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?

Exploring the world of biocomputing; 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

Scientists and entrepreneurs are testing radical ideas like solar radiation management and ocean fertilisation. They are finding funding for them.
EPISODE 5

How Flying Cars Became a Billion-Dollar Bet

Flying cars have 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 commercialise the moon. These efforts could unlock a new, deep-space economy, but to return and stay will require the highest levels of innovation.