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What will the future hold? In the series finale, IOP Deputy Chief Executive Rachel Youngman and host Gemma Milne reflect on the ideas covere...
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We know the world is facing a climate crisis. In confronting this, we must look to the future and consider the challenges not just of today, but of 20, 50 and many more years ahead. In the s...

What will the future hold? In the series finale, IOP Deputy Chief Executive Rachel Youngman and host Gemma Milne reflect on the ideas covere...

Ambient air pollution is responsible for 4.2 million deaths a year and almost all of the world’s population are exposed to dangerous levels....

Every year, wildfires ravage the planet, burning homes, killing wildlife and scorching the earth. Can the physics of how fire spreads give u...

Much of our planet could become uninhabitable – so how can physics help protect our soil, enable farmers to continue farming and allow commu...

As the earth dries up, towns and countries face their very own day zero crises – while other communities risk rising sea levels obliterating...

Our third series opens by exploring the relationship between activism and climate policy. Host Gemma Milne is joined by climate scientist an...

In the series so far, we’ve heard about the visions and potential pathways for a new green economy from some of the people working to make i...

We need a new, green economy – and fast. So what would it look like? And what needs to change to make it possible? In the series so far we’v...

Rapidly evolving economies need people with the right skills to propel them. We’ve heard about the work that needs to be done to deliver a n...

The way the world uses energy must change – and this represents a huge opportunity. In Episode 2 we talked about how we use energy as indivi...

We know we have to change the way we make energy, as we move from fossil fuels to renewables, but we also need to rethink how we use it. Wit...

The climate crisis is one of the biggest challenges facing our world. It’s up to us to start solving it, so that future generations aren’t l...

We know the world is facing a climate crisis. In confronting this, we must look to the future and consider the challenges not just of today,...

What can we – and science – learn from listening to thinkers and practitioners from wider society? As we tackle the global challenges affect...

In an age when data and information drive many aspects of our society, we are increasingly confronted by uncomfortable questions around misi...

How do we look beyond the traditional western scientific canon and be more reflective of other knowledge systems? As students around the wor...

Serious questions are emerging about how we care for people as a society – and how existing inequalities have an impact on health outcomes....

In our social media age, how can organisations listen, learn and engage with public debate on highly charged issues? As organisations step o...

How do we ensure the planet remains habitable for all of us, wherever we are in the world? Can clean energy become green energy? Can scienti...

In this introductory podcast, IOP Deputy Chief Executive Rachel Youngman talks to Angela Saini, host of Looking Glass: Society, about why we...

Author and journalist Angela Saini hosts challenging conversations about our society, exploring ideas and innovations across disciplines to...