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Virtual goods and the value of digital data pose unresolved challenges to economists, investors and regulators.

Patrick Radden Keefe discusses his book about the Sackler family’s role in the US opioid crisis.

Companies that hire anthropologists to get inside customers' minds would do better getting them to look at their own corporate behaviour, Gillian Tett tells Pádraig Belton.

Australian philosopher Roman Krznaric talks about putting our descendants’ best interests above our own instant gratification.

The definition of what makes you who you are was once a simple matter. But as Tracey Follows explains to Pádraig Belton, big tech has encroached on our personal space.

Tech advances are outpacing older institutions’ ability to adapt, says author Azeem Azhar.

Travel industry expert Emma Gregg tells Pádraig Belton why holidays have to change.

Carlo Rovelli wants to reconcile us to the unstable state of the universe, as first understood on a North Sea island a century ago. Kate Clanchy asks why.

The wealth of nations isn’t determined by economic theorists, but by practical politicians seeking quick fixes, Vince Cable tells Pádraig Belton.

Baillie Gifford has supported literary festivals for over 10 years with a goal of helping them to flourish. This reflects the value we place on these events and the work of the fascinating authors who appear at them.

The world isn’t short of books about The Beatles but Craig Brown, whose book won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, tells Malcolm Borthwick why his is different.

Inventors such as Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison are household names, but often they were inspired by relative unknowns. Materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez talks to Malcolm Borthwick about the outsiders who should be inside our history books.

Maps showing the ebb and flow of globalisation give us hope for the future, Ian Goldin tells Pádraig Belton.

Better understanding of how raw numbers reflect and obscure reality makes the world a saner place, Tim Harford tells Pádraig Belton.

Peter Lacy claims that re-use and recycling can remodel the economy, helping people, companies and the planet itself. Erica Wagner spoke to him.

Hallie Rubenhold reveals the hidden history of the Ripper’s victims.

India’s growth and development has been diverted by the rise of nationalism, according to a powerful new book. Erica Wagner meets the young historian raising the alarm.

In his book On the Future: Prospects for Humanity, Martin Rees describes ‘Space-Ship Earth’ as hurtling blindly through the void. At his home in Cambridge, he talks to Trust editor Malcolm Borthwick about why we need to think long term and globally to stay the course.

Populism is fuelling ill-feeling against immigrants according to prize-winning author, Suketu Mehta. With migrant numbers set to rise over the coming decades, he proposes actions to quell the hostility.

Robert Skidelsky argues that today’s intractable economic and social problems and the failures of austerity require us to turn back to Keynes.

Sarah Harper, author of How Population Change Will Transform our World, talks to Tiffany Jenkins about the challenges presented by our changing population.

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