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What are the big ideas shaping our world now?

Updated: weekly
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    Fighting pandemics

    Sat 19 Dec 2020

    The 2020 pandemic has transformed our world, but it won鈥檛 be the last to do so

  • The science of addiction

    Sat 12 Dec 2020

    Why drug addicts want drugs 鈥� even when they don鈥檛

  • The new normal

    Sat 5 Dec 2020

    How Donald Trump is reshaping our ideas of normal behaviour

  • Do cities need rules?

    Sat 28 Nov 2020

    How does the way a city is run change its inhabitants' lives?

  • The science of sleep

    Sat 21 Nov 2020

    What does sleep do for us, and what can go wrong if we don't get enough?

  • The importance of fairness

    Sat 14 Nov 2020

    Why it pays to be fair, and why people are less selfish than you think

  • How do we spot rogue cops?

    Sat 7 Nov 2020

    Within every police force there are bad cops, but could there be a trick to spotting them

  • Understanding emotions: Should we follow our hearts?

    Sat 31 Oct 2020

    How noticing things in our bodies can help us read our feelings

  • Ubernomics

    Sat 24 Oct 2020

    Does behaviour tracking help tech companies become better at saying sorry?

  • Why living in the city could make you happier

    Sat 17 Oct 2020

    What makes some cities more successful than others?

  • Why do we find things disgusting?

    Sat 10 Oct 2020

    Meet a 鈥榙isgustologist鈥� who has been uncovering answers to our uneasy feelings

  • The fragility of choice

    Sat 3 Oct 2020

    Where do our opinions come from, and how easy is it for people to change them?

  • The truth about marriage

    Sat 26 Sep 2020

    And how your relationship may be less stable than you think

  • How to topple a dictator

    Sat 19 Sep 2020

    Is violent or non-violent protest more effective?

  • Why do we laugh?

    Sat 12 Sep 2020

    And why a cognitive neuroscientist says laughter deserves more research.

  • The Afterlife

    Sun 23 Sep 2018

    Suppose you knew that after your natural death the human race would die out鈥�

  • Why Are Some Nations Rich?

    Sun 16 Sep 2018

    Why are some nations richer than others?

  • How does language work?

    Sun 9 Sep 2018

    Neuroscientist Cathy Price examines the workings of language

  • A Future Without Doctors?

    Sun 2 Sep 2018

    Can you imagine a future without doctors?

  • The Intelligent Tree

    Sun 26 Aug 2018

    Are trees intelligent?

  • Consciousness: A Strange Theory

    Sun 19 Aug 2018

    Is consciousness everywhere?

  • The Teenage Brain

    Sun 12 Aug 2018

    Why can鈥檛 teenagers get out of bed in the morning?

  • How To Stop Murder

    Sun 5 Aug 2018

    How can we reduce murder rates?

  • Democracy and Famine

    Sun 29 Jul 2018

    What is the cause of famine? It鈥檚 not the obvious answer

  • Dimensions of Discrimination

    Sun 22 Jul 2018

    Do black women face more prejudice than black men or white women?

  • Inequality Makes Us Anxious

    Sun 15 Jul 2018

    Inequality makes people anxious. How?

  • Are We All Racist?

    Sun 8 Jul 2018

    Are we all racist?

  • The New Distrust

    Sun 1 Jul 2018

    Are we living through a crisis in trust?

  • Contact Theory

    Sun 24 Jun 2018

    How do you stop different groups from hating each other?

  • Economics and Mosquito Nets

    Sun 17 Jun 2018

    What can economics tell us about the use of mosquito nets?

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