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  • Rethink: manufacturing or services?

    October 1, 2026 · 29 min

    Is the UK destined to be an economy that only provides services and no longer makes things? Whether you agree with that statement or not, it's a narrative that's stuck with the UK for decades. There are now far fewer large homegrown…

  • Rethink... what we put into space

    September 24, 2026 · 28 min

    Elon Musk’s Space X is planning for a satellite constellation 1 million strong. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is planning for two constellations of tens of thousands of satellites; and Chinese companies are thought to be planning to launch…

  • Rethink... warfare

    September 17, 2026 · 28 min

    21st Century wars aren't turning out quite as planned. Russia expected to defeat Ukraine within days of the start of its "special military operation" in February 2022, but the conflict has now dragged on longer than the First World War…

  • Rethink... who owns our technology

    September 10, 2026 · 28 min

    In June, the US technology firm Anthropic blocked access to its most advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos, because the White House wanted to stop foreign nationals from accessing them, citing security concerns. These actions highlighted…

  • Rethink... the future of cities

    September 7, 2026 · 28 min

    The United Nations estimates that nearly half of mankind will live in cities by 2050. And as those cities have grown, the number of people living in slums has also increased. The UN estimates that 1.2 billion people reside in so-called…

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  • Rethink... the power of the US dollar

    June 25, 2026 · 28 min

    The US dollar is the backbone of global trade and held by governments around the world as a safe haven in times of crisis. It's so powerful that countries like Ecuador and Panama have adopted the dollar as their official currency, while…

  • Rethink... city streets

    June 18, 2026 · 27 min

    Should we rethink who our city streets are for? It can often feel like there is a hierarchy on the roads, with cars needing to get from A to B as fast as they can, taking priority over people cycling or walking. But what if we flipped it…

  • Rethink... how we age

    June 11, 2026 · 28 min

    Have you ever wondered why some people age better than others? We all know someone who looks great for their age, and is also in robust health. And yet someone else who is exactly the same age might look older, and may be living with an…

  • Rethink... modern monarchy

    June 4, 2026 · 28 min

    Of the 195 widely-recognized sovereign countries in the world, only a quarter are monarchies. And of those 43 monarchies, 15 of those have the same King. That’s Charles III, who’s head of state for Commonwealth territories as large as…

  • Rethink... authenticity

    February 5, 2026 · 28 min

    As generative AI and Deepfake technology has progressed over the last decade, you could be forgiven for thinking that it's never been more difficult to try to work out what is authentic and what is fake. The search for authenticity is not…

  • Rethink... the promise of AI

    January 29, 2026 · 28 min

    In 2023, ChatGPT took Artificial Intelligence into the mainstream. Now there's a bewildering choice of human-like chatbots to choose from. Generative AIs can produce pictures and video from a text prompt, and many websites and apps are now…

  • Rethink... regeneration

    January 22, 2026 · 28 min

    The government has launched the Pride in Place scheme but is it possible to regenerate urban areas without leaving local people out? Most buildings have a certain shelf life before they need renovating. Social norms change and the ways…

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Professor Ben Ansell asks some of the world's sharpest minds about the latest thinking, and what it might mean for policy and society.