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Humans

Why poor countries often stay poor – and how they can get rich

Developing countries often struggle to boost their economies even with the help of foreign aid. But there might be a way to escape this poverty trap

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Brain scans

Technology

Scanning your brain can predict what will happen in the future

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Road signs to north and south of England

Health

People in north England are 20 per cent more likely to die young

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worker's hand

Humans

Learning to be fair: Lessons from the deep past

Culture

Bitcoin study reveals how early adopters influence our decisions

Technology

Bitcoin study reveals how early adopters influence our decisions

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Bitcoins

Technology

Swiss bank becomes first to offer bitcoin to its richest clients

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Woman inside inflatable plastic ball

Humans

Experiences or stuff, what's the best buy for a happiness boost?

Comment

Male executive shoes on desk

Technology

AI photo check exposes scale of diversity problem at top firms

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It's time we all burst our carbon bubbles

Earth

It's time we all burst our carbon bubbles

Leader

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 15, 2014 in New York City. As fears from Ebola and a global slowdown spread, stocks plunged on Wednesday with the Dow falling over 400 points during the afternoon before recovering slightly

Earth

Fighting climate change could trigger a massive financial crash

The risks of global warming go far beyond the physical. If we don’t start preparing for the transition to a low-carbon economy we’re in for an incredibly bumpy ride

Insight

Technology

Can we count on utopian dreamers to change the world?

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Physics

Game theory says you should charge your friends to borrow things

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Health

Think the UK has a social care crisis now? Just wait until 2025

Comment

Health

Trump’s 2018 budget slashes funding from healthcare and science

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