Why Do Mexicans Drink So Much Soda?

Mexicans are among the world’s biggest soda consumers, and it’s affecting their health

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What Happened To Al-Qaeda?

Charting the fortunes of the group that once led the global jihadist movement

• 23 mins

Do We Have Enough Genders?

Gender identity is considered more fluid than ever

• 23 mins

What Kind of Person Becomes a Violent Jihadi?

The search for a 'terrorist type' and understanding people who kill for their beliefs

• 23 mins

Should We Give Homeless People Homes?

How the city of Medicine Hat in Canada, gave every person living in the streets a home

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What Happened to the European Dream?

The search for the vision that inspired the European project's founders

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What's Killing White American Women?

The mysterious case of rising death rates in the world's richest country

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How will Virtual Reality Change our Lives?

VR is finally a reality, and could affect everything from gaming to psychology

• 23 mins

Would A New International Convention Help Refugees?

The case for rethinking the 1951 UN Refugee Convention to deal with today's crisis

• 23 mins

Are we Fighting Cancer the Right Way?

The World Health Organisation says cancer rates around the world are rising fast

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Why Can't Egypt Stop FGM?

FGM is more common in Egypt than anywhere else in the world

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Are We Really About to End World Poverty?

The UN thinks ending extreme poverty is within our grasp

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Why Do So Many People Dislike Hillary?

How the US presidential frontrunner got to be so unpopular

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Can the EU Survive?

The fate of the European Union without Britain

• 23 mins

Can You Make Bankers Behave Better?

Exploring how individual bankers might be nudged into better and safer choices

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Can Trump Win?

Evaluating Donald Trump’s chances of taking the White House

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Is Brexit Inevitable?

Britain’s PM says “Brexit means Brexit”. But some have suggested it might never happen

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Can Colombia Reintegrate the Farc?

How to bring thousands of jungle fighters into society after 50 years of conflict

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How Did we Save the Ozone Layer?

How scientists, campaigners, business and government came together to avert disaster

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Has Russia Won In Ukraine?

President Putin’s short term gains may come at a cost

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Why Don’t Cities Want The Olympics?

The number of cities bidding to host the Olympic Games is falling

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Would Donald Trump Be a Dangerous President?

Fifty US security officials have said Trump “would be a dangerous president”

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Is Retirement Over?

People are living longer, but not saving enough for their old age.

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Can Coral Reefs Survive?

As sea temperatures rise, coral reefs are in decline

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What’s the Point of Lotteries?

National lotteries exist all over the world. What are they for?

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Who Wins in a Cashless Economy?

The trend away from cash is gathering momentum across the world

• 23 mins

Is Islamic State Finished?

Islamic State is on the run in Syria and Iraq.

• 23 mins

Why are 10,000 Children Missing in Europe?

Migrant children are going missing after landing on Europe's shores at an alarming rate

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Can a Corrupt Country Get Clean?

How the small country of Georgia kicked out corruption, but with drastic measures

• 23 mins

How Did We Mess up Antibiotics?

We are moving towards a world where antibiotics no longer work.

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