Syllab

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c10-education-revolutions/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Learning through the ages (07:26) The purpose of education (10:51) The pillar of sanity (14:56) Knowledge is power (17:34) Reaching the summit (19:58) Trivia: the Trivium (20:54) Further reading (21:23) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Suppor...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c9-sovereign-economics/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Balance of payments (05:49) Monetary policy (12:02) Sovereign debt (18:24) Taxation and welfare (26:52) Trivia: the allure of gold (29:08) Further reading (29:32) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c8-money-banking/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Nature and role of money (05:47) Banks as savings and financing conduits (10:03) Debt Vs Equity (12:43) Payments (17:27) Hedging and Exchanges (22:37) Trivia: Blockchain and private currencies (25:01) Further reading (25:19) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clickin...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c7-commodities-manufacturing/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Mapping hydrocarbon production and refining (05:55) Moving and smelting ore (10:42) Supply Chain dynamics (14:39) The auto industry case study (21:12) Understanding capital and profitability (25:17) Trivia: The Industrial Revolutions (27:34) Further reading (27:59) Outro If...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c6-agriculture-food/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Harvesting biological processes (04:51) Productivity and resistance in agriculture (08:41) Vertical farming and cultured meat (13:49) Food processing (17:27) Cooking (21:01) Trivia: Bread (22:45) Further reading (23:01) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c5-batteries-energy-storage/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Principles of the voltaic cells (06:18) Key properties of electric batteries (09:47) Fuel cells (12:40) Mechanical energy storage (18:24) Thermal energy storage (22:00) Trivia: Charging towards the future (24:54) Further reading (25:09) Outro If you wish to support the lab y...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c4-the-electricity-grid/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) The meaning of the grid (05:08) The physics of electricity transmission (08:56) Playing with electricity (13:59) Mapping secondary distribution (17:10) Smart grids (20:12) Trivia: Superconductivity (22:18) Further reading (22:38) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do s...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c3-nuclear-power-hydrogen/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Splitting and merging (04:37) Nuclear power plants (09:09) Future technologies (13:34) The hydrogen markets (17:57) A colourful production landscape (21:23) The mountains to climb (24:36) Trivia: Carbon sequestration (27:01) Further reading (27:22) Outro If you wish to support...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c2-renewable-energy/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Sustainability Vs renewability (05:00) Wind of Change (09:43) Hydroelectricity (14:00) It comes from the Earth (17:58) Solar power (22:40) Trivia: water in motion (24:03) Further reading (24:21) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in t...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s6c1-fossil-fuels/ (00:00) Intro (01:26) The origin of hydrocarbons (04:50) Coal mining (08:11) Oil & gas extraction (13:18) Oil refining (20:08) Hydrocarbons and chemical energy (23:25) Thermal power plants (25:58) Trivia: CNG (27:18) Further reading (27:40) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking t...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c10-architecture-buildings/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) A practical art form (03:30) Storied lines (10:03) Tools and materials (14:50) The modern house (21:05) Reaching for the skies (28:18) Trivia: Cave dwelling (29:38) Further reading (29:59) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c9-water-supply-waste-treatment/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Origin and supply of water (04:38) Waste water and sewage (07:24) Pollutants in water (09:48) Water treatment and purification (16:08) Solid waste treatment (19:37) Radioactive waste management (22:32) Trivia: Air quality index (24:27) Further reading (24:45) Outro If yo...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c8-ports-airports/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Checking and entering (05:17) Maritime freight handling (08:44) Traffic control and radar (14:53) Building ports and airports (18:18) Future vertiports (21:34) Trivia: Aircraft carriers (24:24) Further reading (24:41) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c7-roads-railways/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Letting traffic move (04:52) Road surface and foundation (10:32) Railway tracks (16:04) Bridges and directional forces (21:07) Tunnels (24:52) Trivia: Aqueducts (26:06) Further reading (26:23) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the w...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c6-helicopters-airships/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Rotary wings (05:56) Piloting a chopper (08:51) Dreams of eVTOL (13:07) Drones (15:45) Lighter-than-Air (20:04) The markets for airships (22:04) Trivia: the hot air balloon (23:34) Further reading (23:52) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Suppor...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c5-airplanes/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) The physics of flight (06:36) From cockpit to tail (10:43) Supersonic flight (14:21) Evolutionary pressure (17:56) The business of airlines (22:25) Trivia: Airmail and the Aéropostale (23:42) Further reading (24:00) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Suppor...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c4-cargo-ships-submarines/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) The containerization of freight (06:22) Moving commodities (11:38) Ferries (13:22) Maritime routes and chokepoints (18:33) Technology under the sea (21:34) The strategic submarine (23:23) Trivia: the Suez and Panama Canals (25:51) Further reading (26:05) Outro If you wish to s...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c3-sailing-ships/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Ship shape (04:42) Dancing with the wind (10:25) Operating a ship (14:51) Construction and maintenance of a ship (17:59) Modern technologies (20:26) Trivia: Sail materials (21:56) Further reading (22:17) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” butto...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c2-cars-trucks/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Form and functions of automobiles (04:18) The combustion engine and transmission (09:59) Control & Command (16:31) What's in a truck? (20:08) The autonomous paradigm shift (25:07) Trivia: the bus (26:23) Further reading (26:42) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so b...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c1-trains-pipelines/ (00:00) Intro (01:28) The steam engine and the locomotive (05:27) Electric locomotives and high-speed trains (09:34) Urban rail transit (13:31) Rail freight (17:08) Pipeline technologies (20:44) Geopolitical flows (23:15) Trivia: Rack railways & funiculars (25:01) Further reading (25:19) Outro If you...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c10-the-watch/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) The mechanical watch (07:56) Quartz chronometry (12:04) Wearable computers (14:41) Barometer & altimeter (19:13) Heart rate monitors (23:14) Trivia: the atomic clock (25:21) Further reading (25:35) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c9-smartphone-gps/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) An assembly job (12:54) Gyroscope & accelerometer (17:27) The Global Positioning System (21:54) The rise of online map applications (24:38) Trivia: Biometric identification (27:48) Further reading (28:05) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c8-the-television/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) From source to sofa (03:35) Encoding audio and video (10:39) TV signal transmission (16:19) CRT sets (20:42) Modern display technologies (27:50) Trivia: electronic paper (30:55) Further reading (31:14) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” butto...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c7-the-camera/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Exposure & Lens (10:08) The photographic film (13:45) Digital sensors (19:20) Movie and video cameras (24:45) Trivia: High dynamic range imaging (26:56) Further reading (27:17) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c6-the-internet/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Concept and infrastructure (05:29) Internet protocols (08:54) The Web (14:48) Internet-based communication (22:22) Data transfer, streaming and the cloud (25:20) Trivia: Firewalls (27:08) Further reading (27:26) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Suppor...