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Exploring In-pipe Energy: Harnessing the Power of Hydro

This video is from DW Planet A. Around 4% of global electricity is used for providing tap water. That number is only going to increase and its carbon emissions rival that of aviation. But a surprisingly simple idea can make our water supply more sustainable: In-pipe energy.

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The power of thought – One of the greatest riddles of science | DW Documentary

Whether you like it or not, thoughts are constantly racing through your mind. Even when you’re trying not to think about anything. And although people have been researching thoughts for over 5,000 years, it’s still not clear how a thought arises — or what exactly a thought is. DW Documentary explores. How thoughts arise is […]

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Science

Are we getting dumber and dumber? | DW Documentary

DW Documentary. explores something that a lot us are pondering, especially anyone that has ever worked on a help desk. As our AIs get smarter, we seem to not follow suit. For a long time, mankind was getting smarter and smarter. In fact, our progress seemed unstoppable. Intelligence research actually confirmed this. But a few […]

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Future Space

Internet from Space?!

Deutsche Welle has a documentary on the rise of space-based internet service providers. Internet connectivity anywhere in the world would be sehr fantastisch! The digital revolution has radically changed the way we live and work. But more than three billion people are still offline. As with any infrastructure, fast data connections initially reach urban centers. […]

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