Amalia Holst ran a successful school in Hamburg and published an argument for women's education in 1802. Andrew Cooper looks at why the book didn't take off. Show more
The way children acquire language is explored by parent and New Generation Thinker Dr Rebecca Woods, who lectures in language and cognition at Newcastle University. Show more
How might the Vikings have seen human and animal bodies differently? New Generation Thinker Marianne Hem Eriksen looks for answers, exploring discoveries made at burial sites. Show more
Pollution, energy use and AI are explored in New Generation Thinker Kerry McInerney's Essay about the "sustainable AI" movement and insights from indigenous thinkers Show more
The arrival of ships carrying natural gas and oil refinery towers shaped the landscape of Canvey Island in Essex. New Generation Thinker Sam Johnson-Schlee considers their impact Show more
Isabella Rosner's essay describes wax figures covered in Spitalfields silk, set in scenes adorned with glitter of mica flakes and vibrantly coloured embroidery by Quaker girls. Show more
Might the first Native American Catholic saint have been influenced in her faith by a board game? New Generation Thinker Gemma Tidman explores the power games of C17 missionaries. Show more
New Generation Thinker Dan Taylor's essay takes us to the site of the Dagenham Ford factory, and shares the insights he's gained about planning from interviews with local residents. Show more
New Generation Thinker Louise Brangan considers how Ireland should deal with the collective silence over the incarceration of thousands of women and girls in Magdalene laundries. Show more
New Generation Thinker Ana Baeza Ruiz reflects on what it means to put feminist art on gallery walls and how we might think beyond the art canon. Show more
