How Reverse Osmosis Will Save the World

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Can we save the future of the human race with some thin membranes riddled with ultra-tiny holes? Science says yes! Thanks to reverse osmosis filtration, we can turn saltwater to fresh and finally say, Water, water everywhere so let’s all have a drink!

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.6	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know, a production of I Heart Radio.
0:41.4	Hey and welcome to the podcast.
0:43.0	I'm Josh and there's Chuck and Jerry's over there somewhere on the other side of the membrane
0:49.8	because she's insane in the membrane.
0:53.2	And this is Stuff You Should Know.
0:56.8	I think it's pretty funny that I used to love Cypress Hill.
1:01.0	Oh, I downloaded their album again the other day and it's still holds up.
1:07.9	Insane, got no brain.
1:10.3	I love that guy.
1:11.9	I don't remember his name.
1:13.1	Actually, now I think about it.
1:14.1	I don't remember the other dudes name either.
1:15.7	I just remember their DJ was DJ Mugs, right?
1:19.1	That sounds about right.
1:20.3	Yeah.
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