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Now that our wicked winter’s ending, we look at whether there’s any fallout from flinging so much salt around.
Now that our wicked winter’s ending, we look at whether there’s any fallout from flinging so much salt around.
The state pension problem continues to worsen, but several states are moving ahead with positive reforms. Will Freeland is a research analyst at the American Legislative Exchange Council. We talked about which states are doing reform right and how to know if your state lawmakers are serious about fixing the problem.
State and Local Pension Plans: Funding Status, Asset Management, and a Look Ahead by Jagadeesh Gokhale
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Tom Sutcliffe talks to the historian Michael Wood about the spirit and adventure of the Vikings who travelled all over Europe and as far east as Central Asia. The Vikings sailed close to the coast whenever possible, David Barrie celebrates the invention of the sextant three hundred years ago which made open water navigation and exploration possible. The majority of foreign goods we buy are transported by sea and Rose George charts the murky world of today's international shipping. The mystery and danger of the sea is a recurrent theme in the latest crime novel from the Icelandic writer Yrsa Sigurdadottir.
Producer: Katy Hickman.
Becoming a pro on practice alone ? is that possible? Or do you need innate talent? After reading books promoting the idea, a photographer with no natural talent explains how he is practising for 10,000, hours to become a professional golfer. We hear David Epstein, author of 'The Sports Gene', and Malcolm Gladwell, author of 'Outliers' explain their views on whether you need innate ability. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.