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The Mole: Undercover in North Korea
Wow — crazy real life spy story.
December 12
Wow — crazy real life spy story.
Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard
Just a few years after Volkswagen, Germany brings us another exhilarating white collar crime story. Great watch.
September 19
Was There a Civilization on Earth Before Humans?
Such an interesting concept. Did our planet house other (non-human) civilizations in its long history? How would we be able to tell?
April 22
BlackBerry
Fun corporate drama about the rise & fall of BlackBerry - the original smartphone
November 20
Line Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs
A little one-sided, but very well-researched and deeply skeptical take on NFTs and crypto.
January 25
Moneyland
Riveting read about the world of “creative” global finance: offshore banking, kleptocrats laundering money, corrupt government officials buying vast overseas properties and enabling Western tax regimes.
January 16
The state of next-gen geothermal energy
Great read on the next big steps in the development of geothermal (an energy source that has the potential to be a full solution to climate change / energy generation)
July 11
Coexisting with the Coronavirus
"You will probably get covid once every few years" Helpful explanation of how immunity works, with historic disease examples and its implications for our lives with COVID.
July 22
I Care a Lot
A rollercoaster full of evil characters -- lots of fun.
April 27
Im Westen nichts Neues
Haunting modern movie rendition of the classic World War 1 novel "All Quiet on the Western Front". A statement on war that's as relevant today as it was a century ago.
October 30