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Feb 16, 2021: The Day the Texas Power Market Had Enough
Season 1 Episode 26047
Efficiency worked right up until it didn’t.
On February 16, 2021, Texas’s power grid failure revealed how a market optimized for price and efficiency …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Pepsi That Exploded the Philippines
Season 1 Episode 26044
At the time, the idea sounded harmless. Maybe even clever.
In the early 1990s, Pepsi rolled out a bottle-cap promotion in the Philippines meant to rew…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Feb 12, 1541: Mars Logic, 16th-Century Edition
Season 1 Episode 26043
The debate wasn’t about survival, it was about return (and we mean financial return.)
On February 12, 1541, Santiago was founded as an economic node d…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Feb 11, 1936: The Day Power Became an Operating Advantage
Season 1 Episode 26042
The real shift wasn’t construction, it was reliability.
On February 11, 1936, electricity from Hoover Dam began flowing into regional utility systems …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Feb 10, 2026: The Game That Changed How Businesses Trusted Data
Season 1 Episode 26041
Human intuition wasn’t wrong, it just wasn’t enough anymore.
On February 10, 1996, IBM’s Deep Blue won a single game against world chess champion Garr…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Feb 09, 2026: When Accusations Became a Corporate Risk
Season 1 Episode 26040
Risk stopped waiting for proof and started responding to perception.
On February 9, 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy’s public claims of Communist infiltr…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
bsnsBlooper: Gerber Tries to Feed Grown-Ups
Season 1 Episode 26037
At the time, the idea seemed like a logical extension of a trusted brand.
In the 1970s, a household name known for reliability and efficiency decided …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Feb 05, 2026: When Mexico Rewrote the Fine Print
Season 1 Episode 26036
The rules didn’t change overnight, but the leverage did.
On February 5, 1917, Mexico adopted a new constitution that placed land and subsoil resources…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Feb 04, 2026: When Attention Became a Business Signal
Season 1 Episode 26035
What mattered wasn’t the story itself, it was how long people kept watching.
On February 4, 1974, the kidnapping of Patty Hearst triggered sustained, …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Feb 03, 2026: When Infrastructure Learned to Move People
Season 1 Episode 26034
Growth didn’t come from tighter rules, it came from smarter design.
On February 3, 1913, the first full weekday of operations at Grand Central Termina…
7 months, 4 weeks ago