#1. The fight to save Black mothers’ lives by Tinuke Awe & Clotilde Abe
‘In 2018, in the UK, Black women were 5 times more likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth and 6 weeks period after.’
#2. How AI is helping transform coral reef conservation by Ben Williams
‘Just like the Amazon these rainforests of the sea, coral harbor diverse soundscapes filled with the sounds of fish and other animals we find here. But it doesn’t always sound like this.’
#3. Why stories of trauma don’t create change by Nathalie McDermott
‘Am I leaving my intended audience feeling defensive and anxious? Or am I leaving them feeling curious and engaged?’
#4. How comedy can build empathy by Alaa Shehada & Nish Kumar
‘We use the stand-up comedy frame to travel outside of Palestine to challenge the stereotypes about what is it to be a Palestinian Because the stereotypes about us unfortunately are between being a victim or a terrorist’
#5. How play shapes the future by André Anderson
‘What if we turn our council houses into publishing houses? … This was a process that we had to discover through play’
#6. Young people’s vision for the future by Hackney Empire Creative Futures
‘Don’t take up room. Don’t give them means to assume you’re up to no good. Conform, put on the costume, resume.’
#7. What the science of uncertainty tells us about human nature by Adam Kucharski
‘Increasingly we have to navigate a world that most of us struggle to fully understand. From climate and health to finance and AI, there often isn’t a simple intuitive logic behind what we’re seeing. But there are lots of catchy false explanations ready to lead us astray.’
#8. Air travel is failing disabled people – here’s the truth by Sophie Morgan
‘The Disabilities Act, as it was once known and now the Equalities Act in the UK doesn’t apply in the air’
#9. Why you think women aren’t funny by Jodie Mitchell /John Travulva
‘It’s completely arbitrary that the pitch and tone of your voice should in any way dictate how much people respect and trust you.’
#10. Cycles of oppression, acts of defiance: Afghan women’s unfinished fight by Kiana Hayeri
‘These women have tasted freedom – and while the world’s attention has shifted elsewhere – they’ve refused to forget it.’
