In the Media...
Here's a selection of our recent coverage in the media
January 2013
- Why is some ice slippy and other ice grippy?
Chris Clark talks The Guardian about the science of ice friction
December 2012
- Does arctic warming mean wetter summers in the British Isles?
Edward Hanna talks on BBC1's Inside Out about the consequences of arctic warming - Volcano Time Bomb - Curiosity, Discovery Channel documentary
As part of Discovery Channel's Curiosity series, Andrew McGonigle is one of a number of experts talking about the most volatile volcanoes in the world and how communities may face unprecedented destruction - The ONS publishes the second tranche of 2011 Census data for England & Wales
Danny Dorling comments on BBC Radio 4's the World at One about the national picture, and BBC Radio Sheffield about the data for Sheffield
October 2012
- The Cambridge Union Society: This House Believes Class Runs Britain
Full video of this debate featuring Danny Dorling, Ken Livingstone, Fiona O’Donnell, Peter Hamilton, Peter Saunders and Alvin Hall - Women graduates wait until they hit 35 before having their first child (Daily Mail)
A report by Danny Dorling explains why you can now guess social class by the age of a child’s mother
BBC Breakfast News item - Global warming could make washout UK summers the norm (The Guardian)
A report co-authored by Edward Hanna warns that washout summers could become the norm, thanks to human activities warming the climate - Homelessness Kills - a report for Crisis: the national charity for single homeless people
Bethan Thomas authors a report revealing that homeless people die 30 years younger than the national average - Population: the future is caring (Guardian Comment)
Danny Dorling tells us not to panic - an ageing population is good news for the environment, for growth and for childcare
September 2012
- A City in Context: Everything is Related to Everything Else (Guardian DataStore)
A collaborative video for Festival of the Mind featuring work by Danny Dorling and Ben Hennig - Why it is a bad idea for the government to pay for poor children to attend private schools
Danny Dorling talks on BBC Radio 4's The World At One - Danny Dorling talks about his new book 'The No-Nonsense Guide to Equality' on Firedoglake's Book Salon
August 2012
- Al Jazeera: 'Inside Story'
Dan Hammett talks about the recent events at the Lonmin mine in South Africa where 34 mineworkers were killed and reflecting on the broader challenges this poses in South Africa. - A right-to-sell to go alongside the right-to-buy
Danny Dorling argues on BBC Radio 5 live that a right-to-sell to go alongside the right-to-buy
July 2012
- How to visualise social structure (Guardian DataBlog)
Danny Dorling finds out what would happen if you applied data visualisation techniques of 2012 to data from the 1980s?
June 2012
- Inequality 'worst since second world war'
In The Guardian's DataBlog, Danny Dorling says the last time the best-off took as big a share of all income as they do today was in 1940, two years before the publication of the Beveridge Report. - Equality is good news for the world
Countries with higher income equality function better, says Danny Dorling in Positive News
April 2012
- Too big and slippery to tackle?
Adam Whitworth talks in Public Servant about the links between inequality and crime across England - By ’eck, It’s still grim up north (and further south than you think)…
Danny Dorling writes in the Big Issue why Britain is becoming more divided again, politically, economically and socially.
January 2012
- Domesday Reloaded (BBC Radio 4)
Danny Dorling compares the 2011 and 1986 views of the UK to give a unique insight into how the country has changed in 25 years.
2011
- What One Change?
Danny Dorling's response to What One Change's question: "What ONE change would have the biggest positive impact on society?"