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Syllab
Hosted by Sylvain Labattu · EN
Welcome to the Syllab podcast. Our aim is to provide listeners with the relevant explanations to make sense of the world around them, from the real of physics to cosmology, electronic equipment, transport and even global trade and economics. The content is explained in a manner that tries to balance accessibility and precision. The first 80 episodes will be organized in 8 thematic series of 10 episodes - around the world in 80 episodes!
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Education & Revolutions
Sep 1500:22:48Tap to summarizeYou 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) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.
Transcribe →Sovereign Economics
Sep 1400:30:56Tap to summarizeYou 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) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.
Transcribe →Money & Banking
Sep 1300:26:43Tap to summarizeYou 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) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.
Transcribe →Commodities & Manufacturing
Sep 1200:29:24Tap to summarizeYou 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) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.
Transcribe →Agriculture & Food
Sep 1100:24:26Tap to summarizeYou 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) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.
Transcribe →Batteries & Energy Storage
Sep 1100:26:34Tap to summarizeYou 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) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.
Transcribe →The Electricity Grid
Sep 1000:24:03Tap to summarizeYou 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) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.
Transcribe →Nuclear Power & Hydrogen
Sep 900:28:47Tap to summarizeYou 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) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.
Transcribe →Renewable Energy
Sep 900:25:45Tap to summarizeYou 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) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.
Transcribe →Fossil Fuels
Sep 800:29:04Tap to summarizeYou 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) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.
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