Ukraine war: will China be the real winner?
2023-06-29
As war grinds on in Ukraine, and Zelensky vies for dominance, it is possible there may only be one true winner: China’s leader Xi Jinping. But why could China come out on top? The Economist’s Beijing bureau chief explains.
00:00 – China: Ukraine’s real winner?
00:40 – China claims to be neutral
01:32 – Both sides need China’s support
02:52 – Russia’s loss would be China’s gain
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War in Ukraine: Tracking the fighting with satellites
2023-06-19
With Ukraine’s counter-offensive shrouded in secrecy and Russian-controlled territory impenetrable, can satellite data help you see into a war zone? The Economist’s Senior data journalist, Sondre Ulvund Solstad, breaks down how he uses fires to track the fighting.
00:51 – Our model explained
02:28 – Ukraine Fire Tracker
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Can being thinner make women richer?
2023-06-02
Across the developed world, the richer people are, the thinner they tend to be—but the correlation between wealth and weight holds only for women. Why? Alice Fulwood, The Economist’s Wall Street correspondent, reveals the secret economics of thinness.
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What’s the future of crypto?
2023-05-18
The financial revolution once promised by cryptocurrencies has been knocked off course by regulators and allegations of fraud. So what does the future hold for crypto?
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00:00 – The crypto party is over
01:06 – The history
03:30 – What is crypto?
04:38 – Uses around the world
06:07 – Layer 2 solutions
07:12 – Web3
08:51 – Data and privacy
10:04 – What is the future of crypto?
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Hurricanes: the science behind the destruction
2023-05-05
Hurricanes are among the most dangerous natural phenomena on earth, causing billions of dollars of damage and destroying lives every year. But what turns a peaceful patch of ocean into the planet’s most destructive force, and how is this process being affected by climate change?
00:00 – What are tropical cyclones?
00:46 – The history of tropical cyclones
02:06 – How do they form?
04:33 – What happens when they reach land?
07:13 – What is the impact of climate change?
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