The Semiconductor Chip Shortage: How to Fix America's Biggest Problem

Resources for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUfobGJVszs&t=1s (The global chip shortage, explained | The Verge - YouTube) https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57996908 (GM to halt production at nearly all North America assembly plants due to new chip problem | Detroit Free Press) https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/012216/worlds-top-10-semiconductor-companies-tsmintc.asp (Top 10 Biggest Semiconductor Companies | Investopedia) https://www.npr.org/2021/04/28/991270369/taiwan-races-to-remedy-car-chip-shortage-but-no-end-in-sight-says-economy-minist (Taiwan Races To Remedy Car Chip Shortage But No End In Sight | NPR) https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-seeks-again-reassure-us-over-tackling-chip-shortage-2021-08-24/ (Taiwan seeks again to reassure U.S. over tackling chip shortage | Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/three-us-senators-urge-more-taiwanese-help-automotive-chip-shortage-letter-2021-08-19/ (Three U.S. senators urge more Taiwan help on auto chip shortage | Reuters) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP_g-as29x0 (Why the Global Chip Shortage Is Hard to Overcome | WSJ - YouTube) https://www.sustainalytics.com/esg-research/resource/investors-esg-blog/waste-not-want-not-water-use-in-the-semiconductor-industry (Waste Not, Want Not – Water Use in the Semiconductor Industry) http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2020/ph240/multani2/ (Water Scarcity and the Semiconductor Industry) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/semiconductor-chip-shortage-60-minutes-2021-08-29/ (Chip shortage highlights U.S. dependence on fragile supply chain | CBSnews) https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57996908 (Intel chief warns of two-year chip shortage | BBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/04/moodys-analytics-on-global-semiconductor-shortage-and-governments.html (Security concerns over chip shortage are pushing governments to act | CNBC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyN5LPHEQ_0 (Ford, Carter, and the Economic Malaise: Crash Course US History | Youtube) https://www.nrdc.org/e