After Hours

Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai debate how the world will be changed by coronavirus. Their predictions for the “new normal” span healthcare, education, the sharing economy, working from home, and more.

Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:

• Andrea Bocelli Live Concert
• “Shadow” (Netflix)
• Only Connect (British Quiz Show)

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Felix Oberholzer-Gee welcomes a guest to the podcast, Harvard Business School professor Rebecca Henderson, who argues that capitalism needs to be reimagined in light of the urgency associated with climate change.

Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:

• “Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire” (by Rebecca Henderson)
• About Rebecca Henderson

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Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss companies that are standing out during the coronavirus crisis, including Zoom and World Central Kitchen (founded by Chef José Andrés‎). They also discuss breakout phenomena associated with the widespread shutdown.

Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:

• Just Capital
• “The Korean Clusters” (Reuters)
• World Central Kitchen
• “Spillover” (David Quammen)
• Podcast about Spillover (Scientific American
• “From Bats to Human Lungs, the Evolution of a Coronavirus” (Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker)
• DonorsChoose.org

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Youngme, Felix and Mihir share their predictions for 2022! Join them as they share their predictions about everything ranging from cryptocurrencies to Oscar winners...

Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:

• Mo Amer (Netflix)
• Whale Wisdom (website)
• The Remarkable Tablet (digital writing tablet)

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Will President Biden’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent in the next decade make a real difference? Rebecca , Rawi , and Felix discuss the parts of the plan that are most likely to be implemented and how U.S. climate change policy will influence global efforts to slow climate change. Plus, they debate why the idea for a European soccer Super League failed in spectacular fashion.

Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:

• Premier League
• Josquin des Préz
• “Red Herring” (Radiolab, WNYC)

You can visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com. You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected]. You can follow Youngme, Mihir, Rebecca, and Rawi on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon, @DesaiMihirA, @RebeccaReCap, and @RawiAbdelal.

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