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Our place in the world

Talking to researchers in Economics, Journalism, Ethics and Geography and the Environment to understand more about how we document, perceive and operate in our place in the world today.

This is one of a series of themed discussions with Oxford academics from different disciplines. See the complete collection here. 
Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1977 – This map shows the year of eradication of Smallpox.

Dr Max Roser

OurWorldInData - the future’s bright.

SURUC, TURKEY-SEPTEMBER 20, 2014: Turkey opened its border to Syrians fleeing the town of Kobane in fear of an Islamic State attack. Tens of thousands have fled to Turkey on september 20, 2014.

Dr Rasmus Nielsen

Is journalism inherently pessimistic? Why is there so much ‘bad news’?

Law scales on table. Symbol of justice. Vintage sepia photo

David Edmonds

How do we come to have the morality that we have? Weighing up moral decision-making.

Yadvinder Malhi

Professor Yadvinder Malhi

The rainforest: our use and abuse of tropical forests.