Monster Under the Bed

European Investment Bank•www.eib.org

The Monster Under the Bed podcast takes fears and myths that are common in our society and busts them wide open. From how hospitals operate on you to where you choose to live, each episode fights one imaginary monster under the bed and wins the battle for a more rational way of doing things that’s better for our economy and better for our society. We’ll show you how to keep safe from cybercrime, why you should live in the city and stop dreaming about country life, and we’ll help you to stop worrying about your kid’s education, as well as other episodes on issues like healthcare and digitalisation.

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The digital pixie dust clean-up

When we speak of the virtual world and storing things in ‘the cloud’, we seldom stop to realize that our digital climate impact is not virtual at all Many people see digitalisation as this magical pixie dust that Tinker Bell sprinkles on old industries to make them all environmentally friendly. Stop printing newspapers and get your news online and suddenly your environmental footprint is down to zero, right? Wrong. In this episode of the Monster Under the Bed podcast we learn: · What is the clim...

Nov 04, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Do you need arms and legs?

In schools and in the workplace disability training makes for better inclusion—and lets everyone draw on the strengths of people who overcame difficulties most of us never faced Is disability a state of mind? According to Bebe Vio , the young Italian Paralympic champion, you don’t need arms and legs to reach your goals. However, disability and diversity can come in many different forms—they can even be invisible. How can you help create an inclusive society? In this episode of the Monster Under ...

Oct 28, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Is the EU a waste of money?

In this episode of Monster Under the Bed, we bust the idea that the EU is something to scare people with, and the myth that it costs us too much In the last few years, the EU budget has become a major topic of public discourse – whether in the media, or in our neighbourhood cafes. Something that once felt so remote has gone mainstream. A lot of that is due to Brexit, and a lot of the conversations have had to do with specifically how much the European Union costs us, and our countries. So we dec...

Oct 21, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Forget careers. What are your competencies?

In this episode of Monster Under the Bed, we bust the ‘you are what you know’ education myth and discover that, in fact, you are the things you know how to do In the grim Victorian building where I went to school, we learned everything by rote. It worked out okay for me. But the focus at the school my kids attend doesn’t seem to be on cramming knowledge into their heads, and sometimes I wonder if that’s bad for them. So I decided to examine the ideas I had about schooling. Maybe the things I tho...

Oct 14, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 5

A shadow industry of fraud

Here’s why you should be even more scared of cybercrime and the rising cost of cybercrime prevention You probably think that if you have the latest software on your computer and a strong IT department at work, you’re more or less safe from cyberattacks. Boy, are you wrong. This myth is costing businesses a lot of money and causing people a lot of harm in lost data and privacy. You definitely should not rely only on software updates or the IT department to protect you from hackers. This episode o...

Oct 07, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 4

The countryside is for the birds

Forget the dystopian images of overcrowded, polluting cities. When urban life is well-planned and well-managed it’s better for the environment than country living. We all know the dystopian image of city life—smog, roads jammed with traffic, high prices and noise. Listen to this installment of our myth-busting show to find out: · Where did cities come from? What were the instincts that first drove us to live close together? And are these reasons still valid today? · Where did cities mess up? (Wh...

Sep 30, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Should your hospital die?

Let's talk about how advances in medicine and squeezed budgets are forcing countries to rethink health care. For most of us, hospitals conjure up some very specific images: nurses and doctors running around, fancy machinery beeping away, somebody yelling “STAT!” While hospitals are chaotic places, they are also strangely reassuring. No matter how you are injured or what strange illness you’ve contracted, going to the nearby hospital can make you better. But maybe you don’t need a hospital after ...

Sep 23, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Are there monsters under the bed?

A myth-busting podcast takes on the environmental impact of your fear of the dark. Did you want your parents to leave a light on at night when you were little, because you were afraid of the dark? Are you still doing it? Our fear of the dark (and the scary creatures that lurk in it) is but one of many fears and irrational beliefs that keep us from doing the rational thing. At the European Investment Bank, the EU bank, we have all kinds of experts who can challenge the assumptions, notions and pr...

Sep 23, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Monster Under the Bed Trailer

Monster Under the Bed takes fears and myths that are common in our society and busts them wide open. From how hospitals operate on you to where you choose to live, each episode fights one imaginary monster under the bed and wins the battle for a more rational way of doing things that’s better for our economy and better for our society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 12, 2019•59 sec

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