Our Common Good
What role can citizen collectives play in solving the problems of our time? In this Backlight episode, find out how civilian collectives jump into this gap and take responsibility.
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What role can citizen collectives play in solving the problems of our time? In this Backlight episode, find out how civilian collectives jump into this gap and take responsibility.
What is a bullshit job and who has a bullshit job? Do you think that your work has no sense? Than it is likely that you have a bullshit job, that does not bring any satisfaction or any other benefit. In this documentary vpro and American anthropologist David Graeber look more closely at bullshit jobs, why they exist and what they do with us.
Artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde is on a mission to a cleaner space. Currently, more than a hundred million pieces of space debris orbit the earth with a velocity of 25 thousand kilometers an hour. Should these fragments of discarded rockets and satellites collide, the consequences could be catastrophic to terrestrial communication. How can we clean up space, and who is going to do it?
What is going on in the art world? Some artists are suddenly receiving millions for their digital artworks due to the introduction of so-called NFTs.
Europe is derailed. The borders are open and the train lines are built but to cross Europe by train is still an enormous undertaking. In Europe is off the rail, we take a trip with all kinds of train-dreamers and do-ers. Each wants to make systematic changes to get Europe back on track.
VPRO Backlight dives into the world of climate engineering: scientists and start-ups trying to use technological means to cool the earth. How hopeful or risky are these techniques?
It's becoming increasingly dangerous to be a journalist. Their critical voice makes them a target for numerous threats, as the truth might be inconvenient for some. How can journalists stay safe and continue to tell their stories?
The Ukraine war has entered its second year. VPRO Tegenlicht gauges the mood in border country Estonia because, according to Ukrainian President Zelensky, "they will be next. What is the war doing to the Baltic States?
What can Europe look like if we see migration not only as a problem but also as a solution? VPRO Tegenlicht takes a look at a new narrative on migration. The migrant is a luck-seeker instead of a happiness-seeker. And what can we learn from super-diverse cities where minorities are the majority?
The state of biodiversity in our polluted ecosystems is dismal. In the Netherlands, almost half of all species are under pressure. This must and can be changed. VPRO Tegenlicht investigates: are we listening to nature and giving it enough of a voice?
What lies behind the shiny promise of Artificial Intelligence? VPRO Tegenlicht shows the reality behind the smokescreen Silicon Valley presents us with, speaks with people engaged in demystifying the global AI industry, and uses the capabilities of the latest AI products to depict the places and give faces to the people Big Tech would rather not be seen.
Er loopt een kloof door Nederland. Tussen de huizenbezitters en mensen met schulden. Tussen gezonde en ongezonde mensen. Mensen met en zonder opleiding. Krijgen we die kloof nog dicht? VPRO Tegenlicht gaat op zoek naar mensen die aan beide kanten van de kloof de verschillen verkleinen. De kloofdichters.
De hoge gasprijzen zetten ons aan tot radicale gedragsverandering. Hoe zou een andere machtsverdeling eruit kunnen zien? VPRO Tegenlicht onderzoekt.
De oorlog in Oekraïne gaat over meer dan alleen grondgebied. Het is een frontale aanval op de democratische vrijheid die we jarenlang voor lief namen. In Oekraïne en de Baltische staten zijn vrijheidsstrijders niet bereid om dat op te geven aan Rusland. VPRO Tegenlicht onderzoekt: wat betekent vrijheid eigenlijk? En zijn wij West-Europeanen óók bereid om te vechten voor onze waarden en idealen, voor ons democratische vrijheidssysteem?
Luisteren wij eigenlijk wel écht naar de natuur ? VPRO Tegenlicht verkent de nieuwste wetenschappelijke ontdekkingen over het innerlijke leven en gedrag van dieren en gaat in op ethische vragen over hoe we deze kennis moeten gebruiken.
Op 11 juli 1995 vielen Bosnisch-Servische troepen Srebrenica binnen, met de dood van ruim 8000 mannen en jongens als gevolg. Een verschrikkelijk onderdeel van de Bosnische genocide. Hoe heeft het zo ver kunnen komen, wat betekent het voor het heden en de toekomst; kunnen we daadwerkelijk zorgen voor ‘nooit meer’? Hier vind je een selectie van de verhalen van VPRO Tegenlicht, Argos, Frontlinie en OVT.
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