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The Inquiry Episodes

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    Can We Eat Our Way Out Of Climate Change?

    Changing what we eat could be one of the fastest ways to slow down climate change

  2. What Went Right in 2016?

    Four amazing stories united by the ambition to achieve the seemingly impossible

  3. Should We Give Homeless People Homes?

    Medicine Hat, a city in Canada, has ended homelessness the ‘housing first’ way

  4. Does Turkey Still Want to Join the EU?

    Turkey and the EU: it’s complicated

  5. Why Do Governments Do Stupid Things?

    Overconfidence, poor evidence, party politics - why governments blunder.

  6. Why Did The Polls Get it Wrong (Or Did They)?

    Hillary Clinton lost despite some polls putting her chance of victory at 99%

  7. Why Does Anyone Still Smoke?

    Tobacco kills up to half of its users, so why would people still choose to smoke?

  8. After the Electoral Shocks of Brexit and the US Election - What Next?

    Has a pattern been set first by Brexit, and then the US election?

  9. Was this the Most Divisive US Election Ever?

    Two of the most unpopular presidential candidates ever have fought a bitter campaign

  10. What’s the Story of Aleppo?

    Four Syrians reveal the long and turbulent history of Syria’s second city

  11. How Do We Fix Antibiotics?

    From Komodo dragons to Dutch pigs – some promising solutions to the antibiotics crisis

  12. How Did We Mess up Antibiotics?

    We are moving towards a world where antibiotics no longer work.

  13. Can a Corrupt Country Get Clean?

    How the small country of Georgia kicked out corruption, but with drastic measures

  14. Why are 10,000 Children Missing in Europe?

    Migrant children are going missing after landing on Europe's shores at an alarming rate

  15. Is Islamic State Finished?

    Islamic State is on the run in Syria and Iraq.

  16. Who Wins in a Cashless Economy?

    The trend away from cash is gathering momentum across the world

  17. What’s the Point of Lotteries?

    National lotteries exist all over the world. What are they for?

  18. Can Coral Reefs Survive?

    As sea temperatures rise, coral reefs are in decline

  19. Is Retirement Over?

    People are living longer, but not saving enough for their old age.

  20. Would Donald Trump Be a Dangerous President?

    Fifty US security officials have said Trump “would be a dangerous president”

  21. Why Don’t Cities Want The Olympics?

    The number of cities bidding to host the Olympic Games is falling

  22. Has Russia Won In Ukraine?

    President Putin’s short term gains may come at a cost

  23. How Did we Save the Ozone Layer?

    How scientists, campaigners, business and government came together to avert disaster

  24. Can Colombia Reintegrate the Farc?

    How to bring thousands of jungle fighters into society after 50 years of conflict

  25. Is Brexit Inevitable?

    Britain’s PM says “Brexit means Brexit”. But some have suggested it might never happen

  26. Can Trump Win?

    Evaluating Donald Trump’s chances of taking the White House

  27. Can You Make Bankers Behave Better?

    Exploring how individual bankers might be nudged into better and safer choices

  28. Can the EU Survive?

    The fate of the European Union without Britain

  29. Why Do So Many People Dislike Hillary?

    How the US presidential frontrunner got to be so unpopular

  30. Are We Really About to End World Poverty?

    The UN thinks ending extreme poverty is within our grasp

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