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1. Keeping It Personal

   79/3Paralympian Darren Harris argues for a person-centred approach in the age of big data.
2. Art, Design and Politics

   78/3Paola Antonelli explores the politics in art and design.
3. The Shadow of the Cold War

   77/3Jeffrey Sachs argues that many global problems were caused by mistakes at the end of wars.
4. Black in America

   76/3Christina Greer asks what it means to be black in America today.
5. Writing for a Living

   75/3Elizabeth Wurtzel explores the relationship between writing and the need to pay the bills.
6. Esther Woolfson

   74/3Esther Woolfson controversially argues it may be time to stop owning pets?
7. Kenneth Steven

   73/3Kenneth Steven considers the damage cruise ships do to fragile indigenous communities.
8. Andy Kirkpatrick

   72/3Mountaineer Andy Kirkpatrick considers the importance of managed risk for our children.
9. Claire Cunningham

   71/3Disabled dancer Claire Cunningham considers why she would never want to be 'fixed'.
10. Killing the Consumer

    70/3Jon Alexander argues that consumer power has become an idea which is damaging society.
11. Risk and Reward

    69/3Robyn Scott argues that accepting more risk will improve public services.
12. Migration, Separation and Wales

    68/3Wyn James tells the story of the Welsh settlements in Patagonia.
13. High Street Revival

    67/3We are trying to revive our high streets the wrong way, argues Clare Richmond.
14. Making Drugs Today

    66/3Sunil Shaunak argues that pharmaceuticals could, and should, build social capital.
15. A World for Children

    65/3Daniel Hahn argues that more children's books should be translated into English.
16. Judgement at Last

    64/3Tiffany Jenkins argues that we need more judgement about quality in art, culture and life.
17. Creative Women

    63/3Anna Beer asks why we do not hear more music composed by women.
18. The Trouble with Paradise

    62/3Carrie Gibson argues that we need to rethink our notion of paradise.
19. In Defence of Anger

    61/3Philosopher Amia Srinivasan makes the case for anger.
20. A New Currency of Commitment

    60/3Comedian Rosie Wilby proposes the end of monogamy.
21. Americans Abroad

    59/3Mara Oliva argues that we need to think differently about Americans and foreign policy.
22. Philip North

    58/3Philip North argues that poor people have been held back by the professional middle class.
23. Adjoa Andoh

    57/3Adjoa Andoh on raising a transgender child.
24. Rupert Goodwins

    56/3Technology writer Rupert Goodwins asks what has gone wrong with internet discourse.
25. Noreena Hertz

    55/3Noreena Hertz argues that it is sometimes very dangerous to put your trust in experts.
26. Jasper Fforde

    54/3Jasper Fforde asks whether humans have reached the limit of creative thought.
27. Serena Kutchinsky

    53/3Serena Kutchinsky reflects on a fateful obsession with the Faberge egg.
28. Karl Sharro

    52/3Karl Sharro wants people to be allowed to build whatever they want.
29. Sandra Newman

    51/3Sandra Newman argues that genuinely cool people are a liability.
30. Jono Vernon-Powell

    50/3Jono Vernon-Powell argues for a revival in the lost art of hitchhiking.

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