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Title: Why calories are a con
Runtime: 3:13
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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?

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For decades people who want to control their weight have been told to count calories. Given that the great majority of diets fail is this good advice? Could the calorie be one of the biggest delusions in dietary history?

The idea of counting calories was introduced by Wilbur Atwater. He believed that a calorie is a calorie. His theory was that a calorie provided the body with an equal amount of energy no matter what kind of food or micronutrient it came from. He concluded that one gram of either protein or carbohydrate provided four calories of energy compared with nine through one gram of fat. And more than a century later, that series of numbers, 4-4-9, remains...

Title: Are lab-grown diamonds the future?
Runtime: 5:45
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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?

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It's the biggest disrupter the diamond industry has faced. Machines are now growing diamonds in a matter of weeks for two-thirds of the price - but can they replace the magic of a mined stone? Could they cause the $82 billion diamond jewelry industry to lose its sparkle?

Sophisticated ads have been making the case for diamonds for decades. De Beers, the world's biggest rough diamond producer by value, linked diamonds with romance in the late 1940s and dreamt up the idea of a diamond engagement ring as an essential display of love. So-called queen of diamonds Alisa Moussaieff sells gems to the rich and the Royal the world over, and has done for over half a century. For her there's more to a diamond than its chemical s...

Title: What's the point of NATO?
Runtime: 3:47
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

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Title: Why St Patrick's Day went global
Runtime: 2:23
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: St Patrick’s Day is celebrated by 149m people in America alone. How did Ireland's saint's day become a global event?

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Title: Is this the future of health?
Runtime: 5:38
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

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Title: The new scramble for Africa
Runtime: 4:11
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

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Title: What if women ruled the world?
Runtime: 5:09
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

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India v Pakistan: the threat of nuclear war

Title: India v Pakistan: the threat of nuclear war
Runtime: 3:09
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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?

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Title: Mars: when will humans get there?
Runtime: 3:11
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

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Brexit: what would a second referendum look like?

Title: Brexit: what would a second referendum look like?
Runtime: 3:02
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Britain's Labour Party has announced it will support a second referendum on Britain leaving the EU. What might be on the ballot?

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Title: Fake news v fact: The battle for truth
Runtime: 6:57
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Smartphones and digital platforms are enabling people to watch the state—uncovering lies and holding the powerful to account. Evidence from open-source investigations is now being used by the United Nations and The International Criminal Court.

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Modern technology is helping the state watch its citizens but that same technology is also letting citizens watch the state.

The rise of social media and the proliferation of smartphones has made it easier than ever for people to consume news - but not all this information is true. Some governments use these platforms to disseminate propaganda and monitor citizens behavior. Now this technology has also helped to turn the tables on of the powerful.

Alexa Koenig is a law professor and investigator. She gathers evidence from multiple digital sources to investigate some of the biggest human rights abuses in the 21st c...

Title: Space: the next frontier for war?
Runtime: 2:09
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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?

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The 1,300 active satellites above the earth provide a wide array of services - some of which are vital for emergency response and for the military. An attack on a countries satellites could be catastrophic and many worried that space may become a new theater of war. Large powers have developed various capabilities for destroying satellites

Now companies are building advanced service spacecraft that could become weapons. The purpose of these service craft is to repair and move existing satellites but all it takes is a change of intent for these spacecraft to become warcraft. A Chinese space weapon test which destroyed one of its own defunct satellites in 2007 created a great deal of debris that put other satellit...

Title: How Islam in the West is changing
Runtime: 3:56
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Islamist terrorism has fractured relations between Islam and the West. Robert Guest, our foreign editor, explains how Western Muslims are gradually becoming more liberal.

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Title: The search for new planets
Runtime: 2:46
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: A new space telescope could discover thousands of planets. But will they support life? TESS may reveal the next clues to finding out.

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Can universal basic income help society?

Title: Can universal basic income help society?
Runtime: 5:36
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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. Film supported by Mishcon de Reya

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Title: The next global arms race?
Runtime: 4:16
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: 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?

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Title: What will replace Facebook?
Runtime: 2:41
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: 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?

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Theresa May’s Brexit power struggle, cartooned

Title: Theresa May’s Brexit power struggle, cartooned
Runtime: 2:00
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: 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?

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Title: The battle for Venezuela's future
Runtime: 3:16
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Venezuela is on the brink. Last week Juan Guaidó proclaimed himself Venezuela's interim president. Nicolás Maduro, the country's despotic leader, clings on to power. How should the world help Venezuela?

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On our cover this week Venezuela's at the brink. A tenth of the population have fled, partly because they're starving, medicines are running out, inflation is an estimated 1.7 million percent, The election last year was such a fast for the opposition boycotted it.

Either the despot Nicolás Maduro falls or he doesn't - in which case expect matters to get a lot worse in Latin America's worst governed country. Last week Jaun Guaidó, the leader of the National Assembly in Venezuela, declared himself interim president pending elections. Immediately Mr. Guaidó was recognized by all the important democracies in the Americas apart from Mexico, Canada, the United States, B...

Title: What happens when we sleep?
Runtime: 2:45
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: 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?

00:22 - Circadian rhythm
00:43 - The four stages of sleep
00:56 - Light sleep
01:11 - Delta sleep and growth hormones
01:32 - Dreams and REM sleep
01:59 - Lifetime average
02:15 - Effects of missing sleep

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Title: MH17: can Russia be held to account?
Runtime: 8:07
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: 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?

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Title: Congo: the race to beat Ebola
Runtime: 1:56
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: 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

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Title: How can Britain fix Brexit?
Runtime: 3:34
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Parliament's rejection of Theresa May's Brexit plan has created a democratic mess. The Economist's Britain editor, Tom Wainwright, explains how the country got into this muddle, and the solution for getting out.

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Title: The future of work: is your job safe?
Runtime: 19:03
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The world of work will be radically different in the future. From hyper-surveillance of staff to digital nomadism to robots taking jobs—how, where and why we work is changing beyond all recognition. Film supported by Mishcon de Reya

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This is the workforce of the future. Technology is transforming the world of work beyond all recognition creating groundbreaking opportunities. But it's also eroding the rights of workers. Some even fear a dystopian jobless future. But are these anxieties overblown? How we react to this brave new world of work today will shape societies for generations to come.

What are the forces shaping how people live and work and how power is wielded in the modern age? NOW AND NEXT reveals the pressures, the plans and the likely tipping points for enduring global change. Understand what is really transforming the world today – and discover what may...

What makes elite athletes thrive or dive under pressure?

Title: What makes elite athletes thrive or dive under pressure?
Runtime: 5:49
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Psychology is an increasingly important part of elite sport. Winning at the highest levels can depend as much on peak-fitness of the mind as the body. Film supported by @DXCTechnology

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for top-level sports people it's not just skill and athleticism they count. So often, it's mind over matter. Psychology is now seen as increasingly vital to winning. In elite sport the difference between success and failure is often the finest of margins.

The annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities is one of the oldest and most prestigious events in the sporting calendar. For the competitors, it's 20 minutes of pure pain but also pure pressure. How the rowers cope with that intense pressure can make the difference between glory and failure.

The Cambridge women's team have won the last two races and this woman has bee...

Title: Will China dominate science?
Runtime: 3:30
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: China is fast becoming a world leader in science, but should the world worry? Our deputy editor, Ed Carr, examines the impact of China's scientific expansion.

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Title: What will people wear in the future?
Runtime: 6:25
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Innovation in fashion is sparking radical change. In the future clothes could be computers, made with materials designed and grown in a lab. Film supported by @TheWoolmarkCompany

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A new wave of innovation is fuelling a radical change in fashion. Wearable technology, data, automation and lab-grown materials will have a major impact on what people will be wearing in the future.

Since the birth of sewing and weaving, technology has always led developments in fashion. The Industrial Revolution mechanized manufacturing enabling mass production. In the 1960s synthetic materials like polyester took off, creating new possibilities for fashion.

Now the convergence of new technologies is opening up previously unimaginable possibilities. Self-styled fashion scientist Dr Amanda Parkes is in the vanguard of the industry's latest reinvention. She heads up innovation at FT...

Title: How democratic is your country?
Runtime: 3:58
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Democracy is in danger around the world. Perhaps for this reason, political engagement is at an all-time high. Robert Guest, our foreign editor, examines this year's Democracy Index, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

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The Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index seeks to measure the health of democracy in pretty much all the countries around the world. It breaks this down into five categories: the electoral process, the functioning of government, civil liberties, political participation, and political culture. The scores range from Norway, which we rate as the most democratic country on earth, all the way down to North Korea a hereditary communist monarchy...

Title: Where to invest in 2019?
Runtime: 3:09
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Where should you look to invest in 2019? Our capital-markets editor John O'Sullivan suggests the best strategy for the year ahead.

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What will be the biggest stories of 2019? | Part Two

Title: What will be the biggest stories of 2019? | Part Two
Runtime: 12:21
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Augmented-reality surgery, moon landings and a battle for the soul of Europe will be major talking points in the year ahead. But what else will make our countdown for the top ten stories for 2019? Film supported by @Intel

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What will be the biggest stories of the year ahead?

00:35 - 5 - Augmented-reality surgery
2019 will bring a whole new reality for some patients going under the knife, as surgeons use augmented reality headsets to help carry out operations. Doctors at St Mary's Hospital in London are pioneering the use of AR to improve skin graft surgery. It's hoped this technology will make surgery faster and safer for patients. Multiple images from CT scans are combined to make a 3D hologram which is superimposed onto the surgeons real world view. The AR headsets were developed from the technology used in a Microsoft games console but they now have life-saving...

What will be the biggest stories of 2019? | Part One

Title: What will be the biggest stories of 2019? | Part One
Runtime: 11:25
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Power suits, robotaxis, Leonardo da Vinci mania—just a few of the things to look out for in 2019. But what else will make our top ten stories for the year ahead? Film supported by @Intel

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00:35 - 10 - Powered Clothing
In 2019 power dressing will take on a whole new meaning when this strange-looking clothing hits the market. Not so much high fashion as high tech, it's a suit with built-in power that will literally get people moving. Part of the wearable robotics revolution, the suit is made up of battery-powered muscle packs which contract just like a human muscle to boost the wearer's strength. With the global population of over 60s expected to more than double by 2050, and retirement age increasing, there's no shortage of potential markets. But don't expect the suits to ease the burden on aching limbs and over...

Title: The best place to be a woman?
Runtime: 6:11
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: In the battle for gender equality Iceland is leading the world. The tiny island is pioneering news ways to close the gender pay gap, root out stereotypes and get more mothers back to work. Film supported by Mishcon de Reya

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Today women around the globe have less access to power wealth and education than men - but one tiny island is leading the world in bridging these gaps. Iceland is pioneering ways to get more mothers back to work, to root out gender stereotypes, and to close the pay gap.

Could Iceland inspire the world to solve one of its greatest problems?

Iceland has topped gender equality rankings for nearly a decade. One of the secrets to their success? Start early. This kindergarten in the capital Reykjavik focuses on challenging extreme gender stereotypes before they take root in boys and girls. It's a missi...

Title: Cycling's speed secrets
Runtime: 5:17
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: In Olympic cycling the smallest of tweaks to the bike and the rider's position can make the difference between glory and failure. Discover how marginal gains have helped Great Britain's track cyclists repeatedly top the medal table. Film supported by @DXCTechnology

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Few sports test the limits of professional athletes like cycling but it's not just human endurance on the track that delivers the winning formula. It's human ingenuity off it. In elite sport, the difference between success and failure is often the finest of margins.

This is base camp for one of the most successful teams in global sport - Great Britain's track cyclists have topped the medals tables at the past three Olympic Games. And it's a team that keeps churning out winners.

In a sport where races are decided by as little as one thousandth of a secon...

Title: Fashion's toxic threads
Runtime: 7:13
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A single clothes wash can release up to 700,000 microplastic fibres, many of which end up in the ocean. Now some pioneering fashion brands are putting the materials they use under the microscope. Film supported by @TheWoolmarkCompany

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Chip wars: the other fight between China and America

Title: Chip wars: the other fight between China and America
Runtime: 3:37
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The trade war between China and America is not just about traditional products like steel and cars. A battle for dominance is under way in semiconductor chips, as the two superpowers fight to control this vital industry.

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Title: How data transformed the NBA
Runtime: 6:41
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: NBA teams are changing the way they play basketball. The Houston Rockets, who boast stars like James Harden, have used data analytics to help them become championship contenders in recent seasons. Film supported by @DXCTechnology

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An invisible powerful force is lifting professional basketball to new heights, transforming how this multibillion-dollar sport is played and, crucially how to win.

In elite sport the difference between success and failure is often the finest of margins. The Houston Rockets are one of the top teams in NBA basketball. They boast some of the sport's biggest stars, including the NBA's most valuable player in 2018.

In the past decade the Rockets have risen from mid-table mediocrity to serious NBA championship contenders. But it's not just big names that have fueled this dramatic ascent - it's bi...

Title: The true cost of fast fashion
Runtime: 6:51
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Millions of tonnes of clothes end up in landfill every year—it’s one of the fastest-growing categories of waste in the world. How can the fashion industry continue to grow while addressing the environmental need for people to buy fewer clothes? Film supported by @TheWoolmarkCompany

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Title: How could veganism change the world?
Runtime: 6:30
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Interest in vegan food and its associated health benefits has been booming across the rich world. A global retreat from meat could have a far-reaching environmental impact.

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By 2050 the world's population could approach 10 billion - and around 60% more food could be needed to feed everyone. The environmental impacts of the food system are daunting its responsible for about a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions and uses about 70% of all freshwater resources, and it occupies about 40% of the Earth's land surface.

Food rated emissions could increase to 50 percent by 2050 and fill up the total emissions budget that we have in order to avoid dangerous levels of climate change.

Interest in vegan food has been booming across the rich world. A major study has put the diet to the test - analyzing an imagined scenario in which the world goes vegan by 2050. If ever...

Title: How will people travel in the future?
Runtime: 3:37
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: From flying cars to pods that travel at over 1,000kph, revolutionary new ways to travel are being dreamed up by ambitious companies. But which pioneering visions are most likely to take off?

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Hollywood movies have envisaged a future of hoverboards and flying cars - these imaginary machines might not be too far from reality. By 2030 a quarter of shared passenger miles traveled on America's roads could be in self-driving vehicles. It's believed eight out of ten people will be using Robotaxis in cities where available by 2035. There will also be more emphasis on sharing journeys. All this could reduce the number of cars on city streets by 60 percent, emissions by 80 percent, and road accidents by 90 percent.

And then there are flying cars - or more accurately - passenger drones and helicopter hybrids. Uber is investing heavily in this technology. Los Angeles, Dallas, an...

Title: #Metoo: how it's changing the world
Runtime: 18:35
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: #MeToo sparked a defining chapter in gender relations and its seismic reverberations have been felt across the world. From protests about rape and murder in South Africa, to the Times Up Legal Defense Fund in America, discover the latest efforts to tackle sexual harassment and push for gender equality. Film supported by Mishcon de Reya

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We're at a historic tipping point for women. In October 2017, the hashtag #metoo spread across the globe. What began as a Hollywood sexual assault scandal sparked a public reckoning around the world. Thousands of women are using two words on social media to identify themselves as survivors of sexual harassment and assault.

New laws have been passed and powerful men have been forced to step down, face arrest and conviction. But now #metoo is igniting wider debate about the ability of legal systems to deliver justice, about how men shoul...

Title: The future of fashion
Runtime: 2:24
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The fashion industry is on the verge of a tech revolution. Clothes of tomorrow could be designed, fitted and sold to us by technology alone. Film supported by @TheWoolmarkCompany

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From Gucci to Chanel, Topshop to Primark - Clothes industry heavyweights rely on fashion forecasters for next season's new look. But advancements in artificial intelligence are about to turn their art into a science.

Cognitive computing is now able to identify patterns previously inaccessible to humans. It can simultaneously analyse vast amounts of global data - from social media buzz to political polls - making it possible to accurately spot what's hot and what's not.

WGSN, the world's biggest fashion forecaster. now uses AI alongside more traditional methods. A move that could reduce forecasting errors by up to 50%.

Trend-spotting mistakes can have far-reaching con...

Emmanuel Jal: Child soldier to hip-hop star

Title: Emmanuel Jal: Child soldier to hip-hop star
Runtime: 5:27
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: As a child soldier in Sudan, Emmanuel Jal was firing a gun when he was just nine. In an extraordinary turn of events Mr Jal swapped his AK47 for a microphone and is now an international hip-hop star.

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Emmanuel Jal was a child soldier during the brutal Sudanese Civil War in the 1990s - where government forces in the predominantly Muslim North fought rebels in the South. Taken from his home, he was beaten, brainwashed, and trained by the rebels to fight. After four years of fighting he managed an epic escape to create a new life.

Mr Jal was sent to train to be a soldier at the age of eight by his father, who was the rebels Chief of Police. The training was brutal. He survived the training and was given a gun - ready for revenge.

Mr Jal and the other boys had been groomed to feel a sense of camaraderie to fight for each other. At first the violence was excitin...

Title: Discover Hyderabad
Runtime: 16:56
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Hyderabad, India's fourth biggest city, is fast becoming one of the most exciting visitor destinations in the country. Its booming tech scene is attracting global attention and transforming this ancient city into a cosmopolitan hotspot. Film supported by @incredibleindia

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Once home to the richest man in the world and the center of the global diamond trade, Hyderabad is full of hidden gems - you just have to know where to find them. Three passionate locals are about to take you on a tour of their city, revealing the secret spots where you can experience the real Hyderabad.

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Title: Fashion's naked truths
Runtime: 1:47
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Half of all clothes are thrown away within one year—many have never been worn. The industry's obsession with fast fashion comes with a steep environmental price tag. Film supported by @TheWoolmarkCompany

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Fashion is one of the fastest-growing industries on the planet. Around the world eighty billion new pieces of clothing are sold every year - 400% more than just forty years ago. Americans alone are buying five times more garments than in 1980.

Now a $1.3 trillion mega industry, fashion employs more than 300 million people worldwide. While other industries have come apart at the seams, clothing production has doubled in the last 15 years. But it's a fashion statement with a steep environmental price tag - making one kilogram of fabric produces 23 kilograms of greenhouse gases. Textile production generates more carbon dioxide than all international flights and maritime...

Tara Westover: Mormons, Harry Potter and the future of education

Title: Tara Westover: Mormons, Harry Potter and the future of education
Runtime: 27:29
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Tara Westover grew up in a strict Mormon family—she was 17 when she first stepped into a classroom. Now she is a best-selling author. She spoke to Anne McElvoy about her life and the future of education for "The Economist asks" podcast.

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Saudi Arabia's crown prince: who is Muhammad bin Salman?

Title: Saudi Arabia's crown prince: who is Muhammad bin Salman?
Runtime: 3:40
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Muhammad bin Salman has come under international scrutiny following the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist. Here's what you need to know about Saudi Arabia's crown prince.

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He is one of the most powerful people in the middle east. Just 33 years old and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia - who is Muhammad bin Salman?

Known as MBS, he was virtually unknown until his elderly father became king in 2015. The king wasted no time in promoting his favourite son over other family members and prince Muhammad soon became de facto leader of Saudi Arabia.

He was praised at home and abroad for promoting social and economic reforms in the deeply conservative country such as lifting the ban on women driving and trying to wean the country off oil.

But there is another side to prince Muhammad. He has locked up thousands of people. Some a...

China: facial recognition and state control

Title: China: facial recognition and state control
Runtime: 5:41
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: China is the world leader in facial recognition technology. Discover how the country is using it to develop a vast hyper-surveillance system able to monitor and target its ethnic minorities, including the Muslim Uyghur population.

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Improving lives, increasing connectivity across the world, that's the great promise offered by data-driven technology - but in China it also promises greater state control and abuse of power.

This is the next groundbreaking development in data-driven technology, facial recognition. And in China you can already withdraw cash, check in at airports, and pay for goods using just your face. The country is the world's leader in the use of this emerging technology, and China's many artificial intelligence startups are determined to keep it that way in the future.

Companies like Yitu. Yitu is creating the building blocks for a smart city o...

Title: #MeToo: is it destined to fail?
Runtime: 3:40
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: When Tarana Burke founded MeToo she had no idea it would become a global movement. A year after it swept around the globe, she considers why it's at a critical moment.

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How to prepare for the next global recession

Title: How to prepare for the next global recession
Runtime: 3:18
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A decade after the global recession, the world’s economy is vulnerable again. Ryan Avent, our economics columnist, considers how the next recession might happen—and what governments can do about it

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Reverend Curry on Meghan, Harry and America

Title: Reverend Curry on Meghan, Harry and America
Runtime: 28:03
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Bishop Micheal Curry came to global attention when he gave an impassioned sermon at the wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. He spoke to Anne McElvoy for "The Economist Asks" podcast about the royal couple and the role of religion in Donald Trump's America.

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