Category Archives: infrastructure

The £100BN Railway Dividing a Nation

Is Europe’s largest infrastructure project worth it? For more by The B1M subscribe now – http://ow.ly/GxW7y Full story here – https://theb1m.com/video/hs2-100bn-hi… Presenter – Fred Mills Producers – Adam Savage and Fred Mills Camera and Video Editing – Thomas Canton Additional … Continue reading

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Why the US Army electrifies this water

The Chicago and Sanitary Ship Canal is the path that invasive carp would take to reach the Great Lakes. So to stop them, the US Army Corps of Engineers has installed an electric barrier. Although for obvious reasons, I didn’t … Continue reading

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BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Are humans naturally clean and tidy?

Answering your questions about life, Earth and the universe From dumping raw sewage into rivers to littering the streets with our trash, humans don’t have a great track record when it comes to dealing with our waste. It’s something that … Continue reading

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EU countries ‘caught between two extremes’ over press freedom | Euronews

A passer-by in front of a newspaper kiosk in December 2021 in Athens, Greece – Copyright ARIS MESSINIS/AFP “Polarisation to the west, war and propaganda to the east” is how Reporters Without Borders sums up the press freedom situation in … Continue reading

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How does Britain know what time it is?

Did I need to get a radio controlled clock and travel to Anthorn to film this video? Absolutely not. But for a few minutes, that clock was really, really accurate. • Thanks to the team at NPL! More about NPL … Continue reading

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The Panola Project

“The Panola Project,” a film by Jeremy Levine and Rachael DeCruz, follows Dorothy, a convenience-store owner, as she goes door to door in order to convince her neighbors to get their COVID-19 vaccines

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Branch Manager 🤣 ❄️ (via @earthtalent) | Selected Videos

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Inside Bangkok’s abandoned department store – BBC News

Few cities can rival Bangkok’s chaotic and colourful mix of modernity and tradition. Largely unplanned, the Thai capital dazzles visitors with its fast and furious pace, and its dizzying variety of architectural styles. But the city’s galloping development has left … Continue reading

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Didsbury flood storage area – a Twitter thread | John Curtin, UK Environmental Agency

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How The Internet Travels Across Oceans

99% of all internet traffic – from this video to your Pokemon Go account to your family WhatsApp group – runs on a hidden network of undersea cables. Why should you care? Because modern life is increasingly dependent on those … Continue reading

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