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Uncertainty

Astrophysicist and The Night Sky presenter Professor Chris Lintott, Entrepreneur and CEO Margaret Heffernan and Daily Telegraph columnist Liam Halligan on uncertainty.

Anne McElvoy and guests discuss the issue of uncertainty from scientific discovery and the space race to the shifting geopolitical landscape and how it can act as a catalyst for creativity. Her guests include the entrepreneur and author of Embracing Uncertainty, Margaret Heffernan, Daily Telegraph columnist and economist Liam Halligan, and The Night Sky presenter Professor Chris Lintott who is a professor of astrophysics.

Producer: Lisa Jenkinson

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57 minutes

On radio

Friday 21:00

Broadcast

  • Friday 21:00

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