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Finders Keepers: Icons and empire

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Finders Keepers: A photograph, a pipe and a skull

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Can Germany Save the World?: Stepping up on the world stage

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Can Germany Save the World?: Building a post-Covid society

105

Can Germany Save the World?: Mutti and her crisis management

106

Climate Wars: Central and Northern America

107

Climate Wars: The Sahel

108

Climate Wars: The new Cold War

109

Climate Wars: Water conflicts

110

Climate Wars: Darfur

111

The senses: Synaesthesia: When senses merge

112

The senses: Smell and taste

113

The senses: Hearing

114

The senses: Vision

115

The senses: Touch

116

Rethinking: The pandemic that changed the world

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Remedies: The pandemic that changed the world

118

Reasons: The pandemic that changed the world

119

Window on the universe

120

Tech companies and free speech

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Journalists: Free speech v personal safety

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Blasphemy or free speech?

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Freedom of speech in universities: Who draws the line?

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Courts and the right to free speech

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What is the secret to a longer life?

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Is height all in the mind?

127

How modern life affects our sleep

128

Poland: Men and gender relations

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Poland: Women

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Mexico City: Men

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Mexico City: Women

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Chinese Dreams: India

133

Chinese Dreams: Kenya

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Chinese Dreams: Canada

135

Chinese Dreams: Indonesia

136

Chinese Dreams: Australia

137

Chinese Dreams: The preview

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The Kids are Alright: Tackling violence

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The Kids are Alright: Opportunity

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The Kids are Alright: Environment

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The Cold War Legacy: Angola

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My Perfect City: Oslo

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The Cold War Legacy: India

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The Cold War Legacy: Indonesia

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The Cold War Legacy: Brazil

146

The Cold War Legacy: Czechoslovakia

147

Dominion: The animals and the poets

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Dominion: The animals and the philosophers

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Dominion: The animals and the linguists

150

Dominion: The animals and the lawyers

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Media Front: USA

152

Media Front: Ukraine

153

Media Front: Philippines

154

Media Front: India - The future of journalism

155

Ground Shift: Sustainability and the millennial farmers

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Ground Shift: Scale and modern farming models

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Ground Shift: Digital technology and rural communities

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Ground Shift: Survival for millennial farmers

159

China: The start of the Silk Road

160

Cambodia: New riches on the coast

161

Kazakhstan: A port in the sand

162

Raha: The joy of the train

163

How modern living is changing our faces

164

How modern life is changing our backs

165

How modern life is changing our feet

166

Medellin, Colombia: Slums and urban regeneration

167

Knife crime: Glasgow, Scotland

168

Participatory budgeting: Paris, France

169

The 24-hour city: London, UK

170

The smart city: Seoul, South Korea

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The green city: San Francisco, USA

172

The History of Wastefulness: The Tipping Point

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The History of Wastefulness: Rubbish Through the Ages

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Making a Difference

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The History of Wastefulness: Today’s Trash Challenge

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The Sun, Our Star: Health and beauty

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The Sun, Our Star: Space weather

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The Sun, Our Star: Ancient sun

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The Sun, Our Star: Energy

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The Sun, Our Star

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The Great Unravelling: Trade and China

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The Great Unravelling: Trade and Trump

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The Great Unravelling: Self Determination

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The Great Unravelling: War

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The Great Unravelling: Human Rights

186

After the Crash: The Future

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After the Crash: Rethinking Economics

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After the Crash: Power Shift

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After the Crash: Austerity and Consequences

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After the Crash: Authority and Trust

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Sounds of the forest

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The sounds of the Lofoten Islands

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The sounds of the Namib Desert

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The sounds of the Maasai Mara

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Antibiotics

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Flesh is Weak, so Upgrade

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Who Owns Your Data?

198

Work

199

Robots

200

Too Much English?