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The search for sustainable fabric

Cotton needs gallons of water, polyester comes from oil. Could mushrooms hold the answer?

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The right to repair

Why is it so hard to fix your own things?

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End of the road for US truckers?

Truck drivers and the robots that could replace them

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The George Soros conspiracy

Why one financier is the target of a global conspiracy theory

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Choose your own pay

What happens when a company lets its employees decide what their salaries should be?

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Why whistleblowers need protection

The EU grants new legal rights to those reporting corporate and government misbehaviour

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Losing your mind at work

Handling mental health in the workplace

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The vaping scare and big tobacco

Why health concerns over vaping is bad for cigarette companies

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How to be angry

From hotheads to curmudgeons, is anger bad for business or can we put it to good use?

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Is the West really meritocratic?

US academic and author Daniel Markovits argues that meritocracy fuels inequality

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How China slam-dunked the NBA

Does the bust-up mean China is falling out of love with US basketball - and US business?

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Concrete's dirty secret

Cement and concrete have one of the biggest carbon footprints of any industry

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Is the sun setting on Saudi oil?

Is Aramco finalising a much-delayed IPO just as markets are losing faith in fossil fuels?

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The business case for sleep

How lack of sleep is damaging productivity

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Bringing Uber back to Earth

Investors are losing faith in fast growth and disruption, and want to see actual profits

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What is the Green New Deal?

The plan to transform the economy and solve climate change has taken off in Washington DC

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Industry awards - worth the effort?

Does coming second still boost the bottom line? We ask some runners-up

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A meatless future?

The California companies racing to replace the meat we eat

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Goodbye Super Mario

A changing of the guard at the European Central Bank

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Can airlines pivot fully to biofuels?

Pressure is growing on airlines to turn to more renewable sources of fuel

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The diverse economy of the Lone Star State

Texas has long been known for oil but the state is pushing into tech and renewable energy

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The cancer scammers

How social media is being used to target cancer patients with fake cures

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Tweaking your face

How social media is fueling the modern cosmetic surgery industry

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A hydro-powered Bitcoin boom in Georgia

How hydroelectric dams are powering cryptocurrency mining on the eastern edge of Europe

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The world's youngest Nobel-winning economist

Esther Duflo discusses her work on the economics of poverty

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The Cambridge Analytica whistleblower

Brittany Kaiser says our data can still be abused to manipulate the way we vote

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Make me an influencer

How hard is it to make money on Instagram?

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Fake me an influencer

The murky world of fake Instagram followers, fake comments, fake likes

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Who wants to be a billionaire?

Should the richest be taxed out of existence?

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The billionaires who want to pay more tax

Two of America's billionaires explain why they should be forced to contribute more

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