Syllab

You 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.

You 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.

You 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.

You 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.

You 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.

You 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.

You 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.

You 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.

You 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.

You 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.

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c10-architecture-buildings/(00:00) Intro(00:48) A practical art form(03:30) Storied lines(10:03) Tools and materials(14:50) The modern house(21:05) Reaching for the skies(28:18) Trivia: Cave dwelling(29:38) Further reading(29:59) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c9-water-supply-waste-treatment/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Origin and supply of water(04:38) Waste water and sewage(07:24) Pollutants in water(09:48) Water treatment and purification(16:08) Solid waste treatment(19:37) Radioactive waste management(22:32) Trivia: Air quality index(24:27) Further reading(24:45) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c8-ports-airports/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Checking and entering(05:17) Maritime freight handling(08:44) Traffic control and radar(14:53) Building ports and airports(18:18) Future vertiports(21:34) Trivia: Aircraft carriers(24:24) Further reading(24:41) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c7-roads-railways/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Letting traffic move(04:52) Road surface and foundation(10:32) Railway tracks(16:04) Bridges and directional forces(21:07) Tunnels(24:52) Trivia: Aqueducts(26:06) Further reading(26:23) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c6-helicopters-airships/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Rotary wings(05:56) Piloting a chopper(08:51) Dreams of eVTOL(13:07) Drones(15:45) Lighter-than-Air(20:04) The markets for airships(22:04) Trivia: the hot air balloon(23:34) Further reading(23:52) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c5-airplanes/(00:00) Intro(00:48) The physics of flight(06:36) From cockpit to tail(10:43) Supersonic flight(14:21) Evolutionary pressure(17:56) The business of airlines(22:25) Trivia: Airmail and the Aéropostale(23:42) Further reading(24:00) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c4-cargo-ships-submarines/(00:00) Intro(00:48) The containerization of freight(06:22) Moving commodities(11:38) Ferries(13:22) Maritime routes and chokepoints(18:33) Technology under the sea(21:34) The strategic submarine(23:23) Trivia: the Suez and Panama Canals(25:51) Further reading(26:05) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c3-sailing-ships/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Ship shape(04:42) Dancing with the wind(10:25) Operating a ship(14:51) Construction and maintenance of a ship(17:59) Modern technologies(20:26) Trivia: Sail materials(21:56) Further reading(22:17) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c2-cars-trucks/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Form and functions of automobiles(04:18) The combustion engine and transmission(09:59) Control & Command(16:31) What's in a truck?(20:08) The autonomous paradigm shift(25:07) Trivia: the bus(26:23) Further reading(26:42) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c1-trains-pipelines/(00:00) Intro(01:28) The steam engine and the locomotive(05:27) Electric locomotives and high-speed trains(09:34) Urban rail transit(13:31) Rail freight(17:08) Pipeline technologies(20:44) Geopolitical flows(23:15) Trivia: Rack railways & funiculars(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.

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c10-the-watch/(00:00) Intro(00:48) The mechanical watch(07:56) Quartz chronometry(12:04) Wearable computers(14:41) Barometer & altimeter(19:13) Heart rate monitors(23:14) Trivia: the atomic clock(25:21) Further reading(25:35) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c9-smartphone-gps/(00:00) Intro(00:48) An assembly job(12:54) Gyroscope & accelerometer(17:27) The Global Positioning System(21:54) The rise of online map applications(24:38) Trivia: Biometric identification(27:48) Further reading(28:05) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c8-the-television/(00:00) Intro(00:48) From source to sofa(03:35) Encoding audio and video(10:39) TV signal transmission(16:19) CRT sets(20:42) Modern display technologies(27:50) Trivia: electronic paper(30:55) Further reading(31:14) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c7-the-camera/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Exposure & Lens(10:08) The photographic film(13:45) Digital sensors(19:20) Movie and video cameras(24:45) Trivia: High dynamic range imaging(26:56) Further reading(27:17) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c6-the-internet/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Concept and infrastructure(05:29) Internet protocols(08:54) The Web(14:48) Internet-based communication(22:22) Data transfer, streaming and the cloud(25:20) Trivia: Firewalls(27:08) Further reading(27:26) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c5-radio-wireless-networks/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Radio broadcasting(09:54) Cellular networks(19:59) Wi-Fi & Bluetooth(27:55) Communication satellites(32:28) Trivia: RFID(34:23) Further reading(34:41) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s4c4-wired-telecommunications/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Fundamentals of telecommunication infrastructure(10:11) Multiplexing and addresses(14:21) Electrical telegraphy(18:07) The telephone(22:08) Optical Fibre(25:38) Trivia: dial-up Internet access(27:08) Further reading(27:26) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c3-programming-operating-computers/(00:00) Intro(00:48) What makes a machine language(04:26) Compilation, interpretation and execution(08:11) Operating Systems and applications(11:07) User Interfacing and app architecture'(20:39) Frontend, API and backend(23:14) Trivia – Natural Language Processing(24:49) Further reading(25:12) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c2-digital-data-storage/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Computer architecture(06:17) Processor registers and cache(11:25) RAM and Flash memory(15:41) Magnetic data storage(20:57) Optical data storage(27:21) Trivia: the vinyl record and the cassette(31:32) Further reading(31:53) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s4c1-logic-gates-microchips/(00:00) Intro(01:32) Boolean algebra(06:43) Logic gates and digital computing(13:18) Semiconductors and transistors(20:16) Integrated circuits and microchip manufacturing(24:25) Computing efficiency(27:21) Trivia: Quantum computing(30:31) Further reading(30:50) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c10-space-exploration/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Why and How(04:05) Achievements so far(07:28) Next destinations(11:34) Interstellar travel(20:45) Philosophical musings(26:07) Trivia: Launching a space shuttle(28:34) Further reading(29:00) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c9-astronomy/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Historical relevance(06:11) What about astrology(08:06) Visible-light astronomy(14:11) Other techniques and instruments(20:36) The future of astronomy(22:28) Searching for life outside Earth(27:51) Trivia: the Observable Universe(29:19) Further reading(29:47) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c8-galaxies/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Our place in the Universe(08:29) The formation of galaxies(13:36) Intergalactic interactions(18:34) At the centre(22:36) Trivia: constellations(25:40) Further reading(26:05) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s3c7-physical-cosmology/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Asking questions(05:43) In the beginning(10:06) Structure and evolution so far(16:59) In the end(21:10) Areas of cosmological enquiry(25:10) Trivia: the speed of light(28:47) Further reading(29:15) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c6-giant-planets-and-beyond/(00:00) Intro(00:48) The gas giants: Jupiter & Saturn(12:37) The ice giants: Uranus and Neptune(18:29) The Kuiper Belt(24:10) The Oort Cloud and comets(26:40) Trivia: Space weather(28:13) Further reading(28:31) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠⁠https://labattu.com/s3c5-terrestrial-planets-moon/(00:00) Intro(00:48) The formation of the Solar system(04:57) Mercury & Venus(13:14) Mars(18:27) The asteroid belt(23:39) The Moon(28:23) Trivia: mythology and days of the week(31:06) Further reading(31:25) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c4-the-sun/(00:00) Intro(00:48) The nature of stars(04:52) Sun power(12:05) The life cycle of stars(19:53) Stellar nucleosynthesis(24:03) Trivia: Solar eclipses(27:52) Further reading(28:19) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c3-atmosphere-climate/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Physics of the atmosphere(09:04) Relationship with the biosphere(12:12) Key climate variables and classification(19:34) Weather systems and phenomena(26:09) Causes and effects of climate change(28:07) Trivia: the Antarctic Circumpolar Current(29:43) Further reading(30:16) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c2-hydrosphere/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Role of water in life(08:22) The Blue Planet(13:33) The Cryosphere(18:47) The Water cycle(22:51) Trivia: The Mariana Trench(24:43) Further reading(25:02) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c1-geology/(00:00) Intro(01:26) Relevance of geology(04:43) What and how can we tell?(11:31) Composition of Earth(17:30) Plate tectonics(20:18) Earth: a brief geological history(26:09) Trivia: volcanoes(28:58) Further reading(29:21) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c10-touch-interoception/(00:00) Intro(00:48) The sense of touch(04:50) Nociception(09:28) Integrating somatosensory signals(11:35) Interoception(16:17) Time perception and circadian rhythm(20:40) Trivia: What it is like to be an octopus(23:28) Further reading(23:50) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c9-hearing-balance-orientation/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Sound wave mechanics(03:57) Transduction of sound in the ear(07:31) Auditory perception(10:46) The vestibular sense(17:28) Proprioception(21:00) Trivia: Tropism(22:32) Further reading(22:50) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c8-olfaction-taste/(00:00) Intro(00:48) External signalling through pheromones(04:23) Smelling danger(07:16) The olfactory system(10:54) Taste as gatekeeper(16:59) The gustatory system(19:06) Trivia: Wine tasting and acquired taste(21:28) Further reading(21:59) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c7-vision/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Purpose and challenges of the visual system(05:28) Optical harvesting of flight(11:58) Transduction of stimuli(15:13) From raw data to visual perception(21:39) The mystery of qualia(25:32) Trivia: Vision in low-light conditions(27:09) Further reading(27:26) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c6-nervous-system/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Transmitting information(07:09) Voluntary and autonomous nervous systems(12:41) Anatomy and functions of the central nervous system(21:26) Memory, learning and intelligence(24:42) Trivia: the diving reflex(26:50) Further reading(27:12) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c5-immune-system/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Immune functions(10:50) Lymphatic system & main actors(19:45) Adaptive immunity(22:24) Immune disfunctions(25:24) Trivia: Viruses(28:28) Further reading(28:48) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c4-endocrine-reproductive-systems/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Role of hormones and integration with nervous system(05:50) Key endocrine subsystems(13:27) The HPG axis and sex hormones(17:27) The human reproductive system(20:48) Fertilization and pregnancy(25:11) Trivia: Serotonin & Dopamine(29:02) Further reading(29:22) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c3-musculoskeletal-system-skin/(00:00) Intro(00:48) A quick note(01:00) Purposes and functions of the musculoskeletal system(05:27) Muscles contractions and locomotion(12:37) The human skeleton and locomotion(16:02) Role and composition of the skin(21:17) Trivia: Animal flight(24:56) Further reading(25:17) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s2c2-digestive-renal-systems/(00:00) Intro(00:48) Nutrient absorption(03:34) The work and world of enzymes(07:40) The human digestive tract(12:56) Fluid control and regulation(16:11) Filtering and removing(18:32) Trivia: Nutrients absorption by plants(23:46) Further reading(24:01) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s2c1-respiratory-circulatory-systems/(00:00) Intro(01:29) How to think of body organs and systems(08:12) Breathing and anatomy of the respiratory tract(12:51) Gas exchange and transport(18:15) The heart and blood vessels(20:42) The blood(22:15) Trivia: fish gill(23:47) Further reading(24:02) OutroIf you wish to support the lab you can do soby clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forget to check the Koralgo website to prepare your next trip: ⁠https://koralgo.com/