After the devastating flash flood last week, our correspondent explains why the country is so ill-equipped to deal with the crisis. Does AI stop children from learning? And why Japanese ongaku kissa, or listening bars, are so popular abroad.

Guests and host:

• Kira Hiju, Asia correspondent
• Michelle Hennessy, graphic detail editor
• Aaron Coultate, head of newsletters
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Nepal, flood, climate change, glacier, hydropower
• AI, education, exams
• Japan, listening bars, ongaku kissa 

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