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#162 Reincarnation, refugees and the green bubble
Can VR bring loved ones back from the dead? Could overcrowded refugee camps cause a pandemic? And can BP reinvent itself for the green era? Olly Mann…
6 years, 7 months ago
#161 Mercenaries, Malawi and infidelity tests
How did Michael ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare become the world’s most famous mercenary? Why has Malawi’s presidential election been annulled? And are DNA “infidel…
6 years, 7 months ago
Business Unwrapped: the intelligent city
How high-tech, connected cities will change their inhabitants’ lives. Olly Mann and The Week’s Arion McNicoll are joined by guest expert Jonn Elledge…
6 years, 7 months ago
#160 Psychedelic medicine, ice wars and the Bristol pound
Could LSD make us happier and more productive? Why is the Antarctic Treaty under threat? And what’s the problem with hyper-local currencies? Olly Man…
6 years, 7 months ago
#159 Drug wars, hedge funds and placebos
Why has Mexico suffered its most violent year on record? Are women better at investing than men? And are placebos the answer to chronic pain?
6 years, 7 months ago
Business Unwrapped: the productivity conundrum
Could technology boost British productivity and fend off the risk of recession?
6 years, 7 months ago
#158 Space dates, living apart and pub chaperones
Why is a Japanese billionaire looking for a ‘single woman’ to join him on a trip to the Moon? What does ‘living apart together’ mean? And why is law …
6 years, 7 months ago
#157 Testosterone, vegans and locusts
Why are testosterone levels plummeting? Do vegans need legal protection? And why are locusts swarming across East Africa? Olly Mann, Holden Frith, Ka…
6 years, 8 months ago
Business Unwrapped: the end of petrol
Olly Mann and The Week’s Holden Frith are joined by transport and technology writer Nicole Kobie to talk about agility in the age of disruption. This…
6 years, 8 months ago
#156 Medals, magazines and mercy killings
Why is France planning to bestow the Légion d'honneur on London? Should euthanasia be made available to dementia sufferers? And why are New Zealander…
6 years, 8 months ago