Debate: Abolish Billionaires

Debate: Abolish Billionaires

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What John Berger Saw That We Still Don’t, with Tom Overton

John Berger transformed the way generations thought about art, politics and the act of looking. Best known for Ways of Seeing, his work ranged across migration, capitalism, war and mortality, always asking how culture can help us understand the world around us. In this episode, w ...  Show more

Is Tech Making Our Kids Less Capable? With Dr Jared Cooney Horvath

Schools were promised that laptops, educational apps and artificial intelligence would make learning more personalised, engaging and effective. Cognitive neuroscientist and former teacher Dr Jared Cooney Horvath argues that the opposite may be true. In his new book, The Digital D ...  Show more

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