On “Babbage”, with @tcross81:
-Olympic medalist ​​@sharrond62 on competing against athletes who had been doping
-Sports scientist @profchriscooper on the prevalence of doping in sport
-@Scienceofsport imagines what if all doping restrictions were removed 
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Is vaping as harmful as people think? https://t.co/RihNdOlClm

Previous apathy reflected, among other things, a lack of reliable data on climate risks and the perception that adaptation offers low returns. The mood is shifting https://t.co/PjvZsnoHXs

When it comes to the rights of minorities, the EU can stick up for them, or it can embed prejudice https://t.co/AY72UHAGVC

Netflix plans to include games as part of its subscription, a model with few successful examples https://t.co/XLCKZGMfWV

Even without being ordered to, people are staying at home. That will slow any economic recovery https://t.co/56p6kb9SFM

South Africa’s future is uncertain. The violence has damaged an already fragile economy https://t.co/AbjfgOtAMd

The man who can sniff the future on every changing breeze can also make the most godawful hash of things https://t.co/ojSqJjO547

Offshore floating wind farms would make it possible to extract a lot more electrical power from the wind without covering hillsides with turbines 
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New intellectual spaces have opened up in Africa over the past decade, from long-­form journalism to literary magazines https://t.co/iakoES26Uj

Safe-supply schemes have shortcomings if not managed properly   https://t.co/nFqMztk83Z

On his first visit to America as Cuban leader, Fidel Castro came eye-to-eye with a tiger at the Bronx Zoo. On our “Checks and Balance” podcast we look back at how he turned the propaganda war with America to his advantage https://t.co/217BbhyvBL https://t.co/s1KRLG22DK

In the past few weeks up to 90% of Chinese bitcoin miners have been forced to power down and pack up. On “Money Talks” @StuderSC meets some of them to find out why https://t.co/zrKy8A4qST https://t.co/vlewEWd3TM

Hospitality is not the only sector struggling to recruit. Firms face labour shortages even as 2.4m people are officially looking for work https://t.co/XlmKOZFkBe

Even those who favour lower taxes should want the system to be properly administered. Increasing funding for the IRS therefore makes sense https://t.co/PLpqEw0bE2

Hot as it is, this year will probably be one of the 21st century's coolest. 

The extremes of floods and fires are not going away. Urgent action is needed.

Our cover this week—click to read more 

After almost 16 years as Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel will step down in September. We're keeping tabs on her possible successors #BTW21 https://t.co/HHSWAvGMFb

Children from poorer families have suffered worst, and will probably also be the slowest to catch up, no matter what help is on offer https://t.co/FyVaFZSQZz

An index of turtle-dove happiness (yes, really) will be used in efforts to protect the species https://t.co/AEsn76yfJ2

Covid-19 cases are likely to rocket upwards in America as the Delta variant spreads. The economic consequences of this will depend on how policymakers and consumers react https://t.co/bojVOVDsFH