Sep
16
2020
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_OjUtqv7LDgMexico City was built on an ancient lake and gets more rain than London, but it's still running out of water. For millions of its poorest residents, getting enough is a daily challenge. To solve this critical problem, Social...
Sep
07
2020
https://youtube.com/watch?v=L8dVtGPRl5sOct. 7 (Bloomberg Politics) Griffin Hammond looks at the spectacle of President Obama's highly-guarded visits to New York City—the Secret Service, police, onlookers (and dump trucks!) that congregate outside his post-UN dinner at Estela on Houston St (Sep. 24),...
Aug
31
2020
https://youtube.com/watch?v=XBxyaRiGc6oIn a Swedish coastal town, a small group of weavers create the most coveted carpets and tapestries in the world. Made is a series of short films that demonstrate how everyday luxury objects are made, and honor the process...
Aug
20
2020
https://youtube.com/watch?v=bMMAD3oSH6oWhen it comes to sustainability, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a top line item. But while the general public focuses on electric cars like Tesla's Model 3, clean energy startup Proterra is leading the charge to electrify buses and...
Aug
20
2020
https://youtube.com/watch?v=xCFPCQ_1WD4In 1935 war was looming and there were rumors the Nazi's had something capable of wiping out whole towns. The British Government feared an aerial invasion and wanted a ‘death ray’ that could knock German planes out of the...
Aug
18
2020
https://youtube.com/watch?v=fngw98RjBEcSan Francisco is booming but its rapid income growth has come at a cost. The city which hosted the free love and hippie movements is now a playground for the Silicon Valley tech crowd. So has San Francisco lost...
Aug
17
2020
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q7iJ_u9IV1MFor half a century, researchers have been scanning the sky for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence, so far to no avail. But with regular discoveries of new planets around distant stars, the universe seems to be more friendly to life...
Aug
17
2020
https://youtube.com/watch?v=zN09XjlmcywRobert Mercer is the fabulously wealthy computer scientist who helped bankroll the Trump presidency. Bloomberg Businessweek's Zachary Mider discovered that Mercer also wears a badge. This is a profile of Mercer and the latest chapter in the many incredible-but-true...
Aug
13
2020
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Laevwlu5ZzMIs recycling worth it? When it first took off recycling was seen as one of the environmental movement’s great successes. But recent market forces have made more and more countries reconsider the cost of going green.
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Aug
11
2020
https://youtube.com/watch?v=iUNLVpRQ68cOften called the most powerful woman in the world, Oprah Winfrey has been an institution for decades and she doesn’t seem to be slowing down. With a net worth of over $3 billion, Oprah has big plans for herself...