The French love a good controversy! At times, it can seem that the whole country’s a debating team. In contemporary times, there has been the usual serving of political scandals and allegations, immigration issues, foreign cultural...

This video explores the impact of the oil palm tree on Indonesia, focusing on its negative reputation due to deforestation, climate change, human rights abuses, and land conflicts. It highlights the economic benefits and high...

Over recent months, Chinese telecommunications and electronics company, Huawei has found itself at the centre of international controversy. There has been growing fear that Huawei’s equipment can or will be used by the Chinese government...

Following the controversial revelations made by the Guardian last weekend we wanted to discuss if the Monarchy could be 'cancelled'. In this video we discuss the powers the queen has, the controversy itself, and what would happen if...

Yesterday (Monday September 4th) MPs voted on the second reading of Johnson's Internal Market bill, a controversial bill that would fundamentally change Brexit. So in this video we discuss what the bill means, it's passage through...

Obamagate & The Michael Flynn Controversy Explained .

The recent Georgian voting law changes have caused some significant controversy. So in this video we unpack what the law really does, why people (including former President Trump) are so annoyed by what's happening & what it means for...

This week on Blockchain Central: we will discuss the Petro - a cryptocurrency issued by the government of Venezuela which is supposed to be backed by oil. But is it something that really can raise the economy of Venezuela to the new level?

This week on Blockchain Central: we will discuss the Petro - a cryptocurrency issued by the government of Venezuela which is supposed to be backed by oil. But is it something that really can raise the economy of Venezuela to the new...

This video looks at the documents conceived in a period when the civil rights of women and Native Americans were in question, and slavery was driving a wedge between slaveholders and abolitionists. Educators from noted American...

The international sports world wrangles with how to classify intersex athletes and female athletes who may naturally possess higher levels of testosterone. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' targetherelank'...

John Connors won best actor at the Irish Film and Television Awards recently for his role in Cardboard Gangsters. His speech addressed a number of issues including discrimination against Travellers, suicide and how creativity saved his...

Contraception. The topic has become controversial in recent years. But should it be? Melinda Gates believes that many of the world's social change issues depend on ensuring that women are able to control their rate of having kids. In...

Where did Zika come from, and what can we do about it? Molecular biologist Nina Fedoroff takes us around the world to understand Zika's origins and how it spread, proposing a controversial way to stop the virus -- and other deadly...

What can and can't you say? A brief glimpse of precedent-setting free speech cases in the United States. - There's a reason you're free to wear clothing with protest statements on them today. In 1968, 19-year-old Paul Robert Cohen was...

School vouchers are a controversial issue. NPR Ed correspondent Cory Turner offers a primer on how private school vouchers work and the arguments for and against them. • Read "The Promise and Peril of School Vouchers"