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    50 Things That Made the Modern Economy

    50 Things That Made the Modern Economy

    50 Things That Made the Modern Economy

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    Length:
    110 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    Tim Harford tells the fascinating stories of inventions, ideas and innovations which have helped create the economic world.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 110 episodes

    Title

    Introducing: Season 2 of 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter

    How animals make us smarter – we thought you might like to hear our brand new episode. ...

    18 minutes
    		Jul 22, 2021

    Introducing 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 2

    Jump on-board a doomed mission to the Moon. Apollo 13: the extraordinary story, told by...

    3 minutes
    		Mar 09, 2020

    Gutenberg press

    Johannes Gutenberg's printing press changed the course of human history. It created a n...

    10 minutes
    		Mar 02, 2020

    Slot machines

    First developed by a toy company in the 1890s, slot machines have become one of the mos...

    9 minutes
    		Feb 24, 2020

    Chess algorithms

    In 1997, Garry Kasparov, widely regarded as the world's greatest chess player, was defe...

    9 minutes
    		Feb 17, 2020

    Auctions

    Are things only worth what people are willing to pay for them? Tim Harford explains why...

    9 minutes
    		Feb 10, 2020

    Dams

    From reliable water supplies to large-scale electricity generation, the benefits brough...

    9 minutes
    		Feb 03, 2020

    Tulips

    In the 1630s, the Netherlands experienced 'tulip mania' - a surge in demand for tulips ...

    10 minutes
    		Jan 27, 2020

    Sanitary towel

    In the early 20th Century, makers of sanitary towels had to find a way to sell an item ...

    9 minutes
    		Jan 20, 2020

    Wardian case

    Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward's miniature greenhouses made it far easier to successfully trans...

    9 minutes
    		Jan 13, 2020