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How Not to Save the World

Is "voluntourism" actually doing more harm than good at developing world orphanages?

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The Internet: Welcome to Creepsville

It's easy for anyone, from criminals to stalkers, to dig up your personal data online

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The Mug that Stood Up to the Mailman

How "Mighty Mug" got Donald Trump to threaten to pull out of the global postal system

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Billion-Dollar Eels

Why smuggling one species of fish from Europe to Asia is a billion-dollar business

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Doing Business amid Brexit Chaos

Businesses are getting exasperated by the uncertainty over the UK's departure from the EU

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How to Be Uncertain

An economist, psychoanalyst, soldier and statistician on how to survive uncertain times

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Young, Gifted and Black

Racism persists in the workplace, and threatens to blight another generation of talent

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Bangalore: India's Silicon Valley?

The people vying for success in India's tech startup scene

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Robots and Video Games for Old People

How technology can help look after an ageing population

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DR Congo and Electric Cars

How elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo could impact a global industry

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Huawei: Who are they?

Is the company a front for Chinese espionage or just the victim of geopolitics?

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Modern Love in India

Are dating apps like Tinder speeding up the decline of the arranged marriage in India?

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Inhaling in LA

Will legal cannabis and smart scooters transform the smoggy air that Angelenos breathe?

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Spice Islands & Slavery

The history of the spice trade, from Zanzibar to India, and the human misery behind it

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Russian Money, Cypriot Haven

Known as a mecca for Russian money laundering, Cyprus is trying to clean up its act

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The Housing Crisis that Never Went Away

Some US cities have still not recovered from the 2008 property meltdown

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Africa's Missing Maps

What role can businesses play in filling Africa's cartographical gaps?

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Bottoms Up!

How whisky became the world's favourite tipple

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Can't Get No Sleep

Had a late night? Well here's a programme about insomnia

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The Electric Robotaxi Dream

Will we all be using self-driving taxi apps by 2030, or is this pure fantasy?

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The Outlook for 2019

Jeffrey Sachs, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Mohamed El-Erian discuss the year ahead

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Loneliness at Work

Is it an ‘epidemic’ that business needs to tackle?

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The Firm Where Everyone Has Autism

Jane Wakefield visits a software company which exclusively uses autistic employees

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A Dog's Life? Yes please!

The global pet food industry is predicted to be worth nearly $100 billion by 2022

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The Housing Disruptors

Can factory-made homes solve global housing shortages?

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Our Hilarious Universe

Revenge of the nerds - how comedians are helping explain the world of science and tech

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The Consequences of China Cyber Espionage

Did China steal the plans for its military hardware? And what is the US doing about it?

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Making the Desert Bloom

Can salt-water plants save the world from climate change?

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Making The Desert Bloom

Can salt-water plants save the world from climate change?

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Decarbonising the Atmosphere

Removing CO2 from the air is technologically feasible, but is it commercially viable?

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