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Back to SearchEpisode 18: Biochemistry Basics
Episode 18
An overview of biochemistry, covering the basic properties, structure and functions of nucleic acids, lipids, carbohydrates and proteins. Also includ…
15 years, 1 month ago
Episode 19: Market Failure
Episode 19
A discussion of the principal circumstances in which markets do not produce an optimal outcome. After formally defining market failure, I discuss the…
15 years, 1 month ago
Episode 17: Energy, Work and Momentum
Episode 17
An overview of the basic concepts of linear momentum, angular momentum, work and energy. Includes a discussion of the conservation of momentum, why t…
15 years, 4 months ago
Episode 16: Profits and Competition
Episode 16
A discussion of the importance of the profit motive and freedom of competition in the efficient operation of a market economy. Includes an overview o…
15 years, 5 months ago
Episode 15: Chemical Bonding
Episode 15
An overview of how atoms bond together to form different chemical substances, including a discussion of the tree main types of bonds (covalent, ionic…
15 years, 5 months ago
Episode 14: Principles of Quantum Mechanics
Episode 14
An introduction to the key principles of quantum mechanics, beginning with an examination of the quantum-mechanical description of the behaviour of e…
15 years, 6 months ago
Episode 13: Newtonian Mechanics
Episode 13
An introduction to basic Newtonian Physics, including a discussion of forces, velocity, acceleration, Newton’s three laws of motion, and some common …
15 years, 6 months ago
Episode 12: The Price System
Episode 12
An examination of how the price system works, including an introduction to supply and demand theory, and the concepts of clearing the market and surp…
15 years, 7 months ago
Episode 11: The Origin of the Universe
Episode 11
An overview of the chaotic inflationary theory for the origin of the universe, including a discussion of the inflaton field, quantum fluctuations, sp…
15 years, 8 months ago
Episode 10: The Cell
Episode 10
An overview of the structure and function of cells, as well as their discovery, size, and classifications. Organelles discussed include the nucleus, …
15 years, 8 months ago