LSE IQ

This month we’re re-running an episode from 2021 which asks, ‘What’s it like to be an animal?’

This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘How can we make homes more affordable?’

Joanna Bale talks to Dr Stuart Gordon, Sveto Muhammad Ishoq and Halima, an Afghan refugee living in a hotel, about what it’s like to flee your country and policy ideas to help resolve the situation.

Exploring the reasons people might find themselves with problematic levels of debt, this month, LSE iQ asks “Do we always need to pay our debts?”

This month, LSE iQ asks: Can gaming make us happier?

This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘How does class define us?’

This month, LSE iQ asks: How can we survive the next mass extinction?

Capitalism and free markets have lifted billions out of poverty across the globe. But it is also blamed for widening the gap between rich and poor - with increasing numbers of people feeling left behind.

This month we’re re-running an episode from 2019 about an issue which has come back into focus with the cost-of-living crisis.

This episode of LSE iQ asks do we need the arts to change the world?

This episode of LSE iQ asks whether the advice to ‘follow you heart’ or to ‘find your calling’, is good advice.

In this episode, Nathalie Abbott speaks to Shani Orgad (Professor of Media and Communications at LSE) about representations of mothers, and what effects these have on all of us.

What does the post-pandemic future hold for office workers?

Welcome back to a new season of LSE IQ, where we work with academics to bring you their latest research and ideas. In this episode we ask, what is it like to be an animal?

Conspiracy theories fomented by political division and a global pandemic have gained traction in the public consciousness in the last couple of years. Why do people become involved in conspiratorial thinking?

Citizenship. What does that word really signify? This episode of LSE IQ takes a look at the issue in all its complexities...

Computer algorithms shape our lives and increasingly control our future, but how much power should we give to them and have we let things go too far?

This episode is dedicated to social policy giant Professor Sir John Hills, who died in December 2020.

Despite our growing collective pessimism about the state of the world, when it comes to our own lives, research suggests we are generally optimistic.

As we embark on 2021 and, hopefully, the latter stages of the pandemic, now is an apt moment to reflect on how we’ve got to where we are.

Even before coronavirus, child poverty had been rising for several years. This latest bite-sized episode of LSE iQ explores the question, ‘How can we end child poverty in the UK?’

This episode is dedicated to David Graeber, LSE professor of Anthropology, who died unexpectedly in September this year. David was a public intellectual, a best-selling author, an influential activist and anarchist.

Jess Winterstein speaks to Dr Thomas Curran about the potential pitfalls of wanting to be perfect.

In the wake of the coronavirus, this episode of LSE IQ explores whether society can afford the super-rich.

Sue Windebank speaks to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah about her campaigning work for both clean air and a new inquest into the causes of her daughter’s death