DON’T PANIC — Hans Rosling showing the facts about population
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Fine-tuning the climate
Engineers and scientists are trying to intervene in the Earth’s geochemical cycles. Because it appears efforts to cut CO2 won’t suffice to avoid irreversible climate change. But does geoengineering offer a real solution? Or is it just human hubris? Some scientists believe that we need […]
Luxury: Behind the mirror of high-end fashion
This investigative documentary looks behind the shiny facade of luxury fashion. Shot with a hidden camera, it shows the brutal conditions in Chinese fur farms, and how migrants are exploited in Italian tanneries. Fine handmade bags from Gucci, Prada and Max Mara in the displays […]
The Land of No Men: Inside Kenya’s Women-Only Village
Where the foothills of Mount Kenya merge into the desert, the people of Samburu have maintained a strict patriarchy for over 500 years in northern Kenya. That is, until 25 years ago, when Rebecca Lolosoli founded Umoja village as a safe haven for the region’s […]
The Truth About Where Hair Extensions Come From
This week on Shady, our host, Lexy Lebsack, takes us into the underground world of human hair trafficking. Wigs and extensions are often made of real human hair, but have you ever questioned how that hair was sourced? Watch this episode of Shady to learn […]
The Dark Secret Behind Your Favorite Makeup Products
On this episode of Shady, our host, Lexy Lebsack explores the unethically sourced ingredient that’s in almost all makeup products. She travels to the mica mines in India to uncover the truth about child labor rings behind this mineral. Watch Shady to see what really […]
Life Inside The World’s Oldest Psychiatric Institution
The world’s oldest psychiatric institution – the South London and Maudsley (SLaM) – opens its doors in a brand series, challenging the myths, taboos and stigma around mental illness in Britain. At Lambeth Hospital in south London, the Trust has pioneered the use of short-stay […]
The Oligarchs
Aljazeera’s Investigative Unit unravels a high-stakes international plot hatched by powerful Eastern European oligarchs to make millions of dollars from a crooked deal. According to one Ukrainian analyst: “It sounds like an agreement between criminal bosses. You can sign it with your blood.” The scheme […]
Outback Australian roadhouse – food and respite for weary travellers
The only respite to the endless highways of the Northern Territory are the roadhouses that dot the landscape every few hundred kilometres. They’re a welcome sight for weary eyes, or for drivers with a flashing fuel light. And they’re a reminder that there is life […]
The deadliest place on earth: Snake Island
Ilha de Queimada Grande, better known as ‘Snake Island,’ is a tiny pocket of land off the coast of Brazil. Home to 4000 Golden Lancehead Vipers, one of the deadliest snakes in the world, the island is considered the most dangerous acreage on the planet. […]