A technology economist joins the show to talk about why semiconductors have become such an integral part of consumer goods, and why a global shortage of them may be getting worse. Then, we revisit a conversation about the beauty of geometry in the natural world.
Featured in this Show
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The Chip Shortage Impacting Your Shopping Cart (And Not The Potato Kind)
Consumers may soon see higher prices in all sorts of electronics, from cars to laptops, because of a continual global chip, or semiconductor, shortage. We talk with an expert about what makes these chips so important, why there’s a shortage and the bigger picture of the global supply chain that gets us our stuff.
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The Geometry Of The World Around Us
Math may seem as though it only exists in an abstract part of our lives, but a new book shines a light on the geometry of everything around us. University of Wisconsin-Madison math professor Jordan Ellenberg joins us to talk about his latest book Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Tyler Ditter Technical Director
- Natalie Guyette Producer
- Dean Knetter Producer
- J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
- Willy Shih Guest
- Jordan Ellenberg Guest
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