Episode 84: Linoleum: It's Not As Boring As You Think!

n this episode we go from the origin of the world to the many uses of olive oil, with discussions of Roman mosaics, and trademark law along the way. This is the third of our episodes on Intellectual Property, following Episode 42: Bugging Out! on patents and Episode 57: Freebooting, Piracy, & Copyright on copyright. Also, it’s the start of Season 6, and we want to thank everyone who’s joined us over the last 5 years. It’s been a blast, and here’s to another half decade!“The asàrotos òikos mosaic as an elite status symbol” by Ehud FathyAncient History Encyclopedia — the oliveOxford Dictionaries blog post on “gasoline”Hesiod, TheogonyFirst oil derrick — pictureTranscript of this episodeThis episode on YouTubeOur Patreon pageThis podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International LicenseThe Endless Knot RSS