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Vaccination explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How a medical breakthrough has saved countless millions of lives
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Feminism explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How women fought for social and political liberation
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The printing press explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How a German goldsmith revolutionised the way we share ideas
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Colonialism explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How the power-thirsty West redrew the global map
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Democracy explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How Ancient Greece gave birth to ‘the most successful political idea of the 20th century’
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Christianity explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How an ancient Jewish sect laid the foundations of a global faith
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Communism explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How a radical new ideology revolutionised both politics and wider society
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Evolution explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How Charles Darwin revolutionised our understanding of creation
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52 ideas that changed the world - 52. Zero
In Depth The technology on which you’re reading this article only works because of zero
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52 ideas that changed the world - 51. Islam
In Depth Followers of the religion make up a quarter of the global population
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52 ideas that changed the world - 50. Money
In Depth Millennia of civilisations have used mediums of exchange ranging from seashells and cows to bitcoin and cash
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52 ideas that changed the world - 49. Ecology
In Depth Scientific ecology can be traced back to Charles Darwin and considers living things and their environment
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52 ideas that changed the world - 48. Fashion
In Depth Humans’ love affair with clothes dates back around 170,000 years
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52 ideas that changed the world - 47. Relativity
In Depth Einstein’s theory remains ‘most important in modern physics’
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