As the gap between rich and poor widens, epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson, author of The Spirit Level, explains that more unequal societies are bad for almost everyone within them and suggests steps that need to be taken for the good of all of us.
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Is the USA an Empire? We look at the differences and similarities between the USA and historical empires – the characteristics of USA relations with non-state actors, civil societies and other global powers.
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Join us for a night of speed dating, where body language is under scrutiny.
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The British public was outraged by the MP’s expenses scandal – but this had virtually no impact on the way they voted in the 2010 general election – why ever not?
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The illegal drugs trade is worth $321bn dollars a year worldwide. An increasing number of high-profile activists, including former presidents and UN officials, are calling for an alternative to the failed ‘war on drugs’.
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The Mars rover Curiosity found evidence that water once flowed on Mars. Now there is also evidence of organic compounds on the Martian surface. Astrobiologists are getting excited….
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In this 4th Huston lecture, British film theorist Laura Mulvey analyses the relationship between stillness and the moving image in cinema, drawing on Rossellini’s Journey to Italy.
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Lord Leveson’s inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of the British press will report on 29 November. Angela Phillips looks at what motivated the tabloids to get stories by hacking phones and considers the options for reform. …
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In the nineteenth century, dramatic discoveries and new theories were turning the world upside-down. And much of this groundbreaking scientific research was conducted, at home, by scientific families like the Herschels.
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A portrait of French film-maker, Jean-Luc Godard – director of Breathless and Weekend, writer for Cahiers du Cinema and one of the creators of the French New Wave.
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