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**LSE IQ podcast**

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

Latest Episodes:

Is AI destroying the planet? May 06, 2025

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This episode explores the AI sustainability paradox: can AI be both a climate solution and a climate problem?

How do we avoid falling for online scams? Apr 08, 2025

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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?

Are we in danger of losing our communities? Mar 04, 2025

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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?

Do we need to drive? Feb 04, 2025

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This episode of LSE iQ looks at whether we should still be driving.

Why are our rivers and seas polluted by sewage? Dec 15, 2024

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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.

Who owns outer space? Nov 20, 2024

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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?

What’s it like to win a Nobel Prize? Oct 01, 2024

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In this episode of LSE iQ, we explore what it’s like to win the prestigious Nobel Prize and how it changes your life.

How can we solve the gender pay gap? Sep 03, 2024

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This episode of LSE iQ explores whether gender pay gap reporting, pay transparency and tackling gender norms can reduce the gender pay gap.

Will the US remain the world’s superpower? May 21, 2024

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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?

China, war and the civilizational state Apr 09, 2024

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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?

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