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550 playsJeffrey Sachs speaks with journalist Casey Michel, author of American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History.… -
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1,171 playsSocietal progress is about improvements in the well-being of people and households. Assessing such progress requires looking not only at the functioning of the economic… -
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807 playsThis video is part of Module 5: How can we improve human development in cities? How can we heed the call of Sustainable Development Goal 11 – “making cities… -
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602 playsFrom Carol Graham, one of the first economists to start thinking about happiness and wellbeing as part of science, learn about happiness and its complex connection to… -
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407 playsProfessor Carl Folke discusses a social-ecological system approach, in which people are looked at as being part of, and changing, the planet, in addition to being… -
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507 playsThis chapter contains a brief introduction to the concept of development. Development is not just a function of nature or nurture, but the interaction between biology… -
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93 playsOn September 23, 2020, the SDG Academy was proud to host a dynamic and interactive virtual event on the sidelines of the 8th Annual International Conference on… -
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138 playsThis chapter provides the conceptual framework of the various ways that natural resources, environment, conflict, and peace are connected across the conflict lifecycle.… -
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176 playsThis video is part of Module 5: How can we improve human development in cities? Education is at the heart of sustainable development and the SDGs. Certain key skills,… -
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114 playsWatch the conversation between Jeffrey Sachs and Christopher J. Coyne, author of In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace. … -
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140 playsWhat is a tsunami and how does it occur? 80 percent of tsunamis are produced when earthquakes displace the sea floor, and the rest are from landslides underwater. There… -
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75 playsThere are three main language skills that researchers follow in young children: phonological development, or the ability to perceive and produce the sounds of… -
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90 playsThis chapter explores different methodologies of ocean exploration and data gathering, including satellite data and sonar technologies. This video is licensed under the… -
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115 playsThis is a case study of Canada's efforts towards deep decarbonization. Chris Bataille focuses on the Canadian target of approximately 90 percent emissions reduction… -
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86 playsIn this chapter, Cristina Villegas gives an introduction to artisanal and small-scale mining. She defines artisanal, or small-scale miners, and the issue of defining… -
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54 playsThis video is a collection of perspectives regarding tipping points and planetary boundaries. This course on planetary boundaries and human opportunities is the first…