How the Sun Won (The Solar Era, Part 1)
In the past 20 years, the price of solar panels has fallen by more than 97 percent. This extraordinary decline is good news for the world – and it’s transforming the way energy is produced and consume...
21 Nov 202444min
Drugs in Space
Paul Reichert is a research scientist at Merck, working on improvements to how we administer drugs to patients. Paul's problem is this: How can you run experiments in space to learn how to make better...
14 Nov 202431min
The World Is Getting Better (Really)
Hannah Ritchie is a data scientist and the deputy editor of Our World in Data. She is also the author of Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet. Han...
7 Nov 202444min
Rabies: When Monsters are Real…from Incubation
Why has rabies invaded our nightmares for centuries? Author and veterinarian Monica Murphy tells us about the cultural history of rabies (which involves vampires and werewolves!) and how our long nigh...
31 Okt 202428min
Using Gene Therapy to Help the Blind See
After decades of research, gene therapy is starting to work. Shannon Boye is a professor of cellular and molecular therapeutics at the University of Florida. She is also the co-founder and chief scien...
17 Okt 202436min
Bringing Back Mammoths and Dodos*
*Or at least, sort of bringing back mammoths and dodos.Beth Shapiro is the chief scientific officer at Colossal Biosciences and the author of How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction. Beth...
10 Okt 202440min
What Elevators Teach Us About Technology, Design, and Human Behavior
The elevator made the modern city possible: No elevators, no skyscrapers. Today, people are working on entirely new kinds of elevators that can go higher and faster than ever. On today’s show, we talk...
3 Okt 202436min
Can the Plant Microbiome Revolutionize Farming?
The invention of synthetic fertilizer was one of the key breakthroughs of the 20th century. It’s the reason we can grow enough food to feed billions of people. It’s also super energy intensive. Karste...
26 Sep 202438min
