240. Yes, the American Economy Is in a Funk -...

It regulates 20 percent of the U.S. economy, and its commissioner has an aggressive agenda — faster drug approvals, healthier food, cures for diabetes and cancer. How much can he deliver? (Part two of “The Freakonomics Radio Guide to Getting Better.”) SOURCES:Marty Makary, commis ...  Show more

We all want to stay sharp, and forestall the cognitive effects of aging. But do brain supplements actually work? Are they safe? And why doesn’t the F.D.A. even know what’s in them? (Part one of “The Freakonomics Radio Guide to Getting Better.”) SOURCES:Marty Makary, commissioner ...  Show more

In the first of two programmes, Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Industrial Revolution.Between the middle of the eighteenth century and the early years of the nineteenth, Britain was transformed. This was a revolution, but not a political one: over the course of a few gene ...  Show more

Leading British industrialist and pioneer of automation Sir Leon Bagrit continues his Reith lectures. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Elliott Automation Ltd, one of the first companies in Europe devoted to automation, and speaks on this topic in his series entitled 'T ...  Show more

Dans cet épisode de Crousti-History, on vous parle de la révolution industrielle ! Oui, il y a même eu une révolution INDUSTRIELLE….L’histoire commence en Angleterre au XVIIIe siècle avec une loi d’enclosure sur les terres agricoles. Et les travailleurs se tournent vers l’industr ...  Show more

في الحلقة الأولى من بودكاست ثورة بنتكلم عن الثورات الصناعية ، وكيف غيرت العالم والتاريخ ، بداية من اختراع المحرك البخاري ، وحتى الثورة الصناعية الرابعة ، ثورة التصنيع الرقمي والروبوت ،  تعلم الآلة والبيانات الضخمة ، وش علاقتها بحركة الصناع ، وكيف ممكن تنضم لهم في السعودية والمنطق ...  Show more