Misha Glenny: Investigates global crime networks

Journalist Misha Glenny spent several years in a courageous investigation of organised crime networks worldwide, which have grown to an estimated 15% of the global economy. From the Russian mafia, to giant drug cartels, his sources include not just intelligence and law enforcement officials but criminal insiders.

Alison Hunt: Gets a new hip

When Allison Hunt found out that she needed a new hip and that Canada’s National Health Care System would require her to spend nearly 2 years on a waiting list (and in pain) she took matters into her own hands.

Malcolm Gladwell: Learning from spaghetti sauce

Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry’s pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness.

Elizabeth Gilbert: Your elusive creative genius

Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person ‘being’ a genius, all of us ‘have’ a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.

Ueli Gegenschatz: Extreme wingsuit flying

Wingsuit jumping is the leading edge of extreme sports, an exhilarating feat of almost unbelievable daring, where skydivers soar through canyons at over 100MPH. Ueli Gegenschatz talks about how (and why) he does it, and shows jaw-dropping film.

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