Introducing 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 2

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Introducing 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 2

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Jump on-board a doomed mission to the Moon. Apollo 13: the extraordinary story, told by the people who flew it and saved it.
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Mar 9, 2020

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Tim Harford tells the fascinating stories of inventions, ideas and innovations which have helped create the economic world.

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Insurance: Insurance is as old as gambling, but it’s fundamental to the way the modern economy works by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Air Conditioning: Invented for the printing industry, air conditioning now influences where and how we live by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Lightbulb: Once too precious to use, light is now too cheap to notice by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Shipping Container: The boom in global trade was caused by a simple steel box by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Barcode: How vast mega-stores emerged with the help of a design originally drawn in the sand by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Haber-Bosch Process: Saving lives with thin air - by taking nitrogen from the air to make fertiliser by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Billy Bookcase: Low cost, functional and brilliantly efficient, one is produced every three seconds by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Compiler: Installing Windows might take 5,000 years without it by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Antibiotics: The tale of antibiotics is a cautionary one, and economic incentives are often to blame by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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iPhone: How Uncle Sam played an essential role in the creation and development of the iPhone. by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Clock: The clock was invented in 1656 and has become an essential part of the modern economy. by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Paper Money: Currency derives value from trust in the government which issues it by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Disposable Razor: King Camp Gillette created the disposable razor. But his influence extends beyond shaving by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Gramophone: "Superstar” economics – the story of how the gramophone led to a winner-take-all market by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Elevator: The safety elevator is a mass transit system that has changed the shape of our cities by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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M-Pesa: Transferring money by text message is far safer and more convenient than cash by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Concrete: It's improved health, school attendance, agricultural productivity and farm worker wages by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Google: The words 'clever' and 'death' crop up less often than 'Google' in conversation by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Diesel Engine: Rudolf Diesel died in strange circumstances after changing the world with his engine by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Cuneiform: Cuneiform, the earliest known script, was used to create the world’s first accounts by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Public Key Cryptography: Geeks versus government – the story of public key cryptography by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Robot: Robots threaten the human workforce, but they are crucial to the modern economy by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Paper: The Gutenberg press changed the world – but it could not have done so without paper by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Banking: Warrior monks, crusaders and the mysterious origins of modern banking by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Intellectual Property: Intellectual property reflects an economic trade off when it comes to innovation by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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TV Dinner: The TV dinner, and other inventions from the same era, made a lasting economic impression by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Dwarf wheat: Feeding a hungry world – how Norman Borlaug used genetics to tackle predicted famines by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Tax Havens: Gabriel Zucman invented an ingenious way to estimate how much wealth is hidden offshore by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Special Bonus: Santa Claus: Why does Father Christmas wear red and white? It is not for the reason you may think by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Contraceptive Pill: The pill wasn’t just socially revolutionary, it also sparked an economic revolution by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Gutenberg press: A revolutionary technology - so why did its inventor struggle to make money from it? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Slot machines: Spinning wheels, flashing lights, and the business of addiction by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Chess algorithms: What chess reveals about the power of computers by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Auctions: Are things only worth what people are willing to pay for them? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Dams: The benefits they bring can be huge - but so can the problems by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Tulips: Did colourful flowers really cause a financial bubble? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Sanitary towel: Selling a product that some people found too embarrassing to mention by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Wardian case: How miniature greenhouses were a powerful tool for British colonisers by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Fast food franchise: How a milkshake-mixer salesman turned a burger restaurant into a global giant by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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CCTV: How do we feel about being watched? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Retirement: How should we treat our elders? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Santa: Why does Father Christmas wear red and white? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Sewing machine: A device that changed women's lives was designed to make a man very rich by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Hollerith punch card: The machine that turned data into money by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Stock option: An incentive for good performance, or another way to boost executives' pay? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Fundraising appeal: What's the best way to get people to give to charity? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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SWIFT: A system that solved big problems is now facing its greatest challenge by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Wedgwood: What does the fashion industry owe to an 18th-century potter? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Glasses: A vital aid for many, but billions don't know they need them by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Vickrey turnstile: How did an invention that was never built help make the modern world? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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GPS: What would happen if GPS stopped working? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Bonsack machine: Why did a machine for making cigarettes transform the advertising industry? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Prohibition: How much does it cost to outlaw something? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Interface Message Processor: The big metal box that made the internet possible by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Canned food: The surprising lessons lurking under the lid by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Interchangeable parts: The manufacturing revolution that started with a gun by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Oil: How did the price of oil become so important? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Chatbot: Can a computer convince you that it's human? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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Solar PV: How important is solar power to the future of the planet? by 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
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