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'Like' button
Are we addicted to getting 'likes' on social media?
Dwarf wheat
Feeding a hungry world 鈥� how Norman Borlaug used genetics to tackle predicted famines
Pornography
Did pornography help develop the internet?
Recycling
Could recycling save cash, as well as the planet?
Spreadsheet
How a grid on a computer screen gives us a glimpse of the future of automation
Brick
The humble brick has housed us for thousands of years - will it endure?
Mail order catalogue
How the Montgomery Ward shopping catalogue transformed the middle-class way of life
Bicycle
Has the bicycle had its day, or is it a technology whose best years lie ahead?
QWERTY
From the early typewriters, the QWERTY keyboard layout has stood the test of time
Bonus 4: Woodpecker and black box
The last bonus ep of #30Animals. For more, search for 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
