Abortion in America

Abortion in America: Kentucky

In Kentucky a legal case is under way aimed at closing the last clinic for abortions

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Abortion in America

Abortion in America: Washington

In the US Supreme Court nine judges hear the latest major abortion case

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The Future of English

From Language to Algorithm

How is the 21st Century transforming English - the world’s most widely used language?

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The Future of English

Dialects and Evolution

How is the 21st Century transforming English - the world’s most widely used language

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The Future of English

Changing British English

Have you used the words antwacky, jarg and squinny recently?

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The Future of English

Too Much English?

Will English continue to dominate or decline, diminish cultures or enrich them?

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Futureproof Yourself

Robots

Practical advice on how to stop yourself going out of date

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Futureproof Yourself

Antibiotics

How can we prepare against antibiotic resistant diseases in the future?

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Futureproof Yourself

Work

Can we all continue to be gainfully employed for years to come?

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Futureproof Yourself

Who Owns Your Data?

How companies amass data about you and how to win the data race against tech companies

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Futureproof Yourself

Flesh is Weak, so Upgrade

How do we hack our own biology to counteract the effects of ageing, pain and ill health?

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Living with Nature

The sounds of the Maasai Mara

A sonic journey through the plains of the Maasai Mara in Africa

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Living with Nature

The sounds of the Namib Desert

Life in the Namib Desert from the solo notes of birds at dawn to the wind at night

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Living with Nature

The sounds of the Lofoten Islands

Glacial streams, the wind and the cry of ravens are familiar sounds of Lofoten islands

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Living with Nature

Sounds of the forest

What is the relationship between sound, the forest and the people in India?

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After the Crash

After the Crash: Authority and Trust

How did the 2008 financial crisis affect our trust in authorities and experts?

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After the Crash

After the Crash: Austerity and Consequences

Did Governments’ handling of the 2008 financial crisis make things better or worse?

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After the Crash

After the Crash: Power Shift

How the 2008 financial crisis led to a shift in power from West to East

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After the Crash

After the Crash: Rethinking Economics

How should economists rethink their ideas to better spot financial dangers in the future?

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After the Crash

After the Crash: The Future

Ian Goldin examines how the 2008 financial crisis has changed the world

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The Great Unravelling

The Great Unravelling: Human Rights

Is the world order that was forged after WW2 unravelling?

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The Great Unravelling

The Great Unravelling: War

Will new forms of war present even more of a challenge to the world order?

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The Great Unravelling

The Great Unravelling: Self Determination

What does the principle of self-determination mean in 2018?

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The Great Unravelling

The Great Unravelling: Trade and Trump

Could President Trump’s trade wars break the World Trade Organisation?

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The Great Unravelling

The Great Unravelling: Trade and China

Could China break the World Trade Organisation?

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The Sun, Our Star

It's the source and sustainer of all life on Earth, but what do we really know about it?

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The Sun, Our Star

The Sun, Our Star: Energy

How much energy can we get from the Sun?

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The Sun, Our Star

The Sun, Our Star: Ancient sun

How the Sun’s light and heat inspired rituals dating back to the earliest humans

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The Sun, Our Star

The Sun, Our Star: Space weather

What effect could solar winds have on life on Earth?

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The Sun, Our Star

The Sun, Our Star: Health and beauty

What does being deprived of sunlight do to you?

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