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Discussions of class are rather muted alongside louder debates of race, sex, gender and age. But class is an important conversation in age uncertainty.
Read MoreI appeared on Radio 4’s Moral Maze this week. Here is a version of the argument I made in favour of the city – the only answer to the three crises we face.
Read MoreFour horsemen of disaster are vying to define our next three decades. Which one lands its blows first will determine our future.
Read MoreA new report warns of a population implosion by the middle of this century. What does this mean for humanity and how should we respond?
Read MoreWe will never understand the impact of automation until we differentiate jobs from work. Robots can do work but not jobs.
Read MoreRich McEachran asks, “How feasible is it that we’ll be cultivating plants in space on a large scale by 2100? The science is there but the logistics isn’t… yet.”
Read MoreWhat price a permanent position on the stage of your own home office? How do we cope when our working success is measured by constant communication?
Read MoreEngineers talk about elastic change that springs back, & plastic – permanent – change. When talking about the lockdown, people frequently confuse the two.
Read MoreHow long will our love affair last with the glitzy record breaking show, Strictly Come Dancing? When will it be replaced in our affections – and by what?
Read MoreWhat are the materials from which we will build tomorrow’s world? Will it be graphene, or borophene, or materials we have yet to discover?
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