Saturday, November 22nd TV listings for Bloomberg Quicktake
An Optimist's Guide to the Planet Energize
Meeting humanity's insatiable demand for energy while still curbing greenhouse emissions will require creative solutions both big and small.
Bloomberg Primer How New Magnets Could Power the Future
Scientists are developing more powerful magnets to enable clean energy sources like fusion; China's dominance of the supply chain for rare earth magnets threatens their global availability.
Bloomberg Primer Can Living Human Brain Cells Power AI?
Exploring the world of biocomputing; scientists are laying the foundation for a field that may blur the lines between the biological and synthetic.
Bloomberg Primer The Big Business of Drilling Into the Earth
Geothermal has been the underdog of the energy industry, but that may be about to change as new startups use fracking technologies to expand potential geothermal sites.
Bloomberg Primer Why Money Is Flowing Into Geoengineering
Scientists and entrepreneurs are testing radical ideas like solar radiation management and ocean fertilization; they are finding funding for them.
Bloomberg Primer How Flying Cars Became a Billion-Dollar Bet
The idea of flying cars has largely remained science fiction, until now; a new generation of electrified aircraft is attracting the attention of investors and venture capitalists around the world.
Bloomberg Primer Why a Lunar Ecosystem Could Be Worth Billions
Governments and entrepreneurs are racing to commercialize the moon; these efforts could unlock a new, deep-space economy; but to return and stay will require the highest levels of innovation.
The Infinite Explorer With Hannah Fry Ireland
Professor Hannah Fry sets off on a global adventure, not just to see the world but to decode it; Hannah seeks out local voices and quirks of history and geography that reveal what makes each place truly unique.
The Infinite Explorer With Hannah Fry South Korea
Hannah Fry visits South Korea to explore how it became a cultural and tech superpower; she trains with a Taekwondo black belt, learns kimchi secrets from a grandmaster and dives into pro gaming.
The Infinite Explorer With Hannah Fry Ancient Greece
Hannah Fry reveals why ancient Greece was the birthplace of so many big ideas; she decodes the Parthenon's geometry, sails the Aegean with ancient tools and is swept up in a riotous festival.
Power Players The Future of Ferrari
Jason Kelly heads to Maranello, Italy, to speak with Ferrari's leadership about the coming regulatory changes for Formula 1 and how Ferrari's racing technology informs the road cars of today.
Power Players Inside the Miami Grand Prix
Jason Kelly joins Miami Grand Prix Managing Partner Tom Garfinkel as he tackles the complexities of putting on the race and F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali reveals why it is key to F1's future growth.
The Circuit With Emily Chang Alexis Ohanian
Emily Chang meets Alexis Ohanian at Athlos NYC, an annual women's track and field event. They discuss his athletics portfolio, venture career and what really happened when he left Reddit.
The Circuit With Emily Chang Reese Witherspoon
Emily Chang goes inside Stargate, a $500 billion bet on the future of AI; she speaks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son about their hopes for the project.
Emily Chang meets Snap CEO Evan Spiegel in Los Angeles for a conversation about his entrepreneurial journey, building Snap and his latest consumer hardware bet; Spiegel is doubling down on smart glasses and going head to head with giants like Google.
The Circuit Salesforce's Marc Benioff
Emily Chang meets Salesforce Co-Founder and CEO Marc Benioff to discuss the rise of AI agents and what it's like to run a global tech company.
The Circuit Microsoft -- The Tech Giant's 50 Years (Part 1)
Emily Chang speaks with Microsoft titans Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and Satya Nadella about the company's journey from scrappy startup to global powerhouse.
The Circuit Microsoft - The Tech Giant's 50 Years (Part 2)
Emily Chang speaks with Microsoft titans Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and Satya Nadella about the company's journey from scrappy startup to global powerhouse.
Bloomberg Investigates The Deadly Quest for Gold in South Africa
Journalists from all over the world present immersive coverage of relevant news stories; each story is extensively researched, and is recounted by acclaimed journalists as well as the people who are living the story.
Bloomberg Investigates Inside a UK Care Visa Scam
Alleged scammers in the U.K. are accused of defrauding would-be migrant health care workers out of tens of thousands of pounds; some victims have turned to a vigilante scammer hunter for help.
Bloomberg Investigates Monkey Laundering
Fake permits, undercover informants and millions of dollars are involved; a US government agency works to prove suppliers to research labs import wild monkeys from Cambodia with false paperwork.
Bloomberg Investigates Scambaiters
An estimated $1 trillion lost globally to fraud; with law enforcement struggling to cope, scambaiter vigilantes are filling the gaps.
Bloomberg Investigates Irretrievable
The demand for human eggs is booming, giving rise to a largely unregulated and dangerous marketplace; in India, meeting a teenage girl caught up in this fertility underworld.
An Optimist's Guide to the Planet Dusk or Dawn
Nikolaj begins his global journey to find out how to tell dusk from dawn in the age of climate change; from the scientists behind carbon neutral jet fuel to the oceanographer creating cloud cover for the Great Barrier Reef, the answer becomes clear.
An Optimist's Guide to the Planet Protect
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau begins season two and we're reminded of the delicate balance between human progress and protecting our planet.
An Optimist's Guide to the Planet Rethink
Nikolaj travels the world to meet people transforming waste into resources; showing that waste isn't something to hide -- it's something we can rethink as valuable raw material.
An Optimist's Guide to the Planet Invent
From transforming concrete into a carbon sink to mining nickel from genetically enhanced plants, we meet the bold inventors preserving and adapting to nature's offerings to help humanity thrive.
An Optimist's Guide to the Planet Energize
Meeting humanity's insatiable demand for energy while still curbing greenhouse emissions will require creative solutions both big and small.
An Optimist's Guide to the Planet Reclaim
Nikolaj journeys around the world, discovering innovative and inspiring initiatives that could help the Earth.
Leaders with Francine Lacqua: Alexander Stubb, President of Finland
Francine Lacqua visits Finland, where the threat from neighboring Russia looms large; she speaks to President Alexander Stubb about Finnish resilience and how his country is preparing for an uncertain future.
LEADERS With Francine Lacqua Ray Dalio, Founder of Bridgewater Associates
Francine Lacqua meets Ray Dalio on OceanX in the port of Nice for the UN Ocean Conference. They speak about radical transparency, building and leaving one of the largest hedge funds and what's next.
LEADERS With Francine Lacqua How to Run Your Family's $1.6 Trillion Empire
Francine Lacqua talks with Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson about how to steer a $1.6 trillion business amid the rise of AI, shifting politics and booming private markets.
Sex-for-Work Claims in West Africa's Rubber Industry
A company majority-owned by billionaire Vincent Bolloré's Bolloré Group and Hubert Fabri is the subject of allegations of labor abuses at some of its African rubber plantations, including by female workers who say they were forced to engage in sex.
The Infinite Explorer With Hannah Fry South Korea
Hannah Fry visits South Korea to explore how it became a cultural and tech superpower; she trains with a Taekwondo black belt, learns kimchi secrets from a grandmaster and dives into pro gaming.