China

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   Short Wave · When batteries get a facelift, so does renewable energy

   Cooper Katz-McKim · Sep 16 · Listen at 5:42 ↗

   “Yeah, that's a perfect transition to Dan's second point, because the growth of EVs is a big part of this story. Long before others were investing in battery storage, like back in the aughts, leadership in China saw an opportunity with the t”

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   Short Wave · When batteries get a facelift, so does renewable energy

   Justin Johnson · Sep 16 · Listen at 9:29 ↗

   “Five years ago, everyone would have called us crazy for saying electric aviation can be possible. Today, I think we're seeing some really interesting first signs that... you know, 20-seater electric planes that can fly most of the flights w”

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   Science Friday · The History of Concrete with John Wilson

   Johnny Wilson · Oct 5 · Listen at 4:57 ↗

   “Yeah, I mean, China, like the sand expert says in the movie, uses a ton of it. I think Japan used a lot of it within the past, uh, you know, 40 or so years. And we use a lot of it too. You know, there's this great book, uh, The World in a G”

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   Science Friday · Telling the tale of human origins, one fossil tooth at a time

   Yohannes Haile-Selassie · Sep 16 · Listen at 18:06 ↗

   “is one, but we're also seeing some of these early human fossils that we've had for decades that we couldn't figure out what they were. The Denisovans, for example. We've had fossils from China for many, many decades that we didn't realize w”