economics

BBC Horizon looks at the most popular prescription drugs, how they affect us, how they came to be and some potential pills that people would like to have. (58 min)

Matt Welch, editor of the libertarian magazine Reason.com, discusses health care with Paul Jay at The RealNews Network. (19 min)

It is expensive to dispose of ships so for years locals and Europeans have abandoned 300 ships in a huge remote bay in Mauritania, West Africa. The EU wants to continue fishing in these rich waters but needs to clean up the rotting ships. (6:47 min)

BBC explores the origins, history and impact of the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW). From its Cold-War military origins in the 1950’s, through its modern-day incarnations. (58 min)

The Mekong river, which supports the livelihoods of about 60 million people in Southeast Asia, is at record-low water levels. China has built four of its planned eight hydroelectric dams on the upper Mekong. (2:44 min)

What if sensors on the street knew exactly which parking spots were free and your phone could direct you straight to a free space? San Francisco is trying the idea. If it works, it’ll be good for motorists, for the city, and for the environment. (4:46 min)

After seven years of war and months of negotiations, the Sudanese government and Darfur’s most powerful rebel group have signed a ceasefire deal, and mediators hope it will lead to a broader and more permanent peace agreement. (3 min)

euronew.net reports on how young Greeks are paying the price for the huge debts their parent’s generation left them. (8 min)