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The Impacts of Commodity Prices on Innovation
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48:20 - 57:06 (08:46)

When commodity prices like gold are low, people become more inventive and explore new ways of using the resource. Affordable prices also allow for the opening of new marketplaces and advancements in technology.

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A discussion about the history and impact of the Outer Space Treaty on world peace.
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Outer Space Treaty
Then I'll believe you can make this work in space.
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Then I'll believe you can make this work in space. It was going to have some valuable repository. It's within a set amount that the Earth has.

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The Impacts of Commodity Prices on Innovation
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#581 - Neil deGrasse Tyson - Understanding The Wonders Of Science
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Modern Wisdom
The decreasing cost of gold is opening new marketplaces and is leading to the development of space mining, which offers access to the greatest concentration of metals and rare Earth elements that are rare or hard to get to on Earth.
50:52 - 54:21 (03:28)
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space mining
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The decreasing cost of gold is opening new marketplaces and is leading to the development of space mining, which offers access to the greatest concentration of metals and rare Earth elements that are rare or hard to get to on Earth.

Chapter
The Impacts of Commodity Prices on Innovation
Episode
#581 - Neil deGrasse Tyson - Understanding The Wonders Of Science
Podcast
Modern Wisdom
Astrophysicists have to apply for dark time to observe deep space when the Moon is not up, leading to a bill for using the one computer on campus and running software through it to get results.
54:21 - 57:06 (02:45)
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Astronomy
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Astrophysicists have to apply for dark time to observe deep space when the Moon is not up, leading to a bill for using the one computer on campus and running software through it to get results.

Chapter
The Impacts of Commodity Prices on Innovation
Episode
#581 - Neil deGrasse Tyson - Understanding The Wonders Of Science
Podcast
Modern Wisdom