Podcast Episodes

The dirty secret inside clean tech

We need precious metals to run green tech but what’s the cost of mining them?

Norway has approved commercial-scale deep-sea mining off its shores in …

2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine: What’s life like for President Zelensky?

It’s been nearly two years since Russia invaded Ukraine. Millions of people have fled the country and thousands have been killed. The fighting is sti…

2 years, 3 months ago

Mickey Mouse: Copyrights and wrongs

Disney’s copyright on ‘Steamboat Willie’, which features the earliest version of Mickey Mouse, expired in the US on New Year’s Day - meaning the imag…

2 years, 3 months ago

How to survive a plane crash

Pictures of a burning Japan Airlines plane have been all over the news this week after it collided with a smaller aircraft on a runway in Tokyo. Amaz…

2 years, 3 months ago

Make it rain: What is cloud seeding?

Officials in Lahore, Pakistan have been using artificial rain in an effort to lower levels of air pollution. They make it rain through cloud seeding,…

2 years, 3 months ago

Can blind dates fix China’s shrinking population?

China’s population is shrinking so its government is trying to get more people to have kids by offering financial incentives and its own dating app. …

2 years, 3 months ago

How Vladimir Putin changed everyday life in Russia

Russia’s president Vladimir Putin says he’s going to stand for the top job again in March. He’s been in charge of the country in some way or another …

2 years, 3 months ago

Bigfoot, Chupacabras and Yetis: What are cryptids?

From the Chupacabra to the Yeti, lots of countries and regions around the world have their own myths about strange creatures whose existence has neve…

2 years, 3 months ago

Are billionaires a good thing?

There are more than 2000 billionaires worldwide with a combined wealth of $13 trillion. Some say they’re good for society, others call them a symbol …

2 years, 3 months ago

The Nile: A big dam problem

Ethiopia says its huge dam upstream on the Nile will generate electricity for millions. But downstream countries like Sudan and Egypt are worried abo…

2 years, 3 months ago