Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2770: Building the Mustang
Episode: 2770 Developing the P-51 Mustang fighter. Today, our guest, NASA engineer Fitz Walker, remembers the P-51 Mustang.
The Indicator from Planet Money - How batteries are riding the free market rodeo in Texas
If you want to build a grid-scale battery project in Texas, be prepared to ride the free-market rodeo. On our second episode of this week's battery series, we visit the state that has the second-most battery storage capacity to understand whether large-scale batteries can help prevent blackouts.
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How batteries are already changing the grid (Apple / Spotify)
Texas' new power grid problem (Apple / Spotify)
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How batteries are already changing the grid (Apple / Spotify)
Texas' new power grid problem (Apple / Spotify)
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of our Ingenuity 2544: Face Recognition
Episode: 2544 How humans and computers recognize faces. Today, UH math professor Krešo Josić recognizes your face.
The Indicator from Planet Money - How batteries are already changing the grid
Renewable energy, when it comes to solar and wind power, has always had a caveat: it can only run when the wind blows or the sun shines. The idea of a battery was floated around to make renewables available 24/7. For years, it existed as an expensive, little-used technology. And then in 2021, it took off.
In California, there is now enough grid-scale battery storage to power millions of homes, at least for a few hours, and it's growing fast. How did that happen, and what does the newfound success mean for the grid?
This week, we dig into three stories about grid-scale battery storage. Today, we go on-the-ground to California, where batteries first took off in the U.S.
Related episodes:
Rooftop solar's dark side (Apple / Spotify)
How EV batteries tore apart Michigan (Update) (Apple / Spotify)
How China became solar royalty (Apple / Spotify)
Wind boom, wind bust (Two windicators) (Apple / Spotify)
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In California, there is now enough grid-scale battery storage to power millions of homes, at least for a few hours, and it's growing fast. How did that happen, and what does the newfound success mean for the grid?
This week, we dig into three stories about grid-scale battery storage. Today, we go on-the-ground to California, where batteries first took off in the U.S.
Related episodes:
Rooftop solar's dark side (Apple / Spotify)
How EV batteries tore apart Michigan (Update) (Apple / Spotify)
How China became solar royalty (Apple / Spotify)
Wind boom, wind bust (Two windicators) (Apple / Spotify)
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1313: Rotation
Episode: 1313 Rotation: of coins, racquetballs, ballet dancers, and more. Today, let's think about rotation.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1312: McDouall Stuart Expedition
Episode: 1312 Crossing Australia -- from nine months to six minutes. Today, we cross Australia.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1311: The Cistercians
Episode: 1311 The Cistercian order, power technology, and innovation. Today, let's talk about monks and waterwheels.
The Indicator from Planet Money - What’s going on with men’s labor force participation?
It's the first Jobs Friday of the new year, and there's good news!
The unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 4.1%, and the economy added 256,000 jobs. So, for the last month of 2024, the jobs market finished pretty strong.
Today on the show, we look at the indicators from this month's jobs report that give us a snapshot of where our economy's headed. We look at how men are potentially reversing a decades-long trend of declining labor force participation, how people who are unemployed are staying that way for longer and how a lot of Americans saw their wages rise in 2024.
PLUS ... we reveal the winner of our Indicator of 2024!
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Getting more men into so-called pink-collar jobs
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The unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 4.1%, and the economy added 256,000 jobs. So, for the last month of 2024, the jobs market finished pretty strong.
Today on the show, we look at the indicators from this month's jobs report that give us a snapshot of where our economy's headed. We look at how men are potentially reversing a decades-long trend of declining labor force participation, how people who are unemployed are staying that way for longer and how a lot of Americans saw their wages rise in 2024.
PLUS ... we reveal the winner of our Indicator of 2024!
Related episodes:
Help us pick the indicator of the year!
Getting more men into so-called pink-collar jobs
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1310: Math and Abstraction
Episode: 1310 Redeeming math and abstraction in our schools. Today, we ask why American math and science scores are slipping.
Curious City - Chicago history is full of consequential years
When it comes to picking the most consequential year in Chicago’s history, 1919 rises to the top for many historians because of how the race riots that year had a big impact on how the city segregates itself. But our experts agree that picking one pivotal year in the city’s history is impossible. Of course, years like 1871 or 1893 stand out for the Great Chicago Fire and the World’s Columbian Exposition. But what about important moments for civil rights and women’s rights? What about arts and culture? Hop inside the time machine as we explore other key years in Chicago’s rich history.