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How happy is your country? | The Economist

2019-03-27

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Money doesn’t buy happiness—or does it? In both India and China people have become richer in the past decade, but global data reveal that greater wealth does not necessarily lead to greater happiness Economic growth does not guarantee rising happiness. Read more here: https://econ.st/2HIlxLT Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy The …

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Why calories are a con | The Economist

2019-03-21

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Calorie-counting has been central to people’s understanding of weight loss for over a century. Given that the great majority of diets fail—could the calorie be one of the biggest delusions in dietary history? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For decades people who want to control their weight have been told …

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Are lab-grown diamonds the future? | The Economist

2019-03-19

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Scientists now have the technology to make synthetic diamonds in a laboratory. They are far cheaper than mined stones, but can they replace the real thing? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy It’s the biggest disrupter the diamond industry has faced. Machines are now growing diamonds in a matter of weeks …

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What’s the point of NATO? | The Economist

2019-03-18

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NATO was set up in 1949 to counter the Soviet threat. Its North American and European members must continue to change the alliance if it is to remain relevant in the 21st century. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full …

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Why St Patrick’s Day went global | The Economist

2019-03-16

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St Patrick’s Day is celebrated by 149m people in America alone. How did Ireland’s saint’s day become a global event? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full video catalogue: http://econ.st/20IehQk Like The Economist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist/ Follow The Economist on …...

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Is this the future of health? | The Economist

2019-03-12

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Artificial intelligence is already shaping the world, from driverless cars to dating. But according to Dr Eric Topol, a pioneer in digital medicine, perhaps its greatest impact will be on people’s health. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full video …

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The new scramble for Africa | The Economist

2019-03-08

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The past decade has seen a big surge of foreign interest in Africa—involving China, India and Russia. If the continent handles this new “scramble” wisely, the main winners will be Africans themselves. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full video …

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What if women ruled the world? | The Economist

2019-03-07

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Only 6.3% of all international leaders are women. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Liberian president and Africa’s first elected female head of state, suggests ways to redress the balance. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full video catalogue: http://econ.st/20IehQk Like The …

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India v Pakistan: the threat of nuclear war | The Economist

2019-03-01

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A recent terrorist attack has reignited the possibility of war between India and Pakistan—and this time both have nuclear weapons. Will the countries’ leaders, Narendra Modi and Imran Khan, allow the Kashmir conflict to escalate? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The …

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Mars: when will humans get there? | The Economist

2019-02-28

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Sending astronauts to Mars is a daunting prospect. But this will not deter NASA and private companies from trying to put humans on the red planet. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full video catalogue: http://econ.st/20IehQk Like The Economist on …

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Space: the next frontier for war? | The Economist

2019-02-20

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President Trump has just announced plans to create a new military Space Force, increasing the prospect of a new theatre of war. How might war in space be fought? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy The 1,300 active satellites above the earth provide a wide array of services – some of …

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How Islam in the West is changing | The Economist

2019-02-15

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Islamist terrorism has fractured relations between Islam and the West. Robert Guest, our foreign editor, explains how Western Muslims are gradually becoming more liberal. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full video catalogue: http://econ.st/20IehQk Like The Economist on Facebook:...

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The search for new planets | The Economist

2019-02-14

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A new space telescope could discover thousands of planets. But will they support life? TESS may reveal the next clues to finding out. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full video catalogue: http://econ.st/20IehQk Like The Economist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist/ Follow …

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Can free-cash handouts help society? | The Economist

2019-02-13

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In parts of California there are plans to give people no-strings-attached cash, whether they have a job or not. It’s hoped these trials could be the solution to a potentially jobless dystopian future. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full …

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The next global arms race? | The Economist

2019-02-07

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America and Russia have pulled out of the INF, a cold war-era weapons treaty. Why is this significant and what does this mean for global stability? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full video catalogue: http://econ.st/20IehQk Like The Economist on …

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What will replace Facebook? | The Economist

2019-02-04

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Facebook has dominated the social-media landscape for the past 15 years. But breaches of its users’ privacy mean it is now slipping out of favour. Could an emerging technological movement take its place? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full …

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Theresa May’s Brexit power struggle, cartooned | The Economist

2019-02-02

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With a dangerous Brexit deadline looming, our cartoonist KAL contemplates the British Prime Minister’s next move. Is this one power struggle Theresa May is destined to lose? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full video catalogue: http://econ.st/20IehQk Like The Economist …

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What happens when we sleep? | The Economist

2019-01-30

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Sleep is central to maintaining your physical and mental health, but many people don’t sleep enough. We all do it, but what happens to us when we sleep? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy Every night almost everyone on the planet enters into a state of unconsciousness and paralysis – but …

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MH17: can Russia be held to account? | The Economist

2019-01-24

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Australia and the Netherlands say Russia is responsible for shooting down flight MH17 in 2014. The families of the 298 victims want justice—but which court can give it to them? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full video catalogue: http://econ.st/20IehQk …

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Congo: the race to beat Ebola | The Economist

2019-01-22

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Congo is in the grip of another Ebola outbreak, which has killed up to 400 people. There is no effective treatment for the deadly virus, but pioneering drug trials are under way Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full video …

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