Highlights

Time for some constructive pessimism

We need to rethink our attitude to stuff going wrong

Vida Simples Brazil, June 2018

(originally published in Portuguese)

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