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David Baddiel tries to make sense of some apparently puzzling topics.

Updated: weekly
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    Global Trade

    Wed 14 Nov 2018

    David Baddiel tries to understand global trade.

  • Crying

    Wed 7 Nov 2018

    David Baddiel tries to understand crying: why does water come out of our eyes?

  • Fashion

    Wed 31 Oct 2018

    David Baddiel tries to understand how the fashion industry works.

  • TV Broadcasting

    Wed 11 Oct 2017

    David Baddiel tries to understand TV broadcasting.

  • The Constitution

    Wed 4 Oct 2017

    David Baddiel tries to understand the United Kingdom's constitution.

  • Hacking

    Wed 27 Sep 2017

    David Baddiel tries to understand computer hacking.

  • Bitcoin

    Wed 20 Sep 2017

    David Baddiel tries to make sense of Bitcoin. What is it, and how does it work?

  • Fracking

    Wed 13 Sep 2017

    David Baddiel tries to understand the technology of fracking.

  • The Kardashians

    Wed 6 Sep 2017

    David Baddiel tries to understand the Kardashians.

  • Rugby

    Wed 10 Aug 2016

    David Baddiel sets out to understand the rules of rugby union.

  • The US Electoral System

    Wed 3 Aug 2016

    David Baddiel tries to get to grips with the US electoral system.

  • The IMF

    Wed 27 Jul 2016

    David Baddiel tries to understand what the International Monetary Fund actually does.

  • Pi

    Wed 20 Jul 2016

    David Baddiel tries to get to grips with pi - and infinity.

  • The Cloud

    Wed 13 Jul 2016

    David Baddiel tries to make sense of the computing service called the cloud.

  • Nuts

    Wed 6 Jul 2016

    In the first of a new series, David Baddiel tries to understand why nuts have hard shells.

  • Sunni and Shia Islam

    Wed 28 Jan 2015

    David Baddiel tries to understand the difference between Sunni and Shia Islam.

  • Derivatives

    Wed 21 Jan 2015

    David Baddiel explores derivatives. What are they and how do they work?

  • Cryptic Crosswords

    Wed 14 Jan 2015

    David Baddiel tries to understand the puzzling phenomenon of cryptic crosswords.

  • Electricity

    Wed 7 Jan 2015

    David Baddiel seeks to make sense of electricity.

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