Works in Progress Out Loud

The evolution of bacteria

Generations of microbes evolve in hours, not millennia. By speeding up Darwin’s clock, scientists have watched evolution happen in real time, and it’s changed how we understand natural selection. You can see the images, graphs and read the article at https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-evolution-of-bacteria-2/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0JMY2xqV3JtdzlndDBfUUNjaGJTVUJQXzYyUXxBQ3Jtc0tsRWpvVF9nellCNGQ0QTNSWXV5YWxVRTRzTXVWQnpfUjE2VThIa1M5WUZmVnc3WFNTWVFxRGl6ako1YzRCSmJwb2lNUXBXVlNBLWM3YlRPV0JNelQ0S0tpaFVKa1FQVjlkLUZyQlZXbVcxT3c3a1hxSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fworksinprogress.co%2Fissue%2Fhow-to-redraw-a-city%2F&v=4PHkvM1PVo0] And you can find the rest of Works in Progress at worksinprogress.co Words by Kevin Blake Read by Stuart Ritchie Music by David Hackett

Washer woman: The invention of dishwashers

In 1965, married American women did 34 hours of housework weekly. By 2010, that had fallen to 18 hours. The dishwasher wasn’t the only cause, but it certainly helped. You can see the images, graphs and read the article at https://worksinprogress.co/issue/inventing-the-dishwasher/ [https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-to-spot-a-monopoly/] And you can find the rest of Works in Progress at worksinprogress.co Words by Erin Braid Read by Stuart Ritchie Music by David Hackett

The triumph of logical English

English prose has become much easier to read. But shorter sentences had little to do with it. You can see the images, graphs and read the article at https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-logical-triumph-of-english/ [https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-to-spot-a-monopoly/] And you can find the rest of Works in Progress at worksinprogress.co Words by Henry Oliver Read by Stuart Ritchie Music by David Hackett

How to spot a monopoly: Measuring competition

Competition makes capitalism work. A new method for measuring it may be the holy grail of economic regulation.  You can see the images, graphs and read the article at https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-to-spot-a-monopoly/ [https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-to-spot-a-monopoly/] And you can find the rest of Works in Progress at worksinprogress.co Words by Brian Albrecht Read by Stuart Ritchie Music by David Hackett

The death rays that guard life: We can use ultraviolet light to disinfect public spaces

We disinfect water before we drink it. Germicidal ultraviolet could make airborne disease as rare as those carried by water. You can see the images, graphs and read the article at https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-death-rays-that-guard-life/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0JMY2xqV3JtdzlndDBfUUNjaGJTVUJQXzYyUXxBQ3Jtc0tsRWpvVF9nellCNGQ0QTNSWXV5YWxVRTRzTXVWQnpfUjE2VThIa1M5WUZmVnc3WFNTWVFxRGl6ako1YzRCSmJwb2lNUXBXVlNBLWM3YlRPV0JNelQ0S0tpaFVKa1FQVjlkLUZyQlZXbVcxT3c3a1hxSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fworksinprogress.co%2Fissue%2Fhow-to-redraw-a-city%2F&v=4PHkvM1PVo0] And you can find the rest of Works in Progress at worksinprogress.co Words by Gavriel Kleinwaks & Karam Elabd Read by Stuart Ritchie Music by David Hackett