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Healing the mind

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Psychedelic therapy could provide a major breakthrough in the treatment of mental health disorders like depression, and now it's caught the attention ...

Business Weekly

08 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this edition of Business Weekly, we’re looking at the tech giant Apple. Its value tipped over the $3 trillion mark on the New York stock Exchange...

Starting a company to fight rare disease

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mapping the human genome led to big advances in diagnosing rare disease. But diagnosis is only the first step in dealing with an illness. So what do y...

The death of the petrol station

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The rise of electric vehicles could see traditional service stations closing across the planet over the next two decades, and replacing pumps with fas...

The many careers of Richard Leakey

05 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Leakey died at his home outside Nairobi, Kenya, earlier this week. World-famous for his fossil discoveries, the 77-year-old had many careers -...

Lessons from the forest for climate change

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Goodall, the famous primatologist, has set us a challenge: Is it possible to tackle climate change whilst also lifting people out of extreme pove...

How green is the global flower industry?

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Most flowers sold in the florists and supermarkets of Europe are grown in East Africa, where the warm climate supports roses and other plants to grow ...

Business Weekly

01 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Business Weekly, we look at the problems faced by companies affected by the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Are staff shortages just a b...

Cocktail trends 2022

31 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our love for cocktails has surged during the pandemic. Nisha Patel speaks to mixologists and bar owners from all over the world to find out what's ins...

Taking on fast fashion in rural China

30 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the remote mountain villages of Guizhou, China, indigenous people have been handmaking clothes for centuries. But with so many young people leaving...

Men and cosmetic surgery

29 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

More men have considered cosmetic treatments during the pandemic. Has spending more time at home staring at ourselves in video conferencing made us mo...

Moon missions and space junk

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

2021 was another year of firsts in the ever-expanding industry around space, as we moved towards space tourism as a reality. But what about NASA, and ...

Harry Potter and the phenomenally profitable franchise

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's 20 years since the first Harry Potter film was released and the movies and books have spawned a world of wizard-related retail opportunities. Eli...

Business Weekly

25 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this edition of Business Weekly, we’re looking at the rising cost of energy across Europe, and hear from Emma Pinchbeck of Energy UK on how produ...

The ghost of Christmas yet to come

24 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What will be left of human civilisation in the geological record 100 million years hence?Justin Rowlatt speaks to the geologist Jan Zalasiewicz of Lei...

China prepares to face down Omicron

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The new variant poses a particular threat to China's hitherto successful zero-Covid strategy at a time when the country's economy is looking vulnerabl...

Lockdown, rebound, lockdown

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

2021 has seen some extraordinary economic changes. First a global economic rebound, then a global supply chain crisis, then inflation of a kind not se...

Millions still not back at school

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The World Bank says this could cost the global economy $17 trillion. Coronavirus brought education systems across the world to a halt. At its height m...

End of the roads

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Roads? Where we’re going, do we need roads? Some countries think they've already got too many. In the face of a climate catastrophe, the Austrian an...

Business Weekly

18 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this edition of Business Weekly, we’re looking at rising inflation in Turkey, and hear how different communities are trying to live during a peri...

High risk investing

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why has it become so popular for millions of young people? Has the failure of conventional nest-eggs, rising student debt and high property prices for...

The Turkish lira and red hot inflation

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The official inflation rate in Turkey is above 21% and the value of the lira has plunged by nearly half this year. Victoria Craig hears from families,...

The Meta data centre dilemma

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What is at stake when a big company like Meta comes knocking on your door? The small Dutch town of Zeewolde is grappling with this. Meta - the parent ...

The pet food gold mine

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The pet food industry is a multi billion dollar business but are premium brands - with premium ingredients - worth spending more money on? And could i...

The problem of parasites: who pays for neglected tropical diseases?

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Leishmaniasis may not be a household name in much of the rich world, but the parasitic disease is found in over 90 countries, and can lead to agonisin...

Business Weekly

11 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this edition of Business Weekly, we look at Germany to see how the change in chancellor from Angela Merkel to Olaf Scholz may impact the direction ...

Blacklisted in China

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lithuania has provoked China's rage by going too far in recognising Taiwan. Beijing is now apparently blocking Lithuanian imports and is even threaten...

The arms race in cyberspace

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Will the next war be waged online? Ed Butler talks to Nicole Perlroth, winner of the 2021 Financial Times Business Book of the Year for This Is How Th...

Healthcare workers are burnt out

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What can be done to stem the tide of carers quitting the industry? Before the pandemic the healthcare sector struggled to recruit enough workers. Toda...

Super-fast grocery delivery apps are booming

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

But are apps that deliver from the shop floor to your front door in minutes just a pandemic-era fad or are they here to stay? Have you ever been in a ...

Why private adoption is big business in the US

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

At any given time, about a million American families are looking to adopt and most prefer newborns. The industry is regulated on a state-by-state basi...

Business Weekly

04 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The world’s biggest clothing retailer, Inditex, has a new boss, the 37-year old daughter of the company’s founder. Will Marta Ortega manage brands...

The Omicron variant and vaccine inequality

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Could a more equitable global vaccine rollout have stopped the new variant? As the world waits for more information about just how contagious and dang...

The collapse of Enron: Did we learn the lessons?

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The collapse of the US energy giant Enron remains one of the most dramatic scandals in modern capitalism, but 20 years on did we learn any of the less...

Wind of change in Germany

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Can the ambitious renewable energy plans of the incoming government overcome domestic nimbyism and Russian gas politics?Ed Butler hears from one membe...

The kleptocrats club

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Authoritarian regimes are working closer than ever to keep each other afloat - with plenty of help from the West's financial system.Ed Butler speaks t...

The plight of girls under the Taliban

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In Afghanistan, high schools are currently closed to girls, and women have been banned from TV dramas. So how hard is life for the female half of the ...

Business Weekly

27 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Business Weekly, we look at inflation in different countries, and in particular, how price rises are hitting the citizens of Turkey and the United ...

The coming cleantech mining rush

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Can the minerals needed to decarbonise the global economy be dug up fast enough? And can it be done without the human rights and environmental abuses ...

Why is Turkey's currency collapsing?

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Turkey's currency has been in free fall this week, reaching a record low against the US dollar. The Lira's collapse has been sparked, in part, by Pres...

Baristas of the world unite!

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Starbucks workers in Buffalo, New York, are this month balloting to join a union - part of a surprise post-pandemic trend in union activism across Ame...

How to live to 150

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Would you want to live to 150? With leaps in technology, science and medicine, it's becoming an increasingly realistic possibility.Elizabeth Hotson ta...

Texas abortion laws

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Texas has introduced the most stringent abortion law in America. Tamasin Ford assesses some of the reaction to this law by employers and employees who...

Business Weekly

20 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Business Weekly, we look at the new wave of Covid-19 that’s hitting several European countries. We hear how the different take-up rates of vaccin...

Why toilets matter

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy World Toilet Day! It is that day of the year when we all need to overcome our embarrassment and discuss what is normally a taboo topic. Hundreds...

Hunger crisis in Afghanistan

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is it time to stop the freeze of the country's financial assets and donor aid or will that just legitimise the Taliban? Ed Butler speaks to John Sifto...

Period pants, poverty and the environment

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Can this multi-million dollar industry help the climate and fight period poverty? Tamasin Ford speaks to Marisa Meltzer, a writer in New York who rece...

Stalkerware: Tech-enabled domestic abuse skyrocketing

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With the number of devices infected with stalkerware rising by over 60% in a year, many are worried about the consequences. Ivana Davidovic speaks wit...

What did the climate talks achieve?

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What was really at stake at the COP26 negotiations in Glasgow, and how much have the politicians done to avert a climate disaster?Justin Rowlatt speak...

Diversity at the top

12 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why is the black community still so poorly represented in leadership positions? We speak to the changemakers who are doing something about it. Kike On...

Business Weekly

12 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In Business Weekly, we take a look at the splitting up of a 129-year old behemoth. General Electric announced that it will divide itself into three se...

Hong Kong, business and the national security law

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are Hong Kong's days as a major financial centre now numbered? The end of the pandemic has seen renewed economic growth. But some say tough anti-Covid...

Corruption in Afghanistan

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The former finance minister from the collapsed Afghan government, Khalid Payenda, tells Ed Butler that it was brought down by rampant corruption at a ...

EU's green new deal and Africa

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Will Africa’s economic development be held back for the world’s net zero climate targets? And could banning investment in their fossil fuels do mo...

Can sewage spewing into UK waters be stopped?

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sewage entered British waters for around 3 million hours in 2020 in over 400,000 pollution incidents. Hugo Tagholm, chief executive of Surfers Against...

Business Weekly

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As global leaders jet out of Glasgow, leaving the hard bargaining to their delegates, Business Weekly looks at what the pledges made so far really mea...

Nigeria's eNaira: Africa's first digital currency

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Central Banks around the world are introducing digital currencies and last month Nigeria became the first African country to launch one - the eNaira. ...

Is inflation making a comeback?

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Inflation has hardly been seen in the developed world economies for the last three decades. But now some economists are warning it could be returning ...

Guy Hands on deal making and private equity

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Guy Hands, the founder of Terra Firma, opens up on the highs and lows and risks involved in deal making and private equity. From being bullied at scho...

Buy now, pay later

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The future of credit for the young, or just another way of getting into debt? Would you pay for a product now, when you could simply delay payment for...

Silicon Valley and the climate crisis

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As the world focuses its attention on climate, we’re looking to the money that could create real change. Venture capital is the type of financing th...

Business Weekly

30 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As world leaders gather in Glasgow in Scotland for the UN’s global climate conference, COP26, we ask if a new project partnering with the private se...

Trophy hunting: Money and morality

29 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Trophy hunting – paying to kill large animals, often in African game reserves – promotes strong feelings. Many oppose it, but some conservationist...

The $200,000 starting salary

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How does a $200,000 starting salary sound? That’s now the industry standard for newly qualified lawyers at big corporate law firms in the US and the...

Net zero: Do corporate pledges make any difference?

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Around one fifth of the world’s 2000 largest public firms have committed to net zero targets in the coming years. Most are pledging to something cal...

Can global shipping go green?

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fergus Nicoll travels to the port of Workington in the north west of England, where he hears from port manager Sven Richards about how small regional ...

Saving the Amazon with economics

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Amazon is the world's largest rainforest but this crucial carbon sink is facing increased deforestation. Land clearing for mining or agriculture h...

Business Weekly

23 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As the Swiss bank Credit Suisse is fined $475m for participating in Mozambique’s tuna bonds fraud, on Business Weekly we find out how the southern A...

Big fat Indian weddings

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are the days of the big fat Indian wedding over? Since Covid Indian weddings have got a lot smaller. But will they go back to what they once were? Rah...

'Fixing' Facebook's algorithm

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The social media giant's algorithm has been accused of amplifying divisive content and disinformation. Could regulating it make Facebook a kinder plat...

Ticking timebomb in the Red Sea

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Decaying oil tanker could trigger an environmental and humanitarian disaster. The FSO Safer is marooned off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, close t...

Bug burger anyone?

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is the Western diet ready for farmed insects in food? Although insects are consumed by more than two billion people worldwide, acceptance of them in t...

Rethinking the future: cleaning up big emitters

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We report from the Countdown summit in Edinburgh where fresh ideas to fight climate change are taking centre stage ahead of the UN climate talks, star...

Business Weekly

16 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Millions of people in Afghanistan are living in extreme poverty as prices rise and salaries go unpaid. There are warnings that hunger will follow the ...

Eyes on climate: new ideas to fight global warming

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As the world turns its attention to addressing climate change, Business Daily is in Edinburgh. We bring you an inside glimpse of the conversations set...

The supply chain's weak link

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How disruption in a single port, factory or freight centre can cause global chaos. Ed Butler speaks with Stavros Karamperidis, an expert in maritime e...

China's gaming crackdown

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why the government doesn't like video games, and what's next for China's gaming culture. Ed Butler speaks to Josh Ye, who covers gaming for the South ...

The economics of older mums

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why many women are delaying motherhood, how is technology helping, and what does the law say about all things fertility and the workplace. Zoe Kleinma...

The economics of donkeys

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There are an estimated ten million donkeys in sub Saharan Africa, many providing crucial roles supporting the livelihoods of low income families. We ...

Business Weekly

09 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Business Weekly, with the site down and a whistle-blower’s testimonial, was this Facebook’s worst-ever week? We hear what went ...

Working in your 80s: The Artist

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Geraldine Robarts is a painter based in Kenya who has been exhibiting since 1958 and who still paints everyday, aged 82. Whether it’s a passion for ...

Life at Kenya's Dandora rubbish dump

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We go to Dandora, one of Africa’s largest rubbish tips. A court in Nairobi has ordered the dumpsite to come up with a concrete plan to close by Febr...

Big tech and carbon

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Google pledges to be carbon free by 2030. Ahead of next month's UN Climate Summit, the company has come out with new targets to become greener than ev...

Living in the metaverse

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are virtual online worlds the future of the internet? Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg thinks so. He is among the tech leaders who say we'll increasingly li...

Can technology transform emergency services?

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Getting to hospital in a medical emergency, in countries without a centralised ambulance service, can be critically slow. In rapidly urbanising Kenya,...

Business Weekly

02 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As China suffers its worst blackouts in over a decade, on Business Weekly we ask what’s causing the power shortages and what they mean for the rest ...

Smart cities and broken dreams

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Do smart cities live up to the hype? Urban centres from New York to South Korea’s Busan are rebranding themselves as ‘smart’. From real-time cri...

Evergrande and China's property woes

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

China's second largest property developer, Evergrande, is at risk of financial collapse, saddled with billions of dollars of debt. It's already defaul...

Inside an influencer house

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’re off to an influencer house, a luxurious mansion where social media personalities are temporarily living together to create content on behalf o...

Decentralised Finance on the rise

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Regulators are taking a close look at new crypto-trading environments, known collectively as Decentralised Finance, or DeFi. advocates say the technol...

Climate weighs on German elections

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The fight to succeed popular German chancellor Angela Merkel could not be tighter. In late July the country’s climate policies shot to the top of th...

Business Weekly

25 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In just over a month world leaders will meet for a decisive climate change summit - we’ll ask if politicians are willing to accept the end of expone...

Can Ethiopia be brought back from the brink?

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The country is embroiled in an internal war which has taken a huge humanitarian toll with thousands killed and millions displaced. But that's not the...

US war on e-cigarettes

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Food and Drugs Administration has withdrawn nearly a million e-cigarettes from the US market. Does this signal a turning point for the vaping indu...

World gas prices surge

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today small energy firms among those struggling to stay afloat as world gas prices spiral. Ed Butler hears from Peter McGirr, who runs Green energy, a...

Lebanon in dire need

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The new Lebanese government has been in place for a week, but with the economy still spiraling, Lebanese people lack confidence anything will be done ...

Business Weekly

18 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Business Weekly, we hear how internal research at Facebook found that social media was harming the mental health of teenage girls. In the UK, the R...

The business of seed banks

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Increasingly scientists are using genetic material from wild plants to make agricultural crops more resilient to climate change. To find out how, Rebe...

The US and its trillion dollar infrastructure bill

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The physical infrastructure of the United States is crumbling and businesses there are feeling the effects. So why is this bill that aims to restore r...

The future of vaccines

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The founders of German biotechnology company BioNTech were researching how to fight cancers using messenger RNA, "the unloved cousin of DNA", when cov...