# Andrew Nevin

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How we mishear lyrics - Professor Andrew Nevins

Professor Andrew Nevins (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) explains how many song lyrics can be misunderstood. He draws from ABBA's 'Super Trouper', Jimi Hendrix’s 'Purple Haze' and Hall & Oates's 'Everytime You Go Away' as examples of commonly misheard songs. These misunderstandings are called m…

Misheard lyrics: 'Deepfry it now' Will Young- Professor Andrew Nevins

In this series of podcasts, Professor Andrew Nevins (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) explains how song lyrics can be misunderstood. While slips of the tongue are well-known, slips of the ear have received far less attention. Professor Nevins has developed a database of 4000 naturally collecte…

Misheard lyrics: 'Making love with a seagull' David Bowie - Professor Andrew Nevins

In this series of podcasts, Professor Andrew Nevins (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) explains how song lyrics can be misunderstood. While slips of the tongue are well-known, slips of the ear have received far less attention. Professor Nevins has developed a database of 4000 naturally collecte…

Can Nigeria Become a Global Superpower in the Next 20 Years? Nation Building in Nigeria with Andrew Nevin

Episode #54 with Andrew Nevin,  who has vast experience as an entrepreneur, private equity investor, economist, and strategy consultant.Andrew Nevin is widely recognised and regarded as a nation builder and public intellectual in Nigeria, playing a number of key roles to advance Nigeria’s economy a…

Bridging the Gap: Formal Retail Sector in Kenya and its Impact on Economic Development with Wambui Mbarire

Episode #55 with Wambui Mbarire, CEO of the Retail Trade Association of Kenya and Vice-Chair of the KEPSA Devolution Sector Board, and is passionate about the future of retail in Africa and positioning the continent as a major hub for international retail.The Retail Trade Association of Kenya (RETR…

PICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD

Critical Policy Decisions Should No Longer Wait. Andrew Nevin joins Timi and Tobi to discuss some of the key policy decisions that await Nigeria's next president like tax reforms, exchange rate management, exporting brain capital, nurturing the diaspora, and putting Nigeria's dead capital to work.

UNDEAD ASSETS

In the previous episode, Dr Andrew Nevin introduced the concept of ''dead assets'' to address the government's liquidity and foreign exchange challenges. In this episode, Fola Fagbule challenged that notion. He asserts that what matters are for these assets to be strategically and reasonably manage…

Beyond GDP

 In this episode, Tobi talks to David Pilling, Africa editor for the Financial Times. They discussed his book "The Growth Delusion", exploring the significance and limitations of economic growth, particularly in poor countries. David challenges the conventional reliance on GDP to measure economic …

Episode 21: Brainomics: the economic imperative behind Brain Health with Andrew Nevin & Stephen White

''When you tell people that we can make people’s lives better, there’s some segments of society and decision makers where that doesn’t move the needle for them. What moves the needle for them is the economic consequences. So for us, Brainomics is a little overlay. I call it the 1% overlay on the fl…

Episode 14: “From Brainomics to Global Impact: Leadership, Health, and Flourishing” with Dr. Andrew Nevin

What does it take to lead with wisdom across continents, crises, and cultures? In Episode #14 of the Flourishing Leaders Podcast, Dr. Scott Parsons sits down with Dr. Andrew Nevin — economist, philosopher, healthcare leader, and one of Africa’s most influential voices — for a sweeping conversation …