![The Economist: Babbage show](https://d3dthqtvwic6y7.cloudfront.net/podcast-covers/000/034/980/small/the-economist-babbage.jpg)
Summary: Paul Markillie buckles up for a future of 48-volt hybrid cars. Matt Kaplan examines whether self-control is really a finite resource. And Luke Dittrich, the author of a new book, explains how a lobotomy gone wrong paved the way for the science of memory. Tom Standage hosts