# Babbage from The Economist

A podcast by The Economist. Babbage is The Economist’s weekly podcast on science and technology—named after Charles Babbage, the grandfather of computing. Explore the science changing the way we live from AI to genetics, particle physics and space travel with Alok Jha. This award-winning podcast features in-depth interviews with top scientists and special episodes investigating wellness trends. Published every Wednesday. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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## Latest episodes

- [Trailer: Tocqueville Road Trip](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/508376907/7575775aaab7) (2026-06-23, 4 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theeconomistbabbage/e/6a315642780d0f7579af216c/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=dUaox1d-fSyN_NVDnDO_d18CICosFLSFrTtEVb115_0
- [The bomb (part 1): were nuclear weapons inevitable?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/508376907/ed096bbc36d3) (2025-07-16, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theeconomistbabbage/e/6877ab2612713a20e14ed621/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=sf6Qu4IFv3b6-TaTTxTM1iMNhxfw835h6wG2asQ4AI0
- [AI and health part one: DrGPT will see you now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/508376907/a8ee9b6c983d) (2024-05-22, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theeconomistbabbage/e/664e3191feff1c0012daeccb/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJpbiI6Imh0dHBzOi8vczMuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9hc3NldHMucGlwcGEuaW8vc2hvd3MvNjJlMjg2YTkzNGQ0ZDlmZTVlODc0MjQ3LzE3MTYzOTk2NTM3ODUtMTcyMDQ4ODQ2N2NlMGQ3OWI0NjQ4NzZkNDZjMjU5MDctcHVibGljSW50cm8ud2F2Iiwic3RhdHVzIjoicHVibGljIn0=&sig=kNY2i3fC3rkbw_-3-gWDg_zOJpO1CMQPe9AXGQitKvo
- [Babbage: Teens and their screens](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/508376907/8a63d7ffbeb7) (2024-05-01, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theeconomistbabbage/e/663271a0f1e6060013d6e407/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJpbiI6Imh0dHBzOi8vczMuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9hc3NldHMucGlwcGEuaW8vc2hvd3MvNjJlMjg2YTkzNGQ0ZDlmZTVlODc0MjQ3LzE3MTQ1ODE2MTQ1NTUtOTU0MTk4ZmZiMGQ1YmQ0ZDk2MzBkNjI3MjAzMTgyYjgtcHVibGljSW50cm8ubXAzIiwic3RhdHVzIjoicHVibGljIn0=&sig=jGaE9Dpf2TA3f0NW-R6y6_fOW_ScNLYNqCWKILAbaZU
- [Babbage: The science that built the AI revolution—part one](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/508376907/8ce65a0d2256) (2024-03-06, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theeconomistbabbage/e/65e8ae7343c1bc0016fc9fdc/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJpbiI6Imh0dHBzOi8vczMuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9hc3NldHMucGlwcGEuaW8vc2hvd3MvNjJlMjg2YTkzNGQ0ZDlmZTVlODc0MjQ3LzE3MDk3NDc2MjI4NDYtNWIwZWMyNWYzZTc4YjE1YjA4YTUxMDdkNDk4NTIwYTMtcHVibGljSW50cm8ubXAzIiwic3RhdHVzIjoicHVibGljIn0=&sig=mAmD1y_ioW3g1_xLye4GZhQMksPK34uz3uWEHhn3il8
- [Babbage: The hunt for dark matter](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/508376907/923a1a291ed7) (2024-02-21, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theeconomistbabbage/e/65d623a142e0100016c65f55/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJpbiI6Imh0dHBzOi8vczMuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9hc3NldHMucGlwcGEuaW8vc2hvd3MvNjJlMjg2YTkzNGQ0ZDlmZTVlODc0MjQ3LzE3MDg1Mzg5OTgwNDktODc4ZmI0MWRkY2E1YTVhYTJiOGFkNTlmNTU4MjMwZmMtcHVibGljSW50cm8ubXAzIiwic3RhdHVzIjoicHVibGljIn0=&sig=8wy5VnZg4WLkQOG-EeuaDLsjnRWwXZRA-U3wjtpMydw
- [Babbage: Sam Altman and Satya Nadella on their vision for AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/508376907/fc59f453ee4e) (2024-01-24, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theeconomistbabbage/e/65b12a21fd0c0a0016272838/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJpbiI6Imh0dHBzOi8vczMuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9hc3NldHMucGlwcGEuaW8vc2hvd3MvNjJlMjg2YTkzNGQ0ZDlmZTVlODc0MjQ3LzE3MDYxMDk0Mjk5NjQtMmI0ZGY1Yzk4ZGNmYzEyY2QwNWJjNTZkOTRlMTdlMDYtcHVibGljSW50cm8ud2F2Iiwic3RhdHVzIjoicHVibGljIn0=&sig=Zbc_yR-LwuZh1xyG5pqWJ3owunTRV1qSSbE1CbRw8mU
- [Babbage: Science book club](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/508376907/61ce3d85735c) (2023-12-20, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theeconomistbabbage/e/658331de9c24e10016463b0e/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJpbiI6Imh0dHBzOi8vczMuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9hc3NldHMucGlwcGEuaW8vc2hvd3MvNjJlMjg2YTkzNGQ0ZDlmZTVlODc0MjQ3LzE3MDMwOTQ4NzI4NzctZTM1MDUwYmNhOWM5ZDZmYTdiZGY5NjkyODc4NjNlMzctcHVibGljSW50cm8ubXAzIiwic3RhdHVzIjoicHVibGljIn0=&sig=5h_fpRPs15PNwUnXDub1F5UpwP5_J4qPbIrb86e3bTE
- [Babbage: Fei-Fei Li on how to really think about the future of AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/508376907/50f24e8f0688) (2023-11-22, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theeconomistbabbage/e/655e5049314d0f0012d18f43/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJpbiI6Imh0dHBzOi8vczMuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9hc3NldHMucGlwcGEuaW8vc2hvd3MvNjJlMjg2YTkzNGQ0ZDlmZTVlODc0MjQ3LzE3MDA2NzcxMTIzODYtN2I4ODlkNDA2OTcwNzI0YmIyZTAxYjA2ZDY4NDk0MDgtcHVibGljSW50cm8ubXAzIiwic3RhdHVzIjoicHVibGljIn0=&sig=oIFDP89dsQdZwbeBqktzHUAIUaJq_5E42Xjej--fIIA
- [Babbage: How to avoid a battery shortage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/508376907/71358e0486cd) (2023-10-25, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theeconomistbabbage/e/65394a3cab9fa20012f005de/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=r-EUZIgNlyg6H5mRkZW9k7lXRLzN9oT0212noNzAync
- [Babbage: Trailer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/508376907/de777398bdc0) (2015-05-06, 2 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theeconomistbabbage/e/650351751b06280011295d96/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=DIT1rCds5uyMAumrqCKu7rC2PP4BYW5NhDzsRi9YnXQ

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