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00:02:32

How long do eggs really keep? The reality of...

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2022/07/11

Contributor(s): | LSE Professor Emily Jackson’s research into egg freezing has led to a change in UK law, giving women more freedom over when to start a family and taking away the pressure that their eggs may have to be destroyed. Find out more about this research in #LSEResearchForTheWorld: https://www.lse.ac.uk/research/resear...

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00:00:00

Do entrepreneurs need money to succeed? The due...

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2022/06/28

Contributor(s): Dr Juanita Gonzalez-Uribe | Entrepreneurs can have a tough time having their business idea heard. There are just so many businesses trying to get investment from Venture Capitalists that many great business ideas aren't seen. Alongside this; race, gender and education unfairly come into the equation when Venture Capitalists are thinking about talking to entrepreneurs. LSE research looks into one Venture Capitalist Fund who are taking a more scientific approach to shortlisting

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00:04:55

The battle for the Liberian dollar

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2022/05/16

Contributor(s): | The Liberian dollar is the nation’s official currency. So, why do so many Liberians use US dollars for everyday transactions? A dual currency system has existed in Liberia since the late 1800s. Professor Leigh Gardner from the Department of Economic History at LSE has examined the government’s struggle to re-assert the Liberian dollar over time. Her research was the subject of a physical display in the Value of Money exhibition at the National Museum of American History. 🔴 For a

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00:06:11

Overcoming social housing stigma: why we must listen...

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2022/05/12

Contributor(s): | When the government, under austerity budgets from 2010, cut funding for social landlords and for multiple neighbourhood services, these communities suffered a significant loss of support. Residents face additional social stigma associated with living in social housing. In response, LSE Housing and Communities co-founded the Housing Plus Academy, which aims to close the knowledge gap between those who make decisions about social housing, and those who live in it. The Academy

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00:10:38

The Call Centre: the disproportionate effects of the...

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2022/03/16

Contributor(s): Nikita Simpson, Professor Laura Bear | As we emerge from it, we beginning to see the legacies of stigma and trauma that have disproportionately impacted certain groups – especially marginalised groups who are underserved by the state. This participatory film animates longer-term ethnographic research conducted over the past 24 months across the UK by LSE’s Covid and Care Research Group, led by Professor Laura Bear. It highlights the story of psychotherapist Suad Duale and the Somali

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00:04:05

We can't afford to wait: why we must adapt to our...

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2022/02/28

Contributor(s): Timo Leiter, Dr Swenja Surminski, Declan Conway | The effects of climate change are already proving devastating for people and for our planet. The new IPCC report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, shows us that we must act now to reduce emissions and prepare for current and future climate risks. The Grantham Research Institute produces cutting edge research on climate adaptation, and its researchers are among thousands of experts worldwide to author and

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00:05:53

Airbrushed out of history: the Soviet middle class...

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2022/01/18

Contributor(s): Professor Tomila Lankina | How did the Imperial Russian bourgeoisie endure such a seismic revolution? And what can this stubborn reproduction of social structures tell us about addressing inequality today? In her new book, Professor Tomila Lankina challenges materialist notions of inequality, instead highlighting the significance of social, cultural, and educational capital in the perpetuation of social hierarchies – even under the most brutal communist dictatorship bent on

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00:03:44

Disposable Workers in the Platform Economy

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2021/11/18

Contributor(s): | Apps such as Uber and Just Eat have radically changed the economic landscape, but how has platform technology impacted workers? Researcher Dalia Gebrial has been exploring what life is like for those who make their living via apps. Her work focuses on race and gender in the platform economy and examines the technologies which make exploitation possible. 🔴 Find out more about this research in

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00:11:06

Bad lighting is harming London's housing estates -...

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2021/11/12

Contributor(s): | In Camberwell, south London, LSE’s Configuring Light team have been working on the Brandon Estate to develop a new pilot lighting scheme to demonstrate the potential of lighting on London’s estates. Configuring Light research group generates collaborations between social researchers and lighting professionals to help us understand the role lighting plays in our everyday life. Specialising in urban public spaces, our aim is to build better social knowledge and better research

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00:31:07

The Lock Asylum (Audio Drama)

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2021/11/08

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00:12:43

Do the dead have human rights?

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2021/09/21

Contributor(s): | By examining the history of the application of forensic techniques to humanitarian issues, can we now argue that the dead have human rights? LSE’s Dr Claire Moon has been exploring this history, as well as examining the challenges and innovations in the forensics field in contemporary Mexico. Her research project, Human Rights Human Remains: Forensic Humanitarianism and the Politics of the Grave, promises to confront the human rights paradigm by including the dead in the category

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00:05:48

Proxies: the hidden stand-ins that shape your life

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2021/09/08

Contributor(s): | What are proxies and how do they influence our lives? This film — inspired by case studies in Dr Dylan Mulvin’s new book from Proxies The Cultural Work of Standing In — explores the power of proxies and how they shape our lives. "Underneath the world we know, there is a hidden landscape of carefully constructed stand-ins, models, prototypes. This ferociously original book maps that region and opens up new ways to explain how our technological infrastructures become what they are.”

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00:01:30

Wages have hardly grown since the 1980s I LSE Research

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2021/07/27

Contributor(s): Rachel Ngai | Why have wages for low-skilled workers stagnated even in industries that have experienced years of economic growth? Rachel Ngai has been investigating why these workers have not seen the wage increases that trickle-down economics suggests they should have. 🔴 Find Dr Rachel Ngai’s article on this research in the LSE Research for the World online magazine:

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00:03:27

Crime and Punishment: Feudal Law and its impact on...

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2021/07/14

Contributor(s): Dr Spike Gibbs | How fair was life in medieval England? Was this time beset by power struggles, corruption and lawlessness? If not, how did a system of order prevail? LSE’s Dr Spike Gibbs has been looking at historical records of manorial courts to see how power was distributed in local communities throughout England. Through individual stories of crime and punishment, Dr Gibbs’ research provides an answer. 🔴 Find Dr Spike Gibbs’ article on this research in the LSE Research for

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00:03:15

Why I hate you and everyone like you: election...

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2021/06/04

Contributor(s): Dr Sandra Obradović | Why are we so hostile towards anyone with a different opinion? Dr Sandra Obradović explains why we feel the way we do and what that’s got to do with election hostility. With populism on the rise and political debate polarised, it’s never been more important to understand the psychology of voters. 🔴 Find Dr Sandra Obradović’s article on this research in the LSE Research for the World online magazine:

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00:07:51

Inequalities in Urban Planning – a history of Detroit

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2021/05/04

Contributor(s): | The history of planning and housing in the United States and its violence towards communities of colour has played out in so many ways. From red-lining to restrictive covenants and from segregated public housing to deliberately segregated city plans, the Federal Government, financial institutions and planners have all promoted and facilitated a system that has ripped apart cities and communities across America. Drawing on her work as a planning and housing specialist and her

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00:06:02

How to be Happy

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2021/05/04

Contributor(s): | Do you feel like you’re on a treadmill and happiness is always just around the corner? Are you disappointed that the things you buy don’t bring you lasting happiness? Professor Paul Dolan, from LSE’s Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, explains why this happens and what to do to improve the way you feel. This film is based in part, on Paul’s books Happy Ever After: A radical New Approach to Living Well and Happiness by Design: Finding Pleasure and Purpose in

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00:06:18

How to Build the Future You Want | Think Big by Dr...

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2021/03/30

Contributor(s): Dr Grace Lordan | Dr Grace Lordan's new book, Think Big, provides a practical framework to keep you moving in the right direction. Find out more about Think Big: https://www.gracelordan.com/ Praise for Think Big: "This is a rare self-help book that's actually informed by evidence. Drawing on her knowledge of behavioural economics and psychology, Grace Lordan shares a host of perceptive, practical tips for getting out of your own way and making progress toward your career goals." ―

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00:05:07

Keeping up appearances: the changing face of the...

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2021/01/18

Contributor(s): Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Aaron Reeves | For more than a century, Who’s Who has functioned as a bible of the British establishment – the most trusted catalogue of who is (and who is not) in the country’s true upper echelons. Who’s Who allows elites to express their cultural preferences: their recreations and hobbies. By looking at 120 years of this data, Dr Sam Friedman (Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at LSE) and Dr Aaron Reeves (Visiting Senior Fellow in the

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00:05:22

Is Perfectionism an Illness?

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2021/01/18

Contributor(s): Dr Thomas Curran | In a competitive culture that values work ethic and merit, is perfectionism a benign trait that helps us succeed or a pernicious illness we need to take more seriously? Dr Tom Curran from LSE’s Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science researches perfectionism, its damaging effects and why society is making it more prevalent.

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