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Inside the British laboratory that protects the world’s chocolate
The International Cocoa Quarantine Centre, at the University of Reading, has an important job: stop pests and viruses from hitching a ride, as researchers try to breed better and hardier varieties of cocoa. Here’s how they do it. ■ https://research.reading.ac.uk/cocoa/… … Continue reading
Why China is Building Africa’s Railways
Africa is in the midst of a railway renaissance, and it’s being built in large part by China. For more by The B1M subscribe now – http://ow.ly/GxW7y Full story here – https://theb1m.com/video/why-china-is… Executive Producer and Narrator – Fred Mills Producer … Continue reading
Why Russia is Building an Arctic Silk Road
Russia’s Arctic construction boom is seriously warming up. For more by The B1M subscribe now – https://bit.ly/the-b1m Full story here – https://theb1m.com/video/russia-north… Executive Producer and Narrator – Fred Mills Producer – Tim Gibson Video Editing and Graphics – James Durkin … Continue reading
The internet of everything – Our relationship with the internet| DW Documentary
Is humanity destined for a futuristic utopia? Or are we heading blindly towards life in a nightmarish surveillance state? Both scenarios still seem possible as increased digitalization is turning us into a fully networked society. The Internet is in the … Continue reading
A Point of View – On Rapid Home Delivery – BBC Sounds
Zoe Strimpel reflects on the impact of rapid home delivery on the way we live our lives, and asks what our human experience might lose from this democratisation of laziness. “A whole generation is about to come of age experiencing … Continue reading
BBC Host BODIED By President Of Barbados
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Airbus A340 Lands On Antarctica For First Time Ever, Making Supplies Reachable – DesignTAXI.com
By Alexa Heah, 26 Nov 2021 The White Continent still doesn’t have a designated airport. In a world first, an Airbus A340 has reached Antarctica. The mission, undertaken by aviation firm Hi Fly, took off from Cape Town, South Africa … Continue reading
Cancer Alley
From Executive Producer Stephen Curry – The untold story of the most contaminated place in America and the people who live there. Running through St. James, Louisiana, there is an 85-mile industrial corridor, commonly known as “Cancer Alley” — home … Continue reading
The End of Oil, Explained | FULL EPISODE | Vox + Netflix
Oil led to huge advancements — and vast inequities. […]
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Did Brazil Find the Solution to Poverty?
In the 2000s, Brazil’s leftist leader Lula da Silva implemented an audacious program of poverty reduction. It was called Bolsa Família, “the family stipend,” and offered a guaranteed income to all poor families in Brazil. The program went totally contrary … Continue reading
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