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Searching for a good life: Data analysis and Google with Simon Rogers
Season 11 Episode 8
Google processes billions of searches every day, and the data behind the searches say a lot about us. The data analysis presents fascinating insight…
1 day, 11 hours ago
The USA 250 years after Independence with Adam Smith
Season 11 Episode 7
It's the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this year, but the mood isn’t purely about celebration. If you've wondered why the US …
1 week, 1 day ago
How can we fix the special needs system in England’s schools? with Alice Reeves
Season 11 Episode 6
The UK’s Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) system is buckling because of rising demand. One in five children now qualify for some form…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine: what does social science tell us? with Michael Kofman
Season 11 Episode 5
The ongoing war in Ukraine has recently hit a grim milestone: in June 2026 it surpassed the duration of World War One.
In this episode of the We Soc…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
The crisis of constant crisis with Danny Dorling
Season 11 Episode 4
In today’s global media landscape we are confronted with seemingly endless urgent crises: issues like the housing crisis, the climate crisis and the…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Why Britain should back more innovators with Saul Klein
Season 11 Episode 3
Saul Klein is one of Europe's leading venture capitalists and co-founder of Phoenix Court, the venture capital firm behind some of Britain's most su…
1 month ago
Placing the Right Kind of Attention on Women’s Health with Professor Sophie Harman
Season 11 Episode 2
Despite decades of campaigning, women's healthcare is an issue repeatedly neglected, with systemic issues in UK healthcare and on the international…
1 month, 1 week ago
Social policy solutions to the UK’s inequality crisis with Helen Miller and Sir Richard Blundell
Season 11 Episode 1
The UK is experiencing a crisis of inequality: core tenets like our education and UK healthcare system are geographically unequal and suffering, but…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The We Society returns on Wednesday 15 July
The We Society returns for its 11th season on Wednesday, so join acclaimed journalist and Academy of Social Sciences president Will Hutton, as he in…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Harnessing Creative Destruction with Philippe Aghion
Season 10 Episode 8
We end Season 10 with an intimate interview between the Nobel Prize winning economist Philippe Aghion and Will Hutton.
They delve into the concept o…
4 months, 1 week ago