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'Like' button
Are we addicted to getting 'likes' on social media?
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Dwarf wheat
Feeding a hungry world – how Norman Borlaug used genetics to tackle predicted famines
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Pornography
Did pornography help develop the internet?
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Recycling
Could recycling save cash, as well as the planet?
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Spreadsheet
How a grid on a computer screen gives us a glimpse of the future of automation
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Brick
The humble brick has housed us for thousands of years - will it endure?
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Mail order catalogue
How the Montgomery Ward shopping catalogue transformed the middle-class way of life
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Bicycle
Has the bicycle had its day, or is it a technology whose best years lie ahead?
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QWERTY
From the early typewriters, the QWERTY keyboard layout has stood the test of time
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Bonus 4: Woodpecker and black box
The last bonus ep of #30Animals. For more, search for 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter