Picks of the Week! (4th -11th August 2017)

Is RM6 billion enough to bring Malaysia Airlines back to sustained profitability and a 2019 relisting? Is there a link between climate change and suicide rate amongst farmers in India? How much does the general public care about biodiversity? These topics made it to our Editor's PIcks this week.

Here's our pick of the best podcasts from our programming for your listening pleasure:

1. MAB Turnaround: 'Half-Time' Report

Is RM6 billion enough to bring Malaysia Airlines back to sustained profitability and a 2019 relisting? How will MAB retain its crew amid fierce industry-wide competition for talent? Is premium still the way to go for the national carrier? Peter addresses these issues and more in his second Grille in two years.

2. A link between climate change and suicide

Every year, thousands of farmers from India commit suicide, and researcher Tamma Carleton, from the University of California at Berkeley, suspects this may be related to climate change. In her new study, published just last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), she compared almost five decades worth of suicide and climate data and concluded that global warming and temperature variations in India may have had â€œa strong influenceâ€ on more than 59,000 farmer suicides over the past 30 years. She joins us from California to discuss her findings in detail.

3. Do people care about wildlife conservation

It's unfortunate that we're all too familiar with news about poaching, and wildlife species losing their habitats due to deforestation and pollution. But are we becoming desensitized to information about threats to the wildlife? How much does the general public care about biodiversity? We talk about educating communities on wildlife conservation with Dr. Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, Associate Professor on ecology and biodiversity conservation at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus; as well as John Mathai, Chief Operating Officer of Rimba Research.

4. Lorong Gelap Internet

Internet adalah dunia yang mempunyai ekosistem, dan budayanya yang tersendiri. Dan seperti dunia nyata, terdapat beberapa bahagian internet yang diduduki elemen-elemen yang tersembunyi. Kami akan cuba meneroka kawasan di internet yang dipanggil â€œDark Webâ€ dan apa yang ada di sana. Adakah ianya digunakan untuk tujuan yang baik, atau buruk?

5. Muddy Confluence Musical Companion: Ep236 - Beats No.8

A music show like no other â€“ Daryl will be looking into his crystal ball of tunes, introducing you to some lesser known gems from the past, present and future.

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