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Can Google be trusted to make medical decisions? Why are armed groups proliferating? And is Windrush Day just window-dressing? Click here to refresh the feed. Are we getting less intelligent? Is sex getting less safe? And are female flirts taking a liberty? In a live special from Cheltenham Science Festival, Olly Mann, The Week and special guest Adam Rutherford delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days.
Should the sale of dinosaur bones to private owners be stopped? Is the Miss America competition doomed? And is eating plants wrong? Is the decline of trade unions good news? Why are French museums emptying their cabinets? And is Elon Musk treated unfairly by the media? Is Calpol the heroin of childhood? Can south-east Asia curb its growing meth problem?
And are presidential term limits a good idea? How did Roman lead end up in Greenland? Should well-off people offer to pay more tax? And are oldies the new romcom heroes? Will armyworms cause a global food crisis? Is juuling the solution to smoking? Is Nicaragua on the brink of a new revolution? Was Baroness Cox wrong to lead a delegation of priests and peers to Syria?
And is the first ever Cornish-language psych-pop album a cause for celebration? Is domestic violence a fit subject for gaming? What is horological illiteracy? And could bacteria affect your mood? Has hip-hop has finally come of age? Why is rape a political issue in India? Is the French President really a health hazard?
And what will the Indie kids read now? Is it wrong to ask Ivanka Trump about her father's alleged affairs? Does China have a racism problem? And are liberals spreading right-wing conspiracy theories?
Should we give cash to the homeless? And does the rise of the AfD in Germany prove proportional representation voting doesn't work? What should we do with returning jihadis? Why is public transport in decline? And why aren't more fathers taking shared parental leave? Have we all become accidental flexitarians? Are self-employment laws unfit for purpose? And is Italy seeing a rebirth of far-right nationalism?
The Week delves behind the headlines and debates what really matters from the past seven days. Why is Cape Town running out of water? Are Conservatives more attractive than Lefties? And will we be deluged with fake celebrity porn created by Artificial Intelligence? Was Paul Bocuse the best chef ever? Is the Australian Open too hot?
And how did the US gymnastics team doctor get away with years of sexual abuse? How should the law treat prostitution? Why are bees choosing to eat toxins? What next for Northern Ireland? And could your roof power your home? Is the monarchy on its last legs? Should video-game addiction be classified as a mental illness? And is the winter football schedule crippling the players? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past 12 months.
Is the world now better than ever?