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Pakistanis shops in a weekly pet market in Lahore, Pakistan, Nov. 13, 2022.

As Earth surpasses 8 billion people, ‘the planet can feed and sustain billions more,’ demographer says

Lifestyle

It only took just over a decade for the world to add 1 billion more people. To break down what this growth means for societies around the globe, The World’s host Carol Hills speaks to demographer and author Jennifer Sciubba.

An advertisement of Bitcoin, one of the cryptocurrencies, is displayed on a building in Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021.

‘It’s a casino operation’: As Turkish lira falls, some Turks turn to cryptocurrency

Economics
A man wearing a blue shirt and black cap gets a vaccine shot by a health care worker.

Grassroots organizations tackle vaccine misinformation in farmworker communities

COVID-19
A man wearing jeans and sweater throws a rock near a fire burning outside

When it rains, it wars: Tracking intersecting security threats, Part I

Critical State
A man stands in front of the Skogafoss waterfall in Skogar, Iceland, March 8, 2020.

2020: The year of the primal scream — and other pandemic remedies 

COVID-19
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Got space junk? Wooden satellites may be the solution.

Science & Technology

Space junk — debris from defunct satellites and other man-made items — is a growing problem. Wooden satellites, an idea spearheaded by astronaut and professor Takao Doi of Kyoto University, may be the solution.

An H&M store in New York.

Why ‘fast fashion’ might need to slow down

America’s breakneck consumption of clothes is only possible because of fast fashion, a system in which clothing is made quickly, sold cheaply, and seen as pretty disposable. Dana Thomas, author of “Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes,” walks us through the origins and effects of fast fashion.

Donald Trump and Boris Johnson sit next to each other.

Brexit might come at the price of the union, says Economist’s editor-in-chief

Business, Economics and Jobs

Susan “Zanny” Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of the Economist, speaks with Marco Werman about the impact a global recession could have on politics around the world, and the long-term trade ramifications of Brexit.

A woman walks in front of the store Forever 21.

Forever 21 closing stores in bankruptcy filing shows limits to fast fashion, author says

Fashion

After Forever 21 filed for bankruptcy, some younger consumers are questioning the future of fast fashion as they look for more sustainable alternatives.

People line up outside a hospital.

There’s a way for modern medicine to cure diseases even when the treatments aren’t profitable

Health & Medicine

While private companies have little incentive to treat and cure many diseases, nonprofits have the potential to save lives by providing valuable funding to help society’s most vulnerable people.

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