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Saudi Arabia wants to build a futuristic city, a gigantic line in the desert: The Line. Covered in mirrors, it would be ecological and ultra-technological. It is even supposed to host the Asian Winter Games in 2029. But behind the utopia, dystopia? Geographer Alain Musset deciphers the NEOM project. ???? The construction of the dystopian city The Line has started in Saudi Arabia ► https://www.numerama.com/sciences/115... ⏰ Summary 00:00 - Intro: we decipher the The Line project in Saudi Arabia 00:28 - What is The Line? 01:33 - A transparent city in the middle of the desert 02:23 - An ecological scandal 03:41 - Water at the heart of the Neom project 05:11 - The Line: earthly paradise 06:52 - The alliance between architecture and ecology 07:53 - A city of the future that divides 08:49 - The Line: utopia or dystopia? --- ???? Subscribe to our channel ► / numerama ???? Find all our playlists ► / numerama --- Join us: ???? Our website ► http://www.numerama.com/ ????Facebook ► / numerama ????Twitter ► / numerama ????Instagram ► / numerama --- Director: Louise Audry With: Alain Musset and Marcus Dupont-Besnard --- #TheLine #NEOM #science