The Big Idea

By BBC World Service

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Episodes: 42

JT
 Nov 22, 2018

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What are the big ideas shaping our world now?


Episode Date
Fighting pandemics
Dec 19, 2020
The science of addiction
Dec 12, 2020
The new normal
Dec 05, 2020
Do cities need rules?
Nov 28, 2020
The science of sleep
Nov 21, 2020
The importance of fairness
Nov 14, 2020
How do we spot rogue cops?
Nov 07, 2020
Understanding emotions: Should we follow our hearts?
Oct 31, 2020
Ubernomics
Oct 24, 2020
Why living in the city could make you happier
Oct 17, 2020
Why do we find things disgusting?
Oct 10, 2020
The fragility of choice
Oct 03, 2020
The truth about marriage
Sep 26, 2020
How to topple a dictator
Sep 19, 2020
Why do we laugh?
Sep 12, 2020
The Afterlife
Sep 23, 2018
Why Are Some Nations Rich?
Sep 16, 2018
How does language work?
Sep 09, 2018
A Future Without Doctors?
Sep 02, 2018
The Intelligent Tree
Aug 26, 2018
Consciousness: A Strange Theory
Aug 19, 2018
The Teenage Brain
Aug 12, 2018
How To Stop Murder
Aug 05, 2018
Democracy and Famine
Jul 29, 2018
Dimensions of Discrimination
Jul 22, 2018
Inequality Makes Us Anxious
Jul 15, 2018
Are We All Racist?
Jul 08, 2018
The New Distrust
Jul 01, 2018
Contact Theory
Jun 24, 2018
Economics and Mosquito Nets
Jun 17, 2018
Memory Wars
Jun 10, 2018
A World Without Livestock?
Jun 03, 2018
Outrage and Moral Conscience
May 27, 2018
Friends
May 20, 2018
Baby Boffins
May 19, 2018
Super-Intelligence
May 17, 2018
Social Physics
May 16, 2018
The Growth Mindset
May 15, 2018
Epigenetics
May 14, 2018
Future Gazing
May 13, 2018
Monkey Money
May 12, 2018
The Big Preview: The Big Idea
May 11, 2018