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BBC: What is degrowth?

I'm wondering, do you do things that you think are good for the planet?I try, but I don't think I do enough. So, maybe I cycle more than I drive, and I try to recycle things, but I should be doing a lot more. But some people think that to deal with climate change, we can't just rely on individuals. Phil, it's not up to you and me. We need to actually change the way our eonomy works. And that is ..

BBC: Why you need a good night's sleep-2

As well as a fight-or-flight response, the stress of not getting enough sleep over a longer period also creates problems including heart disease and a weakened immune system. Lack of sleep has these knock-on effects, it causes other things to happen, but not directly. Now do you see why it's so important to get a good night's sleep, Phil? Plus, it will stop you sleeping at work again! Right, I t..

BBC: Why you need a good night's sleep

We're ready to start, Phil... Phil?Oh, sorry, Georgie, I was er, just catching forty winks... you know, getting some shut-eye, dozing, taking a nap... I was sleeping!Sleeping at work, Phil, how could you?I know, I know, Sorry, I... I didn't sleep well last night. I'll forgive you this time, but make sure you go to bed early tonight because getting a good night's sleep is incredibly important. Fo..

This is learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines. Today we're talking about the preliminary reports into the recent Air India plane crash. We've been talking about controversy around the published findings in the preliminary crash report. And let's have our next headline. This comes from the Conversation: Was the Air India crash caused by pilot error or technical faul..

In this program, Air India Crash Report Doubts. In this program, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it. You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode, as well as a worksheet on our website bbclearningenglihs. com.So, let's hear more about this story. On the 12th of June, air India Flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London c..

So, while eating more honey probably won't do much to save wild bees, there are things you can do, such as growing bee-friendly plants which flower in spring, like lavender. OK, Phil, I think it's time to reveal the answer to my question. I asked you how many times bees flap their wings per second. You said 190, which was... the correct answer. Well done!Ooh!OK, let's recap teh vocabulary we've ..

사람과의 관계에서는 항상 거리 두기가 필요하다. 독립된 개체로서 서로를 존중하며 있을 수 있는 거리. 그 거리에 대한 이해가 필요한 요즘.

Do you like honey, Neil?Hmm, I use it a lot in cooking, so yes. Well, the relationship between humans, honey and the bees which make it goes back thousands of years. Prized for its taste and medicinal properties, in ancient times honey was known as 'liquid gold'. But now, thanks to modern farming methods, populations of many insects, including bees, are in indecline. Saoirse, a worried listener ..

Shakespeare did write a play about it. Now, let's hear from Catherine Edwards, Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Birkbeck, University of London, about this tragic event. She plans her own death in this very sort of calculated manner- a manner that also seems to focus on spectacle yet again. She takes her time, she has a feast, and then, you know, the figs, the basket of figs arrives w..

What do you know about Cleopatra, Neil?Well, she was Queen of Egypt... quite a long time ago. Anything else?Didn't she arrive for a meeting with Roman Emperor Julius Caesar rolled up in a carpet? Or is that a Hollywood invention?Some historical sources say she was rolled up in a carpet- and others say she was hidden inside a linen sack. Cleopatra is the subject of today's show. She was the last ..