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Economics

4 episodes about economics, each with its video and sources.

  1. Episode 11Economics Why Do Petrol Prices Change So Many Times a Day? German petrol stations changed prices 22 times a day. A noon rule cut that to 6 or 7, and margins rose. Here is why stations keep watching each other. 7 min read
  2. Episode 08Energy Why Does Norway's Hydropower Count as Coal on Paper? Norway sells the certificates that prove its hydropower is green, so on paper the power Norwegians buy gets Europe's leftovers: 29% coal, 26% gas, 19% nuclear. 7 min read
  3. Episode 07Science Why Do Ski Resorts Store Snow Under Sawdust? Resorts make snow in deep winter, when it's cheap, and bury it under 30 to 40 cm of wet sawdust. About three-quarters of it survives the summer. Here's why. 7 min read
  4. Episode 01Transport Why Has Slovakia Spent 54 Years Building One Motorway? Slovakia began the D1 in 1972 and it still doesn't join Bratislava and Košice. The route runs through mountains, and the last 13.5 km cost €141 million per km. 6 min read