Bloomberg Primer

Name: Bloomberg Primer
Released: 2025-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · News

"Bloomberg Primer" cuts through the complex jargon to reveal the business behind technologies poised to transform global markets; this six-part, planet-spanning series offers a comprehensive look at the "impossible" industries vying to shape our future.

2025 · 24m

EPISODE 1

How New Magnets Could Power the Future

Scientists are developing ever-more powerful magnets to enable clean energy sources like fusion. But China’s dominance of the supply chain for rare-earth magnets threatens their global availability.
EPISODE 2

Can Living Human Brain Cells Power AI?

In this episode of Bloomberg Primer, we explore the world of biocomputing–where scientists are laying the foundation for a field that may blur the lines between the biological and synthetic.
EPISODE 3

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.
EPISODE 4

Why Money Is Flowing Into Geoengineering

Is geoengineering a dangerous notion whose time has come? Scientists and entrepreneurs are testing radical ideas like solar radiation management and ocean fertilization - and finding funding for it.
EPISODE 5

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.
EPISODE 6

Is the Moon the Future of the Space Economy?

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.