How to Defend Democracy — and Fight Autocracy | Leopoldo Lopez | TED
AdultsHistoryHumanPoliticsJusticeSocietyEducation... Seventy-two percent of the world's population lives under some sort of autocratic rule, says freedom fighter Leopoldo Lopez.
How Entomologists Use Insects to Solve Crimes | WIRED
AdultsAnimalsIndustryLifeScienceJusticePsychology... "Insects never lie. Insects are tiny witnesses," says forensic entomologist Dr. Paola Magni. On a crime scene, insects like maggots play a key role in determining time of death. Dr. Magni uses the learnings from these insects to give justice to victims.
The true cost of gold - Lyla Latif
AdultsEconomyIndustryLifeJustice... Dig into how foreign corporations exploit African nations like Mali for their gold mining, and often rob them of proper compensation.
Can stereotypes ever be good? - Sheila Marie Orfano and Densho
AdultsHumanPoliticsPsychologyCultureSocietyJustice... Explore the model minority stereotype, and discover how it became a label for Asian Americans and is used to enforce racial hierarchies.
History's deadliest king - by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
AdultsHistoryHumanPoliticsJustice... Dig into the Rubber Terror, the period in which King Leopold II’s horrific regime in the Congo resulted in the deaths of 10 million people.
How one person saved over 2,000 children from the Nazis - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsHistoryHumanWorldJustice... Get to know the story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who saved over 2,000 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
Does It Pay To Cheat?
AdultsEconomyHumanJustice For some birds, trying to cheat your neighbors into raising your babies is just as much work - and is no more successful - than doing it yourself.
The strange history of the world's most stolen painting
AdultsArtHistoryJusticeCulture... Discover Jan van Eyck’s masterpiece, the Ghent Altarpiece, and explore how it became the world’s most stolen artwork.
The Search for History’s Lost Slave Ships | Podcast | Overheard at National Geographic
AdultsEnvironmentHistoryHumanJusticeSociety... On the bottom of the world’s oceans lie historic treasures—the lost wrecks of ships that carried enslaved people from Africa to the Americas. Only a handful have been identified so far, but National Geographic explorer and Storytelling Fellow Tara Roberts is documenting the efforts of Black scuba divers and archaeologists to find more, hoping to finally bring their stories to light.
Releasing All 2 MILLION US Prisoners - What Happens?
AdultsEconomyJusticePoliticsSociety... ig bad criminals don't seem so scary behind bars, but what if those bars opened up, and all the criminals were released back into the street?
What Happens After You're Released From Prison?
AdultsHistoryHumanJusticeSociety... Getting out of prison for some people can bring about a long list of complications. Would society treat you the same? What really happens once you're released from prison?
Is the EU Democratic? Does Your Vote Matter?
AdultsHumanPoliticsWorldSocietyJustice... Being a citizen of the European Union means that many aspects of our lives are regulated by a weird entity. It feels like a huge bureaucracy is making decisions over our heads. How democratic is the EU really and does your vote actually affect anything?
How Captain Marvel Survives in Space
AdultsCreativityJusticeScienceSpaceFilm... Carol Danvers received a plethora of powers when she hybridized with the Kree space aliens, but her most extraordinary is the ability to survive in space.
How one journalist risked her life to hold murderers accountable
AdultsCultureHistoryPoliticsJustice... Ida B. Wells was an investigative journalist, civil rights leader, and anti-lynching advocate who fought for equality and justice.