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00:00:00blasted media outlets that he could not control. CNN
00:00:03and MSDNC, they're really corrupt and they're
00:00:07illegal. What the president was doing in that
00:00:11March speech
00:00:12of was signaling that he wanted to take a firmer
00:00:16hand in deciding whom to prosecute. He is willing
00:00:20to use the power
00:00:21of the government in ways we just have not seen before, so
00:00:24openly. In
00:00:28this second term, it continues beyond the... Trump has engaged in
00:00:31pressure campaigns designed to bend institutions such as
00:00:35universities or top law firms to his will.
00:00:39These are the most powerful firms in the world and they
00:00:43just signed whatever I put in front
00:00:44of them. We've not seen anything like it. There's been sort of a
00:00:48universal falling in line. Schools such as
00:00:52Columbia or
00:00:53of Brown have made deals with the White House.
00:00:56Agree to massive finds and policy changes and number of top. firms have
00:01:00pledged nearly a billion dollars in pro-bono legal work that
00:01:04aligns with the
00:01:05of administration's agenda. if you're a private law firm and
00:01:09you helped try to take Donald Trump down, you're going to expect there's going to be some
00:01:12consequences. critics
00:01:14of the president see pattern, run foul
00:01:17of the president and his point of view, and you'll find yourself paying the
00:01:20price. the president is not
00:01:23necessarily himself going
00:01:26of after folks more aggressively than he did in term one, and the difference is not in the... and the
00:01:30differences in what's available to him, an
00:01:33entirely different government now that exists, generally
00:01:37speaking to do what he wants, and what he
00:01:41wants is revenge against his perceived political
00:01:44enemies. such as former FBI director James
00:01:48Comey, who drew
00:01:49the ey of Trump over his handling of investigations into
00:01:52a Russian interference in the 2016 election. Komi is charged with giving
00:01:56false statement and obstruction of a congressional proceeding related. to
00:02:00the testimony he gave before the senate judiciary committee five years
00:02:04ago. Komi maintains his innocence, and
00:02:07with Trump's pressure on the justice department, more investigations and
00:02:11indictments of his foes are likely to
00:02:13come. While Jimmy
00:02:17Kimmel is back on the air, Charlie Kirk's voice was
00:02:21silenced forever when he was tragically killed. And in
00:02:25this time of escalating partisanship, both sides can at least
00:02:28of hopefully agree on this. "the first amendment is a right that is
00:02:32fundamentally American. are we an era where free speech is under
00:02:36attack
00:02:36in a way we haven't seen it a long time? i'm pretty worried. right now, i
00:02:40think we are
00:02:41in a parallel stage, and again we have a president who is willing
00:02:45to use any lever of power against his enemies, whether it aviolates the
00:02:48first amendment or not. what kind of precedent is
00:02:52President Trump setting for a future democratic
00:02:56president who maybe has the same feeling about free speech?".
00:03:00that Donald Trump has, yeah, we've been trying to get conservatives to look at it like, what do
00:03:04you think president Aoc is going to do with this power? always think about what your
00:03:08nightmare opponent would do with this power? republicans for years and years and years have
00:03:11always been the stalwarts of free speech and not getting cancelled because of your beliefs
00:03:15and now for conservatives to kind of be the ones looking to cancel
00:03:19people, i think is very dangerous rabit hold to go down.
00:03:23we've seen
00:03:24of settlements, we've seen changes in
00:03:27approach to news, the thing we don't yet is how
00:03:31many smaller outlets are holding their fire, pulling
00:03:35back stories for fear of angering this
00:03:38president. these
00:03:40in comics, they believe they have a unique role, and they're right, they do,
00:03:44they are speaking up on behalf of many Americans who don't feel seen
00:03:48right now by the political
00:03:49of system. descent is democratic and it's
00:03:53critical a time when a democracy is backsliding, when it's moving
00:03:57in a more autocratic direction. this show is not in important, what is
00:04:01important is that we get to live
00:04:02in a country that allows us to have a show like
00:04:05this. what do
00:04:09you want people to know? just like that the price for a free
00:04:12society is that sometimes people are going to offend you? for me,
00:04:16i
00:04:17of think that we take freedom of speech for granted, and we will really
00:04:20regret when it's gone. disagreement is
00:04:24difficult, it's all painful stuff, but
00:04:26in a society where we can live in communities that are more politically homogenous. You
00:04:30shouldn't be surprised that people get somewhat out of practice of disagreement with each
00:04:34of other.
00:05:01They're found everywhere, Pefas: Toxic
00:05:04chemicals you can't see, smell or taste. Fish can
00:05:08reveal how much is present in water and which
00:05:11types. Birds of prey can show what
00:05:14contamination levels look like and bees are now viewed
00:05:18as good scientific indicators. Humans introduced
00:05:22peephas into the environment and now we're trying to get rid them
00:05:25again.
00:05:30Breaking down forever chemicals coming up tomorrow
00:05:34today. Welcome to the
00:05:36show. Pfaz
00:05:40sure can do lot of things. They make dental
00:05:43floss silky smooth, coat paper cups,
00:05:47waterproof clothes, they're in firefighting foam and even
00:05:51ensure nothing sticks to your frying pan, and they've been doing
00:05:55it for more than a century now. Thanks,
00:05:57Pefaz. But there's a catch. This
00:06:01group of compounds basically never breaks down. That's why they're
00:06:05also called forever chemicals. Once
00:06:09in the environment, Pifas get into drinking water. and food,
00:06:13eventually accumulating in our bodies. Elevated
00:06:17amounts them
00:06:18can cause cholesterol levels to rise, damage the liver,
00:06:21reduce vaccine effectiveness, impar immune system
00:06:25response and even lead to cancer.
00:06:28Newborns exposed to pifaz often weigh less at
00:06:32birth. Experts assume that nowadays, the
00:06:35chemicals can be found in all of us. Can we get rid
00:06:38them?
00:06:42Maybe with what's called the fourth state of matter, not
00:06:46a solid, not a liquid, not a gas,
00:06:50but what's known as plasma. It
00:06:54surrounds lightning, lives in fire,
00:06:58makes stars shine and causes the northern
00:07:02lights. Generated from an extremely hot
00:07:05gas, plasma is mixture of ions, electrons
00:07:09and neutral particles and research indicates it
00:07:13might be able to rid our water of forever
00:07:16chemicals.
00:07:19researchers at the foufa institute for interfacial engineering and
00:07:23biotechnology in Stuttgart have focused on contaminated
00:07:27water. Paul Reichle and Jacobs developed a
00:07:31system designed to eliminate pifas and other pollutants
00:07:34completely, one that doesn't leave behind any
00:07:37toxic residues. plasma plays a central
00:07:41role. "the researchers demonstrate their process
00:07:45on water that's leached out of a landfill
00:07:48site.
00:07:52It contains heavy metals, things like arsenic,
00:07:56mercury and cadmium,
00:07:59also household chemicals and pefas
00:08:01compounds. The polluted liquid contains
00:08:05all the stuff that makes life difficult for environmental engineers
00:08:09and in extremely high concentrations.
00:08:13Our method uses a plasma-based process, one of what are called
00:08:17advanced oxidation processes. The goal is to
00:08:21break pfast molecules down into their basic
00:08:23components. Here's how it
00:08:27works: the contaminated water is pumped into a
00:08:30vertical tube. At the top, it flows over and
00:08:34trickles back down along the outer surface the pipe.
00:08:38Above the pipe is a grid. A high-voltage current is
00:08:42applied. between pipe and grid, creating the
00:08:45plasma, but you can only really see it in
00:08:48complete
00:08:49darkness.
00:08:53plasma isn't just visually striking, it also has an
00:08:57effect on the contaminated liquid. as the water flows down
00:09:01the outside the tube through the discharge zone, the plasma breaks
00:09:05pifas molecule chains apart, shortening them over and
00:09:09over until all that's left is either carbon dioxide. or
00:09:13fluoride. The same principle can be used to break down
00:09:16other organic chemicals, including many
00:09:19pharmaceuticals. In this test, the water is cycled
00:09:23through the system about 40 times. Let's see
00:09:27how well it
00:09:28worked.
00:09:42and this is after the plasma treatment, you
00:09:44can see how it's cleared, most the pollutants have been
00:09:49dann removed, auch
00:09:49damit ein großteil der schadstoff.
00:09:53Today's promising lab results could in the future lead to
00:09:56changes in waste water treatment plants, helping to
00:10:00finally break down forever
00:10:03chemicals.
00:10:07stuff we no longer want gets thrown in the trash, but where does it
00:10:11end up? Landfills are bad for the environment, and lots of
00:10:15what's dumped there still contains valuable resources. We need to
00:10:19reclaim and reuse those materials. With textiles and
00:10:23some types of plastic, we already do a... fair bit of recycling, but other
00:10:27waste remains a big
00:10:28challenge. It's a
00:10:32treasure worth millions of euros and we throw it
00:10:35away. Solar
00:10:39panels generally work for about 20 years. After that they're
00:10:43mostly dismantled and scrapped. At this research center in
00:10:47Hala, find Zoble and his team want to stop the
00:10:50waste. In the next few years, Germany will see a massive
00:10:54spike.
00:10:54Currently
00:10:59Germany has about 80 gigaws of photovoltaic capacity, around
00:11:02200 million tons of PV modules. They're made from valuable
00:11:06raw materials, about 200 thousand tons of silicon, around
00:11:103000 tons of copper and more than 2,00 tons of silver,
00:11:14essential resources that take a lot of time and effort to
00:11:17extract. The problem is that
00:11:20aged PV systems are treated simply as electronic
00:11:24waste.
00:11:55we could stop emitting enormous amounts of
00:11:57CO2. That's the researcher's
00:12:01plan. Here only silicon and plastic remain from the
00:12:05modules. These residues are shredded and
00:12:08then sorted into individual components. That's a
00:12:12difficult process because clean separation is crucial
00:12:16for reuse. The key challenge is
00:12:19processing silicon in ways that are both cost-effective and energy
00:12:23efficient.
00:12:55we're currently seeing on rooftops in Germany will need recycling in 10 to
00:12:5820 years. We need to be prepared with processes that are economically
00:13:02viable. The method
00:13:06represents a big step forward, but solar panel recycling
00:13:10could be made even more
00:13:11efficient.os say it can
00:13:15be done cheaper and far more environmentally friendly using
00:13:19light. Their approach doesn't require shredding
00:13:23modules, instead, whole panels are fed into a
00:13:27system and exposed to a short, high-intensity flash of
00:13:31light. We can't see the
00:13:35flash, but we can hear the discharge.
00:13:38Okay, bereit, los geht's. The
00:13:42flash is quite audible, loud
00:13:44thump. It heats the module to several
00:13:48hundred degrees celsius, breaking the bond between plastic and
00:13:52silicon. Then the back layer is opened and silicon
00:13:55fragments are collected, the purity remains high and
00:13:59other complex post processing is required.
00:14:03another key advantage is that the system is mobile and fits into a shipping
00:14:06container, so pv arrays worldwide could
00:14:10theoretically be dismantled on site, that's
00:14:13cost-effective. the
00:14:17current approach is shredding and sorting, which only leads to
00:14:20downcycling. what we need is real
00:14:23recycling.
00:14:31words,
00:14:33In recovering other materials in their original quality, we're still far from
00:14:37that goal, especially when it comes to wind
00:14:39turbines. A company called Novotech
00:14:43specializes in recycling those. Systems like
00:14:46these also have to be retired after about 25 years of
00:14:50operation, but solutions in Germany are still
00:14:54lacking. for rotor blades in particular,
00:14:57around 50,00 tons per year will need recycling by
00:15:012040. Novotech
00:15:04founder Holga Sassa has made solving this problem his
00:15:08goal. The blades often lie
00:15:12around in fields for years, so I asked myself, what can we do with
00:15:15them? Right now, the standard method
00:15:18is to crush them and then burn them in cement plants.
00:15:21But our goal is to keep carbon in solid form, not to release.
00:15:25CO2 into the atmosphere. When these systems were
00:15:29built 25 years ago, no one thought about recycling, now
00:15:33Zasa is tackling the problems that's
00:15:35causing. his
00:15:39idea is to turn the material into a wood substitute for the
00:15:43construction industry. old rotor blades are
00:15:47delivered in pieces which are shredded in powerful
00:15:51grinder. after
00:15:54that the sorting begins, weil es ist
00:15:58natürlich nicht alles so gebraucht. not everything is usable or useful for
00:16:02us. there are lead weights, copper cables, those are all
00:16:06valuable materials.
00:16:24melted down and molded into new shapes, for example
00:16:28floorboards that can replace tropical
00:16:30These are hardwood. Because the material is highly durable, it's
00:16:34suitable even for demanding applications. like the support
00:16:38structures for solar installations, and sassa has of course thought
00:16:42about how these can be recycled in
00:16:44turn. Das
00:16:48neue Material, was hier
00:16:49entsteht,
00:16:54us in 20 or 30 years and turned into yet another
00:16:57product. It's high time
00:17:01to rethink recycling for solar panels and wind turbines,
00:17:05preserving the increasingly scarce. resources they contain for
00:17:09future
00:17:09generations.
00:17:14What's that noise? It's the sound of a single
00:17:17Maybug.
00:17:19Its powerful wings make loud buzz when it flies. No
00:17:23wonder, the insect isn't exactly aerodynamic, but
00:17:27though somewhat clumsy, it remains
00:17:29undaunted. People
00:17:33in May beetle fever. It's a maybug year,
00:17:36millions of... the insects suddenly appeared in Germany in the spring of
00:17:402026. Why so many at the same time? Is
00:17:44there reason to fear the invasion,
00:17:46and what does this rare natural spectacle have to do with the FIFA World
00:17:49Cup? Let's kick things
00:17:53off. This
00:17:57major natural spectacle of northern cockchavers is something that
00:18:01typically occurs in the dry regions called the Hesish
00:18:04Reed in the northern part the upper Rhine valley.
00:18:17cock chafers, commonly called may beatles or maybugs, are for the most part
00:18:21indigenous to Europe. In the course of its life, the insect undergoes
00:18:25a complete metamorphosis. It all
00:18:29starts in the soil. A mature female may bug lays
00:18:33up to 70 eggs. Tiny Larvy hatch few
00:18:37weeks. we call them grubs. During this
00:18:40lavel stage, which lasts three to four years, the grubs remain
00:18:44underground, a smart
00:18:45move.
00:18:50That keeps them hidden from potential predators while they feed viraciously
00:18:54on plant roots. Very large numbers of grubs can cause
00:18:58significant damage to forests, though generally nothing
00:19:02unsustainable. After all, woodland ecosystems are
00:19:05complex.
00:19:37the grubs bore down about meter into the soil and pupate.
00:19:41during this stage their bodies transform and they emerge looking like
00:19:45beetles rather than grubs. they then spend the winter
00:19:48underground before crawling to the surface in
00:19:51spring. they come up out the ground
00:19:55exiting from small holes, then
00:19:58they take off and start
00:19:59flying.
00:20:07Usually we only see them for few
00:20:09weeks. The short period they
00:20:13spend above ground is all the time they have
00:20:15left. Culturally,
00:20:19May beatles were once seen as a sign of spring. In Germany,
00:20:23songs and poems have been written about them, and the luck they
00:20:27supposedly bring. A distinctive feature, their
00:20:30anteni. In female beetles, six feathery structures resemble
00:20:34a fan, and the males.
00:21:50because may beetles sometimes strip entire forests and fields
00:21:53bare, they were hunted for centuries. In
00:21:57many places they were captured in huge
00:21:59numbers. In the swarm year of
00:22:031938, records reveal that in the German state of
00:22:06Schlesvich-holstein alone, more than 192,000
00:22:10kilograms of May beatles were collected, nearly 200
00:22:14million insects all told.
00:22:18Some ended up in pots. You can still find recipes for Maybug
00:22:22soup. First the beetles were fried in butter, then
00:22:26boiled in chicken broth and
00:22:28purade.
00:22:31Nowadays, may beatles have become a much rarer site. Decades
00:22:35of monoculture farming and pesticides have taken a heavy
00:22:39toll, so a mass emergence like this year's is actually
00:22:42reason for celebration, and in some parts of Germany it's
00:22:46also associated with the World Cup.
00:23:20generation of May Beatles should emerge again for yet another May
00:23:23Beatle Year
00:23:24classic.
00:23:29There's something else associated with springtime, at least here in
00:23:33Germany. Asparagus. Every year its appearance
00:23:37heralds the end of winter. What happens when you eat it?
00:23:41Prompted a question from a viewer in
00:23:43Croatia.
00:23:47Why does urine have intense characteristic? or after
00:23:50consuming asparagus, whether
00:23:54green or white, shoots from the asparagus are viewed as healthy
00:23:58addition to any diet, but eating it can have noticeable side
00:24:02effect: soon after consumption, your urine can acquire a
00:24:06powerful odor, or at least in some people it
00:24:09can, lots of people would recognize the scent, though some
00:24:13can't smell it at all? confused
00:24:16yet? okay, let's start at the beginning:
00:24:20Researchers believe that what ultimately leads to that smelly tinkle
00:24:24is a small molecule the plant contains lots of
00:24:28called asparagusic acid. It's pretty
00:24:31odorless, but see those
00:24:33two esses down at the bottom, those represent sulfur
00:24:37atoms and sulphur is an element that plays role in lots of
00:24:41powerful sense. It's a major component in
00:24:44skunk spray, for instance, and it gives garlic its
00:24:48characteristic pong. After you
00:24:52chow down on the vegetable, your body can turn innocuous
00:24:55asperagus acid into stuff that reaks a lot
00:24:59more, like dimethyl sulfide, one
00:25:02component in the smell of rotting meat or
00:25:06methanethiol, which helps give some cheeses their
00:25:09distinctive tangy smell, and not just
00:25:12cheeses. The molecule is also
00:25:16associated with bad breath, but not.
00:25:20everyone's metabolism turns asparagus acid into lots of stronger
00:25:24smelling stuff, some people don't have detectible
00:25:27asparagus pee. why? either their bodies don't break down
00:25:31asparagus acid in the first place, or don't turn it into noticeable
00:25:35levels of stinky compounds. what makes things even
00:25:39more complicated is the sense of smell itself.
00:25:43special cells inside your nose are studded with different kinds
00:25:47of highly specific receptors. when the... white scent
00:25:50molecules dock on, you smell that specific smell, but
00:25:54if you don't have the jeans to make receptors for the stinky compounds and
00:25:58asparagus pee, you won't smell them, even in
00:26:01your own urine. so bottom line, not
00:26:04everyone who eats asparagus will necessarily produce strongly
00:26:08scented characteristic pee after, and even in those who do,
00:26:12not everyone will be able to smell
00:26:42want to remain healthy as we age. scientists have found that
00:26:46more than anything else, our relationships with people contribute to
00:26:49happiness and wellbeing. having a wide social network has
00:26:53powerful effect. that's one the findings from a study at
00:26:57Harvard that's been going on for over 80 years now. and
00:27:01another factor or... plays
00:27:03role, remarks like you have
00:27:07beautiful smile make us happy, and they do
00:27:10more. compliments are more than just kind words,
00:27:14they're an essential aspect of close
00:27:16relationships. at the institute of medical
00:27:20psychology at Heidelberg university hospital, Monica
00:27:23Eckstein researches social interactions. she's
00:27:27studied what happens in the brain when couples give each other
00:27:30compliments.
00:29:34therapy, small positive interactions seem to have a big
00:29:38impact on how we feel and perceive our daily
00:29:41lives.
00:29:42a good compiment a relationship or a friendship should be personal and
00:29:46authentic. is
00:29:49there a compliment you'd like to give, assume to your
00:29:52girlfriend? she has very, very beautiful
00:29:56eyes and wonderful smile, and i especially love her
00:29:59dimples.
00:30:33Happy Faces in Heidelberg, inspired by sincere
00:30:37compliments, we could all give them a little more