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LSE IQ

LSE Film and Audio Team

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 questions about economics, politics or society. #LSEIQ

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00:35:05

Will the US remain the world’s superpower?

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2024/05/21

Contributor(s): Elizabeth Ingleson, John Van Reenen, Ashley Tellis | A shining city on a hill. America the beautiful. The United States has long been mythologised as the land of dreams and opportunity. And since the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s it has been undisputedly the most powerful nation on earth. But is it a fading force? 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’s ‘greatness’

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18:40

China, war and the civilizational state

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2024/04/09

Why do some countries, such as China and Russia, stand outside of the liberal international order and oppose values that the West takes for granted – values such as liberty and democracy?

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00:00:00

Are we on the verge of a weight-loss revolution?

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2024/03/05

Contributor(s): Nikki Sullivan, Paul Frijters, Sarah Appleton, Helen | Joanna Bale talks to Helen, who found Ozempic ‘life-changing’, Clinical Psychologist Sarah Appleton, and LSE’s Nikki Sullivan & Paul Frijters.

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00:00

Are we on the verge of a weight-loss revolution?

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2024/03/05

Are weight-loss jabs the answer to Britain’s obesity crisis? Should we be doing more to tackle the root causes?

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00:09:38

Why do so many people mistakenly think they are...

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2024/02/06

Contributor(s): Professor Sam Friedman | More than one in four people in the UK, from solidly middle-class backgrounds, mistakenly think of themselves as working-class. Why is this? In this episode of Extra iQ, a shorter style of the LSE iQ podcast, Sue Windebank speaks to Sam Friedman, a sociologist of class and inequality at LSE to find out more. Sam spoke to the podcast in November 2022 for an episode which asked, ‘How does class define us?’ The whole interview was fantastic but we couldn’t

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09:38

Why do so many people mistakenly think they are...

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2024/02/06

This episode of LSE Extra iQ asks, 'Why do so many people mistakenly think they are working class?'.

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26:49

How can we tackle loneliness?

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2023/12/12

This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘How can we tackle loneliness?’.

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00:26:49

How can we tackle loneliness?

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2023/12/12

Contributor(s): Heather Kappes, David McDaid, Molly Taylor | According to the Office for National Statistics, 7.1 per cent of adults in Great Britain - nearly 4 million people - say they 'often or always' feel lonely. Look around you when you’re in a crowded place – a supermarket or an office - 1 in 14 of the people you’re looking at are likely to be lonely, not just sometimes but most of the time.And that’s half a million more people saying that they feel chronically lonely in 2023 than there were

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00:29:25

Can we change the world?

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2023/11/07

Contributor(s): Faiza Shaheen, Duncan Green, Dr Jens Madsen | Experts will discuss how change isn't as straightforward as we'd like it to be – How it can be all in the timing and that, at times, you just need to wait for the right moment to make change happen. We’ll hear from an academic striving to become a Member of Parliament and make change from within the political system, rather than by lobbying from the outside. And an author and strategic advisor to Oxfam will explain how change is built

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29:25

Can we change the world?

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2023/11/07

This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘Can we change the world?’

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30:48

What’s it like to be criminalised for being gay?

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2023/10/03

Joanna Bale investigates how gay men living in Dubai create covert communities where they can meet and socialise.

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00:30:48

What’s it like to be criminalised for being gay?

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2023/10/03

Contributor(s): Ryan Centner, James, Jamal | Homosexuality is illegal in just over a third of countries across the globe. Some nations, like Barbados, have recently repealed anti-gay laws, but others, like Uganda, have just introduced the death penalty. Joanna Bale talks to LSE’s Dr Ryan Centner about how Western gay men living in Dubai create covert communities where they can meet and socialise. James, a British gay man, and Jamal, an Emirati gay man, also share their very different experiences

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00:30:23

Is AI coming for our jobs?

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2023/09/07

Contributor(s): Professor Sir Christopher Pissarides, Professor Charlie Beckett, Dr Giulia Gentile | We’ll hear about the introduction of Artificial Intelligence in the courtroom, and what might happen if robots take over the roles of judges. Experts will explore how journalism and other professional fields could be affected by the AI revolution. They will discuss what individuals can do to prepare, and the role of governments and businesses in addressing practical and ethical concerns about the

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30:23

Is AI coming for our jobs?

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2023/09/07

This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘Is AI coming for our jobs?’

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30:21

What is it like to be an animal?

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2023/05/02

This month we’re re-running an episode from 2021 which asks, ‘What’s it like to be an animal?’

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00:30:21

What is it like to be an animal?

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2023/05/02

Contributor(s): Dr Jonathan Birch, Professor Kristin Andrews, Dr Rosalind Arden | Since this episode was recorded the UK Animal Welfare Act 2022 has become law. This extends animal welfare protections to animals such as octopuses, lobsters and crabs - a direct result of the findings of LSE academic Dr Jonathan Birch – featured in this episode - that animals are sentient. They have the capacity to experience pain, distress or harm.For this episode, James Rattee travels to the local park to find out

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31:58

How can we make homes more affordable?

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2023/04/04

This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘How can we make homes more affordable?’

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00:31:58

How can we make homes more affordable?

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2023/04/04

Contributor(s): Ralitsa Angelova, Oliver Bulleid, Christian Hilber, Kath Scanlon | We’ll hear how planning restrictions established in the 1700s are still preventing development on some of London’s most valuable land. Experts will set out why we can’t afford to not build on the greenbelts that circle some of our major cities. And an Executive Director will explain how his organisation is building homes that will be truly affordable in perpetuity. Sue Windebank talks to: Ralitsa (Rali) Angelova, a

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32:38

How can we solve the refugee crisis?

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2023/03/07

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 your country and policy ideas to help resolve the situation.

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00:32:38

How can we solve the refugee crisis?

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2023/03/07

Contributor(s): Dr Stuart Gordon, Sveto Muhammad Ishoq, Halima | The UK government could soon be sending some asylum-seekers on a one-way flight to Rwanda as part of a controversial strategy to deter those crossing the English Channel on small boats. 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 your country and policy ideas to help resolve the situation. Research links: Regulating humanitarian governance:

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