How poor people survive in the USASocietyHomelessness, hunger and shame: poverty is rampant in the richest country in the world. Over 40 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, twice as many […] |
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How Billie Eilish and Her Family Make MusicMusicThe fastest-rising pop star of the moment is 17 and writes off-kilter hits with her older brother from their parents’ house. Breaking down Billie Eilish’s “Bury a Friend,” we show […] |
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Kolyma – Birthplace of Our FearEducation & Learning, HistoryFilm about the brutal Soviet penal camps under the rule of the dictator Josef Stalin. |
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It’s Getting Harder to Spot a Deep Fake VideoTechnology & InnovationFake videos and audio keep getting better, faster and easier to make, increasing the mind-blowing technology’s potential for harm if put in the wrong hands. Bloomberg QuickTake explains how good […] |
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Discovering a stolen artwork after 32 yearsIt is rather the exception that the theft of a work of art is resolved after 32 years. This happened in the USA, where at the end of November 1985 […] |
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An Open SecretSocietyFor three years, Amy Berg’s documentary “An Open Secret” about paedophilia in Hollywood was virtually invisible. If you see it now, you know why. |
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Drone wars: Recruited video gamers become killersViolence & WarIn tiny bunkers in the United States, young pilots are operating unmanned drones targeting ‘bad people’ in Pakistan. |
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Can Universal Basic Income End Our Cultural Obsession With Work?Economy, Society
Location: United States of America - New York City
In 1948, German philosopher Josef Pieper predicted that society was headed for a dystopia he called ‘Total Work’. With most of us in 2017 working too long, missing social events, […] |
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The collapse of Venezuela, explainedPolitics
Location: Venezuela - Parroquia San Agustín
The country is in chaos, but its leaders aren’t going anywhere. |
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Rebranding White Nationalism: Inside Richard Spencer’s Alt-RightPoliticsRichard B. Spencer greeted an audience of more than 200 at an alt-right conference in Washington D.C. last month with the cry, “Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory!” He […] |
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The Happiest People on Earth. North Korea: Rulers, citizens & official narrativeEducation & Learning, Politics, Society
Location: North Korea - Pyongyang
North Koreans say they’re the happiest people in the world. Their great leader is like a father who takes care of them and all their needs. They’re told that he’s […] |
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Money, happiness and eternal life – GreedSocietyCan money and power ever make us happy? How much is enough? Our constant desire for more is part of our human nature. |
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The real value of your personal dataEducation & Learning, Society
Location: The Netherlands - Amsterdam
The personal data that is being collected by internet companies has turned into a goldmine. The applications for this enormous mountain of data is endless, from health care uses to […] |