Are we too scared of nuclear energy?

Why we fear nuclear radiation

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When a work colleague dies

How companies and staff deal with death at work

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Can our planet afford meat?

The battle between the world's biggest meat producers could be exhausting the earth

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A lesson in pioneering education

We look at the disruptive models of educating young minds across the globe

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Gas-powered politics

How the US fracking revolution is changing geopolitics

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A global gig economy

Are freelancing platforms threatening worker's rights?

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Sunscreen under the microscope

One dermatologist argues sunscreen isn’t always a good idea.

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Vanuatu's missing women

What are the consequences of the country having no female MPs?

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The smart home hype

Has technology really made our homes better?

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How to be ambitious

Is it good or bad to be ambitious? And what do you do with it if you've got it?

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A Brexit game of chicken

Is the UK's government really serious about a 'no-deal' Brexit?

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Radical toilets

What can music festivals teach us about toilet technology?

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Vanuatu's sacred drink

Could the traditional beverage known as kava boost Vanuatu's struggling economy?

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Should workers be offered unlimited paid leave?

Some employers are letting their workers take as much time off as they like.

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Has 3D printing met the hype?

Are we any closer to the new industrial revolution promised a few years ago?

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Are stock buybacks a corporate scam?

When corporations buy back shares is it for the good of the economy, or themselves?

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Helping Africa feed itself

Supporting Africa's homegrown food-growing capacity

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The singing president who disappeared

Turkmenistan's president mysteriously vanishes, while his country faces economic crisis

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Ecommerce in Africa - still finding its way

Will online retailers overcome a lack of infrastructure and trust to conquer Africa?

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The challenges facing Syrian refugees in Turkey

Are Syrians now paying the price of Turkey's economic slowdown?

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Why not buy Greenland?

What Trump's shock proposal tells us about sovereignty and Arctic geopolitics

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How can women take charge of their finances?

Is the wealth management industry still too geared towards male clients?

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Dying for insulin in the USA

Why do American diabetics have to pay so much for this life-saving drug?

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Can we trust Rwanda's data?

Dodgy statistics and aid money in Africa

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Hollywood vs Netflix

How are movie producers making money in the age of online streaming?

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Air pollution gets personal

Can a greater understanding of how poor air quality harms us help us tackle this problem?

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The hipster company that wants to save the world

Is WeWork an exciting new tech firm, or just an over-priced office rental business?

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Brand Britain and Brexit

What the rest of the world makes of the UK's Brexit crisis

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Can technology read minds?

The business of brain data

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The world is running out of sand

A global construction boom is fuelling an illegal trade in sand used to make concrete

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Tackling the male fertility crisis

Tech start-ups are finally giving attention to the steady global decline in sperm counts

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Going after Google

US state authorities fear the search giant has too much power over what we buy

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The cannabidiol craze

The cannabis extract is finding its way into soaps and cosmetics, but is it just a fad?

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The cost of sending money home

Why it's time to start paying attention to the global remittances industry

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Africa's mobile credit revolution

Will the roll out of online lending stimulate economic boom or just a credit binge?

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Whom should the corporation serve?

Should shareholders come first? Or employees, customers, and society in general?

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Trading tinned fish and powdered milk

How economies spring up in extreme places from refugee camps to prisons

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Robot race cars and AI

What robots driving cars can tell us about artificial intelligence.

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The future of Facebook

What next for the social media giant?

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Climate Action: Greta Thunberg's mission

The teen activist on how she aims to get governments to take action on climate change

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Climate Action: Uninhabitable Earth

Just how bad will it get if the world fails to get to grips with climate change?

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Climate Action: The moral imperative

What is our ethical duty to eliminate carbon emissions?

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Climate Action: Should we plant more trees?

Is reforestation the best way to tackle climate change?

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WeWork and the cult of the CEO

How WeWork's Adam Neumann lost his job

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Brexit and the currency speculators

Some traders are betting on the UK crashing out of the EU without a divorce agreement

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The onward march of Chinese debt

Is the rapid build up of credit a threat to China's economic wellbeing?

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The search for sustainable fabric

Cotton needs gallons of water, polyester comes from oil. Could mushrooms hold the answer?

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The right to repair

Why is it so hard to fix your own things?

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End of the road for US truckers?

Truck drivers and the robots that could replace them

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The George Soros conspiracy

Why one financier is the target of a global conspiracy theory

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Choose your own pay

What happens when a company lets its employees decide what their salaries should be?

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Why whistleblowers need protection

The EU grants new legal rights to those reporting corporate and government misbehaviour

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Losing your mind at work

Handling mental health in the workplace

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The vaping scare and big tobacco

Why health concerns over vaping is bad for cigarette companies

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How to be angry

From hotheads to curmudgeons, is anger bad for business or can we put it to good use?

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Is the West really meritocratic?

US academic and author Daniel Markovits argues that meritocracy fuels inequality

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How China slam-dunked the NBA

Does the bust-up mean China is falling out of love with US basketball - and US business?

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Concrete's dirty secret

Cement and concrete have one of the biggest carbon footprints of any industry

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Is the sun setting on Saudi oil?

Is Aramco finalising a much-delayed IPO just as markets are losing faith in fossil fuels?

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The business case for sleep

How lack of sleep is damaging productivity

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Bringing Uber back to Earth

Investors are losing faith in fast growth and disruption, and want to see actual profits

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What is the Green New Deal?

The plan to transform the economy and solve climate change has taken off in Washington DC

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Industry awards - worth the effort?

Does coming second still boost the bottom line? We ask some runners-up

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A meatless future?

The California companies racing to replace the meat we eat

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Goodbye Super Mario

A changing of the guard at the European Central Bank

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Can airlines pivot fully to biofuels?

Pressure is growing on airlines to turn to more renewable sources of fuel

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The diverse economy of the Lone Star State

Texas has long been known for oil but the state is pushing into tech and renewable energy

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The cancer scammers

How social media is being used to target cancer patients with fake cures

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Tweaking your face

How social media is fueling the modern cosmetic surgery industry

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A hydro-powered Bitcoin boom in Georgia

How hydroelectric dams are powering cryptocurrency mining on the eastern edge of Europe

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The world's youngest Nobel-winning economist

Esther Duflo discusses her work on the economics of poverty

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The Cambridge Analytica whistleblower

Brittany Kaiser says our data can still be abused to manipulate the way we vote

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Make me an influencer

How hard is it to make money on Instagram?

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Fake me an influencer

The murky world of fake Instagram followers, fake comments, fake likes

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Who wants to be a billionaire?

Should the richest be taxed out of existence?

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The billionaires who want to pay more tax

Two of America's billionaires explain why they should be forced to contribute more

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The ethics of AI

One of the world's top thinkers on artificial intelligence says why we should be cautious

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Quantum computers: What are they good for?

Google has claimed a breakthrough in quantum computing, but what might it actually do?

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Live long and prosper?

The longevity industry aims to let us all become healthy, active centenarians

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The scramble for Nollywood

The international companies investing in Nigerian cinema

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Africa's tech hub explosion

What impact has it had on the continent's tech startup scene?

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The fight over the Parthenon Marbles

How Greece hopes to regain the ancient sculptures from the British Museum

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Mental health in Africa

One of the continent's most neglected issues is finally getting some attention

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Why Americans are loving trade unions again

US public support for trade unions is at its highest for years

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Cryptocurrency's new frontier

Cryptocurrency mining is booming across parts of the former Soviet Union

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What happened to austerity?

Do promises of increased government spending in the UK mean the end of benefits cuts?

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How to change your career

A criminal turned athlete and a journalist turned teacher on the art of the career switch

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The sea they plan to cover in turbines

Offshore wind power is about to hit the big time in northern Europe

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Meetings, meetings everywhere...

Meetings are the bane of many an office worker's life, so why are we having more of them?

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China moves from imitator to innovator

Chinese tech giants are gaining ground, but can they truly go global?

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Hidden art

Why the owners of movies and artworks don't want you to see them

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Taking football global

The pitfalls when soccer tries to break into the US and Asian markets

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How 'cheap' English is conquering the world

English language has become a basic skill that kids are picking up in surprising places

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A machine to break down all language barriers

The technology developers say can immediately translate any language into any other

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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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