Saturday, November 23, 2024

Wilson Center: A conversation with Mexican Presidential Candidate Xóchitl Gálvez.

Frontline: Democracy on Trial

The Financial Times presents A Testing Year for Democracy.

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Turning Natural Gas into LNG

Image: YouTubehttps://youtu.be/QgtSoEJD9HEAs global demand for natural gas grows, companies use advanced technology to transport it from source to customer. Gas can be piped over relatively short distances. But cooling...

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Spotting Liars

https://youtu.be/P_6vDLq64gEOn any given day we're lied to from 10 to 200 times, and the clues to detect those lies can be subtle and counter-intuitive. Pamela Meyer, author of "Liespotting,"...

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Can Doping in Sport be Stoped?

https://youtu.be/z466itSHE58The EconomistMany sports' reputations are being tarnished by doping scandals. The International Olympic Committee and The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) should be responsible for tackling drug cheats—but are they...

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Wasteminster: A Downing Street Disaster

https://youtu.be/Hr6RqGg6ExEGreenpeace1.8 million kilograms of the UK's plastic waste is exported to other countries every single day. What would it look like if that exact amount was dumped on Downing...

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How can Emergence Explain Reality?

https://youtu.be/gMrTjo7drU8Robert L. Kuhn's Closer to Truth Series presents some enlightened answers in this episode.Does ordinary stuff have mysterious properties? Take anything; find all its parts; combine those parts any...

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Happy Easter, Passover Seder, Spring.

https://youtu.be/NXFhkmyVRgMHallelujah by G. F. Händel performed like never before. More than 350 voices united, virtually, in a great song of optimism.Suggested by LBTK

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Buon Compleanno Venezia 421-2021

https://youtu.be/2ISrLVq60BcBuon compleanno VeneziaMarch 25, 421 - 2021🎂 Happy 1600th birthday Venice!Today we celebrate the 1600th anniversary of the foundation of the City of #Venezia 🔸 A city that, since...

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A Conversation with Lawrence H. Thomas and Paul Krugman

https://youtu.be/EbZ3_LZxs54Princeton Bendheim Center for FinanceOn Friday, February 12, Paul Krugman and Lawrence H. Summers joined Markus’ Academy for a conversation. Krugman is Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, the Distinguished...

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