Look Closer
Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argues that deadly violence is actually decreasing globally. Is the world is becoming a more peaceful place?
It has been a season of upheaval and bloodshed around the world. But Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argues that deadly violence is actually decreasing globally, and that it has been for decades.
Also on this edition, we hear about the new propaganda wing of the militant group that calls itself Islamic State. We visit a community in California that is grappling with the Ebola crisis from afar. And, we take a deep dive into the largest marine sanctuary in the world. Plus, an American photographer documents life in the Fukushima exclusion zone. And the legacy of 1940s social clubs for Japanese-Americans.
(Photo: Harvard University professor Steven Pinker. Credit: Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff)
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Decline of Violence
Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker on why the world is becoming a more peaceful place
Duration: 04:23
ISIS Propaganda
Islamic State鈥檚 new propaganda wing polishes its video production skills
Duration: 04:16
Liberian-Americans
The Ebola crisis hits home for a church in California
Duration: 04:46
Marine Sanctuary
The US has created the world's largest marine sanctuary, twice the size of France
Duration: 03:22
Ghost Towns
An American photographer documents life in the Fukushima exclusion zone
Duration: 03:22
Growing Up Nisei
The 1940s-era social clubs for Japanese-American girls with a living legacy
Duration: 05:02
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- Sat 4 Oct 2014 03:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Sun 5 Oct 2014 14:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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