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Canned Food—Series 2
What does canned food have in common with Silicon Valley? More than you might think.
Interchangeable Parts—Series 2
Interchangeable parts revolutionised the world of engineering.
Oil—Series 2
The price of oil is arguably the most important price in the world economy.
Chatbot—Series 2
Have computers finally passed the Turing test, convincing us they themselves are human?
Solar Photovoltaics—Series 2
Solar power: an old technology now more advanced and disruptive to the oil energy order.
Cassava—Series 2
What does cassava teach us about the hidden social forces that support a modern economy?
Fire—Series 2
Has fire created not only the economy, but also modern humans?
RFID—Series 2
Is RFID introducing an 'internet of things'? Or are its glory days behind it?
Postage Stamp—Series 2
Rowland Hill went from disgruntled user to radical reformer of Britain’s postal system.
Rubber—Series 2
Natural rubber still goes mostly into tyres, and its production still causes controversy.
