Monthly Archives: March 2017

My Perfect Country on the BBC World Service – the debate

The team hear what World Service listeners think of our Perfect Country so far. First broadcast February 2017.

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Teaching maths in Shanghai – My Perfect Country, BBC World Service

Shanghai’s school children are better at maths than pupils anywhere else in the world. Should others follow its lead?

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Tunisia’s state feminism – a role model for Arab nations? My Perfect Country, BBC World Service

First aired January 2017, catch up online.

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How Peru cuts its poverty rate in half – My Perfect Country, BBC World Service

Fi Glover, Martha Lane Fox and Henrietta Moore look at whether other countries could – or should – follow Peru’s model. First aired December 2016. Catch up online.

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Why we’re hardwired to watch the Olympics – The Human Zoo, BBC Radio 4

With brilliant guest appearances by writer Lynne Truss and BBC sports commentator Alison Mitchell… reporting on our imagined ‘rain drop race’. First aired August 2016. Download as a podcast now.

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The psychology of rare events -The Human Zoo, BBC Radio 4

Why we are more attuned to occasional acts of terrorism than to the daily dangers of driving a car… now on the BBC iPlayer. First broadcast July 2016.

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Do collective judgments really lead to the right decision? Catch up with The Human Zoo on BBC Radio 4

First broadcast July 2016, BBC Radio 4.

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BBC Radio 4’s The Human Zoo – why have people lost faith in experts?

Catch up now on the BBC Radio 4 website, where you can download as a podcast…

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