The advent of social media technology has made global communication easier than ever before – yet this innovation creates opportunities for evil as well as good. Learn how ISIS is using social media to manipulate, groom and ultimately recruit people across the planet.
It's no secret that inequality is skyrocketing - but according to various international institutions, extreme poverty is also diminishing. So what's the future of poverty - and why don't some critics trust the organizations created to fight it?
Is it true that there are more slaves alive today than at any other point in human history? What's the future of slavery and human trafficking? Join Ben and Matt as they take a closer look at the face of modern slavery.
For centuries Damascus steel was legendary, and the crafting of this superb metal a closely-guarded secret. So what happened? Has anyone cracked the code on the lost techniques of forging Damascus steel?
It seems that being a scientists for the wrong countries has become an increasingly dangerous job. But why? Is there really a conspiracy afoot, or just a string of tragic coincidences?
In the 1960s, UN Security Chief Dag Hammarskjöld died in a plane crash over modern-day Zambia. For decades the files on the crash were classified or suppressed -- and now, it seems, the truth is finally coming to light.
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About Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
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From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events. Join Ben, Matt and Noel as they explore the Stuff They Don't Want You To Know about everything from…
secret experiments to the inner depths of the human mind and the furthest reaches of outer space.