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Big ideas: The way we think

David Edmonds explores five big ideas challenging how we think about the world, including why it might pay to be fairer, and whether we're irrationally optimistic about marriage.

David Edmonds explores five big ideas challenging how we think about the world, including why it might pay to be fairer, whether we're irrationally optimistic about marriage, how apps could help tackle pay inequality, where our opinions really come from, and what Donald Trump has done to change our ideas of acceptable behaviour.

Produced by Robbie Wojciechowski for the BBC World Service

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50 minutes

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Thu 14 Jan 202100:06GMT
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