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LSE Research channel | Video
by London School of Economics and Political Science
A collection of videos highlighting current research at LSE.
Episodes
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Is your phone listening to you? | Award-winning LSE iQ podcast
Why do online adverts seem to know what you’ve just discussed?
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Jack Rakove in conversation with Larry Kramer
Is America experiencing a constitutional crisis, or have we reached the point of constitutional failure? At this LSE Phelan US Centre event, leading scholar on American constitutional history, Professor Jack Rakove, explored this question
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LSE: The Ballpark | Predicting climate change with AI
Data is incredibly important in predicting climate change and its impacts. Now, climate scientists are increasingly using AI to help them interpret climate data and to make more accurate predictions about climate change and its impacts.
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Innovation and energy for a sustainable future
Transforming the energy system is one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century. Meeting growing energy needs while tackling climate change will require not only new technologies, but also innovation across the energy system.
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The toxic waste crisis poisoning UK towns | LSE Future Proof
What happens when toxic waste is buried and forgotten? Why are people in UK towns still getting sick decades later?
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LSE: The Ballpark | Behavioural AI and decision-making with Professor Ganna Pogrebna
As the popularity of AI grows, this new technology is increasingly being applied to make decisions based on interactions with humans, and their behaviours. But what happens if the way these AI systems have been built mean that they get it wrong?
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Should we still care about net zero? | Award-winning LSE iQ podcast
In 2019, the UK became the first major economy to commit in law to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But seven years later, the world looks very different.
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From the Archive: Wealth in people
This podcast was originally published in March 2025 and is being republished as part of our Summer archive series of LSE's Public Lectures and Events.
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From the Archive: Taylor Swift and philosophy
This podcast was originally published in October 2024 and is being republished as part of our Summer archive series of LSE's Public Lectures and Events.
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LSE: The Ballpark | AI and the gig economy with Dr Lindsey Cameron
From helping assign tasks and determine prices on delivery and rideshare platforms to recommending certain individuals over others on freelance hiring sites, AI is fast becoming a core part of the modern gig economy.
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The hidden health crisis behind climate change | LSE Future Proof
In this episode of Future Proof, Dr Miqdad Asaria, Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy, explores how climate change affects public health, why climate change health inequalities are growing, and what this means for the future of our societies.
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LSE: The Ballpark | AI harm, accountability, and cybersecurity with Dr Chinmayi Sharma
AI has become easily accessible, easy to use, and for many people, it’s a useful tool. This means that AI is being used by individuals and institutions to help solve a variety of challenges, from everyday decision-making to pressing global issues.
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From the Archive: How AI is helping - and harming - animals
This podcast was originally published in September 2025 and is being republished as part of our Summer archive series of LSE's Public Lectures and Events.
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LSE: The Ballpark | How democratic citizenry can shape America’s role in the world - Master’s students essay competition 2026
In 2026, the Phelan US Centre ran an essay competition for LSE master’s students with the prompt, “What role can democratic citizenry play in shaping America’s role in the world as it enters its 250th year?"
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From the Archive: Rethinking keynesian fiscal stimulus
This podcast was originally published in April 2025 and is being republished as part of our Summer archive series of LSE's Public Lectures and Events.
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LSE: The Ballpark | The Global Economy in a Changing World Order
The global economy is undergoing profound transformation. Geopolitical realignments, rising economic nationalism, climate disruption, trade fragmentation, and technological upheaval are reshaping the foundations of international economic relations.
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Decolonising the curriculum: How to teach Empire | LSE Research
LSE academics and secondary school teachers from the Historical Association's Teacher Fellowship Programme explore how economic history can transform the way British history is taught in classrooms.
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LSE: The Ballpark | Rethinking the 1990s with Professors G. John Ikenberry and Peter Trubowitz
The 1990s were an important decade. They saw the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, falling trade barriers, an expanding capitalist democratic order and the rise of what came to be called the liberal international order.
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Can we tackle climate change without deepening inequality?
The climate crisis is reshaping economies, societies, and livelihoods—but not everyone bears its costs equally.
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Cruising
This event brings together theatre and social science to explore some of the most urgent questions of our time, building on LSE IDEAS’ Geopolitics of Climate Change series.
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How the right laws can save the planet
The planet and its inhabitants face critical threats – including climate change, collapse of biodiversity, reverses in progress on global poverty and persistent inequality.
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Green industrial policy: balancing national goals and global integration
The fracturing consensus on green growth, shifting trade dynamics, and security concerns are reshaping industrial policy priorities across the UK, Europe and beyond.
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Mobilising investment for a sustainable planet
The European Investment Bank Group has, as its top priority, ensuring a green transition that benefits citizens, businesses and the planet. The need to cut dependence on imported fossil fuels and reinforce Europe’s energy security has become even more pressing in today’s geopolitical context.
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The cost of growth: rethinking the economic narrative to save the planet
What if the climate crisis requires us to fundamentally transform our economic systems? As global decision makers remain wedded to economic growth at any cost, this event responds to the urgent need to explore alternative approaches to sustaining life on Earth.
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Wired to save the planet: rethinking energy in an electrified world
As the world races toward net zero, electricity systems are under pressure like never before. The push for cleaner power collides with soaring demand – driven by electrification, population growth, and energy-hungry technologies such as artificial intelligence and data centres. Can we keep the...
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Should we take hypnotherapy more seriously? | Award-winning LSE iQ podcast
Hypnosis: myth or medicine? We cut through the stage-show stereotypes to uncover the real science of hypnotherapy — and its remarkable results for addiction, pain, and healing.
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The hidden truth behind pig farming and meat production | LSE Future Proof
Dr Steven McCulloch investigates the gap between public opinion, scientific evidence, veterinary policy, and the reality of intensive pig farming.
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LSE: The Ballpark | EU-China relations in the Trump era with Noah Barkin
The last two decades have seen significant growth in the relationship between China and the EU. Now, China is the EU’s biggest import and third-largest export partner. But this relationship is becoming increasingly one sided.
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LSE: The Ballpark | Donald Trump and the unmaking of Europe with Professor Nathalie Tocci
While Trump’s foreign policy record has not been very successful elsewhere as wars continue to rage in Ukraine and in the Middle East, the exception is Europe which Trump seems to want to divide and weaken.
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Should animals have rights? | Award-winning LSE iQ podcast
Starting with a dog called Pip, LSE iQ explores one of the biggest ethical questions of our time. What do we really owe animals — and is the law keeping up with the science?
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Urban flooding and emergency preparedness: is the UK ready? | LSE Future Proof
In this video, veteran broadcaster and LSE Visiting Professor in Practice David Shukman explores why urban flooding is becoming more dangerous, how climate change is intensifying extreme rainfall, and why cities like London are not yet prepared for surface water flooding.
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How can we be more resilient? | Award-winning LSE iQ podcast
How can we build resilience and bounce back from failure? Sue Windebank speaks to Anthony Scaramucci and LSE’s Dr Grace Lordan about overcoming setbacks, managing your inner critic, and the science of recovery.
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How to make life on our planet more sustainable | LSE Future Proof
What does it really take to future-proof our planet? Six LSE experts explore climate change, biodiversity loss, sustainable economics, energy systems, and global food security, breaking down the biggest environmental challenges of our time and the solutions that could shape a sustainable future.
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The tyranny of ‘‘could’’: why limits give life meaning | Coffee break research at LSE
Depression, anxiety and burnout are at record levels, and we often believe we are the problem. Psychologist Dr Thomas Curran isn’t so sure.
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Tackling indoor air pollution - making the invisible visible | Coffee break research at LSE
Indoor air pollution remains a largely invisible yet serious threat to health and wellbeing.
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Tribal Politics: how Brexit divided Britain | Coffee break research at LSE
Professor Sara Hobolt discusses her new book, which marks the 10-year anniversary of the Brexit vote.
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How refugee women practice politics in the UK | Coffee break research at LSE
This talk will show how communities use alternative humanitarian strategies to move beyond narratives of victimisation and recognise refugee women as autonomous actors who contribute actively to the host society.
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Rethinking violence through Netflix drama "Toxic Town" | Coffee break research at LSE
In this talk, Dr Roxana Willis draws on long-term research from her home council estate in Corby to explore the intergenerational injuries of industry and to question current conceptions of violence in law.
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Why wildfires are becoming impossible to control
Wildfires seem to be getting more intense, more unpredictable, and harder to control than ever before, but global burnt areas are decreasing. In this video, Dr Tom Smith explains why extreme wildfires are getting harder to fight and what needs to change if we want to prevent future disasters.
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Can international courts judge without political constraint? | Coffee break research at LSE
International courts are regularly petitioned by states, international organisations, civil society groups and individuals to help settle disputes and interpret the law. What explains how international courts respond to these petitions?
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Why are we having fewer children?
Fertility rates are at record lows around the world, reshaping communities and even forcing some schools to close...
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What is the lived experience of energy transition? | Coffee break research at LSE
Energy transition is typically presented as a pathway to a common sustainable future and an economic opportunity, but the lived experience of energy transition is often overlooked.
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Rethinking cities with people in mind: the case of Kuwait | LSE Future proof
What happens to a city when there are only roads and no pavements? How is the design of some modern cities that were built for cars, not people, now affecting the people living there? In this video, Dr Alexandra Gomes takes a look at how the Gulf Cities of Abu Dhabi and Kuwait were designed to…
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How many steps can you do to save the NHS billions - it’s fewer than you think
Can incentives really change behaviour for good? If you’ve ever set a New Year’s resolution that didn’t last past January or started a habit tracker you abandoned after the first page, you’re not alone. Building healthy habits and sticking to them is a common challenge.
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Who trains our doctors? The hidden workers behind medical education
In this lecture, Patricia Kingori examines a striking phenomenon revealed through her documentary Shadow Scholars: highly educated Kenyan scholars ghost writing medical and healthcare assignments for students worldwide.
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Living in London: How can we make our communities greener?
The climate crisis affects us all, but young people will have to face its consequences for the longest. Despite this, just 9% of British 18–24-year-olds believe that they significantly input into climate decision-making
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Bullying explained by bullies: Lessons from Mexico | Coffee break research at LSE
Although student perspectives on bullying in primary and secondary schools are increasingly studied, few delve into the experiences of those who perpetrate it.
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Teaching colonialism in the classroom | Coffee break research at LSE
Social scientists have devised various approaches to studying colonialism, but how can this inform teaching about empire as part of the national curriculum?
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What is financial hegemony, and how does it end? | Coffee break research at LSE
Since the mid-20th century, the US government, companies, and financial sector have greatly benefitted from global financial dominance – or ‘‘hegemony’’.
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Pharmaceutical policy at a crossroads: perspectives from Europe and the US
Join us for the official launch event of the Pharmaceutical Policy Lab, which also forms part of LSE Health's 30th anniversary celebrations at which our speakers will explore the evolving landscape of pharmaceutical policy.
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