Why Are We Sending Critical Metals to the Dump? | Jeff More | TED

6:31 min | 22,332 views
The world is heading toward a massive copper shortage that could derail the clean energy transition, says mining expert Jeff More. He shows how advanced sensing technology could get us back...

Tulum’s Multimillion-Dollar Condo Development Nightmare

13:05 min | 446,070 views
Tulum has become the Mexican destination for digital nomads hoping to work from paradise. As developers took notice, a boom ensued. And with it came allegations of stolen land, shady apartment...

UNFILTERED + RAW Boat Life in the DESERT (Extended Cut) // Teulu Tribe

47:27 min | 57,681 views
Immerse yourself in this extended episode of sailing, spearfishing, hiking and exploring in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico's desert paradise. Experience the authentic rhythm of boat life as we navigate...

WWII: Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto - Part 1 | DW Documentary

42:26 min | 28,587 views
In April 1943, the first armed uprising against the Nazi occupiers breaks out, in the Warsaw Ghetto. Borne out of desperation and bound to fail, the revolt becomes one of the key events of...

Liberal democracy might already be dead | The Gray Area

51:00 min | 66,765 views
Sean Illing talks with the philosopher John Gray, author of The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO What exactly is the basis for democracy?...

How China Came to Dominate Global Shipbuilding

10:39 min | 594,791 views
Donald Trump says he wants to use big fees on Chinese ships to reboot US shipbuilding. Experts warn the move likely won’t work, and instead would raise prices for consumers and damage the...

Why governments are 'addicted' to debt | FT Film

30:00 min | 544,838 views
Developed economies around the world are loaded up with debt. That was less of a problem in the era of free money but inflationary pressures are back and structurally-higher interest rates...

Anne-Laure Le Cunff: 3 subconscious mindsets that are ruining your life | (Ad-free)

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Has Trump damaged the dollar?

13:01 min | 182,656 views
Trump’s tariffs have caused the American stockmarket to dip, bond yields to go up and the dollar to fall. All three happening at the same time is a red flag for economists. Has the president...

Tariff Turmoil Spreads to Currency Markets | Presented by CME Group

1:36 min | 2,203 views
President Trump’s tariff announcement on April 2 triggered market turmoil, with major equity indexes experiencing their largest intra-day drop in five years. But while most investors have...

Meet NEO, Your Robot Butler in Training | Bernt Børnich | TED

14:49 min | 436,341 views
What if doing your chores were as easy as flipping a switch? In this talk and live demo, roboticist and founder of 1X Bernt Børnich introduces NEO, a humanoid robot designed to help you out...

Why Americans Keep Buying McMansions

8:59 min | 592,221 views
For years following the Great Recession, “McMansion” were considered "ugly" or "bad investments," mainly because they were considered unnecessarily large, had way too many amenities and...

How Marketers are Trying to Read Your Mind | Quantum Marketing

22:02 min | 49,257 views
As marketers try to reach customers more effectively, some are investigating the inner workings of the brain. We speak with Pranav Yadav, CEO of Neuro-Insight, about the marketing intelligence...

Is it too late for us to slow climate warming? | Hannah Ritchie, PhD

5:39 min | 25,739 views
“I think the key point is that doesn't mean game over. That doesn't mean we're flipped into a world, and to a point of no return.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com...

Child labor in the cocoa industry | DW Documentary

42:26 min | 79,642 views
Major chocolate manufacturers have pledged to combat and eliminate child labor. They made this commitment more than 20 years ago. But even today, more than a million minors are still working...

The buck stops here? The threats to dollar primacy

23:58 min | 9,180 views
Falling trust in the greenback is most apparent in bond-market moves. How close is the dollar to losing its status (https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/04/13/a-flight-from-the-doll...

The Big Business of Drilling Deep Into the Earth | Bloomberg Primer

24:02 min | 183,950 views
Geothermal has been the underdog of the energy industry - but that may be about to change as new startups use fracking technologies to expand potential geothermal sites. 0:00 - 2:40 Intro...

The Surprising Success of Gondola Transit Systems

23:27 min | 839,576 views
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Why the $1 Bill Hasn’t Been Redesigned in Over 60 Years | WSJ Pro Perfected

8:33 min | 509,294 views
There are over 55 billion U.S. bank notes in circulation around the globe. This means protecting the world’s number one traded currency from counterfeiting and forgery is no easy task. In...

WTI Is a Crucial Global Benchmark | Presented by CME Group

1:15 min | 130,785 views
The US has become a major oil export powerhouse, making WTI prices essential for global trade. In 2024, 37% of WTI trading volume came from outside the US, up from 29% in 2023, with European...

Can Poland Save Europe?

14:54 min | 319,040 views
Go to https://surfshark.com/economics or use code ECONOMICS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! While Europe struggles with debt and stagnation, Poland is booming—the fastest-gro...

How The IRS Layoffs Will Impact Your Taxes And Refunds

9:51 min | 99,293 views
Thousands of employees at the Internal Revenue Service have lost their jobs in recent months as part of widespread cuts to federal spending by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency,...

Hannah Ritchie: Are the targets of The Paris Agreement still realistic? | (Ad-free)

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How to Spend 48 Hours in Marrakesh 🇲🇦 Morocco Travel Guide | Top Things To Do

31:14 min | 91,510 views
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The silent heroes of Marseille's drug districts | DW Documentary

28:26 min | 28,579 views
The high-rise housing estates in the north of Marseille are in the grip of drug gangs. Residents of these underserved neighborhoods are forced to live with violence and a lack of opportunities....

Markets Brace for Prolonged Impact of Tariff Shock | Presented by CME Group

1:10 min | 1,774 views
President Trump’s April 2 announcement of a minimum 10% tariff on all exports to the US sent shockwaves through global markets, but the ensuing stock rout may mark only the start of broader...

Bloody Sunday: Russia’s strikes on Sumy

22:39 min | 5,578 views
President Donald Trump called the weekend strike on Sumy a “mistake”; other leaders called it a war crime. We examine the prospects for peace when Russia is brazenly hitting civilian targets...

Costco CEO Breaks Down How a Kirkland Product Gets Made | WSJ

8:51 min | 1,148,911 views
Costco’s CEO Ron Vachris sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss how its $86 billion Kirkland Signature brand runs and why it allows Costco leverage over many big brands. Vachris...

The tale of the Monkey King and the Buddha - Ji Hao

5:59 min | 254,406 views
Follow Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, as he attempts to outwit the Buddha and escape from his clever traps and imprisonment. -- After wreaking havoc across the heavens and being captured in...

Unhedged Podcast: Making America gyrate again | FT

27:39 min | 11,636 views
As Donald Trump continues to upend the US economy with a bizarre series of tariff announcements and reversals, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong head to Spain. They host a live forum at the IE...

Will Big Plantings Intentions Survive Spring Weather? | Presented by CME Group

1:21 min | 118,639 views
USDA’s annual Prospective Plantings report, released on March 31, stunned grain markets with the revelation that US corn farmers were intending to throw down on the highest corn acreage in...

The global organ trafficking network | DW Documentary

22:53 min | 462,032 views
On the internet, the offer looks very serious: a start to a new life without dialysis, with a new kidney in just a few weeks. A glimmer of hope for seriously ill people who have been waiting...

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19:05 min | 2,609,452 views
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Why Trump Slapped High Tariffs On Countries Like Vietnam

8:21 min | 581,972 views
Vietnam is the 6th largest source of U.S. imports. If the U.S. government’s reciprocal tariffs reach levels suggested in April, it could change the country’s economic trajectory. Higher...

How AMD's Lisa Su Is Thinking About AI

26:42 min | 61,091 views
In a conversation with HBR editor-in-chief Adi Ignatius, Lisa Su, CEO of leading semiconductor company AMD, discusses its evolution toward high-performance and adaptive computing, the future...

Why ageing offshore oil and gas infrastructure is a costly problem | FT Energy Source

2:36 min | 26,228 views
Decommissioning the world’s ageing offshore oil and gas infrastructure can be dangerous, costly and complex, and progress so far has been far from encouraging #energysource #offshoreoil...

The West Coast Epicenter for Trump's Trade Tariffs: LA Ports | WSJ

3:11 min | 153,310 views
President Trump’s steep reciprocal tariffs against China went into effect at midnight Wednesday. What happens next at the largest port complex in the United States — the ports of Los Angeles...

This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED

17:42 min | 1,054,568 views
“We are watching the collapse of the international order in real time, and this is just the start,” says investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr. In a searing talk, she decries the rise...

Singapore’s bold AI push: Digital minister Josephine Teo on innovation and global leadership

30:00 min | 9,173 views
As AI transforms the global tech landscape, Singapore is making bold strides to position itself as a leader in AI innovation and regulation. In this episode of Beyond the Valley, Singapore’s...

Why Did The Mars Helicopter Disappear?

29:08 min | 5,492,631 views
How a helicopter built of phone parts survived Mars for 3 years. Use code veritasium at https://incogni.com/veritasium to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan. Try Snatoms! A molecular...

Life after violence and exploitation - The dark side of sex work | DW Documentary

25:57 min | 249,672 views
In 2002, a law was passed in Germany to legalize sex work as a service. Vivien worked as an escort and dominatrix for four years. Christina was forced into sex work by her drug-addicted mother....

24 Hours in Casablanca: The Best Food & Morocco Travel Guide 🇲🇦

12:50 min | 87,975 views
We're Spending 7 DAYS Exploring Morocco! Starting in Casablanca, Marrakech, Sahara Desert to Fez! The ultimate Casablanca Travel Guide, and Morocco Travel Guide, capturing all the highlights....

Nvidia's rise in the age of AI | FT Film

27:02 min | 136,256 views
Nvidia's dominance in the AI boom has made the US chipmaker one of the world's most valuable companies. FT reporters unpick the fallout following the release of China's DeepSeek AI model and...

Where did our universe come from? | Ethan Siegel: Full Interview

2:18:32 h | 50,347 views
"Asking the question of, "Where did the entire universe come from?" is no longer a question for poets and theologians and philosophers. This is a question for scientists, and we have some amazing...

REAL LIFE: Wild & Remote SAILING AND SPEARFISHING Mexico // Teulu Tribe

29:39 min | 42,639 views
There's no stores out here in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, so when the fridges run dry, there's only one thing for it- lets go spearfishing. 〰️〰️〰️〰️ Episode 155 I Chapter...

Why iPhones May Get More Expensive Amid Trump Tariffs

9:06 min | 232,560 views
Apple is once again in the crosshairs of a U.S.-China trade war after President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on global imports April 2, including on China, India, and Vietnam. The company’s...

Why the U.S. Abandoned Dozens of Military Bases in Greenland | WSJ

8:27 min | 783,749 views
Denmark is planning to spend over $1 billion to protect Greenland and the Arctic region – a highly strategic asset coveted by President Trump for its strategic location between North America...

Meet The Man Betting His Fortune On a Private Space Station

13:31 min | 147,363 views
Jed McCaleb made billions of dollars on cryptocurrency. Now he’s prepared to lose a big chunk of that on a cosmic gamble. One of the original people behind the failed Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange...

Why are American bombers appearing on a remote island?

3:03 min | 156,364 views
Why are American warplanes appearing in the middle of the Indian Ocean? As tensions grow between Israel and Iran, The Economist analyses how America is boosting its military might in the region

Why are there two tides a day? - Elise Cutts

5:21 min | 286,461 views
Dig into how the Sun and Moon are responsible for the tides on Earth, and what this force looks like on other celestial bodies. -- In the 17th century, Isaac Newton offered the first gravitationa...

The long walk: towards gender equality in politics | FT Film Standpoint

2:24 min | 7,946 views
For 2,500 years, women have been fighting for their place in our democracies. This two-minute animated film traces the slow path towards equality. With music by multi Grammy-winning musician...

Trump's Lightning-Fast Tariffs: The Legal Logistics Behind His Process | WSJ

5:07 min | 325,710 views
President Trump skipped the normal months-long process to impose tariffs and instead used a 1970s to bypass them. This leaves him open to legal challenges and actions from Congress. After all,...

Is India's Stock Market a Bubble About to Burst?

9:59 min | 378,125 views
Tens of millions of Indians have been pouring money into stocks over the last few years. But more recently, markets have stumbled. Is it a blip or a sign of something bigger? Get the India...

Is Generosity the Most Underrated Leadership Skill? | Joe Davis | TED

7:12 min | 28,910 views
Leadership isn’t about a title or position — it’s about generosity, says organizational expert Joe Davis. Drawing on his extensive experience as a people manager, he shares three essential...

Pirates - Simple sailors or brutal thieves? | DW Documentary

51:56 min | 145,605 views
Pirates of the high seas still enjoy a romantic image, today. Many legends surround the most famous buccaneers. But who were these men? Simple sailors or brutal thieves? How did they live?...

The great brawl: China v America

26:46 min | 18,543 views
Donald Trump is now aiming his trade war (https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/04/10/can-china-fight-america-alone?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintell...

Product Flops and Collapsed Corporations: Business Lessons from the Failure Museum

6:28 min | 20,224 views
What can failures like Harley-Davidson Cologne or Cheetos Lip Balm teach us about success? Sean Jacobsohn, partner at Norwest Venture Partners and founder of the Failure Museum, takes us on...

BT Classic: 6 ways to heal from trauma | Bessel van der Kolk (Ad-free)

6 ways to heal trauma without medication, from the author of “The Body Keeps the Score,” Bessel van der Kolk Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTD...

How Elon Musk’s Support of Donald Trump Is Sinking Tesla | WSJ

5:40 min | 616,670 views
Anti-Tesla campaigns are growing with repeated attacks and vandalism across the globe like the recent attack in Las Vegas. With Tesla’s global EV deliveries falling 13% last quarter, questions...

How Liquid Death Turned Advertising Around | Quantum Marketing

24:02 min | 26,957 views
Liquid Death was founded on the idea of breaking the norms of traditional marketing. We speak to Senior Vice President Dan Murphy, one of the architects of the beverage company’s irreverent...

A content creator couple’s guide to Ho Chi Minh City

8:33 min | 4,719 views
In the latest episode of CNBC Travel's Downtime, content creators Josh Geracitano and Pham Thi Quynh Nhu recommended the following places to visit in Ho Chi Minh City: ➡️ [0:44] Cơm...

Something Strange Happens When You Trust Quantum Mechanics

33:01 min | 9,642,464 views
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NASA'S Plutonium Problem

21:23 min | 2,882,679 views
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The shipping industry is turning to tech to improve sustainability | FT Tech

3:32 min | 39,127 views
How advanced tracking technology enabled a leading shipping company to effectively monitor carbon emissions and ensure compliance with maritime regulations. #shippingindustry #ai ► Enjoying...

How Trump’s China Tariffs Could Shutter Amazon Sellers In The U.S.

15:39 min | 1,309,812 views
Amazon sellers are reeling amid Trump's 125% tariffs on Chinese goods, telling CNBC they will need to raise prices and could go out of business. Up to 70% of goods on Amazon are imported from...

How To Spend 72 Hours in Dubai (World’s Tallest 360° Pool)

33:21 min | 434,360 views
Dubai Travel Guide: Join us as we explore Dubai's 5 top adventure highlights: the breathtaking Aura Sky Pool, the world’s deepest Deep Dive Dubai, the iconic Burj Khalifa fountains, an unforgetta...

Tax Cuts vs. Federal Spending: Texas GOP Rep. on Trump Policies | WSJ

9:47 min | 71,593 views
Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is at the center of the fight over Trump’s ambitious tax bill. He is demanding big cuts to federal government spending if Congress wants to extend Trump’s...

The legend of Beowulf and the revenge of the swamp beast - Iseult Gillespie

5:57 min | 124,353 views
Explore the classic poem, “Beowulf,” which follows a heroic prince as he fights to free a kingdom from the monster Grendel. -- An epic written in Old English, “Beowulf” is known for...

Here’s How Biocomputing Works And Matters For AI | Bloomberg Primer

24:02 min | 163,765 views
In this episode of Bloomberg Primer, we explore the world of biocomputing–where scientists are laying the foundation for a field that may blur the lines between the biological and synthetic....

BT Classic: Trauma explained in 8 minutes | Bessel van der Kolk (Ad-free)

What is trauma? The author of “The Body Keeps the Score” explains, with Bessel van der Kolk Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg...

Trump’s Auto Tariffs: We Broke Down an F-150 to Explain Industry Impact | WSJ

8:00 min | 4,154,494 views
President Trump says cars made in the U.S. will face “absolutely no tariff,” but it’s not so simple. No car is built from 100% U.S. parts—not even the U.S.-built Ford F-150 pickup truck....