LSE IQ

LSE Film and Audio Team

LSE IQ is a monthly podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science in which we ask some of the smartest social scientists - and other experts - to answer intelligent questions about economics, politics or society. #LSEIQ

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June 9 · 33 min
Should we take hypnotherapy more seriously? | Award-winning LSE iQ podcast
Hypnosis: myth or medicine? We cut through the stage-show stereotypes to uncover the real science of hypnotherapy — and its remarkable results for addiction, pain, and healing.
May 12 · 30 min
Should animals have rights? | Award-winning LSE iQ podcast
Starting with a dog called Pip, LSE iQ explores one of the biggest ethical questions of our time. What do we really owe animals — and is the law keeping up with the science?
April 14 · 29 min
How can we be more resilient? | Award-winning LSE iQ podcast
How can we build resilience and bounce back from failure? Sue Windebank speaks to Anthony Scaramucci and LSE’s Dr Grace Lordan about overcoming setbacks, managing your inner critic, and the science of recovery.
March 3 · 28 min
Why are we having fewer children?
Fertility rates are at record lows around the world, reshaping communities and even forcing some schools to close...
February 3 · 30 min
Are jobs getting better?
What does the future of work really look like?
Dec 2, 2025 · 30 min
Will the next World War be a cyberwar?
It seems every week we hear a new report of a cyber-attack. What if those attacks were on our critical infrastructure? Our national grid? Our water supply? Is the UK prepared?
Nov 4, 2025 · 21 min
Will AI free us from work?
What does artificial intelligence really mean for the future of work?
Oct 7, 2025 · 28 min
Do we need to pay our debts?
Amid rising interest rates and inflation, we ask whether debts must always be paid—exploring causes of debt, bankruptcy’s role, and fresh perspectives on repayment.
Aug 5, 2025 · 32 min
How is the far right shaping our future?
Far-right ideas once on the fringe now dominate feeds and headlines, reshaping politics and threatening democracy worldwide.
May 6, 2025 · 31 min
Is AI destroying the planet?
This episode explores the AI sustainability paradox: can AI be both a climate solution and a climate problem?
Apr 8, 2025 · 32 min
How do we avoid falling for online scams?
What type of person falls for an online scam? Who are the fraudsters and how does colonialism motivate them? And what’s the connection between criminality and pop music?
Mar 4, 2025 · 29 min
Are we in danger of losing our communities?
With the cost-of-living crisis leading to the closure of community spaces around the UK, and the pressures on urban development projects, this episode of LSE iQ asks, are we in danger of losing our communities?
Feb 4, 2025 · 29 min
Do we need to drive?
This episode of LSE iQ looks at whether we should still be driving.
Dec 15, 2024 · 33 min
Why are our rivers and seas polluted by sewage?
This episode of LSE iQ explores a national scandal: widespread illegal sewage dumping by our privatised water companies, and why they are all under criminal investigation.
Nov 20, 2024 · 29 min
Who owns outer space?
With companies, like SpaceX or Blue Origin, getting into space exploration and the cost of launching rockets dropping, could we see a lot more people heading into space in the future?
Oct 1, 2024 · 33 min
What’s it like to win a Nobel Prize?
In this episode of LSE iQ, we explore what it’s like to win the prestigious Nobel Prize and how it changes your life.
Sep 3, 2024 · 28 min
How can we solve the gender pay gap?
This episode of LSE iQ explores whether gender pay gap reporting, pay transparency and tackling gender norms can reduce the gender pay gap.
May 21, 2024 · 35 min
Will the US remain the world’s superpower?
The idea of an America in decline has gained traction in recent years and has, of course, been capitalized on by President Trump. Is America’s ‘greatness’ under threat?
Apr 9, 2024 · 18 min
China, war and the civilizational state
Why do some countries, such as China and Russia, stand outside of the liberal international order and oppose values that the West takes for granted – values such as liberty and democracy?
Mar 5, 2024 · length unknown
Are we on the verge of a weight-loss revolution?
Are weight-loss jabs the answer to Britain’s obesity crisis? Should we be doing more to tackle the root causes?

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