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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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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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  • 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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  • David Donoghue talks about the interplay of climate and mobility and SDGs

    David Donoghue talks about the interplay of climate and mobility and SDGs
    Jun 30 2025

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Pradnya Bivalkar talks to David Donoghue about the interplay of climate and mobility, the journey of the global community from MDGs to SDGs and the Berlin Climate Mobility Forum.


    References:

    • Berlin Climate Mobility Forum

    https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/events/berlin-climate-mobility-forum-2025-0

    • Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Development_Goals

    • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    https://www.un.org/en/academic-impact/page/sustainable-development-goals

    • 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

    https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda

    • Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_But_Differentiated_Responsibilities

    • IFIs – International Financial Institutions

    • IMF – International Monetary Fund

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund

    • New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants

    https://www.unhcr.org/what-we-do/protect-human-rights/asylum-and-migration/new-york-declaration-refugees-and-migrants

    • Global Compact for Migration

    https://www.un.org/en/migration2022/global-compact-for-migration

    • Global Compact on Refugees

    https://www.unhcr.org/about-unhcr/overview/global-compact-refugees

    • UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees

    • IDPs – Internally displaced people

    https://www.unhcr.org/about-unhcr/who-we-protect/internally-displaced-people

    • ODA - Official development assistance

    https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/official-development-assistance-oda.html

    • Mary Robinson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Robinson

    • Kim Stanley Robinson: The Ministry for the Future

    https://www.amazon.de/Ministry-Future-Kim-Stanley-Robinson/dp/0316300136

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  • Bert Koenders talks about Germany’s Recent Political Developments and Their Impact on Domestic, European, and International Affairs

    Bert Koenders talks about Germany’s Recent Political Developments and Their Impact on Domestic, European, and International Affairs
    Jun 2 2025

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Pradnya Bivalkar talks to Bert Koenders about the political developments in Germany over the past few months, its implications for domestic, European politics and international relations. *NOTE: This episode was recorded before the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz openly criticized Israel for its actions in Gaza.*


    References:

    Politikverdrossenheit: disenchantment with political class and established political parties

    Snap elections called in Germany: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-scholz-paves-the-way-for-snap-elections/a-71018939;

    JD Vance at Munich Security Conference: https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/18/vance-speech-munich-full-text-read-transcript-europe/;

    Zeitenwende : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitenwende_speech;

    SPD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany;

    CDU : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Union_of_Germany;

    AfD : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_for_Germany;

    Friedrich Merz's speech about his foreign policy aspirations (in German) : https://koerber-stiftung.de/mediathek/friedrich-merz-zu-aussen-und-europapolitischen-prioritaeten-fuer-deutschland/;

    Debt brake revision : https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-bundestag-votes-in-favor-of-reforming-debt-brake/live-71956815;

    Brandmauer : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall_against_the_far-right_in_Germany;

    Highest election turnout in the 2025 federal elections : https://www.statista.com/statistics/753732/german-elections-voter-turnout/; https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-results-explained-in-graphics/a-71724186;

    Friedrich Merz criticizes Israel : https://www.dw.com/en/how-has-israel-reacted-to-criticism-from-chancellor-merz/a-72706010;




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