China is marrying Big Brother to Big Data. Every citizen will be watched and their behaviour scored in the most ambitious and sophisticated system of social control in history. Matthew Carney reports.
Earth From Outer Space
In just half a century, the human population has doubled to 7.4 billion, and during that time, astronaut and satellite photos have been capturing the startling changes on our planet.
Trust Me I’m a Doctor
Favorite trailer magnet YEAR: 2013-2019 | LENGTH: 9 seasons, 36 episodes (~30 minutes each) | SOURCE: BBC description: Going behind…
Pangolins – The World’s Most Wanted Animal
Nature documentary following the efforts to save the pangolin, a little-known scaly mammal with an unfortunate tagline – they are the world’s most illegally trafficked animals.
Turning Toxic — The Bayer-Monsanto Merger
A year after Germany’s Bayer Group took over Monsanto, and it’s struggling to deal with the US seed giant’s controversial reputation. Now Bayer is also liable for Monsanto’s legal bills – which are starting to mount alarmingly.
Vitamania
The sense and nonsense of vitamins with Dr Derek Muller
Saving Lives At Sea
Favorite trailer magnet YEAR: 2016-2019 | LENGTH: 4 seasons 34 parts (~60 minutes each) | SOURCE: BBC description: Every day around…
Prediction by the Numbers
Predictions underlie nearly every aspect of our lives, from sports, politics, and medical decisions to the morning commute.
How Poor People Survive in The USA
Homelessness, hunger and shame: poverty is rampant in the richest country in the world. Over 40 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, twice as many as it was fifty years ago. It can happen very quickly.
Building The Ultimate Telescope
On a high plateau in a remote desert in northern Chile lies the largest observatory on Earth, ALMA, or Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array.
The Honest Supermarket: What’s Really in Our Food?
We spend 190 billion pounds a year on groceries, but can we trust our supermarkets to tell us the truth about what we’re buying? Dr Hannah Fry and Priya Tew investigate the food we eat.
Guilty: The conviction of Cardinal Pell
Four Corners reveals how Australia’s highest ranking Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, was brought to justice.