NS #97: What makes us bored?

For this week’s New Statesman, our Politics Show stars have been busy interviewing some key players in the past year of Labour turmoil.Ailbhe Rea, our Political Editor, had a fascinating encounter with the MP and former chief secretary to the Prime Minister, the Starmer loyalist ...  Show more

Are tech companies turning apocalypse into profit?In 2022, we were all having fun with a new chatbot called ChatGPT. Meanwhile, ministers and civil servants of the British government were imagining how it might go horribly wrong. Four years ago, AI experts were concerned about wh ...  Show more

Scott and Jules dive into some carryover questions from the last few weeks #UBP<hr>

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We've all been there: bored in class, bored at work, bored in standstill traffic. But why do we find boredom so unbearable? And, if we hate being bored so much, why do we still take boring jobs? This week on Hidden Brain, we try to answer these questions and more — hopefully, ...

We're all desperate to get the tories out, but for the first time in our hosts lives as voters, there's been an inescapable apathy in the air. As it seems certain that Labour will take over as the new British government, is it time to vote independent or spoil the ballot? This ...

Scott, Josh and Ewan tackle an bonus-sized bag of questions on this week's UBP!<hr>

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