Thinking Allowed
BBC Radio 4
New research on how society works
Episodes
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Oct 4, 2017 • 28min
Robots and AI
Laurie Taylor takes a cool, non dystopian look at future possibilities
Sep 27, 2017 • 29min
Sectarianisation - the Middle East
Laurie Taylor asks if a new theory offers an explanation for conflicts in the Arab world.
Sep 20, 2017 • 28min
The Mafia - organised crime
The Mafia and organised crime from Sicily to Japan and the UK
Sep 13, 2017 • 28min
Management Jargon
Why is meaningless speech in the workplace so ubiquitous?
Jul 26, 2017 • 28min
Exhaustion: a historical study of weariness.
Exhaustion: is extreme fatigue a peculiarly modern phenomenon?
Jul 19, 2017 • 28min
The Subway
Laurie Taylor goes underground - from New York to Delhi.
Jul 13, 2017 • 28min
The Secret World of Hair
An anthropological journey through the world of hair.
Jul 5, 2017 • 28min
Fertility Holidays - Male Infertility
Laurie Taylor discusses a study of IVF tourism and also male infertility.
Jun 28, 2017 • 28min
Global inequality - 'signs of nation'
Is the Global South catching up with the North?
Jun 21, 2017 • 28min
Heritage and preservation
Heritage beyond saving: Laurie Taylor talks to Caitlin DeSilvey, associate professor of cultural geography & author of a new book which journeys from Cold War test sites to post industrial ruins. Do we need to challenge cherished assumptions about the conservation of cultural heritage? Might we embrace rather than resist natural processes of decay and decline? They're joined by Haidy Geismar, reader in anthropology at University College, London & Tiffany Jenkins, sociologist & cultural commentator.Producer: Jayne Egerton.
