MIT Technology Review Narrated
Technology Podcasts
Welcome to MIT Technology Review Narrated, the home for the very best of our journalism in audio. Each week we will share one of our most ambitious stories, from print and online, narrated for us by real voice actors. Expect big themes,...
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United States
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Technology Podcasts
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Welcome to MIT Technology Review Narrated, the home for the very best of our journalism in audio. Each week we will share one of our most ambitious stories, from print and online, narrated for us by real voice actors. Expect big themes, thought-provoking topics, and sharp analysis, all backed by our trusted reporting.
Twitter:
@strongreporter
Language:
English
Contact:
4158158759
Episodes
Desalination plants in the Middle East are increasingly vulnerable
4/22/2026
Conflict and extreme weather could threaten large desalination plants that supply water to the region. This story was written by Casey Crownhart and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Duración:00:10:46
This company is developing gene therapies for muscle growth, erectile dysfunction, and “radical longevity”
4/15/2026
A small group of volunteers will receive multiple injections of an experimental treatments for various enhancements . This story was written by Jessica Hamzelou and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Duración:00:14:13
The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home
4/8/2026
People in Nigeria and India are strapping iPhones onto their heads and recording themselves doing chores. This story was written by Michelle Kim and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Duración:00:11:30
Can quantum computers now solve health care problems? We’ll soon find out.
4/1/2026
After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can be only one big winner—if there is a winner at all. This story was written by Michael Brooks and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Duración:00:13:09
How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world
3/25/2026
Niantic's AI spinout is training a new world model using 30 billion images of urban landmarks crowdsourced from players. This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Duración:00:10:46
How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade
3/18/2026
Fast, stealthy, and cheap—autonomous, semisubmersible drone boats carrying tons of cocaine could be international law enforcement’s nightmare scenario. A big one just came ashore. This story was written by Eduardo Echeverri López and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Duración:00:19:19
America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in.
3/11/2026
The Mars Sample Return mission got off to a promising start, hunting for potentially humanity-changing space rocks. How did it fall off the rails? This story was written by Robin George Andrews and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Duración:00:34:41
The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis
3/3/2026
A new wave of theft is rocking the luxury car industry—mixing high tech with old-school chop-shop techniques to snag vehicles while they’re in transport. This story was written by Craig Silverman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Duración:00:30:42
Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake.
2/24/2026
Allison Nixon had helped arrest dozens of members of the Com, a loose affiliation of online groups responsible for violence and hacking campaigns. Then she became a target. This story was written by Kim Zetter and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Duración:00:30:48
Stratospheric internet could finally start taking off this year
2/17/2026
High-altitude platforms could help connect over 2 billion people around the world who are still offline. This story was written by Tereza Pultarova and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Duración:00:14:35
How next-generation nuclear reactors break out of the 20th-century blueprint
2/11/2026
From molten salt to TRISO fuel, here’s how technological advancements could upend an old power technology. This story was written by Casey Crownhart and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Duración:00:09:43
This Nobel Prize–winning chemist dreams of making water from thin air
2/11/2026
Omar Yaghi thinks crystals with gaps that capture moisture could bring technology from “Dune” to the arid parts of Earth. This story was written by Alexander C. Kaufman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Duración:00:15:16
China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to deal with their aging batteries.
2/4/2026
As early electric cars age out, hundreds of thousands of used batteries are flooding the market, fueling a gray recycling economy even as Beijing and big manufacturers scramble to build a more orderly system. This story was written by Caiwei Chen and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Duración:00:10:16
This Nobel Prize–winning chemist dreams of making water from thin air
1/27/2026
Omar Yaghi thinks crystals with gaps that capture moisture could bring technology from “Dune” to the arid parts of Earth. This story was written by Alexander C. Kaufman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
Duración:00:15:16
Meet the new biologists treating LLMs like aliens
1/20/2026
By studying large language models as if they were living things instead of computer programs, scientists are discovering some of their secrets for the first time. This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
Duración:00:21:42
What’s next for AI in 2026
1/13/2026
Our AI writers make their big bets for the coming year—here are five hot trends to watch. This story was written by Rhiannon Williams, Will Douglas Heaven, Caiwei Chen, James O'Donnell, Michelle Kim and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
Duración:00:13:47
How one controversial startup hopes to cool the planet
1/5/2026
And why many scientists are freaked out about the first serious for-profit company moving into the solar geoengineering field. This story was written by James Temple and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
Duración:00:23:39
Why it’s so hard to bust the weather control conspiracy theory
12/30/2025
From effective rain-enhancing technology to a long, secretive history of trying to weaponize storms, there’s fertile ground for misinformation. This story was written by David Levitan and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
Duración:00:24:46
AI materials discovery now needs to move into the real world
12/23/2025
Startups flush with cash are building AI-assisted laboratories to find materials far faster and more cheaply, but are still waiting for their ChatGPT moment. This story was written by David Rotman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
Duración:00:26:49
How two brothers became go-to experts on America’s “mystery drone” invasion
12/16/2025
Two Long Island UFO hunters have been called upon by some domestic law enforcement to investigate unexplained phenomena. This story was written by Matthew Phelan and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
Duración:00:23:45