Mag World

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Latest episodes

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Mag Energy

Saul and Mike tally up how much energy Earth actually has -- solar, fossil, nuclear, wind, geothermal, tidal -- and work out whether any of it is enough to get a ship to

Sep 8
42 min

Mag Computer

Saul and Mike climb the mag scale of computing, using RAM as a proxy for compute power, from the Apollo guidance computer and the Apple II up to today's machines, and wha

Jul 23
36 min

Mag Water

Saul and Mike talk about water, from the Moldau to the Niagara to the Amazon, and glaciers, icebergs, car washes, and hamburgers.

May 21
43 min

Mag Population

#25 trending · Mathematics

Saul and Mike explore the magnitudes of various populations of creatures on earth, from humans to buffalo to chickens to roundworms to bacteria.

Apr 15
42 min

Mag Homelessness

Saul and Mike talk with William Towey of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority about the magnitude of homelessness in Seattle, from the first recorded homeless

Mar 12
32 min

Mag Money

Saul and Mike discuss what each mag level of wealth feels like, how the cost of debt changes between levels, and how long it would take a wealth tax to materially affect

Feb 6
41 min

Mag Matter

Mass, mining, precious metals, and the periodic table.

Jan 29
41 min

Mag Perception

Decibels and frequencies and hot peppers. Making Fech a thing.

Jan 15
29 min

Mag Cosmos

Saul and Mike talk about Archimedes, the size of the Universe, and the speed of light.

Jan 1
33 min