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CREATIVITY

Kamasi Washington: When people say, I want to do what’s best for me, the world starts to feel dangerous

The legendary saxophonist and composer on why conformity kills creativity, what AI might accidentally fix, and the advice he gives to young musicians today. 
12 Jun
EDUCATION·PLANET

Cressida Cowell: Dragon riding represents humanity’s attempt to control the wild

May 15, 2026
CREATIVITY·EDUCATION

Nilüfer Yanya: Most people are just living side by side, getting on, being nice to their neighbours

June 17, 2026
Ben Okri
CREATIVITY·POWER

Ben Okri: AI cannot read the spirit of the times. AI cannot catch lightning

June 30, 2026
Sir Tony Robinson
EDUCATION·MORALITY

Tony Robinson: There are no boring things, only boring ways of talking about them

June 16, 2026
EDUCATION·POWER

Margaret Busby: It is astonishing what you can accomplish when you do not care who takes the credit

Stephen Dewaele of Soulwax and 2ManyDJs
CREATIVITY·POWER

Soulwax: Four idiots making a huge noise in a room together – that’s not something AI can recreate

South Centre Artistic Director, Mark Ball
CREATIVITY

Mark Ball: Creativity is everywhere. Opportunity is not

CREATIVITY·MORALITY

Eva zu Beck: I used to think success was a luxury penthouse in London

CREATIVITY·EDUCATION·MORALITY

Oyinkan Braithwaite: After food and shelter, the next essential thing a child should receive is access to books

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EDUCATION·PLANET

Elif Shafak: We live in an age of too much information, very little knowledge, and even less wisdom

MORALITY·PLANET

Adam Buxton: Sometimes I think, f**k it! And then I think, “Oh no, I’ve let George Monbiot down”

CREATIVITY·PLANET

Nina Sosanya: Jurassic Park shows what happens when you mess with nature – it bites your head off!

CREATIVITY·EDUCATION·PLANET

Benjamin Zephaniah: Most great revolutions start from the bottom and come up

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Kumi Naidoo: How did we move people into the struggle against apartheid? Music, dance, and theatre

The human rights and climate justice activist, now President of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative on why climate activism needs art, storytelling, and culture to reach more people.

Tom Morton-Smith: When you create something for children, you need to speak to something deeper than distraction

Sophia Ray: A 90-second film can’t radically change someone’s mind, but it can plant a seed

Mary Portas: Every pound spent is a vote for the world you want

Antony Szmierek: Creativity feels magic to me, something powerful and frightening to the people who need to be frightened

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Hamsa Yassin: My dream is that kids could name five trees before they can name five Kardashians

November 20, 2025
The wildlife cameraman, Strictly champion and children’s TV presenter on the value of boredom, what lockdown revealed about our need for the outdoors, and how modern life is squeezing the curiosity out

Cressida Cowell: Dragon riding represents humanity’s attempt to control the wild

May 15, 2026

Kevin McCloud: Consumption doesn’t make you happy

August 27, 2025

Captain Paul Watson: We’ve become a bunch of conceited naked apes, divine legends in our minds

September 12, 2020

Maddie Moate: We are seeing fewer faces of actual human beings on children’s television

February 27, 2024

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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall:: My omnivorous habits are under review. I wouldn’t rule out concluding we can’t really afford to eat meat at all

06 Jan

Thomasina Miers: Politicians are cowards when it comes to saying, ‘Eat a bit less meat.’ They won’t touch it. But that’s the issue

07 Feb

Groove Armada’s Andy Cato: Farmers manuring town halls and NHS strike action are two symptoms of the same problem: Our food system isn’t working

06 Mar

Jessica Fostekew:: I knew I wanted to be a funny loud angry b*tch screaming in favour of clean air

06 Feb

POWER >

MORALITY·POWER

Chloe Slater: Put that damn phone down and think for a while

CEO of Compassion In World Farming, Phillip Lymbery
PLANET·POWER

Phillip Lymbery: Those who profit from factory farming prefer us as consumers to stay in the dark

MORALITY·POWER

Emily Rawson: The music industry still judges women on appearance and age, a double standard that hurts careers

POWER

Maria Alyokhina: Dictators will always do two things when they want more power – oppress women and ban jokes

CREATIVITY·MORALITY·POWER

Hollie McNish: We pretend we’re free, but we follow rules we never chose

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EDUCATION·MORALITY

Shi Heng Yi: Shi Heng Yi: Don’t wait for the world to change – start with yourself

MORALITY·PLANET·POWER

Sumayya Vally: Gaza has never been allowed to grow like a normal city

MORALITY·PLANET

Bethany Handley: I soon found myself padlocked out of the countryside

EDUCATION·MORALITY

Marcus Brigstocke: It started to bother me that testosterone, a hormone in my body, has become shorthand for something bad

CREATIVITY·MORALITY·PLANET

Stuart Semple: I’ve met people who say they got to the steps of Tate Britain and were scared to walk up them

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Vikki Heywood: At a fundamental level, we are social and creative beings who need each other

The former Executive Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal Court Theatre turned author on how theatre and literature can help bridge the gap between intolerance and empathy.

Julie Finch: While you cannot stop technological change, you can decide not to be a sheep

Frank Turner: An artist has one responsibility, and one only, which is to their art

Hot Blood: Lack of fun and boredom are as big an enemy to individuals as anything

Ny Oh: A quiet voice repeating the same thing over a long period of time is far more powerful than loud voices that run out of steam

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