Video of the Day
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How impeachment could be good for Trump
The impeachment hearings have raised yet more questions about Donald Trump’s conduct in office. The Democrats are hoping impeachment will undermine support for the president – but could it have...
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Are humans turning into machines?
Philosopher Julian Baggini explains the radical vision of ‘transhumanism’ – where humans become part-machine and are all the better for it.
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The benefits of mindfulness
On what is often called ‘Blue Monday’ – statistically, the most depressing day of the year – this video examines mindfulness as a way of dealing with anxiety. It is a fascinating interview with...
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How to get good habits to stick
“The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken,” said the great 18th-Century writer Samuel Johnson. But how can we use this to our advantage? This video...
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The ingenious filmmaking behind 1917
The new World War One film, 1917, is told in real-time, in one continuous shot — an incredible achievement. In this video, director Sam Mendes and his crew explain how they did it, and why the...
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How to feel the Earth move (at 1,000 mph)
We are all hurtling through space at roughly 1,000 miles per hour, but it’s hard to grasp how fast the Earth is moving from standing on its surface. By tracking the stars of the Milky Way galaxy...
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The veiled rapper breaking taboos for women
Mina La Voilée is a female rapper from Senegal, tackling tough issues such as child marriage, rape and infanticide. As a woman who chooses to wear a veil, she explains how criticism from...
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Being royal: it’s just another job
Do you think members of the royal family should have the option to leave if they want to? BBC Newsround’s De’Graft Mensah visits schools for responses to the current royal crisis. The answers...
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The right to speak up
For too long, some of us stay silent, afraid of voicing what we really want or telling others the important things that they need to hear. It isn’t a good policy and, with great care and...
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The future of football
Gary Neville gives a brilliant, articulate and intelligent interview about the next decade in football. He sees players wearing cameras to training, wall-to-wall filming inside clubs, huge...
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The next 10 years in technology
The “internet of things”; more intelligent AI; wearable devices; big data and machine learning; driverless cars; virtual reality; 3D printing, genomics – the march of technology this decade...
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How the world will change in 2020
The weakening of the world order; troubles and revolt in China; struggles in the EU, the decline of Russia – here is the future of the world this year, according to some of the most respected...
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The biggest stories of the year ahead
The battle for the White House; a possible global recession; Beethoven the eco-warrior; nurses taking centre stage, and a controversial Olympic Games. These are The Economist’s predictions for...
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The end of an era
As a new decade dawns, we have a chance to reflect on the last 10 years. Here is a three-minute reminder of some of the major events. Were the 2010s a period of unprecedented transformation?
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The deep truth of Star Wars
When the final Star Wars movie, The Rise of Skywalker, launches worldwide this Friday, one of the greatest of modern stories will be complete. Here, its creator...