Archive for 2012
Podcast: Stephen Hawking on the Future of Humankind
Hawking on the Future of Humankind: To mark his 70th birthday, physicist Stephen Hawking answered a selection of questions from the listeners of BBC Radio 4′s Today Program.
Show Producer’s Blog: Remembering Haiti
A year ago this week I was in Haiti doing stories about how things stood on the anniversary of the big earthquake there. As we approach the second anniversary of that terrible day (January 12, 2010) I find myself thinking a lot about the people I met on that trip, including Rochefort Saint-Louis, a public health official tasked with collecting the bodies of cholera victims. [...]
Syria Rocked by Fresh Bloodshed
Renewed violence across Syria has left dozens dead, as Arab League observers continue their mission to oversee a peace plan for the country.
Longtime Syrian Dissident Kamal Labwani Urges Continue Opposition to Assad Regime
Kamal Labwani (left) is a prominent longtime activist who was recently released from a Syrian jail. Labwani escaped to Jordan a few days ago and is working to bring down the Assad government.
Cartoon Slideshow: Fury Over Continued Violence in Syria
There’s anger, sadness and downright fury over the continued violence in Syria. Much of the vitriol is directed against Arab League observers who arrived in Syria in late December to monitor the situation. There’s widespread feeling — which you’ll see in these cartoons — that the observers are ignoring the violence all around them.
Slideshow: Salvaging Burned Books in Egypt
Egypt’s Scientific Institute, formed in 1798 by Napoleon Bonaparte, was burned and thousands of rare books were destroyed during the December clashes between pro-democracy protesters and security forces. Reporter Noel King has more from Cairo on efforts to salvage the books.
Clinics ‘should offer to remove PIP breast implants’
The British government has done an urgent review of the risk of faulty PIP breast implants that 40,000 British women have received.
Podcast: B-Sides – The Diamond Light Source
New Year, New Podcast. In this B-side episode, we take you inside the UK’s national synchrotron – the Diamond Light Source. Epic.
Brain Function Could Start Declining ‘As Early As Age 45′
The brain’s ability to function can start to deteriorate as early as 45, suggests a study in the British Medical Journal.
US Aerospace and Defense Companies Set Up Shop in Mexico
American defense and aerospace companies are opening factories in Tijuana, Mexico and employing high-skilled workers there.
Music Heard on Air for January 6, 2012
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 6, 2012. Artists featured are: Nogabe Randriaharimalala, DJ Fex, Toumani Diabate, Toubab Krewe, Sonalp, Gustavo Santaolalla.
Nicaragua Cashing in on Rising Gold Prices
Rising gold prices are powering the economy in Nicaragua, which is welcoming foreign mining companies with open arms.
Greek Parents Losing Children to Poverty
Charities in Greece say parents are increasingly asking the groups to take in their children because they are too poor to raise them.
Mexico’s Baluarte Bridge Tallest Cable-Stayed Bridge in the World
Geo Quiz: Looking for two Mexican states that are now connected by the world’s tallest cable-stayed bridge.
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