
The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce
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S1 Ep 109How did America lose the semiconductor race?
For sixty years, Intel made the best chips in the world. As of 2020, they no longer do - and a company you've likely never heard of now holds the chipmaking crown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S1 Ep 108Why do computers get faster and smaller and cheaper?
More than 60 years ago, integrated circuits created a revolution in electronics that transformed the entire world. How are chips made? And why do we keep getting better at making them?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S1 Ep 107Why is there a global shortage of computer chips?
GEOPOLICHIPS part 1: Manufacturers of video game consoles, automobiles - even toothbrushes - have been impacted by a global shortage of semiconductor integrated circuits - chips. How did these devices become so central to everything we make?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S1 Ep 106What stands in the way of electric vehicles?
Co-host Sally Dominguez and special correspondent Drew Smith explore the many facets of vehicle electrification with Mark. EVs are finally happening - but does that make them inevitable?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.