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The X factor: four ways one social media platform undermined democracy during the 2024 summer riots

Beatriz Lopes Buarque’s analysis reveals a troubling connection between algorithms, fake news and racist conspiracy theories.
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Police man and Elon Musk featured alongside the words bias and fake.

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The world is your office: how ‘‘work from anywhere’’ is transforming work

Tuesday 27 January 2026 · Professor Prithwiraj Choudhury
Economics
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What makes a good judge – and why it matters now

Tuesday 27 January 2026 · Professor Sir Ross Cranston
Society
The statue of justice, which stands on the Old Bailey courthouse in London.

Recommended reading on the future of world trade

Tuesday 27 January 2026 · LSE Review of Books
Economics
Montage of the book covers recommended in this reading list.

Why is religion important when talking about climate change?

Tuesday 27 January 2026 · Dr Hanane Benadi, Kristian Noll
Sustainability
A person stands looking at a car half submerged by floods in Jordan.

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