In today's world, we're often encouraged to think that sex is no longer a subject burdened with shame or repressed... more

Across Britain, it’s no secret that the people who make up the country's elected government have gone through the same... more

In recent years China has been accused of committing crimes against humanity and possibly genocide against the Uyghur ethnic group... more

Christopher Blattman is an economist, political scientist and Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of... more

The Northern Ireland Protocol – agreed between the United Kingdom and the European Union in 2019 – has been a... more

Tracing Russia’s vast border, which meets those of 14 other countries, helps tells the history of Russia itself. From its... more

Activist, historian and academic Ibram X. Kendi's book, How To Be and Antiracist, won the National Book Award for nonfiction... more

Bisexuality is the world’s largest sexual minority but is potentially the least understood. In her new book, Bi: The Hidden... more

We delve back into the archive to 2018, when we held a debate getting to the heart of nature vs... more

Susan Cain shot to fame in 2012 with her international bestseller Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking,... more

In an increasingly polarised world, it’s not often we get books saying that difference is our greatest strength. But Farhan... more

Whether rapidly advancing artificial intelligence will eventually become a friend or foe to humanity is a pressing question when it... more

It was always going to be a disaster. Queues of HGVs stretching miles from Dover. The Good Friday Agreement threatened... more

George Monbiot is a journalist, campaigner and author, who is telling the world that the time for action on the climate crisis... more

Intelligence Squared podcast is the home of lively debate and deep-dive discussion. Now we’re adding extra depth to our audio... more

In this episode of Intelligence Squared's How to Lead a Sustainable Business with Alannah Weston podcast, Alannah is joined by... more

Does the world have too many people – or not enough? That’s one of the big questions that demographer Paul... more

A delve into the archive and back to 2019 when we debated a motion asking whether the left’s policies of... more

Professor Jim Al-Khalili is the physicist who makes science look easy. He’s the author of several books, the latest of... more

Writer and academic Kerry Brown's latest book is Xi: A Study in Power, which profiles the policies and personality behind China's... more

How do you put a ghost on trial? In Linda Kinstler's deeply personal new book, Come to This Court and... more

Between 2007 and 2020, China invested $23 billion into infrastructure for nations across Africa, $8 billion more than the other... more

How we understand mental health and the level of compassion we show to those suffering from depression and other forms... more

Palaeobiologist and bestselling author Thomas Halliday is helping us better understand how the natural world evolved over the past 500... more

Every second of the day, tiny biological clocks are ticking throughout your body, from the neural pathways of your brain... more

The political Left often purports that it has society’s best interests at heart and that it works for the good of... more

Chris Hirst, Global CEO of advertising group Havas Creative, cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern... more

Afghan women’s voices are at increasing risk of being silenced and as more of their rights slip away, so do... more

Author and environmental journalist Eugene Linden's new book, Fire and Flood: A People’s History of Climate Change from 1979 to... more

Is it time to abandon the five-day work week? Or is the "five-days on, two days off" cadence of work... more