The World
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Brazilian hip-hop artist Brisa Flow brings Indigenous issues to the fore
Brazilian singer and rapper Brisa Flow made history in 2023 as the first Indigenous artist featured on the lineup of Lollapalooza Brazil. Her music mixes hip-hop with ancestral singing, jazz, electronic and neo-soul. She’s also an activist and educator.
A new global study allows dogs to ‘talk’ to their owners by pressing buttons that say human words
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, owners have been training their dogs to “tell” them what they want by mashing buttons with their paws to express words in various human languages. A UCSD study began to explore the practice further and now includes participants in dozens of countries around the world.
‘Make America go away’: Canadians head to the polls amid tensions with US
This year’s Canadian election takes place on Monday, and advance turnout has already broken records: More than 7 million people lined up to cast their ballots over the weekend. Just about every issue the candidates are focused on — from cost of living to quality health care — is shaped by Trump’s trade war and his threats to Canadian nationhood.
Ocean-based experiments for carbon removal are on the rise, but remain controversial
As part of The World’s ongoing series The Big Fix, Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Susanna Lidström, a researcher at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, about the tension between the swell of interest in marine geoengineering and the lack of scientific consensus about its role as a climate solution.
How can we assess public opinion in Russia during wartime?
How does one gauge public opinion in an authoritarian country, especially during war? This has been an ongoing debate among journalists, sociologists, researchers, and experts who study Russia. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports on their findings.