents, 9 January 2018
30 mins
BBC RADIO 4: Mental health and the workplace
Why can we phone in sick with flu but not with depression?
Writer/presenter
In Business, 28 December 2017
30 mins
Can we reinvent the internet?
Monopolies. Cybercrime. 'Fake news'. Even the internet's founders admit their utopian vision has failed. So, what if we could start again?
Wired, January 2018
Emotional intelligence and technology
Why tech is threatening our inner lives
Vida Simples Brazil, January 2018
(originally published in Portuguese)
The Wired World in 2018
Smart, informed predictions for the year ahead
Editor
Published November 2017
BBC WORLD SERVICE: The Why Factor – What do you do?
When we meet someone and ask them, "What do you do?"
Writer/presenter
The Why Factor, 11 September 2017
30 mins
BBC RADIO 4: The Briefing Room – The AI Revolution
How will artificial intelligence shape our lives?
Guest
The Briefing Room, 28 August 2017
30 mins
BBC WORLD SERVICE: The Why Factor – News
News is all around us. But why do we need it?
Writer/presenter
The Why Factor, 21 August 2017
30 mins
BBC RADIO 4: What went wrong with Brazil?
Discovering what we can learn from Brazil's roller-coaster ride of boom and bust
Writer/presenter
Analysis, 19 June 2017
30 mins
The Unconventionalists podcast: Work can be a force for good
"David Baker returns on The Unconventionalists podcast for a second time to share with us how work can be used as a force for good. A true fan favourite, David's previous episode, 'What you need to know about the future of work' is one of the most downloaded episodes of all time." Podcast host Mark Leruste
Guest
24 April 2017
1 hour 21 minutes
BBC RADIO 4: Brazil’s modern-day Captains of the Sands
Uncovering the lives of the children and adolescents who live on streets of Salvador, Brazil's third-largest city
Writer/presenter
Crossing Continents, 29 March 2017
30 mins
The Unconventionalists podcast: What you need to know about the future of work
"I was blown away by the end of our conversation. Fasten your seatbelt and get a serious dose of reality check on what's about to happen to the future of the workplace." Podcast host Mark Leruste
Guest
30 January 2017
1 hour 10 mins
BBC RADIO 4: The Male Room – Anger
What is it about men and anger?
Guest
12 December 2016
30 mins
A wiser approach to work/life balance
Forget the time management, it's all about attitude
Vida Simples Brazil, October 2016
(originally published in Portuguese)
BBC WORLD SERVICE: Wrestling with God
How do LGBT Jews and Muslims stay within their religions?
Writer/presenter
Heart and Soul, 16 October 2016
30 mins
BBC RADIO 4: Gentrification
Can the process of gentrification be managed?
Writer/presenter
Analysis, 10 October 2016
30 mins
BBC RADIO 4: Torah and tech in Israel
How the country's ultraorthodox Jews are becoming part of the startup nation
Writer/presenter
Crossing Continents, 12 September 2016
30 mins
Snapping prices in real time
A Silicon Valley company is improving lives in the developing world
Wired, April 2016
My London
A personal take on the greatest city in the world
Viagem Brazil, June 2015
(originally published in Portuguese)
Life unplugged
Twenty-one days without the internet
Info Exame Brazil, March 2014
(originally published in Portuguese)