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Which countries get the best night’s sleep?

2023-12-21

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Sleep patterns differ across the world. From early-to-bed South Africans to Russians who hit the sack around midnight, we reveal the cultural nuances that shape global sleep schedules. Watch the film to find out where your country ranks in the lie-in-dex, and why it matters. Read more about which countries get the best night's sleep: https://econ.st/3GTRxt8 Find out why chinstrap penguins sleep thousands of times a day: https://econ.st/48pow45...

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Is nuclear fusion the future of clean energy?

2023-12-14

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Fusion is a kind of nuclear power, which could revolutionise how clean energy is produced. As a new wave of experiments heats up, can fusion live up to the hype? 00:33 The future of green energy 02:00 What is nuclear fusion and how does it work? 03:17 Is it achievable? Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3s9WjPB Energy security gives climate-friendly nuclear-power plants a new appeal: https://econ.st/3QHgdd1 Listen...

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How the Amazon became a Wild West of land-grabbing

2023-12-13

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To save the Amazon rainforest, Brazil’s President Lula must work out who owns it. But with 22 different agencies registering land claims–and many of them overlapping–it’s not an easy task. 00:00 - How is Amazonian land distributed? 00:27 - How do land claims conflict? 01:15 - How is Lula helping? Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Read our coverage on the Brazilian Amazon: https://econ.st/3NnFA2l Why the...

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Who made millions from the attack on Israel?

2023-12-08

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In the days before the October 7th attack short selling of Israeli stocks spiked in New York, making someone a lot of money. How likely is it that a Hamas insider was behind it? 00:00 - Pre-war stock market changes 00:33 - What happened to the stocks? 01:03 - Who was behind it? Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Read our coverage on Israel and Hamas: https://econ.st/46Ka8Cy Did Hamas make millions trading the...

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The race to improve weather forecasting

2023-11-30

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As global warming makes weather more extreme and deadly, accurate and accessible weather forecasting has never been more needed. 00:00 - Hurricane Otis 00:40 - Extreme weather 01:33 - Democratic Republic of Congo 02:38 - Problems with forecasting 04:25 - Innovative solutions 05:41 - Arrival of AI 07:30 - Smallholder farmers 09:30 - Early warning systems Read about the high-tech race to improve weather forecasting: https://econ.st/4a1pqpo Listen...

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How green is the energy revolution really?

2023-11-23

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We hear a lot about the need to get off fossil fuels. How is the energy transition really going and how fast is the world moving towards a green future? 00:51 How did the war in Ukraine impact the green revolution? 05:50 Why is green energy booming in unlikely places? 08:31 Rewiring the world for net zero 11:40 Is nuclear energy making a comeback? 14:20 Texas: the anti-green future of clean energy 18:09 Do environmentalists need to change?...

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What’s wrong with lockdown drills for school shootings?

2023-11-15

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To teach students how to protect themselves from an active shooter most American schools run lockdown drills – but could they do more harm than good? 00:00 - What are lockdown drills? 00:43 - When did lockdowns become widespread? 01:25 - What are the national guidelines? 01:47 - The impact on children Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Read our full investigation: https://econ.st/477yzLd Inside America’s hoax...

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Why some teachers in America are learning how to fire guns

2023-11-14

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Gun crime in American schools is increasing–but does training teachers how to shoot make classrooms any safer? 00:00 - Is arming teachers the solution? 00:50 - Meet the teachers learning to shoot 01:55 - Why they want to learn 03:17 - How effective is the training? Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Read our full investigation: https://econ.st/477yzLd Inside America’s hoax school shootings epidemic:...

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Hoax school shootings: inside America’s epidemic

2023-11-13

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In America the fear of gun crime in schools is being weaponised. More and more SWAT teams are having to respond to hoax calls about school shootings. 00:00 - America’s hoax school shooting crisis 01:07 - Hoax calls are becoming more commonplace 02:00 - Aspen Elementary School 03:29 - What happened on February 22nd 2023? 05:10 - Who was behind it? 07:35 - The fight against SWAT hoax calls Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter:...

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The Invisible Court’s Verdict: You Are Hereby Exiled to Digital Siberia

2023-11-09

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2023-11-09

As in the Gulag it replicates, the innocent are swept up with the guilty in a disconcertingly unjust ratio.

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Trump’s trials: How much jeopardy is he really in?

2023-11-09

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Accusations of election manipulation and the mishandling of classified documents are just a few of the criminal charges former President Donald Trump faces across four criminal trials as the race for the White House gets underway. But is he really in jeopardy or will he succeed in turning his legal woes to his political advantage? 00:00 - How much jeopardy is Trump really in? 00:31 - The cases 03:05 - The risks 04:02 - Trump’s campaign Sign up to...

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Macro: Banking: Senior Loan Officer’s Survey and Lending

2023-11-08

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2023-11-08

Banks continue to tighten lending standards across all sectors. This has eased a bit from the July survey. Banks continue to widen spreads across all sectors. The percentage of banks widening spreads has also eased a tad.

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Weekly Market Pulse: Monetary Policy Is Hard

2023-11-06

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2023-11-06

So, is that it? Have rates peaked? Is the long bear market finally over?  The market decided last week that interest rates have peaked for this cycle. And if rates have peaked then all the assets that have been pressured over the last two years can finally come up for air. Since October 18, 2021, over two years ago, investors have had few places to hide. Of the major asset classes we follow closely, only two – gold and commodities – were higher by...

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Macro: Employment Report

2023-11-03

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2023-11-03

Wall street cheered the fact that we added fewer jobs (150,000) than expected (179,000) in October. This was a welcome relief after the hot September number that was revised down from 336,000 to 279,000.

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Macro: Challenger Job Cuts — Improvement throughout the year

2023-11-02

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2023-11-02

We had a bad 1st quarter relative to historic averages for job cuts. But the situation has gotten better throughout the year. In the 3rd quarter of 2023 less people are losing their job relative to the average 3rd quarter going back to 1989.

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Macro: Factory Orders — revision

2023-11-02

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2023-11-02

This was a slight downward revision. Nothing to cheer and really nothing to write home about. September Durable Goods were revised down .1% MoM in Sept and .05% MoM in Aug.

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What happens to your brain as you age

2023-11-02

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As the most complex organ in your body, your brain changes radically throughout your life. Starting from before birth and continuing even after you've died. This is what happens to your brain as you age. 00:00 - What happens to your brain when you age? 00:32 - In the womb 01:03 - Childhood 03:19 - Teenage years 04:48 - Early adulthood 05:27 - Middle age 07:04 - Later life 07:36 - Death Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter:...

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What is Hizbullah?

2023-10-27

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Hizbullah has been shooting rockets across the Israel-Lebanon border. If it intervenes in the Israel-Hamas conflict, it could lead to serious escalation. 00:00 - The origins of Hizbullah 01:06 - Its political rise 02:00 - How big a threat is it? Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Why has Israel’s ground invasion been delayed?: https://econ.st/3tFIlFi The firepower of Iran-backed militias:...

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Is Israel breaking the rules of war?

2023-10-20

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The Economist’s defence editor Shashank Joshi spoke to legal experts to find out whether Israel’s response to Hamas’s terrorist attack is lawful. 00:00 - Is Israel breaking the rules of war? 00:59 - Blockade 01:32 - Bombardment Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Is Israel acting within the laws of war?: https://econ.st/3tzVBv7 Joe Biden steers a risky course after a Gaza hospital blast: https://econ.st/3ty6RIl...

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Are artificial wombs the future?

2023-10-19

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Scientists are hoping to build the world’s first clinically approved artificial womb. The purpose is to save the lives of more premature babies. 00:00 The dangers of premature birth 01:49 How to build an artificial womb 04:17 How does it work? 05:54 When will artificial wombs be rolled out? Sign up to The Economist’s weekly science newsletter: https://econ.st/46wOpyv Read our full quarterly report on fertility: https://econ.st/3S1LZnj Watch...

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