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World Questions Episodes

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    The World Debate: Europe, Have Your Say

    What is Europe making of the Brexit dilemma?

  2. The Search For Neanderthal Genes

    How the Neanderthals live on in our genes. Robin Ince interviews Svante Paabo in Leipzig.

  3. The Search for Hunger Genes

    Professor Sadaf Farooqi looks at why some people put on weight and others don鈥檛

  4. The Global Economy 18Jan14: Daniel Cohen

    Why doesn鈥檛 money make us happy? French economist Daniel Cohen explores the paradox...

  5. The Global Economy 11Jan14: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    He has been described as a 鈥榮uper hero of the mind鈥� and 鈥榯he hottest thinker in...

  6. Supermassive Black Holes and the evolution of galaxies

    A once in 10,000 year event gave astrophysicist Thaisa Storchi Bergman her eureka moment

  7. Reporting Terror: A Dangerous Game

    Can there be a balance between reporting terrorism and suppressing terrorist propaganda?

  8. Moscow and the Future

    The future of Russia discussed 100 years after the Russian Revolution of 1917

  9. Mongolia

    Nomads, climate change, corruption. Hot topics for this fledging Asian democracy

  10. Kingston

    The cannabis industry, reparations for slavery, crime - the big issues debated in Jamaica

  11. Is pain an emotion?

    Queen of Pain, Prof Irene Tracey shows how the brain can be easily tricked to feel pain

  12. Global Questions: Who鈥檚 winning the USA-China tech wars?

    The US and China know technology will be key to domination of world trade. Who's winning?

  13. Global Questions: Turkey鈥檚 role as a regional power

    Despite facing political division, Turkey is forging a new role as a regional powerhouse.

  14. Global Questions: Trump's America - A Nation Divided?

    What have voters in South Carolina made of Donald Trump鈥檚 first year in office?

  15. Global Questions: The ASEAN Way

    Political and business leaders from ASEAN countries face questions from an audience

  16. Global Questions: Taiwan, a flashpoint for China and the West?

    Could tensions over Taiwan be a flashpoint for China-US relations?

  17. Global Questions: Politics and the People: A Divided Europe?

    In Rome, Zeinab Badawi and guests take questions about the future of Europe

  18. Global Questions: Is South Africa afrophobic?

    Is prejudice to blame for the violence against African migrants

  19. Global Questions: India: The Next Superpower?

    After 70 years of independence, is India set to be the next superpower?

  20. Global Questions: China on the world stage

    Is the Chinese economic miracle grinding to a halt?

  21. Global Questions: Australia

    Is multiculturalism a failed dream?

  22. Global Questions: Africa the Next Generation

    Is Nigeria鈥檚 young population ready and willing to push through much-needed reform?

  23. Global Questions: A View from Beirut - The Impact of the Saudi-Iran Power Struggle

    The regional struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia and its impact on Lebanon

  24. Exchanges at the Frontier: The Search for Neanderthal Genes

    What can the genes of Neanderthals tell us about ourselves?

  25. Exchanges at the Frontier: Saving Coral 31Jan15

    Marine Biologist Mary Hagedorn has an innovative plan to save the coral reefs

  26. Exchanges at the Frontier: Robotics 24Jan15

    NASA engineer Dr Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu discusses the meaning of his work designing the...

  27. Exchanges at the Frontier: Genomics 17Jan15

    Professor Nazneen Rahman, one of the world's leading cancer geneticists, talks about...

  28. Exchanges at the Frontier: Decisions & Emotions 07Feb15

    Does emotion influence decision making and do we make worse decisions as we get older?

  29. Exchanges at the Frontier: 22Feb14 - Iain Couzin

    Why do locusts swarm? How do ants manage their traffic flow so much better than Iain...

  30. Exchanges at the Frontier: 15Feb14 - Henry Markram

    Henry Markram has received the biggest personal grant in the history of science.C.

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