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Jan 2024
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250: The Science of Capitalism (with The...

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What does science say about capitalism? Harry (@thechampagne_socialist) joins as we chat about what science has to say about capitalism, whether it works, and how it affects your brain...

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References and Further Reading
Capitalism
The Origin of Capitalism, Ellen Meiksins Wood
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/Series/Back-to-Basics/Capitalism
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/07/18/magazine/herman-daly-interview.html

UBI
https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/questions-mayor/find-an-answer/universal-basic-income-trial-findings
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/04/universal-basic-income-of-1600-pounds-a-month-to-be-trialled-in-england
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33789535/

Papers on Capitalism
https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/politics-policy/political-ideals-systems/capitalism/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10315660/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21332490/
https://scienceandsociety.columbia.edu/events/science-and-capitalism-entangled-histories

Peer Review & Open Access
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/06/03/is-thirst-profit-harming-scientific-research/
https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/281970/CUsersInfodeskDownloadssmw_148_w14600.pdf

Capitalism & Climate
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/climate-talks/capitalism-environmentalism
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