New Normal with Katty Kay

A new paper tries to explain why fentanyl overdoses began plummeting in the US and Canada in the middle of 2023.

Fears about not being perfect jumped 40% in 35 years, and the rise began before smart phones social media.

Divorce is falling across America, except among people over 65. A sociologist explains what's driving the split.

A doctor who has studied the issue for 30 years says social media is making things worse.

Researchers modelled AI job losses and found a seemingly unavoidable trap that every company could see coming.

Inside the growing business of paying for inconvenience, and whether you can really buy your way offline.

Katty Kay and Dr Kelly Glazer Baron on how chasing a better sleep score can make you more anxious.

Katty Kay and economist Kathryn Anne Edwards on why some companies might use AI as an excuse for normal firings.

Katty Kay and Ryan Burge on why some Americans now say religion matters more to them, without going to service.

Katty Kay and Nilay Patel on whether negative public opinion will actually do anything to slow the spread of AI.

Katty Kay and Thomas Germain on how location sharing has become so normalised among friends and families.

Demographer Jennifer Sciubba explains why fears of overpopulation became fears about birth rates - and why both panics may have got it wrong.

Kevin Roose discusses with Katty why so many teens are confiding in AI and what that means for human friendships.