How Powerful is Facebook's Algorithm?
There is a place on the internet where almost two billion of us regularly go – many of us, every day. Facebook: the social network which Mark Zuckerberg started in his university dorm room and which h...
14 Joulu 201723min
Are We Missing a Bigger Opioid Crisis?
Forty-two Americans die every day from an overdose involving painkilling prescription opioids. President Donald Trump recently declared the US opioid epidemic a national public health emergency. Yet i...
7 Joulu 201724min
What Would an Iran-Saudi Arabia War Look Like?
Missiles, fighter jets and mines waiting on the sea bed - war games in the gulf. Tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia is at an unprecedented level since a missile was intercepted over Saudi Arabia’s ...
30 Marras 201724min
Why Doesn’t Apple Pay More Tax?
The world’s most profitable company is accused of aggressively dodging tax. Leaked documents in the Paradise Papers show Apple moved hundreds of billions of dollars in untaxed foreign profits to Jerse...
23 Marras 201723min
What Does the Saudi Crown Prince Want?
He’s pushed through reforms but some fear there is a darker desire driving the ruler. In one night, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman arrested over a dozen Princes and government ministers on corruptio...
16 Marras 201723min
Is the Knowledge Factory Broken?
Academic research stands accused of turning a blind eye to dodgy data, failing to reconcile contradictory findings and valuing money over knowledge. We examine the criticisms, which go the very heart ...
9 Marras 201722min
How Powerful is Iran’s Revolutionary Guard?
The growth and reach of a group labelled a ‘terror force’ by President Trump. On 13 October President Trump announced new sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp for supporting terro...
2 Marras 201723min
How Do You End A Civil War?
Why internal conflicts end and what it might mean for Syria. The war in Syria is in its seventh year and there are few signs that an end is in sight. Yet over the years, other seemingly intractable ci...
26 Loka 201723min
