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The Inquiry: How Much Inequality Is too Much?
Jared Bernstein says too much inequality is bad for America’s economy
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More or Less: Nigerian Economy
Tim Harford looks back at some of the most interesting numbers of 2015.
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BBC Trending: Body Image Trends
The social media conversations challenging how our bodies are perceived.
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From Our Own Correspondent: Big Divides in the Big Apple
As income inequality rises, both rich and poor face housing dilemmas in New York City
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The Inquiry: Should We Solar Panel the Sahara?
Nuclear physicist Gerhard Knies explains his startlingly simple idea.
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The Why Factor: Group Thinking
Mike Williams asks why we succumb to "Groupthink" and how to avoid being part of a crowd.
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BBC Trending: Hashtag of the Year - #thedress
Was discussing the colour of a dress a huge waste of time? Scientists think not.
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The Inquiry: How Will a Population Boom Change Africa?
Hans Rosling says the doubling of Africa’s population could be a good news story
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More or Less: How Many Stormtroopers Are There?
Are Star Wars’ Stormtroopers the biggest secret army on Earth?
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BBC Trending: The ‘Fat Ibo Lady’ Instagram Agony Aunt
Ziya'atulhaqq Usman Tahir runs an Instagram account that helps solve people’s problems.
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From Our Own Correspondent: The Fellowship of the Ring
How Tim Butcher recovered a buried family treasure from a South African beach
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The Inquiry: Is Saudi to Blame for ‘IS’?
How did Saudi Arabia's strict version of Islam become so entwined with its politics?
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The Why Factor: Why do we wear Skirts?
Author Jung Chang explains how the skirt was dangerous during the cultural revolution
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BBC Trending: Does College ‘Party’ App Yeti Encourage Criminal Behaviour?
An alleged sexual assault has emerged on the Yeti app. But what is it, how does it work?
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From Our Own Correspondent: The FN's recipe for France
A Front National mayor beautifies his town - but what are his real views on the nation?
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The Inquiry: Should Governments Drop Money Out of Helicopters?
Adair Turner says it’s time to try something radical to boost economic growth.
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More or Less: Climate Change
Did climate change contribute to the war in Syria?
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BBC Trending: Calling Out the Trolls
A man has been fired after being called out for posting misogynistic abuse on Facebook.
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From Our Own Correspondent: Bleak in Berlin
Chris Haslam sizes up the prospects for one Syrian refugee family who made it to Germany
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Inquiry
A chance to hear extracts from some of our most thought provoking broadcasts.
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The Why Factor: Why do we wear Suits?
The suit, it’s survived for the three centuries. But what’s its appeal?
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BBC Trending: Will Russians Stop Holidaying in Turkey?
What’s behind the outcry on Russian social media, calling citizens not to visit Turkey?
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BBC Trending: Being White In Taiwan
What does a video of an Englishman being racially abused tell us about life in Taiwan?
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From Our Own Correspondent: Talking Shop with Poland's Grocers
Alex Duval Smith weighs up the economic and political future in Warsaw
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The Inquiry: Have we Underestimated Plants?
An exploration of what plants can do – and what we can learn from them.
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The Why Factor: Why are More and More Children seeing a Tutor?
What impact does private tutoring have on education?
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BBC Trending: Being ‘Black on Campus’
Students share their experience of being ‘Black on Campus’.
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From Our Own Correspondent: Mysteries of Mali
How can a UN mission tell bandit from terrorist in the Sahara and defeat Mali's jihadis?
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The Inquiry: Is it too Late to Save Syria’s Antiquities?
The threat to Syria’s cultural heritage from years of war.
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More or Less: China’s One Child Policy
As China ends its one child policy what has been its impact? Ruth Alexander investigates.
