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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 5,859 episodes available.
October 29, 2025Seeing the unseen: combining data to better understand our environmentJoin us as the University of Glasgow’s Claire Miller explores the statistical and data analytics approaches being developed to successfully bring different data sources together to improve environmental planning and management....more1h 31minPlay
October 28, 2025Developing technology for the public interest | Coffee break research at LSEWith the NHS frequently described as ‘‘in crisis’’, some have positioned partnerships with tech start-ups as the solution. Yet, the values and incentives of venture-backed start-ups can conflict with the public interest principles that define the NHS...more19minPlay
October 28, 2025How to help left behind regions and workersThe decline of manufacturing and the acceleration of technological disruption have concentrated joblessness in distressed regions and blocked many workers from access to good jobs...more1h 24minPlay
October 27, 2025Unlocking climate action opportunities: progress amid geopolitical turbulenceThis event will serve as a timely preview of the upcoming UN Climate Conference (COP), offering insights into where meaningful progress can be made on international climate action....more1h 29minPlay
October 23, 2025The social safety net as an investment in childrenJoin us for the Department of Social Policy’s Annual Lecture at which Hilary Hoynes will explore the concept of viewing the social safety net as a long-term investment in children....more1h 28minPlay
October 22, 2025Mutually assured survival: feminist solidarities amidst planetary threatsCan global feminist solidarity and a feminist theory of social reproduction provide an emancipatory agenda that will foster the material conditions that make the reproduction of human and non-human life possible?...more1h 22minPlay
October 21, 2025How progress ends: technology, innovation, and the fate of nationsHow will progress end? In this event, Carl Benedikt Frey – one of the leading scholars of technology and the economy – will discuss his new book, How Progress Ends....more1h 25minPlay
October 21, 2025How relations with lab animals can inform understandings of care | Coffee break research at LSEDrawing on ethnographic research into laboratory animals and those who look after them, Dr Carrie Friese’s new book, A Mouse in a Cage, proposes a different way of viewing, and valuing, care work....more15minPlay
October 20, 2025LSE: The Ballpark | AI, social media, and political disinformation with Dr Josephine LukitoTo talk about social media and politics, and how AI can help spread – or tackle – disinformation, the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Josephine Lukito, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism and Media....more43minPlay
October 20, 2025Technology for the public interest: preventing capture and promoting welfareIn this lecture, Padmashree Gehl Sampath compares the trajectories of two critical technology-driven sectors, pharmaceuticals and artificial intelligence...more1h 28minPlay
FAQs about The Ballpark:How many episodes does The Ballpark have?The podcast currently has 5,859 episodes available.