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Does having children make us any happier?|  The birth of a first and a second child briefly increases the level of their parents’ happiness, but a third does not, according to new research from LSE and Western University, Canada.Parents less likely to monitor their children's internet use if accessed via smartphones|Parents are less likely to supervise their child's internet use if they are accessing the internet using a smartphone or tablet, finds the latest report from EU Kids Online at LSE.This week’s Gearty Grilling: Lilie Chouliaraki on humanitarian communication|Lilie Chouliaraki, Professor of Media and Communications, discusses the ethics of using celebrities to front humanitarian campaigns.

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Structural Opportunities in the US Economy|

Jason Furman, Chairman of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, will focus on the three major structural opportunities that he sees in the US economy: the slowdown in health costs; the boom in energy; and recent developments in technology. He will discuss the prospects they hold for the economy, the challenges they present and the role of public policy in fostering them. Event date: Wednesday 5 November

 

The Real Story Behind the Invisible Hand|

Russell Roberts will explore Adam Smith's concept of emergent order: its relevance for our conduct today and its potential to let all of us help make the world a better place. Event date: Thursday 30 October

Shared Responsibility: the importance of international partnerships to homeland security|

The Deputy Secretary of US Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro N Mayorkas, will deliver remarks on the close partnership between the United Kingdom and the United States on a variety of Homeland Security issues, including counterterrorism, aviation security, cybersecurity, travel and trade, and countering violent extremism. Event date: Wednesday 5 November.

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Nigel Dodd       
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Speaker: Professor Nigel Dodd
Recorded: Thursday 23 October 2014, approx. 90 minutes

 
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Speaker: Professor Michael Tomasello
Recorded: Monday 20 October 2014, approx. 21 minutes     

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Speakers: Professor Nicholas Christakis, Professor Patrick Dunleavy, Dr Amanda Goodall, Professor Andrew Oswald
Recorded: Tuesday 21 October 2014, approx. 84 minutes        

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Cutting the Gordian Knot of Economic Reform|

Leonardo Baccini and Johannes Urpelainen

 
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Atoms, Bytes and Genes: Public Resistance and Techno-Scientific Responses|

Martin W Bauer 

 

 
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