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Money & Business
Has Donald Trump improved the US economy in fifty days?
Donald Trump is proudly acclaiming his great economic data. But is he actually enjoying a boom handed to him by President Obama? Gabriella Legrenzi considers the evidence.
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Science, Maths & Technology
The Switch tells us a lot about Nintendo
Nintendo's new console, the Switch, makes perfect sense in light of the company's history, says Brendan Cassidy.
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Science, Maths & Technology
What do we know about the seven Earth-like planets?
Yesterday, space scientists announced the discovery of a star that is being orbited by seven Earth-like planets. Here's Dave Rothery with what you need to know.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Dolly The Sheep: What happened next?
Back at the start of the century, OpenLearn - or Open2.net as we were then known - investigated Dolly The Sheep and the implications of cloning animals. A lot has happened in the years since then. Time to catch up.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How are insect wings helping replace antibiotics?
Indian researchers have taken inspiration from nature to develop a way of protecting replacement hips and joints from infection - without the need for antibiotics.
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Nature & Environment
How are drones keeping track of songbirds?
Keeping track on bird populations? It's the perfect task for a drone. Mary Bates reports.
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Science, Maths & Technology
What is inclusive design and how are Microsoft using it to make the XBox better?
In this short video, Microsoft's XBox team explain how they used inclusive design to improve everyone's social gaming experience.
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History & The Arts
If a pig gives you a new liver, do you give the pig rights?
Science is pushing ahead developing human-animal chimera creatures. Ethicists need to keep up to be ready for them, says Joshua Shepherd.
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History & The Arts
Humphry Davy, laughing gas and the era of self-experimentation
When Humphry Davy wanted to explore the properties of nitrous oxide, he decided the best way would be to experiment upon himself.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Does counting calories work?
If you're finding your new diet frustrating because you can't make the calories add up, you're not alone. Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley investigate why the calorie might be broken.
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History & The Arts
Desert Island Discs at 75: An OpenLearn listening list
This weekend, BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs celebrates its 75th anniversary. Join us for a rummage in the archives.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Can you predict the outcome of a Brexit deal with a little logic and a bit of arithmetic?
Three short equations may help determine the likely outcome of Theresa May's dealings with the EU, believes Kalypso Nicolaïdis.