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British Academy events

The British Academy is the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences. We mobilise these disciplines to understand the world and shape a brighter future. ​From artificial intelligenc... Read more

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How To Make The World Add Up

How To Make The World Add Up

Statistics are vital in helping us tell stories – we see them in the papers, on social media, and we hear them used in e... Read more

1 Oct 2020

58mins

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Is COVID-19 a turning point in history? Learning from the past

Is COVID-19 a turning point in history? Learning from the past

The course of human history has been shaped by war, disease and natural disaster. Whether the Black Death, world wars or... Read more

21 Aug 2020

57mins

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Confronting COVID-19: nudge and sludge

Confronting COVID-19: nudge and sludge

Governments across the world are using behavioural ‘nudges’ to help slow the spread of coronavirus: wash your hands, don... Read more

21 Aug 2020

56mins

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Global Perspectives: decolonial feminism

Global Perspectives: decolonial feminism

Françoise Vergès discusses the history of counter revolution against women’s liberation from the 1970s to the 2000s and ... Read more

31 Jul 2019

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