Lauro Martines

Nov 20, 2024 | the-tls.co.uk | Robert Poole |Ben Rogers |Lauro Martines |surprisesBy Lucy Hughes-Hallett

“Manchester is the south of the north”, writes Jeanette Winterson: spot-on. I’ve never met anyone who has a clear mental map of the place. On the ground it seems to have a grid pattern, but the roads splay out and there’s a strange bend in the middle. If you assume right angles, you end up round the back of somewhere else. The Northern Quarter” is more east than north.

Sep 17, 2024 | chinatalk.media | Jordan Schneider |Lauro Martines

To discuss America’s comparative advantages in national competition and the structural forces that drive (and limit) innovation, ChinaTalk interviewed Kumar Garg. Formerly an Obama official in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Kumar spent several years at Schmidt Futures focusing on science and technology philanthropy. He has been a mentor and cheerleader for ChinaTalk over the years, and he is the president of the newly established Renaissance Philanthropy.