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The Inquiry Episodes

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    How Did Iceland Clean Up its Banks (And Why Can't We)?

    Iceland put its prime minister on trial, cleaned up its banks and jailed senior bankers

  2. Are We Fighting Cancer the Right Way?

    The rising number of cancer cases worldwide poses a challenge for doctors and governments

  3. How Has the US Gun Lobby Been so Successful?

    The National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful organisations in the US

  4. What is China Doing to Clear the Air?

    The air in much of China is so bad the government has repeatedly declared "war" on it

  5. Do We Have Enough Genders?

    Gender identity is considered more fluid than ever thanks to the trans movement

  6. How Much Inequality Is Too Much?

    How far does inequality affect growth and prosperity?

  7. Should We Solar Panel The Sahara?

    Solar could provide clean energy on a vast scale. But the politics are difficult.

  8. How Will a Population Boom Change Africa?

    The UN forecasts that the number of people living in Africa will double in 35 years

  9. Is Saudi To Blame For ‘IS’?

    Many claim ‘IS’ is the ideological offspring of Saudi Arabia

  10. Should Governments Drop Money Out of Helicopters?

    We examine one crazy-sounding but very serious idea to prevent a low- or no-growth future

  11. How Do Cartels Get Drugs into the US?

    How drugs get into the US via tunnels, “narco-subs” and complex criminal networks

  12. Have We Underestimated Plants?

    An exploration of what plants are capable of and what we can learn from them.

  13. Can ‘Islamic State’ Be Defeated?

    Expert answers to the urgent question on defeating the group calling itself Islamic State

  14. Have We Underestimated Plants?

    An exploration of what plants are capable of and what we can learn from them.

  15. Is it too Late to Save Syria’s Antiquities?

    The threat to Syria’s cultural heritage from looting, war and wanton destruction

  16. Why was Mohammed Akhlaq Killed?

    What a murder tells us about modern India.

  17. How Do You Save the Rhino?

    How hunting and even legalising the trade in horn might save this endangered species

  18. Can Nigeria End Oil Corruption?

    President Buhari’s promise to end decades of corruption in the oil industry

  19. Is Russia Vulnerable?

    The White House has described Russia’s action in Syria as motivated by 'weakness'

  20. What Does the President Need to Know?

    Top-secret documents, released by the CIA, shine a light on intelligence advice.

  21. Do Drone Strikes Work?

    The impact of drones, America’s counter-terrorism weapon of choice

  22. Is Japan Abandoning Pacifism?

    New laws mean Japanese troops can fight overseas for the first time since World War Two

  23. Why is Argentina Still so Sexist?

    Despite women’s progress in Argentine politics, society there has remained macho

  24. How Will a Population Boom Change Africa?

    The UN forecasts that the number of people living in Africa will double in 35 years

  25. Can We Learn to Live with Nuclear Power?

    After the Fukushima disaster in Japan, the country is turning its reactors back on.

  26. Migrant Crisis: What Else Could Europe Try?

    We examine examples from other places, and times, from which the EU’s leaders could learn

  27. What Will Happen When Robots Take Our Jobs?

    Exploring the not-so-distant future when more and more humans lose work to automation.

  28. Should Anyone Ever Talk to IS?

    We test the argument that stopping the so-called Islamic State will mean talking to them.

  29. What’s Behind the Anti-Vax Movement?

    Looking at the origins and endurance of scepticism towards vaccinations in the US.

  30. Why do Tax Havens Still Exist?

    Politicians have promised an end to tax havens, so why are they still around?

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