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The Next Crash
What could cause a future financial crash? Ian Goldin investigates.
The Trumped Republicans
Republican insider Ron Christie on how Donald Trump's presidency has changed his party.
America's Friends
Jim Naughtie examines what the Trump presidency means for America's old European allies.
The War for Normal
How influencers are trying - and succeeding - in changing our world views
Do children of married parents do better?
Does being born to non-married parents affect a child's prospects in life?
Conspiracy Politics
Are we living in a golden age of political conspiracy theories?
Fair Exchange?
Does a falling currency help or harm the economy?
Irish Questions
Have British politics been more shaped by Irish history than most MPs are ready to admit?
Deliberative Democracy
Could assemblies of ordinary citizens help heal our political divides?
Will humans survive the century?
What is the chance of the human race surviving the 21st century?
Are we heading for a mass extinction?
Will human actions result in the demise of huge numbers of other species?
Will China and America go to war?
Will competition between China and the United States inevitably lead to military conflict?
Love Island, dating apps and the politics of desire
Shahidha Bari explores the changing landscape of modern love.
Maintenance
Why better maintenance is one of the most urgent and creative challenges we face.
The Real Gender Pay Gap
Women are paid less than men and do more unpaid work. What's going on and can we fix it?
Green technology and early adoption
Simon Jack investigates whether the UK should be an early adopter of green technology.
Can computer profiles cut crime?
Can computer algorithms predict and even prevent future crime?
Understanding the risks of terrorism
How should the authorities, MI5 and the public perceive and respond to the threat?
The Forgotten Half
Why is the further education of young people who don't go to university so neglected?
Going the way of the dodo? The decline of Britain's two main parties.
Are Britain's two main political parties now in terminal decline?
A shorter working week
What happened to the dream of working less? Sonia Sodha investigates the four-day week.
Whiteness
Do white people need to think more about their race?
The Problem with Boys
The reverse gender gap: why boys are failing at school and what can be done about it.
A question of artefacts
How should museums deal with contentious legacies?
The New Censorship
How censorship works in our information age.
State Aid: Brexit, Bailouts and Corporate Bonanzas
Do the EU's state aid rules hold the UK back from having a more active industrial policy?
Can I Change Your Mind?
Margaret Heffernan challenges a view that polarisation means we do not change our minds.
The uses and misuses of history in politics
How well do our politicians understand British history?
NATO at 70
NATO won the first Cold War, but could it lose the second?
Get woke or go broke?
Are businesses serious about getting woke or is it old capitalism with new lipstick on?
The NHS, AI and Our Data
Will a combination of data and artificial intelligence transform the future of the NHS?