Why do so many women tear their anterior cruciate ligament? We explain

2023-06-06

As Ukraine’s long awaited counter-offensive finally begins, The Economist’s Russia and Eastern Europe editor, Arkady Ostrovsky, explores Ukrainian ambitions and strategies.

00:00 – the counter-offensive has begun
00:34 – strategic aims
01:13 – military aims
02:10 – political risks

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The counteroffensive appears to have begun: https://econ.st/3IYpgDe

For our latest Ukraine coverage: https://econ.st/3OXHjNJ

Huge explosions breach the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine: https://econ.st/3oIfTRh

Ukraine gets its F-16s: https://econ.st/3CclzpN

The horrors of the front line: https://econ.st/3OVYfnC

A Ukrainian cemetery awaits the casualties of the counteroffensive: https://econ.st/3MQa8J3

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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Read more about the secret economics of thinness: https://econ.st/43fAo6x

For our summer reads: https://econ.st/43fRtgY

Could new drugs spell an end to the world’s obesity epidemic?: https://econ.st/43etVsE

A new class of drugs for weight loss: https://econ.st/43tWeTW

Are overweight politicians less trustworthy?: https://econ.st/3qkHlVs

2023-05-29

Generative AI is the technology behind the wave of new online tools used by millions around the world. As the technology is ever more widely deployed, what are its current strengths and its weaknesses?

00:00 – What is generative AI?
00:46 – Breakthroughs and take-up of the technology
02:03 – Strengths
03:32 – Weaknesses

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How to invest in AI: https://econ.st/3IF8EA7

Find more of our latest coverage on AI: https://econ.st/3OS1cFZ

Why large AI models will transform how we live and work: https://econ.st/3MtADUz

Watch: Chatbots will change how we use the internet: https://econ.st/41HELXb

Big tech and the pursuit of AI dominance: https://econ.st/43J3UCl

It doesn’t take much to make machine-learning algorithms go

2023-05-25

Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, more intense and more deadly. But what is a heatwave, why are they so dangerous and how are they affected by climate change?

00:00 – What are heatwaves?
01:40 – How do heatwaves form?
05:28 – How heatwaves kill
08:40 – How to prepare for heatwaves
10:17 – What is the impact of climate change?

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Can Kolkata’s street life survive India’s record-breaking heatwaves? https://econ.st/3BufiFh

How to predict record-shattering weather events: https://econ.st/3Og1juG

Cell block hot: how prisoners are facing rising temperatures: https://econ.st/3Ol0QY9

Heatwaves and floods around the world may be a taste of years to come: https://econ.st/3IhJzLz

Heatwaves kill more Americans than

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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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?

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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:

2023-04-06

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

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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