Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the November 3rd 2018 edition

In this week’s issue, could America’s mid-term elections stop the toxic polarisation of federal politics? Plus, how artificial intelligence could transform life for urban commuters. And a glimpse of the treasures to be found in translation. Anne McElvoy hosts

Music: “Sad Marimba Planet” by Lee Rosevere (CCx4.0)