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Is Privacy Dead?
Can we protect our privacy in the digital age?
Can We Teach Robots Ethics?
From driverless cars to "carebots", machines are entering the realm of right and wrong.
Is the Pope Catholic?
Inside the fierce debate dividing the Roman Catholic Church
How Do You End A Civil War?
Why internal conflicts end and what it might mean for Syria.
How Powerful is Iran鈥檚 Revolutionary Guard?
The growth and reach of a group labelled a 鈥榯error force鈥 by President Trump
Is the Knowledge Factory Broken?
Dodgy data, contradictory findings, perverse incentives 鈥 the challenges facing academia
What Does the Saudi Crown Prince Want?
He has pushed through reforms but some fear there is a darker desire driving the ruler
Why Doesn鈥檛 Apple Pay More Tax?
Examining claims that the world鈥檚 most profitable company is aggressively dodging tax
What Would an Iran-Saudi Arabia War Look Like?
Tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia are at an unprecedented level
Are We Missing a Bigger Opioid Crisis?
While the US suffers an overdose epidemic, most of the world misses out on painkillers
How Powerful is Facebook's Algorithm?
What does Facebook鈥檚 computer code do with the data we give it?
How Do We Rule The Universe?
Governing moon miners, asteroid hunters and space junk
North Korea deep dive
Nuclear ambitions and a war of words, a deep dive into the North Korea crisis
What鈥檚 The Point Of Bitcoin?
Making sense of the digital currency and the ideology of its founders, fans and future
Is Zero Tolerance the Right Approach for FGM?
Some experts are questioning the international campaign against Female Genital Mutilation
What is IS doing in the Philippines?
In 2017 the black flag of the Islamic State group flew over the city of Marawi
What鈥檚 the Greatest Threat to Poland?
The EU鈥檚 triggered the 鈥榥uclear option鈥 against Poland, is something bigger at stake?
What Does China Want in the South China Sea?
The South China Sea's hotly contested waters could be a flashpoint for conflict in 2018
How Did We Get Hooked on Plastic?
The story of how the search for a material to replace ivory changed our lives forever
Why Are the Taliban So Resilient?
The insurgent group鈥檚 influence is extending across Afghanistan
Why is Cape Town Running Out of Water?
Cape Town could run out of water by June. What went wrong?
How Do You Close The Gender Pay Gap?
Women earn less than men in every country in the world
What Happens When a Cyber-attack Strikes?
We tell the story of the most damaging cyber attack in history
Is Facebook in Trouble?
Fake news, hate speech, users logging off - does Facebook need fixing?
What鈥檚 Happening to IS Fighters Now?
From courtrooms and prisons to rehab centres and martial arts training
Have We Always Felt This Tired?
The past, present and possible future story of human sleep.
Is Plastic Doomed?
The tide of public opinion is turning on plastic
How Do Dictators Survive So Long?
What鈥檚 in the dictators鈥 survival guide?
How Did China Ban Ivory?
The story of how China ended its love affair with white gold.
Are Nerve Agents Out of Control?
Banned over 20 years ago, how do we explain recent attacks?
What鈥檚 Killing Black American Babies?
Black infants are twice as likely to die in their first year as white infants.