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Our Common Good
VPRO Backlight | video | 45 minuten | 1 apr 2018
What role can citizen collectives play in solving the problems of our time? This question arises now that the government is withdrawing and the private sector is only partially taking over these tasks. In this Backlight episode, find out how civilian collectives jump into this gap and take responsibility for disability, elderly care and alternative energy supply.
Coding life
VPRO Backlight | video | 46 minuten | 25 mrt 2018
‘Bio is the New Digital’. We are capable of precisely reprogramming the genetic code of our body’s cells, embryos, bacteria, viruses and plants. With the CRISPR-technology we can alter the characteristics of every organism to our own design. In doing so we will be able to eradicate diseases, improve the condition of our bodies and alter plants to meet the specific needs of our food ...
The immortals
VPRO Backlight | video | 50 minuten | 4 mrt 2018
Is eternal life something reserved only for the wealthiest inhabitants of the planet? Silicon Valley has become obsessed with eternal life. Billions are being invested in the hacking of our biology. The mindset is that when aging becomes a disease, then we can also develop a drug to fight death itself. The science in the area of life extension is a booming business. But the question remains ...
Anger as a weapon according to Pankaj Mishra
VPRO Backlight | video | 45 minuten | 17 dec 2017
Anger. A word often heard in the 21st century. The anger of a lone wolf and the anger of nationalists. Anger, fed by Trump, the Brexit, IS, Catalonian separatists and even the Hindu supremacy in India. Pankaj Mishra is attempting to explain this phenomenon. Where does this anger come from and how can this ever lead to something good? The Indian writer Pankaj Mishra, born and raised in India ...
Calm before the cra$h
VPRO Backlight | video | 44 minuten | 16 sep 2017
Ten years ago, we were taken by surprise when Lehman Brothers' merchant bank went bankrupt. The financial crisis that followed was like a chain reaction; a pole dancer with her five mortgages turned out to be connected to the huge gap in the Greek national budget. Is it possible to predict the next crisis? What are the lessons learnt from the last one? Sometimes, it is important to look back ...
Return to the satellite queens
VPRO Backlight | video | 47 minuten | 17 mrt 2017
Every Sunday night millions of Arabic men and women watch the provocative talk show Kalam Nawaem – literally meaning ‘women’s’ talk’. For the past fifteen years the show has been one of the most-watched programs in the Arab world. The popular presenters have found a place in countless hearts and living rooms. In 2007 VPRO Backlight made a broadcast about this unique show. Ten years later ...
Superfortress Europe
VPRO Backlight | video | 47 minuten | 22 feb 2017
The budget Brussels makes available for European border protection has increased by billions in the past few years. The reason: terrorism and the growing numbers of refugees. New surveillance technology is a growth market that is literally gaining ground because of all the deals Brussels is making with so-called third countries: After the Turkey Deal, agreements are now also being made with ...
The true cost of flying
VPRO Backlight | video | 47 minuten | 4 aug 2016
We are flying far more often these days. A quick few days to the sun. A weekend to New York. A meeting in London. The airplane is nice a fast and is getting increasingly cheaper. That’s great, isn’t it? Not really. Flying has become so cheap due to a fierce price war and years of government subsidies. As a result in the drop of prices passenger numbers have increased dramatically. Due to this ...
Offline is the new luxury
VPRO Backlight | video | 47 minuten | 8 mei 2016
To be online all the time and everywhere. It sounds great, but it has its drawbacks. As digital networks are closing in, there are fewer places to be really on your own. Being offline is becoming a luxury. Where can you be offline? For those who, from time to time, wish to escape smartphone and Wi-Fi signals, VPRO introduces the international White Spots App http://white-spots.net/ (only ...