Sheila Cook reflects on what she has learned from producing Four Thought.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd February 2023.
Dina Rezk returns to Four Thought to speak about a bereavement.
Published on Wednesday, 15th February 2023.
Farrah Jarral explains why she believes we need to put care at the centre of our society.
Published on Wednesday, 8th February 2023.
Ted Harrison argues that only art can truly capture the essence of spirituality.
Published on Wednesday, 1st February 2023.
Martin Warde talks about his journey to becoming the first Irish Traveller comedian.
Published on Wednesday, 25th January 2023.
Why a woman who had always wanted children has decided not to become a mum.
Published on Wednesday, 18th January 2023.
Thought-provoking talks in which speakers explore original ideas about culture and society
Published on Wednesday, 11th January 2023.
Professional gamer Meg Sunshine on how gaming needs to tackle its toxic culture.
Published on Wednesday, 4th January 2023.
Virginie Simoneau-Gilbert asks us to think differently about our pets.
Published on Wednesday, 21st December 2022.
Rachel Genn describes her fascination with regret.
Published on Wednesday, 14th December 2022.
Anna Wardley argues that we should better support children whose parents kill themselves.
Published on Wednesday, 7th December 2022.
Author Joe Nutt argues we need to fight back against what he calls 'linguistic piracy'.
Published on Wednesday, 30th November 2022.
A care leaver who graduated from Cambridge University on why its time to rethink education
Published on Wednesday, 12th October 2022.
Lizi Jackson-Barrett developed alopecia in her 40s and re-evaluated her idea of beauty.
Published on Wednesday, 5th October 2022.
Bradford-born writer Amit Dhand on how people in his city can lead the way on integration.
Published on Wednesday, 28th September 2022.
Former Love Island contestant Malin Andersson reflects on reality TV and social media.
Published on Wednesday, 21st September 2022.
Novelist Richard Owain Roberts shares a story about a friendship.
Published on Friday, 26th August 2022.
Chloe Juliette argues that we need a wider variety of true stories.
Published on Wednesday, 17th August 2022.
Jonathan Evershed argues that we should re-imagine how we think of the Irish Sea.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd August 2022.
Laura Simpson argues that online meetings have been good for business.
Criminologist Dr Laura Bui wants us to ask the right questions when it comes to crime.
Published on Wednesday, 27th July 2022.
Psychiatrist Dr Layla McCay asks how our buildings and towns can benefit our mental health
Published on Wednesday, 20th July 2022.
Watchmaker Rebecca Struthers warns that this traditional skill is endangered in Britain.
Published on Wednesday, 13th July 2022.
James Helm gives a practical guide to dealing with grief and sudden single parenthood.
Published on Wednesday, 6th July 2022.
Ai-jen Poo argues that we should all value caring, and carers.
Published on Tuesday, 28th December 2021.
Beth Stevens talks about the brain cells most people have never heard of.
Published on Tuesday, 21st December 2021.
Tara Munroe reveals what she learned when she rescued some badly damaged paintings.
Published on Tuesday, 14th December 2021.
Philippa Greer discusses the imprisonment of people convicted of genocide.
Published on Tuesday, 7th December 2021.
Nicola Reindorp says we should rehabilitate doubt as a strength rather than a weakness.
Published on Wednesday, 6th October 2021.
Eva Hnizdo reflects on the impulses which drive people to emigrate - or not.
Published on Wednesday, 29th September 2021.
Robyn Travis believes that labelling children as criminals is counter-productive.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd September 2021.
Laura Dockrill describes her frightening experience of post partum psychosis.
Published on Wednesday, 15th September 2021.
Angela Frazer-Wicks tells her extraordinary story of being a mother.
Published on Wednesday, 8th September 2021.
Simon Morden argues that we should resist the privatisation of space.
Published on Wednesday, 1st September 2021.
Jessica Barker argues that we should rediscover overlooked sculptures of women.
Published on Wednesday, 25th August 2021.
Steven Dowd tells the story of how his life changed, and how he regained control of it.
Published on Wednesday, 18th August 2021.
Professor Atul Shah argues that we need a healthier relationship with finance.
Published on Wednesday, 11th August 2021.
Joe Friedman, who grew up with deaf parents, reflects on what it means to hear.
Published on Wednesday, 4th August 2021.
Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre argues against the tyranny of positivity.
Published on Wednesday, 28th July 2021.
Leon Bosch reflects on the power of classical music to transform lives.
Published on Wednesday, 21st July 2021.
Luke Rigg argues that more young magistrates will improve justice.
Published on Wednesday, 14th July 2021.
Tracey Follows explores how virtual assistants can help us survive after death.
Published on Wednesday, 7th July 2021.
Dr Shona Minson argues that we shouldn't punish children if their parents go to prison.
Published on Wednesday, 30th June 2021.
Dr Tamsin Ellis explains how to improve health and climate outcomes.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd June 2021.
Jak Beula says statues and memorials matter because they show who a society values.
Published on Wednesday, 16th June 2021.
Helena Goodwyn challenges the practice of giving children their father's surname.
Published on Wednesday, 9th June 2021.
Sergeant Rhys Rutledge explains why he thinks people deserve a second chance.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd June 2021.
Dina Rezk describes how she made a friend of fear following the murder of her mother.
Published on Wednesday, 26th May 2021.
Alastair Hendy explains why he thinks we've lost our food culture.
Published on Wednesday, 25th November 2020.
Penny Wincer reflects on what it means to be a carer.
Published on Wednesday, 18th November 2020.
Sabah Ahmedi, one of Britain's youngest imams, is on a mission to overcome Islamophobia.
Published on Wednesday, 11th November 2020.
Adam Morse, who is registered blind, tells how he directed a film by seeing differently.
Published on Wednesday, 4th November 2020.
Ranjit Saimbi explains why he doesn't want to be defined by his cultural heritage.
Published on Wednesday, 28th October 2020.
Anne-Marie Douglas discusses the need for more empathy in provision of services.
Published on Wednesday, 21st October 2020.
Lydia Furse looks at the personal and political benefits of playing women's rugby.
Published on Wednesday, 14th October 2020.
Rufaro Mazarura discusses what the class of 2020 have learned from the pandemic.
Published on Wednesday, 7th October 2020.
Ann Morgan commends the challenge of reading outside your comfort zone.
Published on Wednesday, 30th September 2020.
Sarah Corbett explains the power of 'craftivism' as a form of gentle protest.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd September 2020.
Tiffany Atkinson rehabilitates the concept of embarrassment.
Published on Wednesday, 16th September 2020.
Stephen Bourne thinks we need to teach children more about the history of black Britons.
Published on Wednesday, 9th September 2020.
Jelena Sofronijevic tells a story of Serbia, Yugoslavia - and Telford.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd September 2020.
Claire Lynch describes how she navigated motherhood.
Published on Wednesday, 26th August 2020.
Sam Gallivan examines the similarities between surgery and sculpture.
Published on Wednesday, 19th August 2020.
Lois Pryce argues that cycling needs to be uncool again.
Published on Wednesday, 12th August 2020.
Reggie Nelson believes in the importance for young people to find a mentor.
Published on Wednesday, 5th August 2020.
Caoilinn Hughes discovers the power of embracing uncertainty.
Published on Wednesday, 29th July 2020.
Carl Honoré thinks we're all missing out by stereotyping older people as 'over the hill'.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd July 2020.
Mahamed Hashi, a youth worker and gun crime victim, says we must listen to communities.
Published on Wednesday, 15th July 2020.
Nwando Ebizie describes how she experiences the world, through her 'visual snow'
Published on Thursday, 9th July 2020.
Sammy Wright asks why we put such weight on exam results.
Published on Wednesday, 1st July 2020.
Ali Goldsworthy explains why campaigns that succeed by polarising can cause long-term harm
Published on Wednesday, 24th June 2020.
Emma Hayes explains why the fit of our clothes matters.
Published on Wednesday, 17th June 2020.
Alice Moloney discusses how best to express negative emotions in the digital realm.
Published on Wednesday, 29th January 2020.
Andrew Hankinson tells the story of a boy who died, and his parents, who wanted him alive.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020.
Anna Della Subin takes a journey with a man once worshipped as a living god.
Published on Wednesday, 15th January 2020.
Sarah Gristwood is worried that the vogue for tidying will make history harder to uncover.
Published on Wednesday, 8th January 2020.
Ashley Hickson-Lovence argues black boys need to read books that reflect their own lives.
Published on Wednesday, 1st January 2020.
Monisha Rajesh says the romance of train travel is not dead.
Published on Wednesday, 25th December 2019.
Winnie M Li talks about her traumatic experience as a survivor of sexual violence.
Published on Wednesday, 18th December 2019.
Novelist Louise Doughty discovers her own past sheds light on the experience of others.
Published on Wednesday, 11th December 2019.
Lora Stimson uses sky and starscape to navigate her grief.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd October 2019.
Rabab Ghazoul makes the case for Wales as a place of post-colonial possibility.
Published on Wednesday, 16th October 2019.
Rachael Gibbons discusses class, social mobility and Imposter Syndrome.
Published on Wednesday, 9th October 2019.
Penny Andrews argues that thinking of political supporters as fans helps explain politics.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd October 2019.
Emmanuel Ordóñez-Angulo asks whether virtual reality could be an 'empathy machine'.
Published on Wednesday, 25th September 2019.
Richard Lynch-Smith argues that social workers need to better acknowledge poverty.
Published on Wednesday, 18th September 2019.
Helen Cullen makes the case for the art of letter writing.
Published on Wednesday, 11th September 2019.
Historian Kasia Tomasiewicz discusses how to commemorate war.
Published on Wednesday, 4th September 2019.
Liv Boeree explains how playing poker teaches good decision making.
Published on Wednesday, 28th August 2019.
Dr Mark Williams believes we need to preserve the traditional GP home visit.
Published on Wednesday, 21st August 2019.
Harriet Beveridge says we don't take humour seriously enough.
Published on Wednesday, 14th August 2019.
Bex Burch explores the difference between 'doing' and 'being' as a source of creativity.
Published on Wednesday, 7th August 2019.
Kevin Carr charts the agony of the first-time house buyer.
Published on Wednesday, 31st July 2019.
Harleen Nottay says snooping and spying via social media is bad for our mental health.
Published on Wednesday, 24th July 2019.
R.M. Sánchez-Camus describes how art can help us to talk about death and dying.
Published on Wednesday, 17th July 2019.
Author Zoë Strachan charts her journey of self-discovery as a gay woman through reading.
Published on Wednesday, 10th July 2019.
The Last Poets discuss why they're still performing after 50 years.
Published on Thursday, 11th October 2018.
Ewan Flynn argues that grassroots football is more than just a game on a Sunday afternoon.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd October 2018.
Julia Unwin asks if we have lost the human touch in a world of automation.
Published on Wednesday, 26th September 2018.
Grammy award-winning producer Ian Brennan talks about all the music we may never hear.
Published on Wednesday, 12th September 2018.
John Connell speaks about how the connection to land can heal the modern urban soul.
Published on Wednesday, 5th September 2018.
Folk singer Mari Kalkun tells us why we should stop and listen to the forest.
Published on Wednesday, 29th August 2018.
Clare Pooley tells us how her love of wine got in the way of her love of life.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd August 2018.
Sophie Howe explains how she tries to get politicians in Wales to put the future first.
Published on Wednesday, 18th July 2018.
Ann John examines the current discussion around young people's mental health.
Published on Wednesday, 11th July 2018.
Author Lloyd Markham shares a dystopian tale about belonging.
Published on Wednesday, 27th June 2018.
Blogger Gemma Louise Bond asks us to think about how we grieve the end of friendship.
Published on Wednesday, 13th June 2018.
Maura Campbell asks us to think differently about difference.
Published on Wednesday, 6th June 2018.
Actress and comedian Diona Doherty proposes that bridesmaids should be seen AND heard.
Published on Wednesday, 30th May 2018.
Chris Warhurst reveals that how good-looking you are may determine if you get a job.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd May 2018.
Laiba Husain discusses life before, and after, marriage.
Published on Wednesday, 16th May 2018.
David Baker asks what happens to the families of people shot by the police.
Published on Wednesday, 9th May 2018.
Felicity Boardman discusses genetic screening for 'serious conditions'.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd May 2018.
Zia Chaudhry reflects on his role as a Muslim dad to help his children to feel British.
Published on Wednesday, 25th April 2018.
Julie White shares her passion for young children learning outdoors in the natural world.
Published on Wednesday, 18th April 2018.
David Reid warns of the dangers of encoding unconscious bias into artificial intelligence.
Published on Wednesday, 11th April 2018.
Maggie O'Carroll calls for action to encourage more women to become entrepreneurs.
Published on Wednesday, 4th April 2018.
Theatre maker Raquel Meseguer has a vision for public resting spaces.
Published on Wednesday, 31st January 2018.
Young entrepreneur Bejay Mulenga tells the story of his business success.
Published on Wednesday, 24th January 2018.
Former army intelligence officer Andy Owen explains how philosophy can help in battle.
Published on Wednesday, 17th January 2018.
Artist Zarah Hussain reflects on gardening, roses and cultural identity.
Published on Wednesday, 10th January 2018.
Karen Chapple discusses gentrification and how to keep our cities diverse.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd January 2018.
Michael Merrick challenges how we think about social mobility.
Published on Wednesday, 29th November 2017.
Dalia Elmelige tells the story of her life as a Muslim in America after 9/11.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd November 2017.
Geoff Colman discusses truth and reality in acting.
Published on Thursday, 16th November 2017.
Dan Mayfield explains why he believes everyone is capable of making music.
Published on Tuesday, 29th August 2017.
Comedian Nick Revell explains why he manages to be optimistic - despite all the evidence.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd August 2017.
Natalie Maddix explains why she believes in the power of singing together.
Published on Wednesday, 16th August 2017.
Syrian qanun virtuoso Maya Youssef on the healing power of music. Recorded at WOMAD.
Published on Wednesday, 9th August 2017.
Ivo Gormley tells the story of his bright idea to combine getting fit with doing good.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd August 2017.
Annie Broadbent shares her experience of being bereaved.
Published on Wednesday, 26th July 2017.
Andrew Martin explains his passion for paying by cash rather than by card.
Published on Thursday, 20th July 2017.
Hanna Pickard says we need to understand the reasons why people become addicted to drugs.
Published on Wednesday, 12th July 2017.
Juno Dawson thinks we should get over our prurient obsession with transgender people.
Published on Wednesday, 5th July 2017.
John Ballatt says we need 'intelligent kindness' to transform the culture of healthcare.
Published on Wednesday, 28th June 2017.
Hugh Warwick calls for reconnection of our fragmented landscape to preserve our wildlife.
Published on Wednesday, 21st June 2017.
Cyberpsychologist Mary Aiken fears an evolutionary blip from our internet obsession.
Published on Wednesday, 14th June 2017.
Richard Gillis challenges the myth of sports leadership.
Published on Tuesday, 16th May 2017.
Josie Appleton argues that petty rules stifle our human responses and damage society.
Published on Wednesday, 10th May 2017.
Andrea Cooper explains why she believes that football can change the world.
Published on Wednesday, 26th April 2017.
Jay Owens argues that we should pay more attention to dust.
Published on Wednesday, 19th April 2017.
Astrid Alben explains how art and science together can explain phenomena like moonlight.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd February 2017.
Daniel Hahn discusses what makes a 'good' book.
Published on Wednesday, 15th February 2017.
Mark Breeze asks what architects can do for refugees.
Published on Wednesday, 1st February 2017.
Rowland Manthorpe explains why he thinks confidence is overrated.
Published on Wednesday, 25th January 2017.
Ellen Mara De Wachter explores the insights offered by collaborative art or "co-art".
Published on Wednesday, 18th January 2017.
Franklyn Addo describes how witnessing a murder transformed his life.
Published on Wednesday, 11th January 2017.
Writer Jonathan Stroud explains why he thinks ghost stories are good for you.
Published on Wednesday, 4th January 2017.
Jonnie Bayfield on being the last generation to grow up in an analogue childhood.
Published on Wednesday, 28th December 2016.
Matt Hood says we need to treat teaching like a performance profession.
Published on Wednesday, 21st December 2016.
Sarah Thomas de Benitez says it's time to listen to street children.
Published on Wednesday, 14th December 2016.
Tommy Whitelaw calls for more support and respect for people living with dementia.
Published on Wednesday, 7th December 2016.
VV Brown explains why she has embraced her natural hair.
Lucy Hurst-Brown asks why so many learning disabled people are so lonely.
Jeremy Leslie explains why reports of magazines dying have been greatly exaggerated.
Published on Wednesday, 30th November 2016.
Hannah Jane Walker makes the case for being a bit sensitive.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd November 2016.
Katz Kiely argues that we should all learn to better manage change.
Published on Wednesday, 16th November 2016.
Chris Pierson makes the case for a radical rethinking of private property.
Published on Wednesday, 9th November 2016.
Kerry Littleford argues that mothers who have children taken into care need help.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd November 2016.
Annie Zimmerman and James Wheale argue that food is the perfect storytelling medium.
Published on Wednesday, 26th October 2016.
Anna Derrig asks who has the right to tell someone else's story.
Published on Wednesday, 19th October 2016.
Dave Pickering makes the case for a men's liberation movement.
Published on Wednesday, 12th October 2016.
Sally Bayley traces the art of diary writing from Pepys to today's culture of blogging.
Published on Wednesday, 5th October 2016.
Nick Ivins explains how the pull of the land turned him into a homesteader.
Published on Wednesday, 28th September 2016.
Ayesha Hazarika explains why she thinks humour is so important in our political discourse.
Published on Wednesday, 21st September 2016.
Travis Elborough explores the role of public parks in British life.
Published on Friday, 16th September 2016.
Brian Bilston on becoming an accidental Twitter poet.
Published on Wednesday, 7th September 2016.
Melissa Raphael explains why she sees pornographers as anti-sex.
Published on Wednesday, 31st August 2016.
Laurence Anholt describes how his dying father revealed his traumatic past experiences.
Published on Wednesday, 24th August 2016.
Writer Elif Shafak describes how being Turkish means always worrying about your country.
Published on Wednesday, 17th August 2016.
Former ambassador Tom Fletcher argues that the future of diplomacy will be citizen-led.
Published on Wednesday, 15th June 2016.
Adnan Sarwar discusses being a Muslim in the British Army.
Published on Friday, 29th April 2016.
Simon Zagorski-Thomas thinks we fail to value the study of pop music.
Published on Wednesday, 20th April 2016.
Stuart J Cole warns of the crisis in UK prisons posed by 'spice', a synthetic cannabis.
Published on Wednesday, 6th April 2016.
Rachel Kelly believes there needs to be a more nuanced approach to mental illness.
Published on Wednesday, 30th March 2016.
Alex Beaumont questions the meaning of 'the north'.
Published on Wednesday, 27th January 2016.
Another chance to hear three of the best recent episodes of Four Thought.
Charlie Howard argues that public services should find their users, not wait to be found.
Lucy Allen argues that medieval society had a conflicted attitude towards women.
Published on Wednesday, 13th January 2016.
Charles Leadbeater argues that we are living in a whirlpool economy.
Published on Wednesday, 6th January 2016.
David Russell asks whether backing big charities is the best way of improving the world.
Robert Rowland Smith argues that we are coming to the end of the age of ideas.
Katy Long argues that we should think differently about citizenship.
Alex Marshall discusses patriotism and nationalism.
John Osborne discusses what it means to be ignored.
Rachel Roberts argues that education needs a democratic revolution.
Adam Kelly argues that economics needs to get back in touch with its literary side.
Michelle Madsen makes the case for life on Britain's rivers and canals.
Ann York discusses diagnoses - her own, and ones she gives to others.
Benedict Wilkinson challenges how we think about terrorism.
Muna Baig argues that forced displacement should be taken seriously as a war crime.
Alpa Shah argues that tribal people need a better development model.
Published on Wednesday, 9th December 2015.
Magician Paul Hyland explains that he is not a trickster. At least, not a dishonest one.
Published on Wednesday, 14th October 2015.
Another chance to hear three great talks combining personal stories and new ideas.
Published on Saturday, 10th October 2015.
Adharanand Finn provides a subtle answer to a simple question: why run?
Published on Wednesday, 7th October 2015.
Sarah Bennetto shares her tips for starting a new life in a strange land.
Published on Wednesday, 30th September 2015.
Jim Smallman says society treats men and women differently when it comes to their pasts.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd September 2015.
Barbara Weiss says we must act fast to save London's skyline from ugly buildings.
Published on Wednesday, 16th September 2015.
Ian McDowell experiences misery in a cold-calling centre raising money for charities.
Published on Wednesday, 9th September 2015.
Shane McCorristine thinks that people are losing out by not talking about their dreams.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd September 2015.
Playwright Bola Agbaje on why black women are still under-represented on British TV.
Published on Wednesday, 26th August 2015.
The writer Matt Haig describes how words helped him live with depression.
Published on Wednesday, 24th June 2015.
Amanda Palmer on reconciling art and motherhood. Recorded at the Hay Festival.
Published on Wednesday, 17th June 2015.
Caroline Ingraham, founder of a new approach to animal welfare, on giving animals choices.
Published on Wednesday, 10th June 2015.
Tim Meek on using the precious resource of time more wisely. Recorded at the Hay Festival.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd June 2015.
Brian Lobel says surviving cancer does not mean you have to be heroic.
Published on Monday, 1st June 2015.
Huda Jawad describes reconciling her deeply held Islamic faith with her feminism.
Published on Wednesday, 20th May 2015.
Baraa Shiban, stranded in London by the conflict in Yemen, on how his life has changed.
Published on Wednesday, 13th May 2015.
Comedian John Williams finds unexpected joy in his autistic son's view of life.
Published on Wednesday, 6th May 2015.
Polish writer Agata Pyzik on what she sees as prejudice against eastern European migrants.
Published on Wednesday, 29th April 2015.
Peter Bleksley, a former undercover policeman, argues that drugs should be legalised.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd April 2015.
Jamie Bartlett meets online trolls and finds out that they can be surprisingly human.
Published on Wednesday, 15th April 2015.
Amy Golden, who is severely disabled, shares what life is like through her eyes.
Published on Wednesday, 8th April 2015.
Paralympian Darren Harris argues for a person-centred approach in the age of big data.
Published on Wednesday, 31st December 2014.
Paola Antonelli explores the politics in art and design.
Published on Wednesday, 24th December 2014.
Jeffrey Sachs argues that many global problems were caused by mistakes at the end of wars.
Published on Wednesday, 17th December 2014.
Christina Greer asks what it means to be black in America today.
Published on Wednesday, 10th December 2014.
Elizabeth Wurtzel explores the relationship between writing and the need to pay the bills.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd December 2014.
Esther Woolfson controversially argues it may be time to stop owning pets?
Published on Wednesday, 26th November 2014.
Kenneth Steven considers the damage cruise ships do to fragile indigenous communities.
Published on Wednesday, 19th November 2014.
Mountaineer Andy Kirkpatrick considers the importance of managed risk for our children.
Published on Wednesday, 12th November 2014.
Disabled dancer Claire Cunningham considers why she would never want to be 'fixed'.
Published on Wednesday, 5th November 2014.
Jon Alexander argues that consumer power has become an idea which is damaging society.
Published on Wednesday, 29th October 2014.
Robyn Scott argues that accepting more risk will improve public services.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd October 2014.
Wyn James tells the story of the Welsh settlements in Patagonia.
Published on Wednesday, 15th October 2014.
We are trying to revive our high streets the wrong way, argues Clare Richmond.
Published on Wednesday, 8th October 2014.
Sunil Shaunak argues that pharmaceuticals could, and should, build social capital.
Published on Wednesday, 1st October 2014.
Daniel Hahn argues that more children's books should be translated into English.
Published on Wednesday, 24th September 2014.
Tiffany Jenkins argues that we need more judgement about quality in art, culture and life.
Published on Wednesday, 17th September 2014.
Anna Beer asks why we do not hear more music composed by women.
Published on Wednesday, 10th September 2014.
Carrie Gibson argues that we need to rethink our notion of paradise.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd September 2014.
Philosopher Amia Srinivasan makes the case for anger.
Published on Wednesday, 27th August 2014.
Comedian Rosie Wilby proposes the end of monogamy.
Published on Wednesday, 20th August 2014.
Mara Oliva argues that we need to think differently about Americans and foreign policy.
Published on Wednesday, 13th August 2014.
Philip North argues that poor people have been held back by the professional middle class.
Published on Wednesday, 6th August 2014.
Adjoa Andoh on raising a transgender child.
Published on Wednesday, 30th July 2014.
Technology writer Rupert Goodwins asks what has gone wrong with internet discourse.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd July 2014.
Noreena Hertz argues that it is sometimes very dangerous to put your trust in experts.
Published on Wednesday, 16th July 2014.
Jasper Fforde asks whether humans have reached the limit of creative thought.
Published on Wednesday, 9th July 2014.
Serena Kutchinsky reflects on a fateful obsession with the Faberge egg.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd July 2014.
Karl Sharro wants people to be allowed to build whatever they want.
Published on Wednesday, 25th June 2014.
Sandra Newman argues that genuinely cool people are a liability.
Published on Wednesday, 18th June 2014.
Jono Vernon-Powell argues for a revival in the lost art of hitchhiking.
Published on Wednesday, 11th June 2014.
Jonathan Ree warns against the current fashion for confusing morality with politics.
Published on Wednesday, 4th June 2014.
Rachel Armstrong proposes we should harness the computing power of the natural world.
Published on Wednesday, 28th May 2014.
SF Said believes fiction can help to bridge the divide between 'us' and 'them'.
Published on Wednesday, 21st May 2014.
Thought-provoking talks with a personal dimension.
Published on Wednesday, 14th May 2014.
Rebecca Mott calls for the abolition of prostitution.
Published on Wednesday, 7th May 2014.
Philippa Perry explains why the stories we tell to and about ourselves are so powerful.
Published on Wednesday, 30th April 2014.
Benet Brandreth criticises the bankruptcy of current political discourse.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd April 2014.
Becky Manson discusses the meaning of home, as home ownership becomes less common.
Published on Wednesday, 5th March 2014.
Sharon Kinsella explores the Japanese 'cult of girls'.
Published on Wednesday, 26th February 2014.
Byron Vincent discusses nature versus nurture, and society's obligations to its weakest.
Published on Wednesday, 19th February 2014.
Anne-Marie Imafidon argues that we need to think differently about role models.
Published on Wednesday, 12th February 2014.
Heaven Crawley argues for a different approach in our attitude towards asylum seekers.
Published on Wednesday, 5th February 2014.
Matthew Engel makes a secular case for reclaiming the peace and quiet of the Sabbath.
Published on Wednesday, 29th January 2014.
Former soldier Emile Simpson argues we need to rethink the way we fight wars.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd January 2014.
Former prisoner turned entrepreneur, Curtis Blanc, says prison only works if you let it.
Published on Wednesday, 15th January 2014.
Agnes Woolley examines what is missing from the stories told by, and about, refugees.
Published on Wednesday, 8th January 2014.
Brian Lavery on how a fishwife from Hull changed the country's most dangerous industry.
Published on Wednesday, 4th December 2013.
Chemistry lecturer Mark Lorch asks why we are all so afraid of chemicals.
Published on Wednesday, 27th November 2013.
Mark O'Connell argues that in an age of strong opinions, we should embrace ambivalence.
Published on Wednesday, 20th November 2013.
Jane Burston argues that we should put profit in its place: as a means to an end.
Published on Wednesday, 13th November 2013.
Sam Edwards argues that we should think again about how we memorialise war.
Published on Wednesday, 6th November 2013.
Molly Naylor explores what we can learn from our teenage selves.
Published on Wednesday, 30th October 2013.
Matt Locke examines how our attention has shaped our culture.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd October 2013.
Farrah Jarral puts the case for more cheekiness.
Published on Wednesday, 16th October 2013.
Paul Dimeo argues that drugs have made modern sport what it is today.
Published on Monday, 14th October 2013.
Lindsay Johns says language is power, and makes the case for speaking English properly.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd October 2013.
Prof Mona Siddiqui considers the importance of friendship in a divided world.
Published on Wednesday, 25th September 2013.
Prof Danny Dorling on why he thinks the population bomb has already been diffused.
Published on Wednesday, 18th September 2013.
Emily Bell considers the affect of cyberspace on actual space.
Published on Wednesday, 11th September 2013.
Author Alan Bissett on his journey from lad to feminist.
Published on Wednesday, 4th September 2013.
Greg Votolato confesses his addiction to cars, while arguing for more sustainable designs.
Published on Wednesday, 28th August 2013.
Yasmin Hai gives her personal perspective on the radicalisation of young British Muslims.
Published on Wednesday, 21st August 2013.
Jad Adams thinks we are dealing with homelessness less well than in the 1930s.
Published on Wednesday, 14th August 2013.
Andrew Graystone argues that we are using the wrong language to talk about cancer.
Published on Wednesday, 7th August 2013.
Kevin Allen explains how missing airline cutlery shows where business leaders go wrong.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd July 2013.
Social anthropologist Jamie Tehrani dissects our obsession with celebrity culture.
Published on Wednesday, 26th June 2013.
Economist Judith Shapiro believes the next steps towards women's equality will be harder.
Published on Wednesday, 19th June 2013.
Dick Moore calls for urgent action to tackle the problems of adolescent mental health.
Published on Wednesday, 12th June 2013.
Steven Poole argues that we should resist the idea that humans are irrational.
Published on Wednesday, 5th June 2013.
Anna Woodhouse explores what looking through glass and glasses means for us.
Published on Wednesday, 29th May 2013.
Henry Stewart argues that we should choose our own bosses.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd May 2013.
Science writer Emma Byrne explores the benefits of swearing.
Published on Wednesday, 15th May 2013.
Stewart Henderson makes the case for putting poetry back in political rhetoric.
Published on Wednesday, 8th May 2013.
Daniela Papi explores the dark side of volunteering overseas.
Published on Wednesday, 1st May 2013.
Mat Paskins tells a story of black sand conjuring emotions, which bring history to life.
Published on Wednesday, 24th April 2013.
Emma Woolf explores the prospects for a proper explanation of anorexia.
Published on Wednesday, 17th April 2013.
William Dalrymple introduces Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy in Four Thought in Jaipur.
Published on Wednesday, 10th April 2013.
William Dalrymple introduces Ranjini Obeyesekere in Four Thought in Jaipur.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd April 2013.
Anwar Akhtar says British Pakistanis can help Pakistan face its future as an Asian nation.
Published on Wednesday, 9th January 2013.
Adventurer Sally Kettle argues that hope is not helpful.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd January 2013.
Tom Armitage says learning to write computer code means learning to think in a modern way.
Published on Wednesday, 26th December 2012.
Georgie Fienberg argues that charities doing development work should want to close.
Published on Friday, 21st December 2012.
Nancy Lublin argues that the web has transformed social activism for the better.
Published on Wednesday, 12th December 2012.
Amber Dermont explains the benefits of an unhappy childhood.
Published on Wednesday, 5th December 2012.
Model and activist Sara Ziff discusses the problems with fashion and modelling.
Published on Wednesday, 28th November 2012.
Maria Popova asks how we can find more information we don't know we want to know.
Published on Wednesday, 21st November 2012.
Ismail Einashe reflects on the causes of violent gang culture among young Somali men.
Published on Wednesday, 14th November 2012.
James Friel defends the values and virtues of the single life.
Published on Wednesday, 7th November 2012.
Anna Minton argues that higher security creates a sense of fear rather than safety.
Published on Wednesday, 31st October 2012.
Ben Dyson argues for the need to understand how money works before fixing the bank system.
Published on Wednesday, 24th October 2012.
Rabina Khan calls for a new definition of multiculturalism which avoids simplistic labels.
Published on Wednesday, 17th October 2012.
Writer Mark Vernon says narcissism should be rehabilitated as a positive form of self-love
Published on Wednesday, 10th October 2012.
Colin Murray Parkes illuminates the importance of secure attachments for human happiness.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd October 2012.
Entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan argues for the value of whistle-blowers to businesses.
Published on Wednesday, 26th September 2012.
Ruchir Sharma describes his search for the next global economy which can deliver growth.
Published on Wednesday, 19th September 2012.
Niall Iain MacDonald describes his extraordinary fight back against depression.
Published on Wednesday, 12th September 2012.
Ian Robertson argues that success and being a winner has a drug-like effect on us drug.
Published on Wednesday, 29th August 2012.
Writer Joe Dunthorne asks what we can all learn from rock gigs about living together.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd August 2012.
Katarina Skoberne describes how history repeating itself taught her valuable lessons.
Published on Wednesday, 15th August 2012.
Architect Ali Mangera discusses the closely-connected futures of cities and shopping.
Published on Wednesday, 8th August 2012.
James Bridle asks how computer networks will affect cultural memories.
Published on Wednesday, 1st August 2012.
Flower design is evolving into an art, argues Gillian Wheeler.
Published on Wednesday, 25th July 2012.
Naif Al-Mutawa discusses the importance of interpreting and translating between cultures.
Published on Wednesday, 18th July 2012.
In the year of the London Olympics, Comedian Leisa Rea ponders the delight of losing.
Published on Wednesday, 11th July 2012.
Alice Bell tackles the myth of scientific literacy as a panacea to understanding science.
Published on Wednesday, 4th July 2012.
Social entrepreneur Colin Crooks argues that we are wrong to focus on youth unemployment.
Published on Wednesday, 27th June 2012.
Computer games offer many opportunities for self-reflective thought, says Mitu Khandaker.
Published on Wednesday, 20th June 2012.
Sir Terry Farrell says architects can solve the problems of Britain's public spaces.
Published on Wednesday, 13th June 2012.
Kamin Mohammadi says life under an authoritarian regime is lived more creatively.
Published on Wednesday, 6th June 2012.
Paddy Docherty says business is best placed to bring prosperity to impoverished nations.
Published on Wednesday, 30th May 2012.
Comedian Kate Smurthwaite argues it is time to stop laughing at sexism.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd May 2012.
Martin Cassini argues that the UK system for managing traffic needs radical reform.
Published on Wednesday, 16th May 2012.
Matthew Syed says the importance of talent over effort should not be over-emphasised.
Published on Wednesday, 9th May 2012.
Clare Melford explains what she believes business leaders can learn from Buddhism.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd May 2012.
Prof June Andrews argues for a revolution in the approach to dealing with dementia.
Published on Wednesday, 25th April 2012.
Jules Evans explores what ancient philosophy can tell modern society about well-being.
Published on Wednesday, 18th April 2012.
Bobby Cummines, chief executive of UNLOCK, says ex-offenders need jobs to reduce crime.
Published on Wednesday, 11th April 2012.
Robin Gorna fears the world is losing the political will to deal with the problem of AIDS.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd February 2012.
Rob Hopkins argues for a new approach to energy, society and our surroundings.
Published on Wednesday, 15th February 2012.
Economist Gordon Bridger says we should change the way in which we spend overseas aid.
Published on Wednesday, 8th February 2012.
Author Bali Rai argues that stopping talking about race is the best way to stop racism.
Published on Wednesday, 1st February 2012.
Writer Gerard Darby argues that creativity is just as vital as science in education.
Published on Wednesday, 25th January 2012.
Novelist Clare Allan asks why lying gets such a bad press.
Published on Wednesday, 18th January 2012.
Judith Clegg argues that start-up culture can make the world a dramatically better place.
Published on Wednesday, 11th January 2012.
Social trends analyst Paul Flatters argues that childhood today is better than ever before
Published on Wednesday, 4th January 2012.
Tim Smit argues that if we learn to trust one another, Britain could be great again.
Published on Wednesday, 28th December 2011.
James Lange argues that YouTube videos can be a vital tool for sociology - and science.
Published on Wednesday, 21st December 2011.
Author Anthony McGowan thinks we should see ourselves as villains, not heroes.
Published on Wednesday, 14th December 2011.
Physics teacher David Perks says current science teaching is short-changing children.
Published on Wednesday, 7th December 2011.
Science writer Angela Saini celebrates being a late adopter of new technology.
Published on Wednesday, 30th November 2011.
David Bainbridge sees the evolution of middle age as central to our species' success.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd November 2011.
James Daunt argues libraries and bookshops should be vital social and cultural spaces.
Published on Wednesday, 16th November 2011.
American designer Aza Raskin proposes a design renaissance in healthcare.
Published on Wednesday, 9th November 2011.
Author Dreda Say Mitchell says we have overlooked the cultural element to social mobility.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd November 2011.
Christie Watson asks if there are some things worse than death for some very ill children.
Published on Wednesday, 26th October 2011.
Science journalist Ed Yong explores the implications of being host to billions of microbes
Published on Wednesday, 19th October 2011.
Kate Fox argues we need to re-learn what we think we know about the effects of alcohol.
Published on Wednesday, 12th October 2011.
Advertising guru Cindy Gallop discusses embracing zero privacy.
Published on Wednesday, 5th October 2011.
Matthew Goodwin argues the well of potential support for the far right in Britain is deep.
Published on Wednesday, 28th September 2011.
Russell M Davies says the next revolution will unleash individual creativity.
Published on Thursday, 22nd September 2011.
Charles ffrench-Constant on a new wave of drugs which could help the body heal itself.
Published on Wednesday, 14th September 2011.
Nature writer Jim Crumley asks if it is time to reintroduce wolves to the UK.
Published on Wednesday, 7th September 2011.
Ed Howker asks if young people deserve the bad reputation given to them?
Published on Monday, 5th September 2011.
At the Edinburgh Festival, Andrew Robinson asks: 'What can we learn from geniuses?'.
Published on Friday, 2nd September 2011.
Owen Hatherley attacks the architectural results of recent 'urban regeneration'.
Published on Wednesday, 17th August 2011.
Dominic Hobson argues that organised competitive sport harms rather than builds character.
Published on Wednesday, 10th August 2011.
Poet Musa Okwonga explores the downside of living a life on Twitter and Facebook.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd August 2011.
Clare Lockhart calls for a new model of engagement for the developing world.
Published on Wednesday, 27th July 2011.
Entrepreneur Hilary Cottam unfolds her vision for redesigning the welfare state.
Published on Wednesday, 20th July 2011.
Matthew Engel warns of a new threat to the English language from Americanisms.
Published on Wednesday, 13th July 2011.
Writer Penny Pepper gives her perspective on human identity as a disabled person.
Published on Wednesday, 6th July 2011.
Danny Kruger calls for a re-evaluation of the purpose of punishment for crime.
Published on Wednesday, 29th June 2011.
Former England cricketer Ed Smith argues that too much professionalism is not a winner.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd June 2011.
Biologist Steve Jones reflects on the legacy of the father of eugenics, Francis Galton.
Published on Wednesday, 15th June 2011.
Professor Felipe Fernandez-Armesto explodes the myth of the Protestant work ethic.
Published on Wednesday, 1st June 2011.
Anne Applebaum asks how governments can best compensate victims of repressive regimes.
Philip Cowley says today's politicians compare favourably to those of the past.
Published on Wednesday, 25th May 2011.
Writer Jake Wallis Simons explains why he decided to abandon Buddhism.
Published on Wednesday, 18th May 2011.
Johann Hari argues that our demand for gadgets has helped to drive the war in the Congo.
Published on Wednesday, 11th May 2011.
Jonathan Sumption argues against apologising today for historical events.
Published on Wednesday, 4th May 2011.
Christina Patterson says we should stop making excuses for bad nursing.
Published on Wednesday, 27th April 2011.
Tom Gill recalls some memorable incidents he witnessed as an anthropologist in Japan.
Published on Wednesday, 9th March 2011.
Naomi Shragai on how her beliefs were challenged only after she left moved neighbourhood.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd March 2011.
Egyptian author Ahdaf Soueif discusses what the protests mean for Egyptian culture.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd February 2011.
Photographer David Goldblatt argues that we need a new model for urban redevelopment.
Published on Wednesday, 16th February 2011.
Peter Hennessy discusses joining the constitution, after a lifetime writing about it.
Published on Friday, 11th February 2011.
Scientist Susan Greenfield discusses her life's ambition & how stories develop our brains.
Published on Thursday, 3rd February 2011.
