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Serendipity


In this episode, the Toms talk about how serendipity has been a powerful force behind discoveries such as penicillin and Viagra, products like Play-Doh and the Post-it note, and the decisions that reshaped YouTube and Instagram, propelling them towards tech-giant status.

They also explore a raft of prescient predictions from 1922 about life today, how the balance of power has shifted in tech start-up financing, fascinating new AI technologies in voice generation and sketch animation, and Microsoft’s big metaverse bet.
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The Business of Fear
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In this episode of Global Infusions, Tom and Tom explore the business of fear. From films to theme parks, the horror industry is huge. The emotion of fear shapes human behaviour in everything from advertising to investing FOMO.
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The Business of the Microbiome
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In this episode of Global Infusions, Tom and Tom explore the business of the microbiome. They discuss the increasing evidence that the trillions of bacteria that live in us can influence our appetites, cancer, and even how we think.
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The Business of Books
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In this episode of Global Infusions, Tom and Tom explore the business of books. From anti-libraries and pharaohs pinching Athenian treasures to the consolidation of publishers and book retailers, there is plenty to write home about.
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The Business of Incentives
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Tom and Tom explore the business of incentives. From sales teams to CEOs, and supreme court justices to cobras, bad incentives can have major consequences.
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The Business of Succession
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Corporate succession can be very tricky and reality can be every bit as strange as fiction. In this episode of Global Infusions, Tom and Tom explore the business of leadership transitions. From Viacom and Disney to Apple and Starbucks, there are a million ways to mess it up. They also discuss fashion colleges teaching avatar design, a leap forward in MRI scanners, Music/AI, and the genius branding of Liquid Death.
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The Business of Subscriptions
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In this episode of Global Infusions, Tom and Tom explore the business of subscriptions. From cable TV to coffee and Photoshop to food deliveries, everything seems to be a subscription now. What is driving this, and what could be next? They also discuss using fish skin to treat burns, the issues around AI music, the UK government’s efforts to ban encryption, and a celebrity sake brand.
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