In this episode we analyze the scope of the conflict in relation to the human impact, that is: mortality, damage to quality of life, curtailing of democracy, among other things.
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3.1 - ENDSARS - Backgound
In this episode, we give background for the origins of the Nigerian EndSARS movement, explain what SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) is and why they are controversial, and why the movement started to flare up 2020.
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2.2 - Tigray Civil War - Background
In this episode, we give background to understand the current conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, including the ethnicity in the local area that are in conflict, history, and political parties.
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2.1 - Discoveries of 2020 - Superconductivity
This episode discusses a newly emerged study conducted by the University of Rochester about superconductivity being achieved under room temperature.
We will take a look at the possibilities this discovery opens.
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1.1 - COVID-19 and Climate Change
This is the first episode of the Discovery 2020 podcats, where we talk about underreported news or narratives that happened during 2020.
In this first episode, we wanted to talk about the narrative surrounding the pandemic and climate change. Many see the lockdown, or at least parts of the lockdown, as a guideline for how we can stop climate change. However, should we follow this approach?
The Discovery 2020 is a student-made podcast that seeks to inform others about obscure news stories or underrepresented narratives that occurred during the COVID-19 outbreak.