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Curated Video
The Secrets of Formula One Tires: The Black Gold of Racing
This video provides an inside look into the world of Formula One tire engineering, showcasing the top-secret compounds and extensive research that goes into creating these unique handcrafted tires. It highlights the importance of tire...
Curated Video
Chinampas of Mexico: Most Productive Agriculture EVER?
Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to the legendary chinampas of Mexico City, known as the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco. We visit Lucio Usobiaga, who heads up the Arca Tierra project, which is restoring the health and...
Economics Explained
The Economy of Texas | Economics Explained
This is Texas, the second-largest state in the USA by landmass, population, and GDP.
But perhaps being runner up is not so bad in all of these categories. Texas has for many decades been a huge driving...
But perhaps being runner up is not so bad in all of these categories. Texas has for many decades been a huge driving...
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Black Gold: An American History of Oil
In this BackStory Radio episode, the American History Guys and their guests discuss how dependence on oil has shaped the U.S. economy and American lifestyle. It provides the audio and transcript in segments.
A&E Television
History.com: Oil Industry
Learn how Spindletop, an East Texas Oil Field, produced 80,000 barrels of black gold a day and changed the country and oil production forever. [2:41]
National Cable Satellite Corporation
C Span: The History of Spindletop
Learn about how the famous gusher at Spindletop in 1901 marked the point where the American oil industry got its start. [9:33]