Babbage from The Economist
by The Economist
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- 🇮🇳India · Science#156.5K to 34K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Science#254.5K to 24K
- 🇲🇽Mexico · Science#212.8K to 15K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Science#262.7K to 14K
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61K to 323K🇺🇸51%🇮🇳11%🇬🇧7%+15 more - Active Followers
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12K to 65K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23/26 | democracyTocqueville+3 | — | The EconomistDemocracy in America | AmericaFrance | Tocquevilledemocracy+3 | — | 3m 27s | ||
| 7/16/25 | nuclear weaponsnuclear physics+3 | Frank CloseCheryl Rofer+1 | The EconomistLos Alamos National Laboratory+2 | — | nuclear weaponsnuclear physics+3 | — | 44m 22s | ||
| 5/22/24 | artificial intelligencehealth care+3 | Natasha LoderGerald Lip+3 | NHS GrampianKheiron Medical+3 | — | AIhealth care+5 | — | 45m 35s | ||
| 5/1/24 | teenagerssmartphones+5 | Tom WainwrightClare Fernyhough+2 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBath Spa University+2 | — | smartphonessocial media+5 | — | 42m 16s | ||
| 3/6/24 | artificial intelligencehuman intelligence+4 | Ainslie JohnstoneDawood Dassu+4 | The EconomistUK Biobank+2 | — | AIintelligence+5 | — | 42m 57s | ||
| 2/21/24 | dark matteruniverse+4 | Don LincolnChristopher Karwin+4 | Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryNASA+4 | Denver | dark matteruniverse+5 | — | 43m 47s | ||
| 1/24/24 | artificial intelligencegenerative AI+3 | Sam AltmanSatya Nadella | OpenAIMicrosoft+1 | — | AIOpenAI+5 | — | 45m 00s | ||
| 12/20/23 | science communicationscience journalism+3 | Rachel DobbsKenneth Cukier+3 | The Periodic TableWhen We Cease to Understand the World+6 | — | science booksjournalism+3 | — | 42m 23s | ||
| 11/22/23 | artificial intelligencehuman-centered AI+4 | Fei-Fei Li | Stanford UniversityThe Economist+1 | — | AIgenerative AI+5 | — | 38m 58s | ||
| 10/25/23 | electric vehiclesenergy storage+3 | — | The Economist | — | batterieselectric vehicles+4 | — | 44m 44s |
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Chart history for Babbage from The Economist
Peaked at #5 in SG, top 10 in 1 of 45 tracked markets, currently #5 in SG.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| PT | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| India | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| CH | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| VN | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| Ireland | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| Mexico | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| South Africa | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| France | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| NG | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| Canada | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| AE | — | #30 | #30 | — |
| Australia | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| CZ | — | #40 | #40 | — |
| United States | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| HK | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| South Korea | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| MY | — | #51 | #51 | — |
Chart Positions
45 placements across 45 markets.
Chart Positions
45 placements across 45 markets.