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The Growth Conundrum: 1. Growing Pains

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Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: 7. Vittorio Angelone's in his 20s

Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: 6. Marvin Sordell's in his 30s

Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: 5. Lias Saoudi's in his 40s

Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: 4. Matthew Todd's in his 50s

Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: 3. David Baddiel's in his 60s

Aging in one's 60s brings a heightened awareness of mortality, shifting the focus from personal anxiety to the desire for one's children to flourish. For 62-year-old comedian and author David Baddiel, this decade highlights the decline of physical strength and the loss of traditional masculine roles, yet it also foster...

Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: 2. Colm Tóibín's in his 70s

Aging into one's 70s involves a significant shift in perspective regarding masculinity, sexual identity, and physical vulnerability. For celebrated author Colm Tóibín, entering this decade meant confronting the natural decline of sexual drive and the psychological impact of testicular cancer, which necessitated a redef...

Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: 1. Michael Palin's in his 80s

Entering the 80s marks a profound shift in masculine identity, characterized by a liberation from the lifelong pressures of competition and social expectation. For men like Michael Rosen and guest Michael Palin, this decade offers a transition toward a more gender-neutral perspective, where the need to perform traditio...

Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: Trailer

Manhood remains a complex and often contradictory concept, demanding that men balance strength with emotional vulnerability and competitive aggression with protective tenderness. Michael Rosen, reflecting on his own journey at age 80, examines these shifting expectations through the lived experiences of seven men acros...

The Value Crisis: 3. Prompting a Crisis?

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally altering the global landscape of value, disrupting traditional economic models, creative industries, and human relationships. While AI offers transformative potential in fields like medicine—exemplified by DeepMind’s protein structure prediction—and climate change mitigation, it...

The Value Crisis: 2. We've Been Here Before

Rapid technological shifts consistently reshape human values, creating friction when innovation outpaces societal adaptation. Historical precedents—including the printing press, the Luddite rebellion, the Kodak camera, and the dot-com bubble—demonstrate that technology often fulfills latent demands or forces trade-offs...

The Value Crisis: 1. Crisis, What Crisis?

Rapid technological integration is fundamentally reshaping human values, creating a "value crisis" where simplified metrics and algorithmic efficiency displace deeper, more complex human experiences. Digital tools, from fitness trackers to dating apps, prioritize "frictionless" interactions that often erode genuine soc...

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The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies is fundamentally restructuring human values across social, professional, financial, and cultural spheres. This shift creates a "value crisis" where the speed of technological change outpaces our ability to adjust the metrics used to weigh importanc...

All Kinds of Minds: 3. Neurodivergence and Adulthood

The surge in adult neurodivergence diagnoses reflects a societal shift in understanding autism and ADHD, moving away from historical stigma toward greater self-awareness. While this recognition empowers individuals to seek clarity, it places immense strain on healthcare systems, resulting in years-long waiting lists an...

All Kinds of Minds: 2. Growing Up Neurodivergent

Neurodivergent children face significant systemic barriers within the modern education system, where rigid academic expectations often exacerbate emotional distress and school avoidance. Schools struggle with overwhelming caseloads, as evidenced by the high ratio of students requiring special educational needs support ...

All Kinds of Minds: 1. The Language of Neurodiversity

Neurodivergence has evolved from a broad clinical term into a mainstream cultural identity, often driven by social media and digital communities. While diagnostic labels like autism and ADHD provide a necessary framework for understanding personal struggles and finding community, they frequently outpace scientific cons...

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Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement: 10. Rival Visions

Ten Fights That Made the Green Movement: 9. Crackdown