Science, Spoken
Science & Technology News
Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.
Location:
United States
Description:
Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.
Language:
English
Episodes
China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces
5/2/2024
China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:07:18
She Painted a Few Champagne Bottles. Then Came Meta’s Customer Support Hell
5/1/2024
A fashion influencer’s struggles to unblock her Instagram account highlight a long-standing problem with Meta’s lackluster customer service. Users and regulators say the company must step up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:11:32
Can’t Afford a House? Buy a Piece of One Instead
4/30/2024
In a chaotic housing market that has shut many buyers out, fractional home ownership and investing trends are taking off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:10:42
What’s the Safest Seat on an Airplane?
4/29/2024
The back of the plane is safest, according to common wisdom, but that’s not really true. Let us explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:07:23
We Finally Know Where Neuralink’s Brain Implant Trial Is Happening
4/26/2024
After months of secrecy, Neuralink revealed that the partner site for its brain implant study is the Barrow Neurological Institute. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:04:57
Doctors Combined a Heart Pump and Pig Kidney Transplant in Breakthrough Surgery
4/25/2024
In the first procedure of its kind, a 54-year-old New Jersey woman received a genetically engineered pig kidney and thymus after getting a heart pump. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:15
No, Dubai’s Floods Weren’t Caused By Cloud Seeding
4/24/2024
Heavy rain has triggered flash flooding in Dubai. But those pointing the finger at cloud seeding are misguided. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:05:09
Green Roofs Are Great. Blue-Green Roofs Are Even Better
4/23/2024
Amsterdam is experimenting with roofs that not only grow plants but capture water for a building’s residents. Welcome to the squeezable sponge city of tomorrow. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:01
Unruly Gut Fungi Can Make Your Covid Worse
4/22/2024
An infection can upset your microbiome, and if certain gut fungi run riot, this can kick the immune system into overdrive. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:47
The Rise of the Carbon Farmer
4/19/2024
Farmers around the world are reigniting the less intensive agricultural practices of yesteryear—to improve soil health, raise yields, and trap carbon in the atmosphere back down in the soil. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:12:07
US Infrastructure Is Broken. Here’s an $830 Million Plan to Fix It
4/18/2024
WIRED spoke with US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg about recent grants to fix ancient roads, bridges, and other critical infrastructure before it’s too late. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:24
The Next Frontier for Brain Implants Is Artificial Vision
4/17/2024
Elon Musk’s Neuralink and others are developing devices that could provide blind people with a crude sense of sight. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:11:01
The Paradox That's Supercharging Climate Change
4/16/2024
Humanity needs to burn less fossil fuels. But that means fewer aerosols to help cool the planet—and a potential acceleration of global warming. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:25
Can You Really Run on Top of a Train, Like in the Movies?
4/15/2024
To pull off this classic Hollywood stunt, you gotta know your physics! Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:07:50
Trump Loyalists Kill Vote on US Wiretap Program
4/12/2024
An attempt to reauthorize Section 702, the so-called crown jewel of US spy powers, failed for a third time in the House of Representatives after former president Donald Trump criticized the law. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:06:18
Mexico City’s Metro System Is Sinking Fast. Yours Could Be Next
4/11/2024
Subsidence is causing parts of Mexico City to sink, and it’s happening at an uneven rate. That’s bad news for its sprawling public transportation system. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:09:19
He Got a Pig Kidney Transplant. Now Doctors Need to Keep It Working
4/10/2024
Researchers think a combination of genetic edits and an experimental immunosuppressive drug could make the first pig kidney transplant a long-term success. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:07:29
Why the East Coast Earthquake Covered So Much Ground
4/9/2024
Friday morning's earthquake was felt from New York City all the way to Washington, DC. Blame ancient fault lines and bedrock for the jolt. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:06:25
Can You View a Round Solar Eclipse Through a Square Hole?
4/8/2024
Here’s a cool way to watch the eclipse—and learn about the weird physics of light while you’re at it. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:06:25
‘In 24 Hours, You’ll Have Your Pills:’ American Women Are Traveling to Mexico for Abortions
4/5/2024
Since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, more women have been crossing the border to Mexico for abortion medications and procedures. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:27