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Writing by Sam Denby
Research by Sam Denby and Tristan Purdy
Editing by Alexander Williard
Animation by Josh Sherrington
Sound by Graham Haerther
Thumbnail by Simon Buckmaster
Select footage courtesy the AP Archive
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_and_wealth#/media/File:GDP_per_capita_(nominal)_2015.png
[2] https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/10/27/the-chinese-century-is-well-under-way
[3] https://archive.org/details/civilizationandc031898mbp/page/n39/mode/2up?q=mental
[4] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gdp-per-capita-vs-latitude
[5] https://www.jstor.org/stable/40568423
[6] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS
[7] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-the-labor-force-employed-in-agriculture
[8] http://www.fao.org/3/u8480e/u8480e07.htm
[9] https://medcraveonline.com/OAJS/effects-of-high-temperature-stress-and-traits-associated-with-tolerance-in-wheat.html#ref5
[10] https://data.apps.fao.org
[11] https://ourworldindata.org/burden-of-disease
[12] https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00678713/document