Can being thinner make women richer?

2023-06-01

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?

Cypherpunk stills and Eric Hughes interview under creative commons licence: https://econ.st/3Iijagn

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?

Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI

Read the special report here: https://econ.st/44XT0JN

Silvergate is the latest victim of the crypto meltdown: https://econ.st/3ARpqb4

The hunt for FTX’s missing riches: https://econ.st/3ARpA2a

1843: After FTX: the five stages of crypto grief:

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?

Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI

Is climate change making hurricanes worse? https://econ.st/40MQW3O

Damage from climate change will be widespread and sometimes surprising: https://econ.st/3LD55fS

Florida’s government subsidises people living in hurricane zones:

2023-05-04

King Charles III is estimated to have around £600m in private wealth. In the lead-up to his coronation, The Economist explores where Britain’s royal family actually gets its money from.

Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI

To read more about Royal finances: https://econ.st/41b7J0B

Watch: What to expect from King Charles III: https://econ.st/3AU9RPL

What could King Charles mean for Royal finances: https://econ.st/42694Hl

Our thoughts on King Charles’s coronation dish: https://econ.st/44G2gSK

Britain readies itself for the royal coronation: https://econ.st/3LqrPOA

2023-04-06

Twenty five years ago the Good Friday Agreement brought peace to Northern Ireland. But while the treaty has saved thousands of lives, it has also resulted in a brittle and unstable government. Could this jeopardise the future of peace?

00:00 – The Good Friday Agreement then and now
02:49 – Northern Ireland’s history
03:56 – What did the Good Friday Agreement change?
05:41 – The impact of Brexit
07:07 – The legacy of violence
09:16 – Modern day sectarianism
12:16 – The trouble with power-sharing government

Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI

Thanks to the Belfast Agreement, Northern Ireland is a better place: https://econ.st/435sqgJ

Northern Ireland’s arts have blossomed. But divisions endure: https://econ.st/3KBrWIb

The new Brexit deal is the best