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Oslo drug dealers - Choice

How does having more choice affect our lives? Laurie Taylor discusses a new study.

• 30 mins

Robots and gender - Economic progress

Laurie Taylor hears why growth is good for all. Plus the rise of the fembot.

• 30 mins

Disenchantment

The impact of the rational: Laurie Taylor explores the social concept of 'Disenchantment'.

• 30 mins

Black Emancipation

Laurie Taylor discusses emancipation, ideas of black freedom from slavery to the present.

• 30 mins

Alienation

Laurie Taylor explores the meaning and relevance of Karl Marx's theory of alienation.

• 30 mins

French culture - Network Nudge

Laurie explores the decline in French culture and the power of networks.

• 30 mins

British Society of Criminology Conference at Leicester University

Laurie Taylor visits the British Society of Criminology Conference at Leicester University

• 30 mins

Eavesdropping - CCTV in schools

An exploration of the meaning and history of 'eavesdropping', from cafe society to Twitter

• 30 mins

Secrets of Capitalism - Religion and Science

Eeconomist Ha-Joon Chang tries to expose the 'myths' of free-market capitalism.

• 30 mins

Liverpool Football Club - Au Pairs

Laurie Taylor discusses a new study of au pairs in the UK and examines Liverpool FC.

• 30 mins

Drugs trial calamity - McCarthy stigma

Laurie Taylor examines new research about black listed artists during the McCarthy period.

• 30 mins

Economic migration and happiness - Hairdressing and emotional labour

Laurie Taylor discusses being paid to be nice and explores migration versus happiness.

• 30 mins

Global higher education - Homophobia and football

Laurie Taylor examines homophobia and football and looks at global higher education.

• 30 mins

Happy families? - Science's first mistake

Laurie Taylor discusses the family and why we should be sceptical about science.

• 30 mins

Supermax - Western Rule

Laurie Taylor explores the growth of high security prisons in America.

• 30 mins

Book publishing - Active Citizenship

Laurie Taylor examines new research about publishing and looks at active citizenship.

• 30 mins

INCIVILITY - AK-47 (Kalashnikov)

Laurie Taylor examines the social impact of the AK-47, plus rudeness in public places.

• 30 mins

Civic Core - Public convenience

Laurie Taylor examines new research into the public convenience.

• 30 mins

Politically connected firms - Gangs and Territory

Laurie Taylor explores the connections between politics and business around the World.

• 30 mins

Cuban Cure - Moral Panics

Laurie explores Cuba's success in developing world-beating bioscience. Also moral panics.

• 30 mins

'Over by Christmas' - Race, Sport and Politics

Laurie explores race and sport, also why people thought WW1 would be over by Christmas.

• 30 mins

Class at Christmas

Laurie Taylor explores Christmas, compassion and class, from the Victorian era to today.

• 30 mins

Utopia

Laurie Taylor explores new ideas about Utopia.

• 30 mins

Softer masculinity in the sixth form - Dr Who

Is Doctor Who political? Laurie explores the notion of an historical anti-American bias.

• 30 mins

Cosmopolitanism - Dietetics

Laurie Taylor explores cosmopolitan values and the morality of medicine and health.

• 30 mins

19/01/2011

The impact of paramilitary punishment attacks on the young delinquents of Belfast.

• 30 mins

26/01/2011

Ronald Dworkin and Anthony Grayling on liberty versus equality.

• 30 mins

02/02/2011

The growth in second home ownership and the cult of the bike.

• 30 mins

Working men's health practices - Plastic surgery in Brazil

Laurie discusses cosmetic surgery in Brazil and the health of British working men.

• 30 mins

Islam and capitalism - Sex before the sexual revolution

Sex before the Sexual Revolution and how Islam reacts to capitalism.

• 30 mins