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LSE IQ is a monthly podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science in which we ask some of the smartest social scientists - and other experts - to answer intelligent quest...
We’ve all had rough days at work. But none of us have been fired by a sitting President after just 11 days in the job. That’s what happened...
Fertility rates are at record lows around the world, reshaping communities and even forcing some schools to close. In 1950, the global avera...
What does the future of work really look like?
It seems every week we hear a new report of a cyber-attack. What if those attacks were on our critical infrastructure? Our national grid? Ou...
What does artificial intelligence really mean for the future of work?
Amid rising interest rates and inflation, we ask whether debts must always be paid—exploring causes of debt, bankruptcy’s role, and fresh pe...
Far-right ideas once on the fringe now dominate feeds and headlines, reshaping politics and threatening democracy worldwide.
This episode explores the AI sustainability paradox: can AI be both a climate solution and a climate problem?
What type of person falls for an online scam? Who are the fraudsters and how does colonialism motivate them? And what’s the connection betwe...
With the cost-of-living crisis leading to the closure of community spaces around the UK, and the pressures on urban development projects, th...
This episode of LSE iQ looks at whether we should still be driving.
This episode of LSE iQ explores a national scandal: widespread illegal sewage dumping by our privatised water companies, and why they are al...
With companies, like SpaceX or Blue Origin, getting into space exploration and the cost of launching rockets dropping, could we see a lot mo...
In this episode of LSE iQ, we explore what it’s like to win the prestigious Nobel Prize and how it changes your life.
This episode of LSE iQ explores whether gender pay gap reporting, pay transparency and tackling gender norms can reduce the gender pay gap.
The idea of an America in decline has gained traction in recent years and has, of course, been capitalized on by President Trump. Is America...
Why do some countries, such as China and Russia, stand outside of the liberal international order and oppose values that the West takes for...
Are weight-loss jabs the answer to Britain’s obesity crisis? Should we be doing more to tackle the root causes?
This episode of LSE Extra iQ asks, 'Why do so many people mistakenly think they are working class?'.
This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘How can we tackle loneliness?’.
This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘Can we change the world?’
Joanna Bale investigates how gay men living in Dubai create covert communities where they can meet and socialise.
This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘Is AI coming for our jobs?’
This month we’re re-running an episode from 2021 which asks, ‘What’s it like to be an animal?’
This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘How can we make homes more affordable?’
Joanna Bale talks to Dr Stuart Gordon, Sveto Muhammad Ishoq and Halima, an Afghan refugee living in a hotel, about what it’s like to flee yo...
Exploring the reasons people might find themselves with problematic levels of debt, this month, LSE iQ asks “Do we always need to pay our de...
This month, LSE iQ asks: Can gaming make us happier?
This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘How does class define us?’
This month, LSE iQ asks: How can we survive the next mass extinction?
Capitalism and free markets have lifted billions out of poverty across the globe. But it is also blamed for widening the gap between rich an...
This month we’re re-running an episode from 2019 about an issue which has come back into focus with the cost-of-living crisis.
This episode of LSE iQ asks do we need the arts to change the world?
This episode of LSE iQ asks whether the advice to ‘follow you heart’ or to ‘find your calling’, is good advice.
In this episode, Nathalie Abbott speaks to Shani Orgad (Professor of Media and Communications at LSE) about representations of mothers, and...
What does the post-pandemic future hold for office workers?
Conspiracy theories fomented by political division and a global pandemic have gained traction in the public consciousness in the last couple...
Citizenship. What does that word really signify? This episode of LSE IQ takes a look at the issue in all its complexities...
Computer algorithms shape our lives and increasingly control our future, but how much power should we give to them and have we let things go...
This episode is dedicated to social policy giant Professor Sir John Hills, who died in December 2020.
Despite our growing collective pessimism about the state of the world, when it comes to our own lives, research suggests we are generally op...
As we embark on 2021 and, hopefully, the latter stages of the pandemic, now is an apt moment to reflect on how we’ve got to where we are.
Even before coronavirus, child poverty had been rising for several years. This latest bite-sized episode of LSE iQ explores the question, ‘H...
This episode is dedicated to David Graeber, LSE professor of Anthropology, who died unexpectedly in September this year. David was a public...
Jess Winterstein speaks to Dr Thomas Curran about the potential pitfalls of wanting to be perfect.
In the wake of the coronavirus, this episode of LSE IQ explores whether society can afford the super-rich.
Sue Windebank speaks to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah about her campaigning work for both clean air and a new inquest into the causes of her da...
With more and more information about us available electronically and online, this episode of LSE IQ asks, ‘Is big data good for our health?’
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