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Automation Nation

Are we heading for a world without work?

Could automation lead to the end of work, and what would that mean for the world?

• 26 mins

The Golden Age Of Gold

23/06/2021 GMT

We explore gold's past, present and future and humanity鈥檚 obsession with it.

• 26 mins

The Golden Age Of Gold

Gold: Its role around the globe

Gold and its impact around the world from Colombia to Ghana to the gold vaults of Dubai

• 26 mins

The Golden Age Of Gold

Gold: What does the future hold?

Rajvi Vora looks at the environmental cost of goldmines and the people who work at them

• 26 mins

The Test

Covid and economic stimulus

Can the Biden administration鈥檚 policies redefine US economy and its place in the world?

• 26 mins

The Test

Inflation and challenges to the dollar

Can China challenge the dollar's dominance or will digital currencies be more disruptive?

• 26 mins

The Test

Can America change?

Jim O鈥橬eill investigates the impact of President Biden鈥檚 ambitions to 鈥榖uild back better鈥�

• 26 mins

Libya's Revolution

Libya's Revolution: A dream of freedom

Why is the revolution that overthrew Libya's Col Gaddafi still unfinished, 10 years on?

• 26 mins

Libya's Revolution

The rule of the gun

Why did plans to integrate Libya's militias into a unified national army come to nothing?

• 26 mins

Libya's Revolution

Building a state

A decade after the end of dictatorship, can Libya expect a peaceful and democratic future?

• 26 mins

Sugar-coated World

Getting granular

Lainy Malkani digs into the history of sugar and how it helped shape the city of London

• 26 mins

Sugar-coated World

USA: Plantations and plains

How sugar became a central commodity to American culture, its diet and economy today

• 26 mins

Sugar-coated World

Thailand: Asia鈥檚 sugar bowl

Lainy Malkani digs into the story of sugar in Thailand and sustainable production

• 26 mins

The Public Misunderstanding of Science

Trust: What is the best way to communicate public health messages?

Science journalist Sue Nelson explores why have so many people given up on science

• 26 mins

The Public Misunderstanding of Science

Toxic debates

How do conspiracy theories take root and what can be done to combat them?

• 26 mins

The Public Misunderstanding of Science

The Public Misunderstanding of Science: Racist robots

Is artificial intelligence evolving too rapidly for regulators to keep up?

• 26 mins

The Public Misunderstanding of Science

Back to school

How space can help transform science education for the next generation

• 26 mins

One Hundred Years of Exile

Who is a refugee?

How do refugee crises begin and who can be considered a refugee?

• 26 mins

One Hundred Years of Exile

What do we owe refugees?

One hundred years after the first modern refugee crisis, how much has changed?

• 26 mins

One Hundred Years of Exile

How do refugee crises end?

One hundred years after the first modern refugee crisis, how much has changed?

• 26 mins

My Arab Spring

Freedom - Hurriya

Ten years after the Arab Spring, what did the 2011 protests achieve in Tunisia and Egypt?

• 26 mins

My Arab Spring

Bread - Khubz

Have economic opportunities improved since the Arab Spring?

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My Arab Spring

War - Harb

The Arab Spring and the wars that followed 鈥� from Libya to Yemen to Syria

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My Arab Spring

Displacement - Tashreed

How the aftereffects of the Arab Spring led to a mass displacement of people

• 26 mins

My Arab Spring

Hope 鈥� Amal

What does the future hold for the countries of the Arab Spring?

• 26 mins

Why We Play

Childhood: Exploring the world through play

How play is crucial to building our understanding of our surroundings, culture and self

• 26 mins

Why We Play

Adolescence: Discovering identity through play

How video games help teenagers to navigate issues of anxiety, depression, and identity

• 26 mins

Why We Play

Adulthood and the importance of play

What role does play have in our adult lives and how can it increase productivity at work?

• 26 mins

Why We Play

Why We Play: Old age

We don鈥檛 have to stop playing as we reach old age, and we probably shouldn鈥檛

• 26 mins

It鈥檚 a Bird鈥檚 World

It鈥檚 a Bird鈥檚 World: Climate change

From seabirds to emperor penguins in Antarctica, climate change impacts all birds

• 26 mins