Many of Britain's current street names date back to 1600. Changes are made incrementally and in very slow ways that you barely notice almost like the silk building up on an archaeological site. At Aramco, our questions help us engineer a better future. How can we deliver one of the fuels of the future? How can we sow curiosity to harvest ingenuity? Do follow the link that's in the notes for today's episode and we'll see you back here tomorrow.
A pair of crises will bedevil Europe, starting with crippling energy prices in the short term. And American protectionism threatens a longer-term dent in the continent’s green-industry ambitions. A visit to Ivory Coast’s cocoa operations reveals why balancing farmers’ welfare and market forces is so tricky. And what Britain’s street names reveal about its history and its ideals.
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