<div>Professor Kate Pickett, author of The Spirit Level and Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York, talks to Will Hutton about how unequal societies harms us all, her latest research projects in Bradford and how the UK could truly 'level' up. </div>

Professor Kate Pickett, author of The Spirit Level and Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York, talks to Will Hutton about how unequal societies harms us all, her latest research projects in Bradford and how the UK could truly 'level' up.

Professor Kate Pickett, author of The Spirit Level and Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York, talks to Will Hutton about how unequal societies harms us all, her latest research projects in Bradford and how the UK could truly 'level' up.&nbsp;

S1 Ep4: Kate Pickett: We Are Connected To Each Other In Important Ways

<div>Beyond the politics, beyond our geography are the intangible connections that hold us together – The We Society. 
  
 The We Society podcast is here to tell you about the thousands of ways the Social Sciences can help us understand and enhance this complicated and fascinating human network. 
  
 What can we do to fix the NHS? How can we better manage climate change? How do we end the cost of living crisis? 
  
 Brought to you by the Academy of Social Sciences in association with the Nuffield Foundation and Leverhulme Trust, this podcast tackles the big questions through a social science lens and brings you some of the best ideas to shape the way we live. 
  
 Join acclaimed journalist and Academy president Will Hutton, as he invites guests from the world of social science to explore the stories behind the news and hear their solutions to society’s most pressing problems. 
  
 Don’t want to miss an episode? Follow the show on your favourite podcast platform and you can email us on <a href="mailto:wesociety@acss.org.uk">wesociety@acss.org.uk</a> and tell us who we should be speaking to.  
  
 The We Society podcast is brought to you by <a href="http://www.acss.org.uk">the Academy of Social Sciences</a> in association with the <a href="http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org">Nuffield Foundation</a> and the <a href="http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk">Leverhulme Trust</a>.  
 
 
  
 
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Beyond the politics, beyond our geography are the intangible connections that hold us together – The We Society. The We Society podcast is here to tell you about the thousands of ways the Social Sciences can help us understand and enhance this complicated and fascinating human network. What can we do to fix the NHS? How can we better manage climate change? How do we end the cost of living crisis? Brought to you by the Academy of Social Sciences in association with the Nuffield Foundation and Leverhulme Trust, this podcast tackles the big questions through a social science lens and brings you some of the best ideas to shape the way we live. Join acclaimed journalist and Academy president Will Hutton, as he invites guests from the world of social science to explore the stories behind the news and hear their solutions to society’s most pressing problems. Don’t want to miss an episode? Follow the show on your favourite podcast platform and you can email us on wesociety@acss.org.uk and tell us who we should be speaking to. The We Society podcast is brought to you by the Academy of Social Sciences in association with the Nuffield Foundation and the Leverhulme Trust.

Beyond the politics, beyond our geography are the intangible connections that hold us together – The We Society. 
&nbsp; 
 The We Society podcast is here to tell you about the thousands of ways the Social Sciences can help us understand and enhance this complicated and fascinating human network. 
&nbsp; 
 What can we do to fix the NHS? How can we better manage climate change? How do we end the cost of living crisis? 
&nbsp; 
 Brought to you by the Academy of Social Sciences in association with the Nuffield Foundation and Leverhulme Trust, this podcast tackles the big questions through a social science lens and brings you some of the best ideas to shape the way we live. 
&nbsp; 
 Join acclaimed journalist and Academy president Will Hutton, as he invites guests from the world of social science to explore the stories behind the news and hear their solutions to society’s most pressing problems. 
&nbsp; 
 Don’t want to miss an episode? Follow the show on your favourite podcast platform and you can email us on <a href="mailto:wesociety@acss.org.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">wesociety@acss.org.uk</a> and tell us who we should be speaking to.&nbsp; 
&nbsp; 
 The We Society podcast is brought to you by <a href="http://www.acss.org.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">the Academy of Social Sciences</a> in association with the <a href="http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nuffield Foundation</a> and the <a href="http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">Leverhulme Trust</a>.&nbsp; 
 
 
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