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TED2019: Facebook, Twitter and democracy
Jane Wakefield reports from the Ted conference in Vancouver
22 Apr 2019,17 mins
TED2019: Space junk, rockets and aliens
Companies set on exploring the cosmos converge on the TED conference in Vancouver.
19 Apr 2019,18 mins
Should prostitution be a normal profession?
How best to help sex workers: Full decriminalisation versus abolition
18 Apr 2019,18 mins
Pakistan's young entrepreneurs
How the country’s young businesses are making a mark in fashion, beauty, music and tech
17 Apr 2019,19 mins
The death of the local newspaper
How the decline of the local newspaper industry is affecting democracy
16 Apr 2019,17 mins
WhatsApp in India
Are fake news and rumours still proliferating on the app as India prepares for elections?
15 Apr 2019,17 mins
Disney goes to war with Netflix
Is the market for streaming services getting too saturated?
11 Apr 2019,17 mins
An expensive democracy
India will spend billions of dollars on its general election this year
10 Apr 2019,18 mins
When big business sponsors the arts
Should galleries take money from the likes of big oil?
09 Apr 2019,17 mins
Millennial burnout
Are millennials working too hard?
08 Apr 2019,17 mins
The listening device in your pocket
Does the proliferation of microphones in our gadgets mean anyone can eavesdrop on us?
05 Apr 2019,17 mins
Bitcoin bounces back
Cryptocurrencies are on the rebound, but do they make any more sense?
04 Apr 2019,17 mins
Brexit: May reaches out
The British prime minister looks for a new deal to solve the deadlock over Brexit
03 Apr 2019,17 mins
India's fugitive diamond billionaire
The rise and fall of Indian jeweller Nirav Modi
02 Apr 2019,17 mins
Alexa, what are you doing to the internet?
Voice assistant apps are about to transform the economics of the web
01 Apr 2019,17 mins
Italy embraces China
Rome's decision to sign up to China's belt and road initiative has proved controversial
29 Mar 2019,17 mins
Is pan-African trade a pipe dream?
Can the continent remove trade barriers and create a billion-person internal market?
28 Mar 2019,17 mins
A hundred years of women in law
Why are so few women in the top jobs?
27 Mar 2019,17 mins
The essay cheats
People will write your university assignments for you - for a price
26 Mar 2019,17 mins
Ukraine: Trading across the front line
The economy of Russian occupied territories in Ukraine
25 Mar 2019,17 mins
Brexit: Oil, fish and bargaining chips
How is the Scottish city of Aberdeen coping with the UK's imminent exit from the EU?
22 Mar 2019,17 mins
A basic income for all?
Would a Universal Basic Income help solve inequality, or make it worse?
21 Mar 2019,17 mins
Ukraine's troubles with Mariupol
Recent partial blockade by Russia hampers business
20 Mar 2019,17 mins
Is humankind on the verge of disaster?
Academics are assessing the odds of a catastrophe taking place sometime soon.
19 Mar 2019,17 mins
The periodic table turns 150
Are critical chemical elements of the periodic table in dangerously short supply?
18 Mar 2019,17 mins
Neverending Brexit?
As the UK parliament votes to delay Brexit, businesses brace for yet more uncertainty
15 Mar 2019,17 mins
Heineken in Africa
The brewer is accused of complicity with Africa's murkiest politics
14 Mar 2019,17 mins
More Brexit blues for business
A continued political crisis in the UK means more uncertainty for businesses
13 Mar 2019,17 mins
Ukraine's corruption problem
Ahead of the presidential elections, the country grapples with conflicts and corruption.
12 Mar 2019,17 mins
Education in India: In need of reform?
Too much emphasis on exams and academia might not develop workforce employers need.
11 Mar 2019,17 mins