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The Spark Episodes

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    Rochelle Burgess and social prescribing

    Rochelle Burgess on the case for 'social prescribing' - and why we're doing it wrong.

  2. Annie Duke and quitting

    Annie Duke, ex-poker player and decision strategist, on how to choose when to quit.

  3. Stuart Ritchie and open science

    Helen Lewis meets science writer Stuart Ritchie to discuss how science has lost its way.

  4. Rory O'Connor and preventing suicide

    Helen Lewis meets Rory O'Connor, who sets out his new approach to suicide prevention.

  5. Danielle Citron on intimate privacy

    Helen Lewis presents a new series of encounters with innovative thinkers.

  6. Rory Sutherland and Pete Dyson on transport for humans

    Helen Lewis meets Rory Sutherland and Pete Dyson, authors of Transport for Humans.

  7. James Bridle and non-human intelligence

    Helen Lewis presents a new series of encounters with innovative thinkers.

  8. Louise Perry v the Sexual Revolution

    Helen Lewis returns with a new series of encounters with innovative thinkers.

  9. Carole Hooven and testosterone

    Evolutionary biologist Carole Hooven on the impact of testosterone. With Helen Lewis.

  10. Mark Williams on the future of trade

    Shipping strategist Mark Williams on decarbonising shipping and the future of trade.

  11. Julia Galef on motivated cognition

    Julia Galef on how 'motivated cognition' blocks clear thinking - and how to get round it.

  12. Sam Bowman and building more houses

    Economist Sam Bowman on why building more houses will fix multiple problems.

  13. Ehsan Masood and GDP

    Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.

  14. Emily Alison and rapport

    Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.

  15. Karen Stenner and the authoritarian predisposition

    Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.

  16. Henry Marsh and terminal illness

    Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.

  17. Noreena Hertz and Loneliness

    Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.

  18. Tim Spector and Food Myths

    Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.

  19. Linda Scott and the Double-X Economy

    Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.

  20. Paul Vallely and Philanthropy

    Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.

  21. Chris Daw and the Abolition of Prisons

    Leading thinkers propose solutions to the structural problems of our age.

  22. Kiran Gill and Excluded Pupils

    Leading thinkers propose solutions to the structural problems of our age.

  23. Paul Collier and John Kay v Destructive Individualism

    Leading thinkers propose solutions to the structural problems of our age.

  24. Pragya Agarwal on unconscious bias

    Pragya Agarwal discusses our unintentional biases.

  25. Peter Macfadyen and rebuilding democracy

    Peter Macfadyen tells Helen Lewis his method for rebuilding democracy from the ground up.

  26. Stuart Russell and Controlling AI

    Artificial intelligence pioneer Stuart Russell on how to stop AI destroying the world.

  27. Margaret Heffernan and Preparedness

    Helen Lewis meets the writers and thinkers who are breaking new ground.

  28. Roy Baumeister v negativity bias

    Roy Baumeister on why we must beat the tyranny of our negativity bias. With Helen Lewis.

  29. Paul Krugman v zombie economics

    Economist Paul Krugman on the ideas that, he argues, block real change. With Helen Lewis.

  30. Hilary Cottam and revolutionising the welfare state

    Social entrepreneur Hilary Cottam on the future of the welfare state. With Helen Lewis.

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