TA 09 Oct 13: Twitter - Elite University Admissions




Thinking Allowed show

Summary: Twitter - Laurie Taylor talks to Dhiraj Murthy, about his ground-breaking study on social communication in the Twitter age and the ways in which Twitter is re-making contemporary life. Also, elite university admissions. Natasha Kumar Warikoo, discusses her research into the perceptions of meritocracy and inequality among undergraduates at Oxford University. Melissa Benn, writer and education campaigner, joins the discussion.