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How can women take charge of their finances?
Is the wealth management industry still too geared towards male clients?
28 Aug 2019,18 mins
Why not buy Greenland?
What Trump's shock proposal tells us about sovereignty and Arctic geopolitics
27 Aug 2019,18 mins
The challenges facing Syrian refugees in Turkey
Are Syrians now paying the price of Turkey's economic slowdown?
22 Aug 2019,18 mins
Ecommerce in Africa - still finding its way
Will online retailers overcome a lack of infrastructure and trust to conquer Africa?
21 Aug 2019,18 mins
The singing president who disappeared
Turkmenistan's president mysteriously vanishes, while his country faces economic crisis
20 Aug 2019,18 mins
Helping Africa feed itself
Supporting Africa's homegrown food-growing capacity
19 Aug 2019,17 mins
Are stock buybacks a corporate scam?
When corporations buy back shares is it for the good of the economy, or themselves?
16 Aug 2019,17 mins
Has 3D printing met the hype?
Are we any closer to the new industrial revolution promised a few years ago?
15 Aug 2019,17 mins
Should workers be offered unlimited paid leave?
Some employers are letting their workers take as much time off as they like.
14 Aug 2019,17 mins
Vanuatu's sacred drink
Could the traditional beverage known as kava boost Vanuatu's struggling economy?
13 Aug 2019,18 mins
Radical toilets
What can music festivals teach us about toilet technology?
12 Aug 2019,18 mins
A Brexit game of chicken
Is the UK's government really serious about a 'no-deal' Brexit?
09 Aug 2019,18 mins
How to be ambitious
Is it good or bad to be ambitious? And what do you do with it if you've got it?
08 Aug 2019,17 mins
The smart home hype
Has technology really made our homes better?
07 Aug 2019,18 mins
Vanuatu's missing women
What are the consequences of the country having no female MPs?
06 Aug 2019,17 mins
Sunscreen under the microscope
One dermatologist argues sunscreen isn’t always a good idea.
05 Aug 2019,17 mins
A global gig economy
Are freelancing platforms threatening worker's rights?
02 Aug 2019,17 mins
Gas-powered politics
How the US fracking revolution is changing geopolitics
01 Aug 2019,17 mins
A lesson in pioneering education
We look at the disruptive models of educating young minds across the globe
31 Jul 2019,17 mins
Can our planet afford meat?
The battle between the world's biggest meat producers could be exhausting the earth
30 Jul 2019,17 mins
When a work colleague dies
How companies and staff deal with death at work
29 Jul 2019,18 mins
Are we too scared of nuclear energy?
Why we fear nuclear radiation
26 Jul 2019,18 mins
The truth about natural gas
A bridge to a renewable future or just hot air?
25 Jul 2019,18 mins
Britain's Brexit saviour?
Boris Johnson has promised to get the UK out of the EU by 31 October, "do or die"
24 Jul 2019,18 mins
The death of Venice?
The Venetians who say cruise ships and tourist hordes are killing their city
23 Jul 2019,18 mins
Is air traffic control fit for purpose?
The system for keeping planes in the sky dates back to the 1940s - time for an overhaul?
22 Jul 2019,18 mins
Life on Mars
What are the obstacles for a permanent base on the Red Planet?
19 Jul 2019,18 mins
Rome: Drowning in rubbish
Italy’s eternal city is overflowing with history - and rubbish
18 Jul 2019,17 mins
Why has Italy fallen out of love with the euro?
And is Italy's populist government cosying up to Russia instead?
17 Jul 2019,18 mins
A degree from a screen?
How YouTube and other online platforms are coming to dominate our ideas of education
16 Jul 2019,17 mins