All Episodes

How does culture shape who we are?

How do social connections shape us?

What’s behind the rise of populism?

Who can we trust online?

Is the future of money truly inclusive?

What can't money buy?

Can we make climate policy fair and effective?

Is intellectual capital the key to future prosperity?

What really drives inequality?

Are universities ready for the age of AI?

How does migration change our world?

What is the value of speaking other languages?

Why do we choose what we choose?

How can we make food that is good for health, societies, the planet and the economy?

Can Europe ever catch up to the US in technology?

How can green finance drive the clean transition?

How are data and algorithms impacting our lives?

Is the world becoming less democratic?

What is happening to young people’s mental health?

Does prison work?

Should there be a compulsory retirement age for society's leaders?

Who pays the price of colonialism today?

What's the point of a protest?

Can governments regulate AI without stifling innovation?

Why are women disadvantaged in the workplace?

Can economic growth and sustainability coexist?

How can universal basic infrastructure support growth?

Can technology rescue ailing health services?

The world’s problems are interdisciplinary – why is academic research so siloed?

How big a problem is short-termism in government?

What is the future of religion?

Are countries becoming harder to govern?

Are emerging technologies more hype than reality?

Should children have the right to vote?

Is technology changing our behaviour?

Why are stories important for society?

Ukraine war - how can academics apply their expertise?

How much do people care about inequality?

Wellbeing at work - whose job is it to fix it?

Has digital technology made us better off?

What can political leaders learn from history?

How might policy steer us towards better decision-making?

Can democratic political leaders ever meet our expectations?

Is it the government's job to make us happy?

Ukraine invasion: context, consequences and the information war

Will Levelling Up Work?

Broadband before bridges: can digital technologies leapfrog the obstacles to development?

Can artificial intelligence be ethical?

What is nature's role in the economy?

Why has it become so hard to run government? The role of civil servants and decision-making in society today.

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