Friday October 28 It’s a discipline popular with the Nobel prize committee and mysterious to most of the rest of us. So we asked an econometrician to explain what he does, and why there’s such a battle of ideas (and models) in economics Continue reading… Thursday October 27 The rise of China means the study of its history is suddenly in vogue. But, says the historian, there’s as much to learn, if not more, from looking at states that have disappeared Continue reading… Wednesday October 26 Play is a vital learning experience. But not all play is equal. Some helps children develop their imagination and learn cooperative behaviour. Some doesn’t. The Yale psychologist explains all Continue reading… Tuesday October 25 It’s dirty, grubby and doubting. And us at our most real. The lexicographer takes us inside the world of “rough, truthful language” from rhyming slang and cant to the streets of Baltimore and an etymology of the f-word Continue reading… Monday October 24 The chief executive of Good Energy says we need to think big if we want to cut our use of high-carbon energy. She tells us about the intersection between business, politics and doing the right thing Continue reading… Sunday October 23 The anthropologist tells us about books that give voice to low-wage migrant labourers and explains the mutual dependence of slums and “urban glamour zones” Continue reading… | 
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