Psychedelics, peacekeeping and office productivity – The Week UK

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days.

In this weeks episode, we discuss:

Interest in psychedelics has hit a new high as researchers and investors explore the therapeutic uses of hallucinogens. So will the next generation of treatments for conditions including depression and addiction blow our minds? Or could the potential risks and legal complications prove too much of a downer?

In her new book, The Frontlines of Peace, researcher and self-described peacebuilder Severine Autesserre proposes a whole new approach to preventing wars. Instead of trying to solve conflict from the top down, she says aid workers and UN peacekeepers must throw away their current practices wholesale and engage in bottom-up peacebuilding.

Googles sofa-and-beanbag-strewn offices have come to define the forward-looking office space, but the company now seems to be setting off in a new direction. When offices begin to open after the pandemic, there will be less space for table football and socialising - but more outdoor work spaces, flexible meeting rooms and robotic dividing walls that can give hot-desking workers privacy and a sense of safety. Will other companies follow suit.

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Psychedelics, peacekeeping and office productivity - The Week UK