George Floyd and how social media is changing social justice
On the evening of May 25th, George Floyd Jr walked into a shop in Minneapolis and tried to use a $20 note. Within half an hour, his limp body was loaded into an ambulance. What happened in between has...
11 Juni 202024min
Will coronavirus wipe out refugee camps?
The Coronavirus has spread around the world … infecting millions of people in nearly every country. As doctors and scientists race to discover a vaccine, prevention measures are promoted. It’s agreed ...
4 Juni 202015min
Man vs Mosquito: The global battle against Malaria
There are 228 million cases worldwide every year. Many of them are fatal. It's for this reason, governments, international organisations and the UN spend billions trying to stop a disease that has pla...
28 Maj 202016min
India: The biggest Covid-19 lockdown
A group of Indian workers, walking back to their villages after losing their jobs, were so tired from walking all night, they lay down on an empty railway track and fell asleep. India was under lockdo...
21 Maj 202018min
The places with no coronovirus
From Island paradises to mountainous kingdoms… A few countries and territories sprinkled around the world have somehow remained COVID free. Or have they? This week, we talk to Martin Mckee, a prof...
14 Maj 202021min
Coronavirus: How close are we to a Covid-19 vaccine?
Top scientists across the world are putting their best foot forward to produce a vaccine for Covid-19 as soon as possible. There are more than 90 vaccines for the virus at different stages of developm...
7 Maj 202019min
Ramadan 2020: How muslims are coping during coronavirus
This year the holy month of Ramadan comes at an unprecedented time. Covid-19 has impacted just about everything and Ramadan is no different. The usual scenes of mosques buzzing with worshippers and ba...
30 Apr 202016min
What is cloud seeding and cloud brightening?
This week, host Willy Lowry looks at how the UAE harnesses the rain with cloud seeding and Australia's effort to save the Great Barrier Reef through cloud brightening. We hear from Dr Deon Terblanch...
23 Apr 202012min
