Life expectancy at birth around the world has increased by six years in the past two decades. But can this striking trend continue? Ruth Alexander looks at the data. This edition was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
the memory palace - Episode 54 (Origin Stories)
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Cato Daily Podcast - Executive Power and Same Sex Marriage at SCOTUS
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Curious City - The Sweet Spot At The Top Of Chicago
The area’s so flat that every bunny hill seems a candidate. But it’s sweet (literally) to find the real deal.
Curious City - The Sweet Spot At The Top Of Chicago
The area’s so flat that every bunny hill seems a candidate. But it’s sweet (literally) to find the real deal.
Cato Daily Podcast - Federal, State Changes after SCOTUS Marriage Ruling
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Cato Daily Podcast - Key Provision of DOMA Goes Down
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Cato Daily Podcast - SCOTUS Rules on Voting Rights Act
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Start the Week - Zadie Smith on social mobility
On Start the Week Stephanie Flanders discusses social mobility. Zadie Smith's novel NW is a portrait of modern urban life in which characters try, but mostly fail, to escape their past. The Conservative Minister David Willetts and the columnist Owen Jones discuss what meritocracy and opportunity mean in today's society. And the social historian David Kynaston looks to the end of the 1950s when meritocracy became the buzz word of the day. Producer: Katy Hickman.
Start the Week - Zadie Smith on social mobility
On Start the Week Stephanie Flanders discusses social mobility. Zadie Smith's novel NW is a portrait of modern urban life in which characters try, but mostly fail, to escape their past. The Conservative Minister David Willetts and the columnist Owen Jones discuss what meritocracy and opportunity mean in today's society. And the social historian David Kynaston looks to the end of the 1950s when meritocracy became the buzz word of the day. Producer: Katy Hickman.