Risk Radar

In this episode of the Risk Radar podcast, host Jared Ng and guest Dr Jumana Hashim discuss the VOICE exhibition—a collaborative project between the Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (IPUR) and the Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI). The conversation explores how childhood obesity is perceived and communicated as a risk in Singapore, highlighting th...

In this episode of Risk Radar, we sit down with Ben Newell, Director of UNSW’s Institute for Climate Risk & Response (ICRR), to unpack how climate risk communication can move both policy and people. We explore useful practices that encourage policy support and individual action, discuss how to strike the right balance between technical risk reporting and plain language, and hear Ben’s candid v...

In this episode of the mini-series on the UN Global Risk Report, we talk with Amy Sim, Regional Programme Manager at Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN), and explore how journalists make climate impacts relatable, and the shift from doom narratives to solutions journalism and touch on the dangers of greenwashing. The episode highlights the need for multilateral preparedness, the knowledge–ac...

In this episode of Risk Radar, host Jared Ng is joined by AI policy experts, Jennifer Castaneda and Zoi Roupakia to unpack the findings of the UN Global Risk Report —with a special focus on public perceptions of AI risks in Southeast Asia. They explore more on optimism about AI in the region, digital divides in governance frameworks, and how data security and misinformation fuel concern.  The disc...

In this episode, host Jared Ng is joined by IPUR Visiting Fellow Marla Orenstein to discuss the newly released report, Using AI to Assess and Manage Environmental Risk: A Toolkit for the Public Sector. Tailored for environmental regulators, policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders, this episode explores how AI and the data revolution are transforming environmental risk management and regu...

Welcome to Risk Radar, the official podcast of the Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (IPUR) at the National University of Singapore. In this episode, host Jared Ng chats with Dr Reuben Ng, IPUR’s Lead Scientist for Data and Technology, about the fast-evolving threat of scams. Discover how technologies like AI-powered phishing and deepfakes are driving a surge in scams worldwide, and w...

In this special episode, we sit down with Professor Leonard Lee, IPUR Director and Marketing Professor at NUS Business School, to take listeners behind the scenes of the United Nations Global Risk Report (UNGRR). As a key survey partner, IPUR played a central role in designing and analyzing the survey that shaped the report’s findings. Discover how the report examines not just global risk percepti...

Welcome to the first episode of Risk Radar, the official podcast of the Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (IPUR) at the National University of Singapore. Join host, Jared Ng, and guest speaker, Dr. Olivia Jensen, IPUR's Deputy Director and Lead Scientist for Environment and Climate, as they delve into the landmark United Nations Global Risk Report. Discover how global stakeholder...