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Cities for the Poor
Are cities becoming enclaves for the rich?
05 Dec 2017,17 mins
Warning Signs for the Global Economy?
All is well with the global economic recovery - or is it?
04 Dec 2017,17 mins
Bitcoin Highs
Is the rise and rise of this crypto-currency driven by credibility, or criminality?
01 Dec 2017,17 mins
Welcome to Umbrella Town
Buy a brolly and the chances are it was made in Songxia, China - but for how much longer?
30 Nov 2017,17 mins
Jobs for the World's Young
Young people make up 35% of the world's unemployed, and it's a global problem.
29 Nov 2017,17 mins
LSD in Silicon Valley
How California's tech entrepreneurs are turning to LSD for inspiration.
28 Nov 2017,17 mins
Roadmap to Brexit
A simple guide to the key outstanding points for a Brexit deal and the likeliest outcomes
27 Nov 2017,17 mins
Killer Robots
How close are autonomous lethal weapons to becoming reality and how worried should we be?
24 Nov 2017,17 mins
The Serious Business of Gaming
Video games tournaments - e-sports - are a major global growth sector including in Africa
23 Nov 2017,17 mins
A Battery-Powered Future?
The demand for batteries - in electric vehicles and on energy grids - is exploding.
22 Nov 2017,17 mins
There's Something about Ayn Rand
The lure of Ayn Rand's 'objectivist' philosophy and her influence over US policy today
21 Nov 2017,17 mins
The Art of the Speech Writer
How the speech writing profession is faring in the age of Donald Trump.
20 Nov 2017,17 mins
Toilet Equality
Why "potty parity" is no laughing matter for women throughout the world
17 Nov 2017,17 mins
Zimbabwe: Back in Business?
Might political change finally enable Zimbabwe to achieve its economic potential?
16 Nov 2017,17 mins
Banks and Brexit
Will London's financial centre survive brexit?
15 Nov 2017,17 mins
Moderators: The Internet's Most Gruesome Job?
Humans are filtering the web's darkest content, can AI ever take over the job?
14 Nov 2017,17 mins
How to Dress, Sit and Scrawl at Work
From your clothing to your doodles, what message are you sending to your employers?
13 Nov 2017,17 mins
Tax Paradise Mauritius?
The Paradise Papers suggest the island may be an anonymous low-tax gateway into Africa
10 Nov 2017,17 mins
China's Hunger for Seafood
Are the oceans big enough to keep up with Chinese demand? And is fish farming the answer?
09 Nov 2017,17 mins
Doing Business in China
As Donald Trump visits China, the challenge of doing business for foreign firms.
08 Nov 2017,17 mins
Paradise Papers: Apple's Secret Tax Bolthole
Apple's tax affairs under scrutiny
07 Nov 2017,17 mins
Paradise Papers: Secrets of the Global Elite
How the global elite invest in offshore tax havens
06 Nov 2017,17 mins
Migrant Stories: Reasons to Stay
What happens to migrants after they’ve returned home? Marie Keyworth reports from Senegal
03 Nov 2017,17 mins
Migrant Stories: The Bittersweet Return
Migrants from Senegal tell how they failed to complete their arduous journeys to Europe
02 Nov 2017,17 mins
Talking to Robots
The challenge of making robots sound human.
01 Nov 2017,17 mins
Young and In Business
Juggling school work and running your own business: the life of a teenage entrepreneur
31 Oct 2017,17 mins
Infrastructure: Is Bigger Better?
When it comes to roads, bridges and buildings, are bigger infrastructure projects better?
30 Oct 2017,17 mins
Iceland: Too Many Tourists?
Iceland has seen an explosion in tourism in recent years. But at what cost?
27 Oct 2017,17 mins
Facebook vs Democracy
Do social media firms have an interest in enabling the manipulation of public opinion?
26 Oct 2017,17 mins
Feedback Fatigue
Why do companies demand our feedback and reviews?
25 Oct 2017,17 mins