How Iceland Saved Its Teenagers

How Iceland Saved Its Teenagers

Up next

The Kindergarten makeover

How mums are helping transform early years education in Ghana.Pre-school, or early years education, is seen by experts as providing an important foundation for children’s schooling and development. Ghana has long been a leader in this field, and has boasted a mandatory pre-school ...  Show more

Making cities feel quieter

Cities are getting bigger - and louder. As urban noise increases, we look at how sound itself can be used to make things feel quieter. Myra Anubi visits an audio lab in London to experience immersive soundscapes for herself and then hears how a park in Montreal, Canada uses sound ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

World Questions: Iceland
World Questions

Iceland is known for its rugged wilderness, booming tourist industry and a high standard of living. But this small nation in the North Atlantic is not immune from the challenges facing the rest of the world. Rising inflation is making it harder for young people to afford a home o ...  Show more

Are Smartphones Really Driving the Rise in Teenage Depression?
Plain English with Derek Thompson

Today—a closer critical look at the relationship between smartphones and mental health. One of the themes we’ve touched on more than any other on this show is that American teenagers—especially girls—appear to be “engulfed” in historic rates of anxiety and sadness. The numbers ar ...  Show more

Alcool : ces jeunes qui se tournent vers la sobriété
L'Heure du Monde

Cesser de boire de l’alcool pendant un mois pour remettre en question ses habitudes et faire le point sur sa consommation. C’est le principe du Défi de janvier (Dry January), une initiative venue du Royaume-Uni et désormais portée par les associations de prévention en France ...  Show more

Targeting Germany’s youth
Trending

The Querdenken (in English, “lateral thinking”) sprung up last summer – it’s Germany’s anti-vaccine, Covid-denying, anti-lockdown movement, and it’s created a new crop of social media figures. The baseless conspiracy theories they spread have got more extreme over time – and one ...  Show more