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Four Thought
Series 4
Noreena Hertz
Noreena Hertz argues that it is sometimes very dangerous to put your trust in experts.
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Technology writer Rupert Goodwins asks what has gone wrong with internet discourse.
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The Trouble with Paradise
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Creative Women
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Judgement at Last
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A World for Children
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Making Drugs Today
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High Street Revival
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Killing the Consumer
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Claire Cunningham
Disabled dancer Claire Cunningham considers why she would never want to be 'fixed'.
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Andy Kirkpatrick
Mountaineer Andy Kirkpatrick considers the importance of managed risk for our children.
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Kenneth Steven
Kenneth Steven considers the damage cruise ships do to fragile indigenous communities.
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Esther Woolfson
Esther Woolfson controversially argues it may be time to stop owning pets?
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Writing for a Living
Elizabeth Wurtzel explores the relationship between writing and the need to pay the bills.
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Black in America
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The Shadow of the Cold War
Jeffrey Sachs argues that many global problems were caused by mistakes at the end of wars.
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Paola Antonelli explores the politics in art and design.
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