Hello! We took a trip to Latitude festival. While there Professor Simon Lewis joined us on stage to talk about the book he's co-authored called The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene. The Anthropocene is the new planetary age we're in which sees Earth being fundamentally altered by human activity. He tells us what we need to do now.
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Comedian Jen Brister joins us to pitch ending period poverty and introducing emoting classes for boys and we hear ideas from our audience.
50. REVERSING THE CYCLE OF GANG VIOLENCE: Lessons from Scotland
49. BIG DATA CAN IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH
48. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: remaking our welfare state
46. WON’T YOU TAKE ME TO FUNKY TOWN: power and prosperity in towns
45. BLOCKCHAIN PARTY: Can it be a force for good?
44. THE ONLY WAY IS ETHICS: Businesses with a social purpose
43. LEARNING FOR LIFE: what should a national education service do?
42. TECH FOR GOOD
41. SMOOTH CO-OPERATORS: the power of co-ops to transform society
40. SILICON VALLEY SERFS: protecting kids from tech overload
39. ENDING JOBS FOR THE BOYS: overcoming the workplace gender divide
38. UNIVERSAL BASIC SERVICES: Shaping the 21st century welfare state
37. RETHINKING ECONOMIC SUCCESS: beyond the growth obsession
36. THE GENERATION GAME: Turning round the fortunes of young people
35. LAW AND DISORDER: fixing the justice crisis
34. WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT MEAT: Reasons to be Vegan?
33. UNIVERSITIES CHALLENGED: Reversing market tyranny in higher education
Episode 32. ENDING THE BLAME GAME: The case for no-fault divorce
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