Syllab

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c10-education-revolutions/

(00:00) Intro

(00:48) Learning through the ages

(07:26) The purpose of education

(10:51) The pillar of sanity

(14:56) Knowledge is power

(17:34) Reaching the summit

(19:58) Trivia: the Trivium

(20:54) Further reading

(21:23) Outro

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You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c9-sovereign-economics/

(00:00) Intro

(00:48) Balance of payments

(05:49) Monetary policy

(12:02) Sovereign debt

(18:24) Taxation and welfare

(26:52) Trivia: the allure of gold

(29:08) Further reading

(29:32) Outro

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You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c8-money-banking/

(00:00) Intro

(00:48) Nature and role of money

(05:47) Banks as savings and financing conduits

(10:03) Debt Vs Equity

(12:43) Payments

(17:27) Hedging and Exchanges

(22:37) Trivia: Blockchain and private currencies

(25:01) Further reading

(25:19) Outro

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You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c7-commodities-manufacturing/

(00:00) Intro

(00:48) Mapping hydrocarbon production and refining

(05:55) Moving and smelting ore

(10:42) Supply Chain dynamics

(14:39) The auto industry case study

(21:12) Understanding capital and profitability

(25:17) Trivia: The Industrial Revolutions

(27:34) Further reading

(27:59) Outro

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You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c6-agriculture-food/

(00:00) Intro

(00:48) Harvesting biological processes

(04:51) Productivity and resistance in agriculture

(08:41) Vertical farming and cultured meat

(13:49) Food processing

(17:27) Cooking

(21:01) Trivia: Bread

(22:45) Further reading

(23:01) Outro

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You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c5-batteries-energy-storage/

(00:00) Intro

(00:48) Principles of the voltaic cells

(06:18) Key properties of electric batteries

(09:47) Fuel cells

(12:40) Mechanical energy storage

(18:24) Thermal energy storage

(22:00) Trivia: Charging towards the future

(24:54) Further reading

(25:09) Outro

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You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c4-the-electricity-grid/

(00:00) Intro

(00:48) The meaning of the grid

(05:08) The physics of electricity transmission

(08:56) Playing with electricity

(13:59) Mapping secondary distribution

(17:10) Smart grids

(20:12) Trivia: Superconductivity

(22:18) Further reading

(22:38) Outro

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You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c3-nuclear-power-hydrogen/

(00:00) Intro

(00:48) Splitting and merging

(04:37) Nuclear power plants

(09:09) Future technologies

(13:34) The hydrogen markets

(17:57) A colourful production landscape

(21:23) The mountains to climb

(24:36) Trivia: Carbon sequestration

(27:01) Further reading

(27:22) Outro

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You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c2-renewable-energy/

(00:00) Intro

(00:48) Sustainability Vs renewability

(05:00) Wind of Change

(09:43) Hydroelectricity

(14:00) It comes from the Earth

(17:58) Solar power

(22:40) Trivia: water in motion

(24:03) Further reading

(24:21) Outro

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You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c1-fossil-fuels/

(00:00) Intro

(01:26) The origin of hydrocarbons

(04:50) Coal mining

(08:11) Oil & gas extraction

(13:18) Oil refining

(20:08) Hydrocarbons and chemical energy

(23:25) Thermal power plants

(25:58) Trivia: CNG

(27:18) Further reading

(27:40) Outro

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