Editor’s Picks: December 19th 2019

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the holiday issue of The Economist. This week, the phenomenon of technological pessimism (08:23), how to cut homelessness in the world’s priciest cities (12:51), and how China made the piano it’s own Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions: www.economist.com/radiooffer  

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