Is the world only becoming better and better? How are increases in wealth and life expectancy affected by social inequalities? Why do we hear so little about the global increase in mental illness and its development over time? These are some of the questions that Roland Paulsen, associate professor of sociology, discusses in this video, which is also a comment on some of the claims of Hans Rosling and other New Optimists.
Geopolitics
John Mearsheimer, Saagar Enjeti, Ryan Grim – Trump Putin Summit
16 August 2025
Economics
Mariana Mazzucato and Stella Creasy – Making and Taking in the Global Economy
In this week’s episode of the Intelligence Squared podcast, Mariana Mazzucato, UCL economics professor and author of The Value of Everything, sat down with the UK Labour MP Stella Creasy in a wide-ranging discussion of […]
Austerity
Renegade Inc. – Chris Williamson: Lions Led by Donkeys
The phrase ‘lions led by donkeys’ was used to describe the British front line soldiers of WW1 – they were the brave lions who were sent to their deaths by incompetent and indifferent leaders. After […]
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