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Congo: how to stop the killing
More people were killed in a recent civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo than in conflicts in Vietnam, Syria, Iraq and Korea combined. The African country may be sliding back in to war, but one man is hoping a message of peace...
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Capital punishment is still practised in one European country. Which is it?
Capital punishment is still practised in one European country, but which is it? We asked people on the streets of Oslo
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Will the UK Collapse After Brexit? - Brexit Explained
A few weeks ago we put out a video called will the EU fall apart after Brexit. People commented it was the UK who was going to fall apart. So we answered the question, will the UK fall apart after Brexit? Will each country decide to go...
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AstraZeneca vaccine benefits outweigh the risks, says Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has said the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh the risks of the jab and is 'safe and effective'. The Prime Minister revealed he will be receiving his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine tomorrow. "The Oxford...
Science360
Fashionable technology
In episode 7, Jordan and Charlie chat about eating habits in the animal world, peer inside the brain of a living mouse, and delve into some fashionable technology.
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Is the Cooper Amendment The End of No Deal? - Brexit Explained
If May doesn't reach a new deal with the EU before the 14th February then MPs are allowed to vote on the brexit amendments again. One of those amendments will be the Cooper Amendment. We discuss how the Cooper Amendment could end the...
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Covid-19: your questions about coronavirus, answered
The novel coronavirus has killed thousands of people and is devastating the global economy. Ed Carr, The Economist's deputy editor, and Alok Jha, our science correspondent, answer your questions on covid-19. Find all of The Economist's...
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Can a cure for diabetes be found through surgery?
Diabetes is the fastest growing health crisis of our time. Could a common surgical procedure bolster hopes of finding a cure?
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Why Europe's nationalist parties all sound alike
Nationalist parties in the European Union are gaining momentum. At a time when the EU is increasingly fractured, they are united on many issues. What are they?
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China wants to track all citizens' cars with RFID chips
The Chinese Communist Party is planning to track all new cars using RFID chips in a voluntary program that begins on July 1, that will become mandatory by 2019.
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Digital Key' may replace car keys
New technology may soon see traditional car keys being replaced by smartphones.
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Nigel Farage discusses Boris Johnson another lockdown and Joe Biden
The government's Covid policies are appalling and increasingly communist. Nigel Farage joins Steven Edginton in this week's Off Script podcast to discuss Boris Johnson's leadership, another potential winter lockdown and the death of the...
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NASA outlines plan to prepare Earth for an asteroid strike
NASA has come up with a plan to protect the Earth from asteroids, in the unlikely event that one were to hit the planet.
Science360
Artificial Retina
Kathy Blake is blind but two years ago she got a glimmer of hope. She heard about an artificial retina being developed by a company called Second Sight and the Doheny Eye Institute in Los Angeles. It was experimental, but Kathy was the...
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Life after Trump: what’s the future of the Republican Party?
Donald Trump has finally accepted that a presidential transition from his administration to Joe Biden’s should begin. We answer your questions on what the Republican Party could look like in a post-Trump world.
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Mars: when will humans get there?
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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Home grown
In episode 29, Charlie and Jordan talk about life at home... microscopic life, that is. This research highlights the impressive amount of microbial diversity in the average household and the degree to which these organisms can tell a...
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IELTS Energy Podcast 952: Today's IELTS Vocabulary is Flabbergasting
IELTS Energy Podcast 952: Today's IELTS Vocabulary is Flabbergasting
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A1 English Listening Practice - Social Media Apps
This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for beginner students. In this video, a native English speaker talks slowly and clearly about the topic of social media apps. The subtitles are included at the bottom of the...
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Slippery when wet
In episode 30, Jordan and Charlie investigate man-made rough, yet slippery, surfaces. Enhancing the mobility of liquid droplets on rough surfaces could improve condensation heat transfer for power-plant heat exchangers, create more...
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Quebec ups energy rate for crypto miners
Access to Quebec's power grid is going to cost new cryptocurrency miners triple.
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Chapter by Chapter (Never Let Me Go): Chapter Nine
Welcome to the ninth video in our chapter by chapter analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go! In this video we'll look at the love triangle between Tommy, Ruth and Kathy. We'll also examine a strange conversation between Tommy and...
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Will robots replace human workers?
Demand for industrial robots is increasing, so we asked different people to guess how many jobs are held by robots, not humans.
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Theresa May's Chequers Deal - Brexit Explained
UPDATE: Around the time of this video's release the EU rejected the Chequers Plan we discuss in the video. We found out hours before the release of the video, once the video was already queued and scheduled. We had been working on the...