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Special report on the world economy (audio)

Managing Editor Jonathan Tepperman interviews Eurasia Group analyst Damien Ma on China's political transition, economic slowdown, and social inequality.

* Aired: March 2008 * Running Time: 5:35 Draft 84 * Description: This short program discusses how countries might deal with the increasing occurrences of drought with climate change. It focuses on Panama and how the Panama Canal requires a large amount of water to function and how a local rainforest affects the water flow. * Rating; Good * 7-Revolutons Sections: Resources (water)

* Aired: May 2008 * Running time: 7:37 * Description: This program discusses how medical tourism is becoming more and more common and is a good example of outsourcing. * Rating: good * 7-Revolutions Sections: Economic Integration

* Aired: August 2008 * Running time: 4:51 * Description: This short program is about how population in European countries is dropping dramatically and discusses some of the related problems. * Rating: Very good (Good as link during lecture) * 7-Revolutions Sections: Population

* Aired: January 2009 * Running time: 5:27 * Description: Provides information about energy prices and ethanol. * Rating: Good. Used during a lecture on biofuels. * 7-Revolutions Section: Resources, Technology

* Aired: February 2009 * Running time: 24:00 * Description: Michael Pollan is Professor of Science and Environmental Journalism at University of California at Berkeley and author of several bestselling books such as The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. He discusses a new way of thinking about how we subsidize agriculture and suggests ways of changing food policies. * Rating: Excellent * 7-Revolutions Sections: Resources (food)

* Aired: January 2009 * Running time: 38:47 * Description: A Fresh Air interview with P.W. Singer, the author of the book, Wired For War. He discusses how some military tasks previously assigned to humans are now being handled by machines, the technology behind the machines, how soldiers are affected by using these machines as weapons, and the future of war. * Rating: Excellent * 7-Revolutions Section: Conflict, Technology

* Aired: March 2008 * Running time: 58:58 * Description: This is a very entertaining and informative program on research in biotechnology and bioengineering. It talks about present research and makes some interesting predictions about the future. * Rating: Excellent * 7-Revolutions Section: Technology

* Aired: May 2008 * Running time: 54:00 * Description: An episode of "This American Life" that tackles the housing crisis, subprime loans, and the turmoil on Wall Street. Why did banks make extremely large loans to people without jobs or income? * Rating: Excellent * 7-Revolutions Sections: Economic Integration, Governance