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The Ballpark is the LSE US Centre's regular podcast on the politics and policy of the United States. Through features and interviews with academics from the LSE and elsewhere, The Ballpark looks more ... more
FAQs about The Ballpark:How many episodes does The Ballpark have?The podcast currently has 5,855 episodes available.
March 11, 2025Is AI really taking our jobs? The future of work explainedWill artificial intelligence and automation cause huge unemployment? Is the tech revolution going to deliver on its promises of transformational change to workplaces, the economy and beyond?...more7minPlay
March 11, 2025How apprenticeship transformed premodern England | Coffee break research at LSEFor more than a century, apprenticeship in England has been in crisis. Brief moments of optimistic expansion have been punctured by political and economic shocks....more18minPlay
March 10, 2025LSE: The Ballpark | Donald Trump and the far-right with Dr Rachel BlumDonald Trump’s links to the right, including the far right and the alt-right date back to least to his 2016 presidential campaign and continued through his first term and then into his 2024 election campaign ....more38minPlay
March 10, 2025Epistemic pluralism and climate changeThis lecture explores the merits of epistemic pluralism in understanding climate change today....more1h 24minPlay
March 06, 2025Wronged: the weaponization of victimhoodWhy is being a victim such a potent identity today? Who claims to be a victim, and why? How have such claims changed in the past century? Who benefits and who loses from the struggles over victimhood in public culture?...more1h 22minPlay
March 05, 2025Citizens as cultivars: democratic values in paddy fields and universitiesThis inaugural lecture by Mukulika Banerjee draws on long-term fieldwork among paddy farmers in Bengal to explore the ways in which cultivation - of crops, neighbourly relations, and selves - can help democracy and truthful politics to flourish....more1h 8minPlay
March 04, 2025Artificial intelligence, intellectual property and the creative industriesThis event will explore the challenge of artificial intelligence technologies in the creative industries (film, theatre, music, video games)....more1h 32minPlay
March 04, 2025Are 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?...more30minPlay
March 03, 2025From the secrets of the universe to socio-economic impact: the power of big scienceThe lecture will explore the cutting-edge frontier of particle physics and astronomy and the pivotal role of major research infrastructures in advancing our fundamental understanding of the universe....more1h 35minPlay
February 27, 2025The lost Marie CuriesTo simultaneously increase our innovation potential and reduce inequality, it is urgent to involve everyone, especially women and people of underprivileged backgrounds....more1h 21minPlay
FAQs about The Ballpark:How many episodes does The Ballpark have?The podcast currently has 5,855 episodes available.