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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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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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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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Can Netanyahu’s leadership survive the war?

2023-10-17

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Many Israelis blame Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for failing to stop Hamas’ terrorist attack. Can his leadership survive the war and its fallout? 00:28 - What will the war do to Netanyahu? 00:52 - Government’s absence 01:20 - Protests 01:52 - Positive changes Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletters: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Read about how Hamas’ atrocities and Israel’s retaliation will change both sides forever: https://econ.st/3Qq13tL...

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How powerful is Hamas?

2023-10-13

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On October 7th Hamas fighters launched a surprise attack on Israel and slaughtered more than 1,300 people, mostly civilians. What is Hamas and how powerful is it? 00:00 - What is Hamas? 00:55 - Hamas’s control of Gaza 01:18 - Growth of Hamas military capacity 01:32 - The latest attack on Israel Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Hamas’s attack was the bloodiest in Israel’s history: https://econ.st/3ts3qD3 A...

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Who is polluting the ocean with plastic?

2023-10-11

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Plastic pollution is destroying ocean life and coastal livelihoods. With small island states suffering most, what do they reveal about how to solve this global problem? 00:00 The plastic problem 00:43 What challenges do small islands face? 02:48 Where is the plastic coming from? 07:47 How are small islands combating plastic pollution? 11:13 How is plastic waste managed? / Where does plastic end up? 12:30 Future solutions 14:31 The global plastic...

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Israel and the Palestinians: a century of conflict

2023-10-10

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A brutal attack on Israel by Hamas has spectacularly reignited the long-running conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. We look back over a century of hostilities. 00:00 - Israel is at war 00:19 - What was the Balfour Declaration? 00:36 - The British Mandate 01:12 - Establishment of the State of Israel 02:04 - West Bank and Gaza since 1967 Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI After its brutal attack, Hamas...

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How different languages are accommodating non-binary people

2023-10-05

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In a world where over a third of all languages use gender-specific grammar, non-binary people are looking for innovative solutions. 00:09 - Being gender-neutral in English 00:17 - The problem posed by grammatical gender 00:43 - Innovative solutions Read Johnson, The Economist’s language column: https://econ.st/3rwxcpF Find out why you have an accent in a foreign language: https://econ.st/48skXLr Watch our film on how to sound like a local when...

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Longevity: can ageing be reversed?

2023-09-27

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Ageing has always been inevitable but fasting, epigenetic reprogramming and parabiosis are just some of the scientific techniques that seem to help people stay young. Might the Peter Pan dream become real? 00:00 - Can science turn back the clock? 01:01 - Centenarians 02:51 - What is ageing? 04:51 - Dietary restriction 06:00 - Roundworms 07:55 - Epigenetics 09:43 - Blood and guts 11:40 - Senolytics 12:38 - Metformin 13:51 - Anti-ageing treatments...

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Inside Ukraine’s DIY drone revolution

2023-09-22

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In garages, bedrooms and workshops across Ukraine a small army of amateur enthusiasts has emerged to build and adapt drones capable of taking the fight to the Russians. We explain how the war created this cottage industry, and what motivates the people behind it. 00:00 - Ukraine’s drone war 00:47 - The army of volunteers 03:03 - Ukrainian drone success Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI An interview with the...

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Why the baby business is booming

2023-09-21

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The business of surrogacy is growing fast, as fertility rates fall and demand from gay parents rises. This global trade has a dark underbelly, and needs policing. 00:51 America: putting a price on family 05:32 What’s driving demand? 07:52 How did surrogacy become a global trade? 11:30 Surrogacy’s dark underbelly 16:49 How can surrogacy be better regulated? 21:10 What’s in the child’s best interest? Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter:...

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