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00:00:18Munich is once again hosting Oktoberfest.
00:00:22The whole world knows about this beer festival, but how
00:00:26international is this festival really? Welcome to Oktoberfest in
00:00:30Munich. It's the most famous Bavarian folk festival, one of
00:00:34the main gathering places for visitors from all
00:00:37over the world. I'm from
00:00:40Adelaide, South Australia, Tennessee. I'm from
00:00:44Zimbabwe. I'm from South Korea. Arizona,
00:00:48United States. China. I've
00:00:51just arrived and I've already met people from five different countries.
00:00:54Let's see how many more nationalities I'll
00:00:57meet today. Munich's Oktoberfest is the largest
00:01:00folk festival in the world. Every year, for a little over two weeks,
00:01:04about 6.5 million people flock to the Wiesn, as the locals
00:01:08call it. Here they drink,
00:01:11eat, dance and
00:01:13have fun.
00:01:17There are a total of 38 festival
00:01:19tents.
00:01:22One of the biggest is the Hofbräuhaus tent, which can accommodate
00:01:2610,000 people.
00:01:30Hofbräuhaus, because I heard that this is where most foreigners gather. It's time to
00:01:33check if that's really
00:01:36true.
00:01:38It's only early afternoon and all the seats are taken. The atmosphere is
00:01:42incredible.
00:01:50Back to counting countries, how many more will I find in Hofbräuhaus?
00:01:53I am from Brazil, this is the most
00:01:57beautiful thing Germany can offer us. First this, this
00:02:01joy. Sydney, Australia, this is the best
00:02:03place for international socializing, the atmosphere is
00:02:06great. Philippines, we love it,
00:02:10so we'll come next year to
00:02:12have fun.
00:02:15I am from Asturias in Spain. We are from Atlanta, Georgia. We
00:02:19are from India. It is important to have a good time with friends. This is
00:02:22a culture that you cannot see in any other part of Germany.
00:02:26I think Bavaria does it really well.
00:02:30Republic, what is the best about Oktoberfest?
00:02:32I have
00:02:38already met people from 11 different countries.
00:02:42Statistics say that about 20% of all Oktoberfest
00:02:44guests come from abroad. Most of them are
00:02:48from the USA, Italy and Great
00:02:50Britain. Anika Schiller has been working in the
00:02:54Hofbräuhaus tent for 20 years and loves the international
00:02:57atmosphere.
00:03:00Which nation drinks the most at Oktoberfest?
00:03:02Tough
00:03:06question. Of course, it's the Bavarians, because they are
00:03:09used to strong beer, they tolerate it
00:03:11well.
00:03:15Besides them, I would say it's the English,
00:03:18Americans, Australians,
00:03:22and the least, say, Italians or maybe even
00:03:25Japanese or Chinese, they drink less.
00:03:28I simply love meeting people from all over the world, you come
00:03:32here once a year for this madness and you see some
00:03:35afterlife, yes,
00:03:38I love it, so what is Oktoberfest
00:03:41actually, an authentic Bavarian folk festival or
00:03:45an international party
00:03:46place?
00:03:49I would say it's traditional and you, I think it's
00:03:52more of a tourist event, because you see a lot of people just
00:03:56walking around in Lederhosen, where are you from?
00:04:02And what do you think, is Oktoberfest
00:04:06only from onions, bread and more of a traditional or tourist event? I'm thrilled because I didn't
00:04:09expect it to be so traditional. Where
00:04:13are you from? Switzerland? What do you think, is this more touristy or
00:04:17traditional? Definitely traditional, but I like
00:04:20that such a tradition can be modern and open to
00:04:23everyone.
00:04:26Where are you from? From Peru in South America. And what is so
00:04:30special about this festival?
00:04:33It's that the whole world gathers in one place with all these
00:04:36different cultures, without discrimination, everyone is
00:04:40welcome, it's wonderful, my
00:04:43study. What happens when most of list of countries has now grown to 14, let's go back to the Hofbräuhaus
00:04:46tent.
00:04:53There are a lot of people here from the USA, Australia and South America,
00:04:56including Spanish speakers, how do they include them?
00:05:14My visit is coming to an end, today I met people from
00:05:1814 different countries and had a
00:05:20great time.
00:05:23And now we're going to the Polish city of Krakow, which is visited by
00:05:26millions of tourists every year. But
00:05:29apart from the beautiful old town and other famous sights,
00:05:33what is life like for young
00:05:35people here?
00:05:40I love life in Krakow because this city is a perfect place for
00:05:43education, entertainment, socializing, meeting
00:05:46friends from all over the world.
00:05:50You just live life to the
00:05:52fullest here.
00:05:54Krakow is a modern, lively city, full of students. It is one of
00:05:58the leading university cities in Poland with a cosmopolitan
00:06:02atmosphere. What is it like to live here? Hello, I'm
00:06:05Katarzyna, I'm 23 years old, I live and study literature
00:06:09in Krakow. Today I will show you what a typical day
00:06:13of mine looks like. Come with
00:06:14me.
00:06:19Hi, come in, welcome to my student apartment,
00:06:23although it's not really just mine, we rent it, so
00:06:26only this room can be considered my private
00:06:29space. As you can see, it's not very
00:06:32big, but since I grew up sharing a room with my
00:06:36sister, now I'm happy to have
00:06:38my own.
00:06:42When... Katarzyna lives in an apartment she shares with roommates,
00:06:45she shares the bathroom and kitchen with two other people, but they don't have
00:06:48a common living room. She pays rent from her scholarship
00:06:52and with the help of
00:06:53her parents.
00:06:58The rent for this room is about 1200
00:07:01zlotys, which is quite cheap for
00:07:05the location, almost in the very center of
00:07:07Krakow.
00:07:11That's about 280 euros for a room in a building from the 60s
00:07:15or 70s. She takes the tram to university. Krakow
00:07:19has one of the densest tram networks in Poland, an annual
00:07:23student pass costs 470 zlotys or
00:07:26about 10 euros. Katarzyna is
00:07:29doing her master's in Polish and Jewish literature, at the
00:07:33Jagiellonian University, one of
00:07:36the oldest universities in Europe. Now we are arriving at
00:07:39one of my favorite libraries. Her
00:07:43generation is the most educated so far: about 42
00:07:46percent of Poles, aged between 25 and 34
00:07:50years old, have a university degree. Among women, that
00:07:53percentage exceeds 50%, which is one of
00:07:56the highest in the European Union. Reading is an important part of her
00:08:00studies, and Katarzyna enjoys
00:08:02it.
00:08:05If you study literature, you have to practice concentration
00:08:09so that you can focus on longer texts. And since
00:08:13it's getting harder and harder for my generation and even younger people to
00:08:16concentrate, I think it's a nice
00:08:18exercise.
00:08:25Plac Nowy or New Square is a popular meeting
00:08:28place, ideal for a cheap and quick lunch.
00:08:32Zapiekanki, toasted baguette halves with
00:08:35toppings, are a Polish
00:08:37specialty.
00:08:42Krakow personally attracts up to
00:08:4610 million visitors annually. Katarzyna avoids tourist
00:08:50spots like the main square. In the afternoon she
00:08:53meets with her friend Kristina, near the old
00:08:56town.
00:08:59She shows her favorite place where prices are affordable
00:09:03for students.
00:09:09There are many nice and affordable places where students
00:09:12can have lunch or coffee
00:09:14from a student's perspective. These are not necessarily places
00:09:18intended or adapted for
00:09:20tourists, but you have to know
00:09:24how to find them.
00:09:28Katarzyna hopes for an academic career in the future, although it
00:09:32is an area where there are not many job openings.
00:09:36However, her chances for an academic career are quite
00:09:39good. Youth unemployment in Poland is
00:09:43just over 10%, which is significantly less than in many other
00:09:46European Union countries. If
00:09:49I am lucky enough to continue my academic path,
00:09:52I will probably stay here. But in any
00:09:56case, I would like to stay because I love this
00:09:59city. I'm not sure if that will be possible
00:10:02due to the cost of living, but I will try to find
00:10:06the best I
00:10:06can.
00:10:15It's a dish you'll find on almost every menu in
00:10:18France. French onion soup. We'll see
00:10:22how this humble dish of ordinary people became
00:10:25one of the most
00:10:27famous French specialties.
00:10:30Covered with a thick layer of baked cheese, this soup is
00:10:33much more than just a dish. Locals and
00:10:36tourists love to break through the crispy crust and scoop
00:10:40with a spoon.
00:10:43I just tasted onion soup here in a restaurant, it had soaked bread, and
00:10:46melted cheese on top, it was very tasty. I like the texture,
00:10:50especially that baked layer on top. It makes it
00:10:53very filling.
00:10:56It's
00:11:00great when you stay out late.
00:11:02This
00:11:06is Au Pied de Cochon, a brasserie that has been around since
00:11:101740. In the very heart of Paris's
00:11:13Les Halles district. Onion soup is even mentioned
00:11:17on the facade.
00:11:20If there's a place where onion soup has been served for a long time, it's
00:11:24here. It's made from very simple ingredients, but
00:11:27when you put them all together you get something really
00:14:27Once a poor man's dish, prepared
00:14:31water, onion soup has become a classic. Today this
00:14:34delicacy is even prepared by Michelin-starred
00:14:37chefs. The typical variant with baked cheese
00:14:41appeared only in the 19th century precisely in the
00:14:44Les Halles district. In the place where today there is a shopping center,
00:14:48there was once a large city
00:14:49market.
00:14:52Market workers often ate onion soup at night because
00:14:56they worked in the cold and wanted something warm and nutritious that was not
00:14:59expensive.
00:15:08Both rich and poor ate the same dish. Besides
00:15:11market workers, elegantly dressed people who were enjoying
00:15:15themselves in the city would also end their night with a bowl of soup. Since then,
00:15:19not much has changed, although the market buildings were completely
00:15:23demolished by 1970.
00:15:26The whole area completely changed after the reconstruction of
00:15:30Les Halles, but it is still very lively, in the evening
00:15:33something is always happening, that's why we try to stay open
00:15:38until 2:00 AM so we can serve all those looking for a bowl of onion
00:15:42soup. The market may be gone, but onion soup
00:15:45remains. What was once a humble working-class
00:15:49dish has turned into a Parisian
00:15:51specialty.
00:15:55Odric Odio from Benin in West Africa has one
00:15:59goal. In Vienna, she established a network that enables
00:16:02talented people from the African diaspora to exchange ideas.
00:16:06The goal is to contribute to greater appreciation of the
00:16:09African community.
00:16:14There is a community here in which I feel comfortable, which
00:16:18gives me a sense of belonging. For
00:16:21Odric, that sense of belonging did not come overnight.
00:16:24After moving from Benin to Europe, she often
00:16:28encountered wrong assumptions about where
00:16:31she came from.
00:16:34I tell people I'm from the Republic of Benin. Republic
00:16:38of Benin, do you speak African? There are
00:16:4154, even more countries, thousands
00:16:44of different languages. Nobody speaks
00:16:46African, I just have to show people my
00:16:50worth, and when they meet me, they realize I'm much
00:16:54more than what I look like or
00:16:56where I come from.
00:17:01After leaving Benin, Odry and her family moved
00:17:05around Europe due to her father's job. Today she raises her daughter
00:17:08between France and Austria. A conversation
00:17:12with her daughter here in Vienna about a bag from a designer from Benin
00:17:15gave her
00:17:16an idea.
00:17:20She asked me how much this costs? I answered,
00:17:23"Oh, 60 euros," that's how much it cost. And then she
00:17:27said, "Well, that's really expensive for something from Africa." That hit
00:17:31me, I thought, "Is that how you
00:17:34see us?" It was one of the key moments,
00:17:38the one when I thought I had to create something or find
00:17:42a way to highlight the positive stories, the positive image
00:17:45and the contribution of the African diaspora in
00:17:47Europe.
00:17:54Odry decided to start where she built her own life
00:17:58in Vienna. In 2023,
00:18:00she founded the Diaspora Creatives collective, which opens opportunities
00:18:04for African artists. Among them is Luiz'
00:18:08Daninger, whose works are currently exhibited in this architectural office
00:18:12thanks to art collector Izabela
00:18:14Kumpošt.
00:18:17We set ourselves the goal of presenting art where people live and
00:18:21work. We believe that an office, for example, is an ideal place because people
00:18:25can then see that art can also be found outside
00:18:28the usual exhibition spaces, like a white cube
00:18:32or a gallery. Without a single word, you contribute to breaking
00:18:35stereotypes about African art
00:18:38and the African continent, it's
00:18:40beautiful,
00:18:42and it gives other artists hope that they can exhibit in such
00:18:46places.
00:18:49Odry's network not only gathers artists, she has built
00:18:53relationships with companies across Vienna that now support Diaspora
00:18:56Creatives and their events, but building
00:18:59this community has not always been
00:19:02easy.
00:19:08"The hardest thing was getting out of my comfort zone.
00:19:11I remember wondering how to approach people and ask
00:19:15for sponsorships or invite them to collaborate on an
00:19:18event.
00:19:21I am naturally a shy, reserved person, but I knew I had to
00:19:24step out of my safe environment and sometimes face a
00:19:28negative
00:19:29response."
00:19:32my safe environment and get no answer
00:19:36sometimes.
00:19:39Tonight, months of work culminate in an event called
00:19:43"Made in Diaspora,"
00:19:46an evening dedicated to African creativity and the people who
00:19:50stand behind it.
00:20:02One of the creators who is in the spotlight tonight
00:20:05is also a fashion designer.
00:20:16We combine Austrian elegance and African
00:20:19royalty, so you can see Austrian cuts, and
00:20:23then of course African splendor and the vibrancy of colors of our
00:20:26materials.
00:20:29With the support and promotion she received through Odry's network,
00:20:33Ana presented her creations at Vienna Fashion Week.
00:20:39Can you imagine taking our women with curves
00:20:42to the runway of Vienna Fashion Week? She promotes us
00:20:46as a brand. This platform has allowed us to
00:20:50present our clothes, which we can then
00:20:52sell. Earlier this year, Odry's work
00:20:56was recognized with an award for community engagement,
00:21:00but for her, true success is when she sees others
00:21:03progress. We want everyone outside our
00:21:06community to see the beauty, brilliance, and excellence that
00:21:10we bring. Not just in Austria,
00:21:14but in the world.
00:21:26And finally, did you know that Finns are crazy about
00:21:30blueberries? These tiny berries are an indispensable part of the local
00:21:34diet. We'll find out how easy they are to pick in nature
00:21:37and why Finns love them
00:21:39so much.
00:21:43Finnish blogger Varpu Rula is completely
00:21:46dedicated to nature. In her free time, with her family,
00:21:50she goes into the forest to pick berries. Thanks to Finnish common
00:21:53access rights, everyone is allowed to roam
00:21:56freely in the forests and pick berries. The best
00:21:59places for blueberries are passed down from generation to generation, and when you
00:22:03get married, you learn about your spouse's best
00:22:07spots. This is the Finnish
00:22:10Lakeland area, an hour and a half away from Helsinki. We visited
00:22:14Lahti, where Varpu lives and works. Varpu
00:22:18writes a blog about the Finnish way of life, and that includes
00:22:21picking wild blueberries with her daughter.
00:22:24It's
00:22:30completely normal and it's like a badge of honor. For us in
00:22:34Finland, blue fingers don't bother us at all, because it means you've been
00:22:37in the wild.
00:22:42Rarely a day goes by that Varpu doesn't prepare something with
00:22:45blueberries.
00:22:52Today we're making something from a family recipe, our
00:22:55blueberry pie recipe. We can make it in no time, it's a five-minute
00:22:58napraviti, to je recept od pet
00:23:00recipe.
00:23:41blueberries, we believe that's the real
00:23:42thing.
00:23:47They're full of vitamin C, fiber and antioxidants, those are
00:23:51the
00:23:51blueberries.
00:23:56And I'll just spread them over this baking sheet, I'll add a little sugar
00:24:00and
00:24:02everything goes into the oven, bakes for 25 minutes at
00:24:06225°.
00:24:09The capital city of Helsinki is also known for its love of this
00:24:12forest fruit. In fact, Finns eat 8
00:24:16kg per capita annually, which is an amount that would fit in a large bucket.
00:24:20So it's hard to find a market or cafe where these forest
00:24:23fruits aren't available. You can find them in all possible forms, from
00:24:27blueberry ice cream to sweets and muesli to
00:24:30side dishes with reindeer ham and countless
00:24:33pastries.
00:24:36But now it's time for blueberry pie, fresh from the
00:24:40oven. Finns prefer to eat it warm, in Varpu's house
00:24:44vanilla sauce is
00:24:45a must.
00:24:48Here's how we make it.
00:24:52Super, great, simple and very tasty,
00:24:56so good, there are countless variations, but for Varpu and
00:24:59her family, there's only one true blueberry
00:25:02pie.
00:25:47AI that could threaten humanity.
00:25:50An internet increasingly filled with content created by machines
00:25:53and a landmark settlement forcing Meta to change
00:25:57how it treats young users. Technology is
00:26:00moving faster than ever, but are we keeping up? In this episode, we
00:26:03separate fact from fiction. Could AI go from being a
00:26:07helpful tool to a threat to humanity? Is the internet
00:26:11heading towards a dead web? And what does Meta's
00:26:1418 billion US dollar settlement mean for social
00:26:24capable by the day. Some critics warn that left
00:26:28unchecked, it could pose a threat to humanity. But just how much
00:26:31of that justified? And are there
00:26:34enough guardrails in place to keep us safe? Let's
00:26:38separate the hype from reality. In September, the three
00:26:41biggest AI rivals in the US agreed to slow AI
00:26:45development. Their concern: AI may be
00:26:48advancing faster than safety measures can keep up. Here are three
00:26:52reasons for the rare agreement: First,
00:26:55AI is becoming powerful. Safety measures
00:26:58can't keep up. Today's AI can carry out advanced
00:27:01cyber tasks. In recent safety tests, AI systems
00:27:05bypassed restrictions, accessed platforms they weren't supposed
00:27:08to reach, and even tried to avoid detection. This means
00:27:12AI capabilities may be advancing faster than safety
00:27:16measures can keep up. But
00:27:19this was just a planned test conducted under specific test
00:27:22conditions. And in this case, they simply took the risk that something might
00:27:26happen. But that was a human decision. And I think we really need to keep
00:27:30firmly in mind that it didn't have much to do with that. Second:
00:27:35What happens when AI creates the next generation
00:27:38of AI? Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
00:27:41worries AI could begin accelerating its own
00:27:44development. AI building even better AI. That cycle
00:27:48would be very difficult to control. Some experts fear
00:27:51AI could soon carry out cyberattacks on its
00:27:55own. And one whistleblower warned a future where
00:27:58self-improving AI threatens humanity is no longer just
00:28:02science fiction. So it's not at all an exaggeration to say that the people
00:28:06who are involved with both founding these companies and building the tech believe there
00:28:10is a possibility of human extinction. Many AI researchers think
00:28:13extinction scenarios are still speculative. They
00:28:17argue we should focus on the risks we're already seeing
00:28:20today: disinformation, cybercrime, surveillance, and
00:28:23job losses. The third reason US AI developers want
00:28:27to slow down is the most interesting one. They may want
00:28:30everyone to play by the same rules. OpenAI,
00:28:34Anthropic, XAI, and Google are fierce rivals,
00:28:38fighting for customers, talent, and investment.
00:28:41If just one company slows down, it could lose ground.
00:28:45And strict regulation could make it harder for startups and
00:28:49smaller competitors to catch up. That's why the developers are asking
00:28:52for rules that would apply to all major players. Beacon of
00:28:56major players. What about China? China has increasingly released open
00:29:00source AI models that developers can adapt and build
00:29:04upon. At the same time, China isn't taking a
00:29:07hands-off approach. What does this mean for users? In
00:29:10China, the safety of advanced AI isn't left solely to
00:29:14tech companies. Developers face regulatory requirements,
00:29:18security reviews and government oversight, and
00:29:21Reuters reports that authorities are now drafting a
00:29:24mandatory safety standard for AI agents. Chinese
00:29:28AI models like Deepseek and Alibaba's when are gaining more
00:29:32millions of people already use
00:29:35AI in their shopping, search, video and chat
00:29:38apps. Chinese users see AI mainly as an
00:29:41opportunity rather than a threat. AI is already
00:29:45changing how we work, learn, and spend our free
00:29:48time. It does create real risks, from cyber attacks to the
00:29:51spread of misinformation, so this debate isn't just about
00:29:55some future super intelligent killer machine. It's about how much
00:29:59control we're willing to hand over to AI systems. AI
00:30:02safety was also high on the agenda at the United Nations
00:30:06General Assembly, a coalition of countries is now calling for
00:30:10mandatory safety testing to keep powerful AI under human
00:30:13control. What do you think, could AI ever become a
00:30:17threat to humanity and start making major decisions its
00:30:21own, or are those fears
00:30:23overblown?
00:30:26Is the internet dying because of AI? That's no
00:30:29longer a far-fetched conspiracy theory. Major tech companies
00:30:33confirm there is risk. Around
00:30:3635% of newly published English websites are
00:30:39already AI-generated or assisted according to a recent
00:30:45the internet is written by machines and AI starts learning
00:30:49from itself? Even if you don't read English content, the effects
00:30:53could reach every corner of the web. Can the internet
00:30:57die? The dead internet?