Behavioural Sciences
How does ‘nudging’ work as an intervention technique?
In an interview with McKinsey's Julia Sperling-Magro, the professors and authors of Nudge: The Final Edition explore how nudging has changed.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Book Club
Book Club
Meet Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021
Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, who was born in Zanzibar, is the first Tanzanian writer to win this award.
Book Club
Move: an excerpt from Parag Khanna's new book on the power of mobility
Find out why mobility will define the world of tomorrow, in this extract from Parag Khanna's new book MOVE: The Forces Uprooting Us.
Book Club
From climate to cybercrime - these are 15 of the best business books of 2021
The annual Business Book of the Year Award has published its longlist – with topics ranging from cyberwars to the race for COVID vaccines.
Book Club
10 new leadership books to add to this autumn's reading list
Adam Grant outlines his top 10 leadership reading recommendations for the fall.
Social Innovation
How giving hope can go viral: A lesson in systems change from RLabs
This extract from the new book 'The Systems Work of Social Change' describes the origins of RLabs, one of the world's first mobile counseling platforms.
European Union
3 things to know about books and reading in Europe
In the European Union, books are rising in price more slowly than consumer goods – data from Eurostat shows.
Ageing and Longevity
This is how to make the second half of your life better than the first
Michael Clinton, former president and publishing director of Hearst Magazines, has written Roar: Into the Second Half of Your Life (Before It’s Too Late).
Sweden
Pandemic and staycationing lift Swedish book sales to record levels
Book sales in Sweden are at an all-time high in the first half of 2021 as people travelled less and entertained themselves more at home due to COVID-19.
Future of Economic Progress
These are the 5 books on the IMF's summer reading list
The IMF has complied a summer reading list, including the titles Angrynomics by Eric Longeman and Mark Blyth and What We Owe Each Other by Minouche Shafik.
COVID-19
Plagues and classical history – what the humanities will tell us about COVID in years to come
Arts and humanities scholarship will have much to offer as we reflect long into the future on the COVID-19 pandemic, writes a classics professor.
Geo-economics
When should policymakers reach for the history books?
Catherine Schenk, Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Oxford, looks at the role of history in informing policy responses.
The Digital Transformation of Business
How public libraries can help bridge the digital divide - Oxford report
COVID-19 has highlighted the stark digital divide, with a large number of people lacking digital services at home or in their community.
Education, Skills and Learning
5 children’s books that teach valuable lessons on engineering
Engineering books for young readers introduce children to the engineering design process - improving creativity, persistence and innovative problem-solving.
Education, Skills and Learning
6 books to improve your mental and physical health
Reading can be a balm for our mental health - reducing stress and helping us sleep better. Sales of self-help books have doubled in the US since 2013.