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Introducing: Season 2 of 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
How animals make us smarter – we thought you might like to hear our brand new episode
Introducing 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 2
Jump on-board a doomed mission to the Moon. Apollo 13: the extraordinary story
Gutenberg press
A revolutionary technology - so why did its inventor struggle to make money from it?
Slot machines
Spinning wheels, flashing lights, and the business of addiction
Chess algorithms
What chess reveals about the power of computers
Auctions
Are things only worth what people are willing to pay for them?
Dams
The benefits they bring can be huge - but so can the problems
Tulips
Did colourful flowers really cause a financial bubble?
Sanitary towel
Selling a product that some people found too embarrassing to mention
Wardian case
How miniature greenhouses were a powerful tool for British colonisers
