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The swimming pool
The swimming pool: its iconic role in our society and culture. Also, pool etiquette.
Shopping
From the rise of the mall, to the closure of shops during Covid.
The British Elite
Who runs Britain today? Are they a conservative chumocracy or a different kind of elite?
Coffee Culture
Hipster baristas in Philadelphia and Chinese-run espresso bars in Italy.
Medical Icons
Medical revolutions that transformed out relationship to our bodies and the world.
Sight and Power
From Bentham's panopticon and surveillance cameras to conflicts over views of Mount Fuji.
Architecture and Hope
Can building design create hope, from high security prisons to homeless hostels?
Gender and Radicalisation
How does gender influence men and women's participation in extremist politics?
Sea Travelling
Shipboard travels and maritime maps.
Meaning of Work
What makes work meaningful, from nurses to lawyers? Also, cleaners' quest for dignity.
Food Systems
From tin cans to stretch-wrap, the secret life of food packaging.
Tech Workers
The hidden exploitation of workers at the heart of artificial intelligence.
