31 July 2019
Three new books reveal the same picture: the global economy is shattered. They suggest how a more people-focused approach than capitalism might alleviate poverty and encourage jobs
10 April 2019
In two new books, an unsung eco hero and a “natural capitalist” plot unique paths to environmental harmony on a crowded planet
20 March 2019
Firms that turn behaviour into saleable data are reshaping society – and us, says Shoshana Zuboff as she discusses her book, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
16 January 2019
A shocking podcast tells the story of how poor people are being exploited by new kinds of companies that have turned the insights of cognitive science on them
7 December 2017
What becomes of the scientists among those fleeing war and conflict in Africa and the Middle East, asks a documentary, Science in Exile
2 November 2017
Mary Halton reflects on how books on forecasting, rock-reading and the grisly world of Victorian medicine highlight how we have always relied on those in the know
26 July 2017
While Thomas Piketty's bestseller fuelled a major rethink on economics and inequality, creating change is tough – and may depend on reimagining hunter-gatherer societies
