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Health & Medicine

Watch Episode 2: Conversations on COVID-19: A Global View

In a world where data drives most decision-making, how can we work together to use analytics to help prevent the next pandemic?

Politics & Society

The sound and fury of Britain’s election

The United Kingdom is counting down to a truly unpredictable election with clearly drawn battle lines between the political parties

Politics & Society

The future of post-Brexit Britain

As the UK heads toward an election, much of the focus remains on Brexit negotiations; but there needs to be more thought given to the long term, especially when it comes to trade

Arts & Culture

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Podcast

Can love overcome the distance between us?

Anthropologist Nigel Rapport’s fieldwork explores love and respecting the individuality of life

Arts & Culture

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Podcast

The secret history of stone

Cultural geographer Tim Edensor is passionate about place. His career has taken him from the Taj Mahal to industrial ruins in England’s north, and now to Melbourne and its stone buildings.

Politics & Society

Catalonian and Scottish independence: Why so different?

While separatists in Scotland and Catalonia rally support by mixing stories of past conflicts with contemporary grievances, democratic bargaining is the more effective way to resolve nationalist tensions

Politics & Society

Uncertainty in the UK

Could British voters’ rejection of the Tories signal the beginning of the end for neo-liberalism?

Politics & Society

The British election: After the terror

As Brits vote in a general election that will decide who takes the country toward Brexit, two British cities have been the target of terrorist attacks in just over two weeks. But what impact could the attacks have on the democratic process?

Arts & Culture

Brexit: Over and out

There are two reasons the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union – British political agendas and the EU’s own crisis.

Environment

Is the future of our planet too big for politicians?

We have reason to be optimistic about the outcomes of the Paris conference