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Big ideas: The way we think
Five ideas challenging how we think about the world
Fighting pandemics
The 2020 pandemic has transformed our world, but it won’t be the last to do so
Big ideas: The city
Five big ideas that could change the way we think about cities
The science of addiction
Why drug addicts want drugs – even when they don’t
The new normal
How Donald Trump is reshaping our ideas of normal behaviour
Do cities need rules?
How does the way a city is run change its inhabitants' lives?
The science of sleep
What does sleep do for us, and what can go wrong if we don't get enough?
The importance of fairness
Why it pays to be fair, and why people are less selfish than you think
How do we spot rogue cops?
Within every police force there are bad cops, but could there be a trick to spotting them
Big ideas: The body
David Edmonds discovers fascinating research on the human body
