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Contributor(s): Professor Stuart Corbridge | On the centenary of Arthur Lewis’s birth, LSE Deputy Director and Provost Professor Stuart Corbridge discusses the Nobel laureate’s contribution to development economics at LSE and the world at large.

Contributor(s): Joan Costa-i-Font | Men growing up in a democracy are likely to be taller than their communist counterparts, says Dr Joan Costa-i-Font, who also discusses the link with height, earning potential and political fortunes.

Contributor(s): Sean Kippin | Sixteen year olds in the UK can’t drink, drive, get a tattoo or watch an R-rated film. Why should we give them voting rights? Sean Kippin, Managing Editor of Democratic Audit at LSE, sums up the different views.

Contributor(s): Jill Stuart | Forty five years after the Moon landing, outer space still holds a fascination for the world, associated with prestige, political and military power.

Contributor(s): Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey | The lack of black, Asian and ethnic minorities in the professions is more likely due to the UK’s entrenched workplace culture rather than overt racism, says Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey.

Contributor(s): Dr Aleksi Aaltonen | Moves app co-developer Dr Aleksi Aaltonen provides some salient advice for budding LSE entrepreneurs.

Contributor(s): Adam Greenfield | Does the smart city concept put technology ahead of people, ignoring the very things that make us human? Adam Greenfield, Senior Urban Fellow in LSE Cities, discusses the growing public scepticism around claims that intelligent operating systems and data analytics are the key to our future.

Contributor(s): Claire Milne | Nuisance calls are on the increase in the UK, exposing the elderly and vulnerable to financial scams. Legislation is proving inadequate so the onus is falling back on individuals and telephone companies to take action, says Claire Milne from LSE’s Department of Media and Communications.

Contributor(s): Jens Meierhenrich | Does social media wield the power we think it does? Not when it comes to mobilising the masses to action, according to Jens Meierhenrich from LSE's International Relations Department.

Contributor(s): Jeremy Horder | Hospital patients who have been subjected to gross mistreatment and appalling standards of healthcare will be protected by a new criminal offence of ‘wilful neglect’ under plans sanctioned by the UK Government.