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Think. Debate. Inspire. A Podcast of the Robert Bosch Academy

Think. Debate. Inspire. A Podcast of the Robert Bosch Academy

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Summary

In our podcast "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar of the Robert Bosch Academy invite one Richard Weizsäcker Fellow every month to discuss some of the most pressing global challenges of our times. The conversations revolve around a wide range of issues, such as foreign policy, global governance, climate change, health, and education. The podcast presents ideas and approaches for joint global responses to international problems.


Moderators: Atje Drexler, Henry Alt-Haaker, Pradnya Bivalkar

Publisher: Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH

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Episodes
  • Farhana Yamin talks about the COP30 in Belém

    Farhana Yamin talks about the COP30 in Belém
    Dec 1 2025

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Pradnya Bivalkar talks to Farhana Yamin about her thoughts and experiences at the recently concluded COP30 in Belém in Brazil.


    References

    COP: https://unfccc.int/process/bodies/supreme-bodies/conference-of-the-parties-cop;

    COP30 : https://unfccc.int/cop30;

    Global Mutirao: https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/cma2025_L24_adv.pdf;

    TFFF: https://tfff.earth/;

    TAFF: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/climate-action/eu-cop/eu-cop30_en;

    COP 15 in Copenhagen: https://unfccc.int/event/cop-15;

    G20 : https://www.bmz.de/de/service/lexikon/gruppe-der-20-g20-14454;

    Ted Countdown : https://countdown.ted.com/;

    G77 and China : https://www.un.org/en/desa/g77-and-china-meeting;

    LDCs: https://www.bmz.de/de/service/lexikon/least-developed-countries-ldc-14638;

    Pacific Island States : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_in_the_Pacific_Ocean;

    ILAC : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Alliance_of_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean;

    OPEC : https://www.opec.org/;

    Just Transition : https://www.bmz.de/en;

    NDCs : https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs;

    CBAM: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism_en;

    IBSA : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBSA_Dialogue_Forum;

    Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Alliance : https://fossilfueltreaty.org/;

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    52 mins
  • Cathy Mulligan on Europe’s journey of Digital Transformation

    Cathy Mulligan on Europe’s journey of Digital Transformation
    Oct 31 2025

    How can Europe ensure that digital transformation serves both resilience and justice? In this episode, Cathy Mulligan, Head of Cyber Resilience and Smart Automation at the RISE Research Institute of Sweden and former Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow, joins the Robert Bosch Academy’s Pradnya Bivalkar to discuss the chances and challenges for Europe on its journey of digital transformation, how technology can drive resilient, fair and sustainable transitions, and why public interest needs to be at the heart of digital policymaking.X


    References

    EU AI Act: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20230601STO93804/eu-ai-act-first-regulation-on-artificial-intelligence

    EU Legislation on Digital, Media & Electronic Communications: https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/digital-media-electronic-communications/legislation_en

    Draghi report on EU competitiveness: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-competitiveness/draghi-report_en

    Regime 28: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14674-28th-regime-a-single-harmonized-set-of-rules-for-innovative-companies-throughout-the-EU/public-consultation_en

    Estonia’s Digital Ecosystem: https://e-estonia.com/

    Digital Sovereignty Movement: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/europe-digital-sovereignty/

    Gaia-X: https://gaia-x.eu/about/

    Common European Data Spaces: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/data-spaces

    Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM): https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/EN/Areas/Telecommunications/Technology/Standardisation/RadioApplications/GSM/GSM_node.html

    Google Announcement of Willow Chip Advancement: https://blog.google/technology/research/quantum-echoes-willow-verifiable-quantum-advantage/

    New Nordics AI: https://www.newnordics.ai/

    Artistic Intelligence: https://aiforgood.itu.int/about-us/artistic-intelligence/

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    37 mins
  • Matthew Rascoff talks about the challenges and chances around introducing AI in classrooms.

    Matthew Rascoff talks about the challenges and chances around introducing AI in classrooms.
    Jul 31 2025
    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Pradnya Bivalkar talks to Matthew Rascoff about the challenges and chances around introducing AI in classrooms. Stanford Digital Education's work with low income high schools across the USA: https://digitaleducation.stanford.edu/projects/stanford-courses-title-i-high-school-students,Open AI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI,General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation,Natalia Gavrilița: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/fellow/natalia-gavrilita,Bert Koenders: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/fellow/bert-koenders,The Child Is the Teacher – A Life of Maria Montessori by Cristina Da Stefano: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/692497/the-child-is-the-teacher-by-cristina-de-stefano/A Life of Maria Montessori, Maria Montessori: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Montessori, Gymnasium is a secondary school in the German school system that prepares students for higher education at a university.OKO Labs: https://www.okolabs.ai/, Terence Tao: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Tao, Course Wharton and Open AI: https://www.coursera.org/learn/wharton-ai-in-education-leveraging-chatgpt-for-teaching, Anthropic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic, Playlab: https://www.playlab.ai/, MIT Study on Critical Thinking Skills: https://time.com/7295195/ai-chatgpt-google-learning-school/, Large language model (LLM technology): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_language_model, Cosmos Institute at Oxford: https://cosmos-institute.org/,Cosmos Institute funded Workshop Labs: https://workshoplabs.ai/,Mike Taubman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miketaubman/, Mike Taubman’s newsletter AI Waypoints: https://substack.com/home/post/p-164391537,Abitur: German high school diploma that qualifies students for universitySeahorse: Swimming Badge for Beginner Swimmers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    49 mins
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