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Meet me at the 'zombie mall' (Put off)
Episode 657
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What happens to a large shopping mall after the biggest stores close? The mall often stays open in a zombie state: fewer customers, lower quality, …
2 years, 3 months ago
The rise and slow fall of the indoor mall (Wander around)
Episode 656
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The enclosed shopping mall was once the epicenter of suburban social life. But now, the age of the indoor mall is ending. E-commerce and shifting c…
2 years, 3 months ago
The fate of the penny in 7 currencies (More trouble than it's worth)
Episode 655
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Swiss francs, British pounds, euros, and various kinds of dollars are divided into hundredths. But not all currencies have 1/100th coins. Today, we…
2 years, 3 months ago
‘Nearshoring’ in Mexico and eastern Europe (Carve out)
Episode 654
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If the 1990s and 2000s were about globalization and offshoring, then the 2020s are about ""nearshoring."" Large companies in the U.S. and western E…
2 years, 3 months ago
The winners and losers of Leap Years (Fall on)
Episode 653
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Leap Years come (about!) once every four years. The unusual day can cause havoc for some people, least of all the approximately 5 million who were …
2 years, 3 months ago
AM radio goes missing in electric cars (Have something going)
Episode 652
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AM radio has been around for over a hundred years and one of the most popular places to listen is in the car. Now, though, some carmakers have deci…
2 years, 4 months ago
British Post Office scandal: a 'miscarriage of justice' (Drop off)
Episode 651
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Thousands of post office workers in the U.K. were falsely accused of accounting fraud--all because of a faulty computer system. Hundreds were false…
2 years, 4 months ago
Correcting bias in academic research (Give in)
Episode 650
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The world of academic publishing has been shaken by a series of scandals of late. But one idea aims to correct the biases in research. A ""register…
2 years, 4 months ago
The dark side of 'publish or perish' (Cross a line)
Episode 649
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Academic researchers are under intense career pressure to publish their findings, a pressure known as ""publish or perish."" While that pressure me…
2 years, 4 months ago
More problems for Boeing's 737-MAX (Turn around)
Episode 648
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A key part blew off the body of a Boeing 737-MAX plane shortly after takeoff, ripping the shirt of a passenger and causing a drop in cabin air pres…
2 years, 4 months ago