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Is the Knowledge Factory Broken?

Dodgy data, contradictory findings, perverse incentives 鈥� the challenges facing academia

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What Does the Saudi Crown Prince Want?

He has pushed through reforms but some fear there is a darker desire driving the ruler

• 23 mins

Why Doesn鈥檛 Apple Pay More Tax?

Examining claims that the world鈥檚 most profitable company is aggressively dodging tax

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What Would an Iran-Saudi Arabia War Look Like?

Tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia are at an unprecedented level

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Are We Missing a Bigger Opioid Crisis?

While the US suffers an overdose epidemic, most of the world misses out on painkillers

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How Powerful is Facebook's Algorithm?

What does Facebook鈥檚 computer code do with the data we give it?

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How Do We Rule The Universe?

Governing moon miners, asteroid hunters and space junk

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North Korea deep dive

Nuclear ambitions and a war of words, a deep dive into the North Korea crisis

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What鈥檚 The Point Of Bitcoin?

Making sense of the digital currency and the ideology of its founders, fans and future

• 23 mins

Is Zero Tolerance the Right Approach for FGM?

Some experts are questioning the international campaign against Female Genital Mutilation

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What is IS doing in the Philippines?

In 2017 the black flag of the Islamic State group flew over the city of Marawi

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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?

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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

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How Did We Get Hooked on Plastic?

The story of how the search for a material to replace ivory changed our lives forever

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Why Are the Taliban So Resilient?

The insurgent group鈥檚 influence is extending across Afghanistan

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Why is Cape Town Running Out of Water?

Cape Town could run out of water by June. What went wrong?

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How Do You Close The Gender Pay Gap?

Women earn less than men in every country in the world

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What Happens When a Cyber-attack Strikes?

We tell the story of the most damaging cyber attack in history

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Is Facebook in Trouble?

Fake news, hate speech, users logging off - does Facebook need fixing?

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What鈥檚 Happening to IS Fighters Now?

From courtrooms and prisons to rehab centres and martial arts training

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Have We Always Felt This Tired?

The past, present and possible future story of human sleep.

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Is Plastic Doomed?

The tide of public opinion is turning on plastic

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How Do Dictators Survive So Long?

What鈥檚 in the dictators鈥� survival guide?

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How Did China Ban Ivory?

The story of how China ended its love affair with white gold.

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Are Nerve Agents Out of Control?

Banned over 20 years ago, how do we explain recent attacks?

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What鈥檚 Killing Black American Babies?

Black infants are twice as likely to die in their first year as white infants.

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What鈥檚 the Real Difference Between the Sexes?

What is there to learn about men and women from people who鈥檝e lived as both?

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Trump and Kim: Can They Close the Deal?

Top tips from peacemakers who have brokered some of the world鈥檚 most unlikely pacts

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What Makes a Revolution Successful?

The factors that need to come together for a successful revolution in the modern world

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Is North Korea Broke?

This isolated economy is showing signs of life that might surprise you.

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