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Does it take 15,000 litres of water to produce a kilogram of beef?

If you spend much time on social media, and we don’t necessarily recommend it, then you’ve probably come across a strange fascination with water consumption. Mainly, this is people telling you that using AI is terrible for the planet because of how much water it uses. We’ve already made a couple of programmes about the numbers in those arguments and, long story short, they probably aren’t saying what you think they’re saying. But on platforms like X, BlueSky, and TikTok, an opportunity to keep an argument going is rarely missed And one of the numbers that’s been enlisted in that glorious cause concerns the water that’s used for a seemingly unrelated past-time - eating beef. Here’s an example from a user on X: “A kilogram of beef requires over 15,000 litres of water to produce,” they wrote. “A vegan who uses ChatGPT every day is living a more sustainable lifestyle than someone who regularly eats beef while boycotting AI.” Ignoring the AI part, is that true? Does it actually take 15,000 litres of water to produce a kilogram of beef? It turns out that the number isn’t wrong, but it probably isn’t saying what you think it’s saying. If you’ve seen a number you think we should take a look at, email the More or Less team: moreorless@bbc.co.uk CONTRIBUTORS: Mesfin Mekonnen, Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama Mark Mulligan, Professor of Physical and Environmental Geography at King's College London Tim Hess, Professor of Water and Food Systems at Cranfield University CREDITS: Presenter: Charlotte McDonald Producer: Mhairi MacKenzie Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: Emma Harth Editor: Richard Vadon

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Designing a Life that Matters

We tell ourselves that meaning comes from impact, passion, or finding the “one right path.” But these beliefs can leave us feeling stuck — even when our lives look perfectly fine on paper. Behavioral scientist Dave Evans describes a new approach, borrowed from design thinking, to help us build lives that feel more alive, flexible, and real. What makes brave people different from the rest of us? It isn't a lack of fear — instead, it's a trait that might surprise you. Learn more in this video on our new YouTube channel. Episode illustration by Getty Images for Unsplash+. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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What is a Pig Worth?

In 2017, Wayne Hsiung and a crew of animal rights activists from Direct Action Everywhere broke into a Utah pig farm run by Smithfield Foods, one of the largest pork distributors in the world. They were there to capture video of what they say were thousands of mistreated and abused animals kept in tiny metal cages barely bigger than their bodies. As they were leaving, they took two sick piglets out with them. Prosecutors in Utah charged Wayne with burglary and theft. What came next was the court battle that he wanted all along. During his trial, Wayne made a truly bizarre argument that forced the jury, and all of us, to stare straight at our complicated, sometimes uncomfortable relationship with animals. This week on the show, we grapple with the impossible question at the center of it: What is the value of a piglet? Special thanks to Kim Nederveen Pieterse, Nathan Peereboom, Jo Eidman, Sam Kozloff, Rachel Gross, Alex Allaux, and Joan Schaffner. EPISODE CREDITS: Reported by - Sindhu Gnanasambandan and Jae Minard Produced by - Sindhu Gnanasambandan with help from - Pat Walters with mixing help from - Jeremy Bloom Fact-checking by - Diane A. Kelly and Edited by - Alex Neason and Pat Walters EPISODE CITATIONS: Articles - A Rabbit, is a rabbit, is a rabbit… Not under the Law (https://zpr.io/ezUPRE36VZVk) by Schaffner, J. E. in The Global Journal of Animal Law Animal Rights Activists Are Acquitted in Smithfield Piglet Case (https://zpr.io/ayaV9gDneNsw) by Andrew Jacobs in The New York Times Meet the Activists Risking Prison to Film VR in Factory Farms (https://zpr.io/HEXdpf5Q7VAB) by Andy Greenberg in Wired Audio - VR Puts Viewers Inside the Grisly Reality of Factory Farms (https://zpr.io/pMHq5RVkzUM3) a 2-part podcast by Wired Our newsletter comes out every Wednesday. It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Sign up (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)! Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today. Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing radiolab@wnyc.org. Leadership support for Radiolab’s science programming is provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation Initiative, and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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هل أصبحت الإمارات القوة الأولى في الخليج؟ | الدكتور مهند العزاوي

في هذه الحلقة من بودكاست آن يستضيف فهد هيكل الدكتور مهند العزاوي الخبير في الشؤون السياسية والعسكرية، في حوار يسلّط الضوء على أبرز التساؤلات المقلقة حول طبيعة التهديدات التي تحيط بالمنطقة. يناقش الضيف صعود النموذج الإماراتي كقوة مؤثرة، ويحلل دوافع استهدافه، مع استعراض مفهوم “الجيش الذكي” بوصفه ملامح المرحلة الجديدة في الحروب الحديثة.

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Homesteading on the Moon with Kevin Espiritu

Could you grow your own food on the moon? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly sit down with Kevin Espiritu, the gardening YouTuber behind Epic Gardening, to dig into backyard farming, the future of sustainable food, and what it would actually take to feed yourself on Earth or anywhere else. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/homesteading-on-the-moon-with-kevin-espiritu/ Thanks to our Patrons Show more11:17 PMClaude responded: Raime Dayton, Giulian Minichiello, Peggy C, Pamela Knab, Randy Gladney, George Lett, Madeline Belton, Lio, Nick White, Michael, Shiwam Bandhoe, Catherine Spale…Raime Dayton, Giulian Minichiello, Peggy C, Pamela Knab, Randy Gladney, George Lett, Madeline Belton, Lio, Nick White, Michael, Shiwam Bandhoe, Catherine Spale, Lori Largent, Newton T, M.K, Louis Stern, Justin Maly, Andrew Kagan, Jeff, Robin Green, Boris Bayerman, Joe Verstraete, Jakob Ludwig, Eric Monley, Paul Kulessa, Rich C, Ben Davenport, User101010111010, Ian C, Dereck Wood Sr, Brittany Cloud, William Santiago, Randall Price, EvieJoy, Aaron Bailey, Shiva Kumar, Kenny Watts, Jayden Sundar, Maggie Ruh, Farruh Mahamadjanov, João Costa, Alex & Alicia Celcis, Prajesh Patel, Armando Luna, Chris Kessinger, Deon Johnson, Father Bills' Glue Gun Baptism, Nic Hoover, Jonny Porto, Noah Race, Nikita Mikhailevich, MichelleEcume, Janet La Valley, Myriam Robichaud, Lilly Carrillo, Matthew Robinson, Mark Fremmerlid, Emilia D., Michael Giacchino, Jose Javier, Wishah, TIM, Alex Frias, DukeOfBees, Cherry Speicher, Joe, Chris Sinn, Michael de la Morena, Gina Rapp, Testcellman, Jay Valiano, Mara Long, Terry Burgess, Matthew Ross, Jacob Keeling, Leah, Alex, Michael Neal, Lauri Boyd, Wes Ward, Antonio Westphalen, Chris Hopper, Malzerath, Anita Bowers, Antonia Staikova, Glenn Thomas Stokdal, Y K, Alexander Simone, Dot, Chris, 𖤐 Emily 𖤐, Thomas V, Ryan Scotto, Suzette Salvati, Mauricio Lago Magro, Joyce Stamper, Linden Wise, and Dr Venkateshwaran S for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Nikola Tesla — The Inventor Who Shaped the Modern World ⚡ | Boring History for Sleep

A visionary mind ahead of his time, Nikola Tesla transformed the way the world uses electricity. His ideas, experiments, and inventions helped build the foundations of modern technology, even as he lived a life marked by isolation and struggle. Behind the brilliance stood persistence, imagination, and unanswered questions. A calm journey through innovation, ambition, and the life of one of history’s most fascinating inventors.Boring history for sleep – Soft stories about difficult lives.

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Cosmic Queries – Take Me To Your Leader

What would you actually do if an alien showed up and asked to be taken to your leader? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Mecurio, and astrophysicist Charles Liu explore fan questions about physics of near-light-speed travel, Dark Forest Theory from The Three Body Problem, and whether the universe itself might be conscious. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-take-me-to-your-leader/ Thanks to our Patrons Zach Dixon, Bethanny Rodgers, Alan Albright, Pam J Lockhart, Victor Wu, Finch, Serenity Oh, Nick DiBartolomeo, Christopher Johnson, CodinThorFather, HarleyWayne, Glyn R. Buck, C.Avalos, Christopher Irwin, Andreas, Bob Pflugfelder, Brad Ryan, Michael House, Linda Resch, Bonny Matles, Amagerikaner, Titilebon, Jim Peterson, Charity Durio, James Runyon, Anthony Onofrio, perirocha@outlook.com, Yuriko Coenen, Devon, Kathryn Karl, Toby, Daniel Boring, Lazeez K., Jenayalynn Riojas, M.S., Jim Conyngham, Rachel Miller, Robert Pokorski, Joseph Britto, Steve Lloyd, James, Souvik Biswas, Mtamanika Youngblood, Nirav Umaretiya, Scott Hinkelman, Charles Doaty, Fridthjoff, Nirav Shah, James Orazietti, Dejan Tomic, insigpilot, Michael Bentt, Dakota Rogers, Michael Baca, Michael Stoerzer, Justin Wells, Joshua Zimmer, Christopher Wystup, Patricia Stoll, George Alva, Melih Ozbek, Melih Ozbek, Twnzmama2, Candice Tripp, Gary Landry, Dan Baker, Greg Engelberg, DANIEL DAILY, Fluffybirb, Tamás Mihályi, Jason Vogel, For those who come after - title of my sex tape, Loreto Gonzalez Pizarro, ali, Rolen Yoshinaga, Isak Walther, Gwynn, Steven Roberts, Pete Carpenter, Paul Munn, Erik Martinez, Vishnu Kumar Kalidasan, tshimself, Jacob Tucker, Chasiti, Nick, Priscilla Brogren, Kitalahara, Kerry Gallagher, Frederico Gomes, Shane, Tom Myles, Kurt Geib, Carlos Guillen, Simon Plückebaum, stacyanne77@me.com, Tim Wren, Patrick Kennedy, Chris Herrera, James McClure, and Alita Pappas for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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The Hidden Secrets of the Rockefeller Family: Quieter Than Power 💰 | Boring History for Sleep

Behind the image of endless wealth and public philanthropy lies the complex rise of the Rockefeller dynasty — ruthless business struggles, quiet influence, family control, and decisions that shaped entire industries. From the legacy of John D. Rockefeller to generations of power, this is a calm story about money, influence, and secrets carefully kept from the public eye. Boring history for sleep – Soft stories about difficult lives.

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Norsemen — The Complete History of the Viking Age and Their Last Journey ⚔️ | Boring History for Sleep

The Viking Age was shaped by exploration, conquest, and the relentless search for new horizons. From powerful Norse warriors and vast sea voyages to the gradual decline of their influence, the story of the Norsemen reveals a world of ambition, belief, and survival. Behind the legends of fearless raiders lay changing societies, fading traditions, and the final journeys of a remarkable culture. A calm journey through the rise, transformation, and end of the Viking world. Boring history for sleep – Soft stories about difficult lives.

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How the Americas Were Colonized — Exploration, Conflict, and New Worlds 🌎 | Boring History for Sleep

The colonization of the Americas reshaped continents through exploration, migration, and cultural encounters. European powers established settlements, expanded territories, and encountered new lands and peoples, changing the course of history. Behind these events were journeys, struggles, and the meeting of very different worlds. A calm journey through expansion, conflict, and the making of a new global era.Boring history for sleep – Soft stories about difficult lives.

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