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Time Shift: The Economic Impact of Daylight Saving Time
Season 16 Episode 362
Daylight Saving Time — a simple clock adjustment with far-reaching consequences. As countries debate whether to keep, ditch, or make DST permanent, …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Rare Earth Minerals Explained
Season 16 Episode 360
Rare Earth Elements are everywhere — in your phone, your car, even your headphones — and the world can’t function without them. As demand for green …
11 months, 1 week ago
Brazilian Currency & Debt Crisis
Season 16 Episode 358
Brazil is facing a currency and debt crisis as investor confidence in the country’s economic policies plummets. Since President Lula da Silva return…
1 year ago
Steel Standoff: The Blocked Nippon-US Steel Acquisition
Season 16 Episode 355
In a surprising turn of events, the outgoing Biden administration blocked a $14.9 billion deal for Nippon Steel to acquire US Steel, citing national…
1 year, 1 month ago
Real Ice and their plan to save Arctic sea ice
Season 16 Episode 353
The Arctic is warming at an alarming rate, leading to dramatic declines in sea ice. A UK-based start-up, Real Ice, is tackling this crisis by develo…
1 year, 1 month ago
BuzzFeed’s Hot Sale of Hot Ones
Season 15 Episode 351
Hot Ones, the wildly popular YouTube interview show where celebrities tackle spicy chicken wings, has a new home. BuzzFeed recently sold the product…
1 year, 2 months ago
Coffee Talk: Starbucks CEO turnover and Luckin's expansion
Season 15 Episode 348
The coffee industry is brewing big changes as Starbucks navigates high CEO turnover and faces a new challenge from Luckin Coffee, China’s largest co…
1 year, 2 months ago
BRICS: its aims and how it challenges G7 influence
Season 15 Episode 346
The BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa— are taking steps to challenge the influence of the G7 by promoting economic coop…
1 year, 3 months ago
Understanding Economic Stimulus
Season 15 Episode 345
China is taking action to boost its slowing economy with different types of economic support. By lowering interest rates, making it easier to borrow…
1 year, 3 months ago
Big Tech goes Nuclear
Season 15 Episode 343
Big Tech is turning to an unexpected solution to meet the soaring power demands of artificial intelligence — nuclear energy. With Microsoft, Amazon,…
1 year, 4 months ago