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BBC OS Conversations: Deepfake attacks
After explicit faked photos of Taylor Swift went around the world, US politicians have called for new laws to criminalise the creation of deepfake im…
2 years ago
Heart and Soul: Religion in the 21st century - Buddhism (episode 3)
What does it mean to be a Buddhist today?
For this last programme in a special series on religion in the 21st century, Heart and Soul on the BBC Worl…
2 years ago
Assignment: Is Ireland’s reputation for tolerance under threat?
Ireland is known as the land of a hundred thousand welcomes. But the government says the country has run out of accommodation to house all new eligib…
2 years ago
Bonus: Killer drug: Fentanyl in Mexico and the US
Fentanyl is deadly. Thousands of Americans die every year from a drug overdose – the majority of them after using a synthetic opioid like fentanyl. I…
2 years ago
Trending: Serbia’s real life ‘bots’
Over the summer, a mysterious Twitter persona published details of over 14,500 social media accounts - all of them controlled by real-life Serbian ci…
2 years ago
Cairo in comics
Modern Cairo is a crowded metropolis. The city’s ‘thousand minarets’ are now dwarfed by a new skyline of slick tower blocks. Modern highways fly over…
2 years ago
In the Studio: Awais Khan - Overcoming writer’s block
The Pakistani author, Awais Khan, is working on his latest thriller, His Sister’s Secret, a look into the dark side of dating and family life. But Aw…
2 years ago
Bonus: The Global Story
A bonus episode from The Global Story podcast. Elon Musk says Chinese electric vehicles could destroy competition. The Global Story brings you one bi…
2 years, 1 month ago
BBC OS Conversations: Leaving Gaza
The BBC revealed this week that more than half the buildings in the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed since Israel launched its retaliation f…
2 years, 1 month ago
Heart and Soul: Religion in the 21st Century - Hindus (episode 2 of 3)
What does it mean to be a young Hindu in 2024? The world's Hindu population is projected to rise by 34%, by 2050 to nearly 1.4 billion. So how does o…
2 years, 1 month ago