Shera Avi-Yonah
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197 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 13 Aug
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I guess the other thing is.
And people say that's what they want, then it might lead them to have happier and more fulfilling careers.
Thank you so much.
The Intelligence from The Economist · Kicking and screaming: protests at World Cup · 11 Jun 2026
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The heavens have long fascinated and inspired humanity.
Shira Aviona is a business correspondent.
In the ancient world they set the stage for myth and divinity.
During the scientific revolution, they compelled us to reconsider the shape of the universe and our place in it.
By the afterglow of the space age, the cosmos had cemented itself as a frontier of exploration and innovation.
A testament to human curiosity.
Now the realms beyond Earth may come to embody an even more essential condition of the human experience.
Taxation.
Yes, as Benjamin Franklin once said, death and taxes, the only certainties.
Space as an industry is shifting rapidly from a government-run scientific endeavor to a huge private market.
So the World Economic Forum estimates that annual sales in the commercial space sector could hit 1.8 trillion by 2035.
And companies are no longer just launching satellites.
They're planning asteroid mining, off-planet tourism, and even private.
Space stations.
Right, so the legal regime that governs space activity in general was really not designed for this kind of large-scale commercial activity.
Right now, when anyone launches a vessel into space, it's registered with the flag of a certain country, and governments sometimes have launch fees and things like that.
But
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