Also on the daily podcast: snacks get crunchier and remembering writer Annie Dillard
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, an interview with Michael Woodford
The nature writer and “theologian” died on September 15th, aged 81
In “Redwood” Ben Macintyre shows how personal struggles help recruit informants
Inside the Annapurna incident
Superstar researchers who branch out on their own need to start producing results
Elon Musk is betting that robotics will dramatically increase demand for connectivity
Amid Western wariness, it is struggling to do the same with high-end machines
It wants a greater say in organisations that hand it out
Only some places can hope to grow; others must learn to manage decline
He has a few cards to play
America may see value in permitting it