This chapter delves into the resurgence of global tourism post-COVID, emphasizing the growing trend of experiential travel and the shift towards less conventional destinations. It discusses the challenges of overtourism in popular areas and highlights infrastructure improvements in Asia, making the region increasingly attractive for travelers.
Though we use more renewable energy than ever before, electricity grids need ways to cope with intermittent wind or solar power. Innovations that make batteries to store that energy bigger, cheaper and more efficient can help. Why tourists are flocking to Asia (9:41). And a listener asks how we should talk to our children about AI (16:59).
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