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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
Tim Harford tells the fascinating stories of inventions, ideas and innovations which have helped create the economic world.
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110 avsnitt
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Introducing: Season 2 of 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
2021-07-22 • 18min
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Introducing 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 2
2020-03-09 • 3min
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Gutenberg press
2020-03-02 • 10min
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Slot machines
2020-02-24 • 9min
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Chess algorithms
2020-02-17 • 9min
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Auctions
2020-02-10 • 9min
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Dams
2020-02-03 • 9min
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Tulips
2020-01-27 • 10min
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Sanitary towel
2020-01-20 • 9min
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Wardian case
2020-01-13 • 9min
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Fast food franchise
2020-01-06 • 9min
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CCTV
2019-12-30 • 9min
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Retirement
2019-12-23 • 10min
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Santa
2019-12-16 • 16min
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Sewing machine
2019-12-09 • 9min
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Hollerith punch card
2019-12-02 • 9min
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Stock option
2019-11-25 • 10min
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Fundraising appeal
2019-11-18 • 9min
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SWIFT
2019-11-11 • 10min
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Wedgwood
2019-11-04 • 9min
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Glasses
2019-10-28 • 10min
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Vickrey turnstile
2019-10-21 • 9min
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GPS
2019-10-14 • 9min
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Bonsack machine
2019-10-07 • 9min
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Prohibition
2019-09-30 • 10min
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Interface Message Processor
2019-09-23 • 10min
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Canned food
2019-09-16 • 9min
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Interchangeable parts
2019-09-09 • 10min
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Oil
2019-09-02 • 8min
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Chatbot
2019-08-26 • 10min
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Solar PV
2019-08-19 • 9min
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Cassava
2019-08-12 • 9min
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Fire
2019-08-05 • 9min
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RFID: The tech you’ve never heard of – but use every day
2019-07-29 • 10min
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Postage stamp
2019-07-22 • 10min
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Rubber
2019-07-15 • 9min
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CubeSat
2019-07-08 • 9min
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Factory
2019-06-29 • 8min
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Blockchain
2019-06-24 • 10min
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Pencil
2019-06-17 • 10min
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'Like' button
2019-06-10 • 8min
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Dwarf wheat
2019-06-03 • 9min
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Pornography
2019-05-27 • 8min
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Recycling
2019-05-20 • 10min
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Spreadsheet
2019-05-13 • 10min
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Brick
2019-05-06 • 9min
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Mail order catalogue
2019-04-29 • 8min
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Bicycle
2019-04-22 • 8min
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QWERTY
2019-04-15 • 8min
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Bonus 4: Woodpecker and black box
2019-04-15 • 14min