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The Inquiry Episodes

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    Why Can't Egypt Stop FGM?

    FGM is more common in Egypt than anywhere else in the world

  2. Are we Fighting Cancer the Right Way?

    The World Health Organisation says cancer rates around the world are rising fast

  3. Would A New International Convention Help Refugees?

    The case for rethinking the 1951 UN Refugee Convention to deal with today's crisis

  4. How will Virtual Reality Change our Lives?

    VR is finally a reality, and could affect everything from gaming to psychology

  5. What's Killing White American Women?

    The mysterious case of rising death rates in the world's richest country

  6. What Happened to the European Dream?

    The search for the vision that inspired the European project's founders

  7. Should We Give Homeless People Homes?

    How the city of Medicine Hat in Canada, gave every person living in the streets a home

  8. What Kind of Person Becomes a Violent Jihadi?

    The search for a 'terrorist type' and understanding people who kill for their beliefs

  9. Do We Have Enough Genders?

    Gender identity is considered more fluid than ever

  10. What Happened To Al-Qaeda?

    Charting the fortunes of the group that once led the global jihadist movement

  11. Why Do Mexicans Drink So Much Soda?

    Mexicans are among the world’s biggest soda consumers, and it’s affecting their health

  12. Can we Quake-Proof a City?

    Earthquakes have killed a million people in the last two decades

  13. What Would it Take to Put a Human on Mars?

    Nasa is planning a manned mission to Mars. But the challenges are enormous

  14. Why Are Wages So Low?

    Pay packets in developed economies have hardly grown in decades.

  15. How Did Governments Lose Control of Encryption?

    Spies, hippies, jihadis and the ongoing conflict over the power to keep secrets.

  16. Has President Assad Won?

    Bashar al-Assad still rules Syria after five years of war

  17. Why Don’t We Eradicate Mosquitoes?

    Mosquitoes cause a huge number of deaths. But getting rid of them would be complicated.

  18. How Did Iceland Clean Up its Banks (And Why Can't We)?

    Iceland put its prime minister on trial, cleaned up its banks and jailed senior bankers

  19. Are We Fighting Cancer the Right Way?

    The rising number of cancer cases worldwide poses a challenge for doctors and governments

  20. How Has the US Gun Lobby Been so Successful?

    The National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful organisations in the US

  21. What is China Doing to Clear the Air?

    The air in much of China is so bad the government has repeatedly declared "war" on it

  22. Do We Have Enough Genders?

    Gender identity is considered more fluid than ever thanks to the trans movement

  23. How Much Inequality Is Too Much?

    How far does inequality affect growth and prosperity?

  24. Should We Solar Panel The Sahara?

    Solar could provide clean energy on a vast scale. But the politics are difficult.

  25. How Will a Population Boom Change Africa?

    The UN forecasts that the number of people living in Africa will double in 35 years

  26. Is Saudi To Blame For ‘IS’?

    Many claim ‘IS’ is the ideological offspring of Saudi Arabia

  27. Should Governments Drop Money Out of Helicopters?

    We examine one crazy-sounding but very serious idea to prevent a low- or no-growth future

  28. How Do Cartels Get Drugs into the US?

    How drugs get into the US via tunnels, “narco-subs” and complex criminal networks

  29. Have We Underestimated Plants?

    An exploration of what plants are capable of and what we can learn from them.

  30. Can ‘Islamic State’ Be Defeated?

    Expert answers to the urgent question on defeating the group calling itself Islamic State

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