Rethink Podcast
Professor Ben Ansell asks some of the world's sharpest minds about the latest thinking, and what it might mean for policy and society.
Episodes to download
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Anthony Townsend: Rethinking Robots
Wed 1 Jul 2020
Writer Townsend imagines a future that prioritises convenience
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Dr Charlotte Riley: Rethinking Universities
Wed 1 Jul 2020
Historian Riley questions the concept of university being a rite of passage for the young
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Lucy Jones: Rethinking Biophilia
Wed 1 Jul 2020
Author Jones questions how our disconnection with nature is affecting our lives
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David Wallace-Wells: Rethinking Consensus
Wed 1 Jul 2020
Journalist Wallace-Wells applies cautious optimism to our current moment.
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Seb Emina: Rethinking Travel
Wed 1 Jul 2020
Writer Emina asks if we can experience the benefits and joy of travel without moving.
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Emma Griffin: Rethinking Work
Wed 1 Jul 2020
Professor Griffin highlights the unpaid and emotional work that often goes unrecognised.
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Dr Xine Yao: Rethinking Masks
Wed 1 Jul 2020
Lecturer Yao explains how masks are an expression of commitment to the collective good
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Pascal Soriot: Rethinking Medical Co-operation
Tue 30 Jun 2020
CEO of AstraZeneca, Soriot praises the example shown by scientists working together.
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Tom Rivett-Carnac: Rethinking History
Tue 30 Jun 2020
Campaigner Rivett-Carnac asks us to examine the stories we tell about ourselves.
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David Skelton: Rethinking Industry
Tue 30 Jun 2020
Author Skelton supports a reinvigorated focus on manufacturing and technical education.
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Nicci Gerrard: Rethinking Old Age
Tue 30 Jun 2020
Author Gerrard asks us to remember the role, rights and needs of older people.
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Mirabelle Morah: Rethinking Ourselves
Sat 27 Jun 2020
Author Morah asks what we can do for each other, regardless of national boundaries.
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Jared Diamond: Rethinking A Global Response
Sat 27 Jun 2020
American geographer Diamond asks if democracies are agile enough to do what's needed.
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Rana Faroohar: Rethinking Data
Sat 27 Jun 2020
Journalist Faroohar analyses the growing power of Big Tech.
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Anand Giridharadas: Rethinking Capitalism
Sat 27 Jun 2020
Author Giridharadas asks if now is the moment to rethink everything.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah: Rethinking The Power Of Small Actions
Fri 26 Jun 2020
Philosopher Appiah reminds us that collective action is the sum of individual actions.
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Jonathan Sumption: Rethinking The State
Fri 26 Jun 2020
Author Sumption questions the freedoms we have given up during the pandemic.
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Brian Eno: Rethinking The Winners
Fri 26 Jun 2020
Musician Eno investigates the kinds of leadership available to us.
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HRH Prince Charles: Rethinking Nature
Fri 26 Jun 2020
Prince Charles argues for an agri-"culture" that is the envy of the world
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Paul Krugman: Rethinking Solidarity
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Economist Krugman wants us to recognise our inescapable inter-dependence.
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Katherine Grainger: Rethinking The Olympics
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Former rower Grainger reminds us that the Olympics were created in a time of upheaval
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George Soros: Rethinking Debt
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Philanthropist and investor Soros puts forwards some radical economic proposals.
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DeRay McKesson: Rethinking The Impossible
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Civil rights activist McKesson believes in a better future for young black men
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Matthew Walker: Rethinking Sleep
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Scientist Walker proposes a radical rediscovery of how, when and why we sleep.
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Eliza Manningham-Buller: Rethinking Health Inequality
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Chair of the Wellcome Trust, Manningham-Buller details the disparities in life expectancy
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Steven Pinker: Rethinking Human Nature
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Philosopher Pinker discusses the possibility of progress
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Gina McCarthy: Rethinking Activism
Wed 24 Jun 2020
McCarthy is passionate about the potential for change.
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Emma Dabiri: Rethinking Identity
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Author Dabiri asks us to move beyond identity politics and build meaningful connections.
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Rebecca Adlington: Rethinking The Athlete's Life
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Former Olympic champion Adlington challenges us to take control of the things that matter
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