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US drug companies and the NHS

Is Britain's health service really up for sale?

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Delivering in the gig economy

How online shopping is fuelling insecure work for delivery drivers

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Surviving the surveillance state

How facial recognition works, how it's spreading everywhere, and how it can be fooled

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Old city v new city

Should we conserve historic neighbourhoods when new homes are desperately needed?

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The death of expertise

Why do so many people think they know best? Is it putting dolts in charge of government?

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Brexit: What happens next?

Three experts on the next steps for Boris Johnson, Britain and the EU

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When women aren't counted

Gender bias in data collection

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Have you paid your taxes?

Tax evasion is rife, from Bolivia to Greece, but are we taxing the wrong things?

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Our digital afterlife

What happens to your online presence when you die?

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How 24/7 life is rewiring our brains

A group of artists look at how our modern hyper-connected lives are affecting our sleep

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Smart cities: How Barcelona learned to listen

Smart sensors can improve citizens' lives, especially when residents are put in charge

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Smart cities: Big Data's watching you

From Shenzhen to Toronto, city streets are becoming a valuable source of big data

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Will flying taxis ever take off?

Will giant drones one day ferry us all through the heavens all on our way to work?

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Hack my brain

Facebook and Elon Musk are among those investigating brain probes for mind reading

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Are friends electric?

When will artificial intelligence be capable of providing intelligent conversation?

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Reinventing capitalism

Can corporations change to prioritise society and the environment over profit?

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Phosphates and the disputed corner of north-west Africa

Morocco dominates phosphate fertilisers thanks to its disputed control of Western Sahara

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Rights of nature

If nature had the same legal status as humans, would it be better protected?

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The workplace re-imagined

Can workplaces be designed to make you want to come to the office?

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LA's housing crisis

LA's housing crisis is pushing city dwellers to the limit

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The US and China in 2020

How the battle of the superpowers might unfold this year

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Uber and Lyft vs California

A battle is looming over the future of the gig economy

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North Korea: Suffering under sanctions?

Are the toughest economic sanctions in the world actually having any effect?

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OK Boomer...

Can鈥檛 save/won鈥檛 save? The raw financial deal facing millennials and generation Z.

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Brand Meghan and Harry

Royal brands and the value of the monarchy

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The next big thing

How easy is it to predict where tech will take us in the next decade?

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The power-hungry internet

Why our growing use of technology is a threat to the planet

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Where has all the good soil gone?

How soil degradation is reducing crop yields and adding to climate change

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Microworkers teaching robots

How the rise of 'microwork' is helping develop artificial intelligence

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Insomnia and the smartphone

Modern tech is accused of interfering with our sleep, but could an app provide the cure?

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