The evolution of teenagers
The evolution of teenagers
In some ways the 21st century is a very unusual time when it comes to adolescence - a study in the US found that teenage... Read more
15 Jul 2023
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Global mass tourism
Global mass tourism
From Bhutan to The Bahamas and Iceland to Indonesia, mass tourism has grown at an unprecedented rate over the last few d... Read more
17 Jun 2023
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A deep dive into deepfakes
A deep dive into deepfakes
Are we in a new age of information warfare? The technology to create deepfakes has progressed steadily over the past dec... Read more
20 May 2023
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How the mobile phone changed everything
How the mobile phone changed everything
When telecoms engineer Martin Cooper first chatted in public on a mobile phone 50 years ago few would have predicted tha... Read more
15 Apr 2023
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48mins
The submarine: Stealth machine
The submarine: Stealth machine
Given the submarine's importance to many of the world's navies, it's perhaps surprising to learn that for many years it ... Read more
13 Apr 2023
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39mins
Hazel Scott: Jazz star and barrier breaker
Hazel Scott: Jazz star and barrier breaker
A child prodigy on the piano, then a glamorous jazz and popular music entertainer, a civil rights campaigner and the fir... Read more
6 Apr 2023
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The bittersweet tale of cocoa
The bittersweet tale of cocoa
Do you like cocoa? You are in good company: in South and Central America people have been enjoying the fruit of the caca... Read more
30 Mar 2023
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39mins
The dam builders
The dam builders
The Hoover Dam in the US, the Aswan Dam in Egypt and the recently opened, and sumptuously named, Grand Ethiopian Renaiss... Read more
23 Mar 2023
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Alexander the Great or not so great?
Alexander the Great or not so great?
From Persia to India to Greece – they called him The Great – that is Alexander the Great. Also known as Alexander III of... Read more
16 Mar 2023
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Rituals: Our anchors in a changing world
Rituals: Our anchors in a changing world
From coronations to cup finals, many of us love a big event, a ceremony with age-old observances. Indeed rituals, whethe... Read more
9 Mar 2023
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48mins