EPISODE · Nov 21, 2021 · 29 MIN
The new globalisation
from Future Tense · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Historian and economist, Marc Levinson, argues we’ve entered the fourth age of globalisation. An era, he says, that will be driven by the movement of “bits and bytes, not goods”. Also, should fintech companies be marketing their wares to children as young as six? And why is NASA planning to open fire on a pair of asteroids?
What this episode covers
Historian and economist, Marc Levinson, argues we’ve entered the fourth age of globalisation. An era, he says, that will be driven by the movement of “bits and bytes, not goods”. Also, should fintech companies be marketing their wares to children as young as six? And why is NASA planning to open fire on a pair of asteroids?
NOW PLAYING
The new globalisation
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Feb 4, 2026 ·18m