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Margaret Heffernan - Business CEO and author

Stephen Sackur interviews acclaimed writer and businesswoman Margaret Heffernan, who published a book challenging the fetishisation of forecasting. Is it time to embrace uncertainty?

The worldwide spread of coronavirus and its significant negative impact on the global economy represents a powerful illustration of the perils of forecasting. Countries in lockdown, financial markets in turmoil - this isn鈥檛 the way 2020 was supposed to pan out. Stephen Sackur interviews acclaimed writer and businesswoman Margaret Heffernan, who published a book challenging the fetishisation of forecasting. Is it time to embrace uncertainty?

30 minutes

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Presenter Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Margaret Heffernan

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