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