Why we find it so hard to save our own planet, and how we might change that.
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Silicon Valley wants to shape our future, but why should we let it? Every Thursday, Paris Marx is joined by a new guest to critically examine the tech industry, its big promises, and the people behind them. Tech Won’t Save Us challenges the notion that tech alone can drive our world forward by showing that separating tech from politics has consequences for us all, especially the most vulnerable. It’s not your usual tech podcast.
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From the construction of virtual realities to the internet of things to the watches on our wrists—technology's influence is everywhere. Its role in our lives is evolving fast, and we're faced with riveting questions and tough challenges that sit at the intersection of technology and humanity. Listen in every Friday, with host, journalist Sherrell Dorsey, as TED speakers explore the way tech shapes how we think about society, science, design, business, and more. Follow Sherrell on Instagram @ ...
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A podcast about technology and political economy /// Agitprop against innovation and capital /// Hosted by Jathan Sadowski and Edward Ongweso Jr., Produced by Jereme Brown /// Hello friends and enemies Listen anywhere that fine podcasts are distributed. Subscribe at patreon.com/thismachinekills to get premium episodes every week.
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Explore how the latest technologies are shaping our world, from groundbreaking discoveries to transformative sustainability efforts. The NVIDIA AI Podcast shines a light on the stories and solutions behind the most innovative changes, helping to inspire and educate listeners. More information: https://ai-podcast.nvidia.com/
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Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.
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Once a week, Michael Liebreich and Bryony Worthington have a conversation with a leader in clean energy, mobility, climate finance or sustainable development. Informative, inspiring and fun!
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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.
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Which companies are on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence? What’s the next major breakthrough in healthcare? How do iconic brands reinvent themselves to appeal to the next generation? Most Innovative Companies is where tech, business, and innovation convene. Join hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen as they bring you the latest innovations transforming business and society—and highlights the companies that are reshaping industries and culture.
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Join Cody Simms each week as he engages with experts across disciplines to explore innovations driving the transition of energy and industry. Inevitable is an MCJ podcast. This show was formerly known as 'My Climate Journey.'
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Candid conversations with the leaders shaping a more sustainable future. Hosted by Chad Reed, Gil Jenkins, Hilary Langer, and Guy Van Syckle. Produced by HASI, a U.S.-based sustainable infrastructure investor.
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Climate companies are winning. Trillions in capital are shifting to solutions that cut carbon, grow profits, and redefine modern life. At the center are CEOs, founders, and operators turning climate innovation into market momentum. Hosted by climate-tech founder and author Josh Dorfman, Supercool goes inside their strategies, execution, and business models to reveal how value is created in the race to decarbonize—and how the future is being built.
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Stay on the cutting edge of technology with in-depth discussions and the latest news. From emerging trends to industry secrets, Tech Pulse brings you the heartbeat of the tech world.
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The future of energy, transport, sustainability and more, as told by BNEF analysts. Each week, Dana Perkins and Tom Rowlands-Rees sit down with BloombergNEF (BNEF) analysts to uncover the key findings and stories behind their latest research.
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Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.
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Welcome to the Healthy Spaces podcast, where we explore how climate technology and innovation are transforming the spaces where we live, work, learn, and play. This season, we’ll explore how technology and AI can drive business growth, and help the planet breathe a little bit easier.
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Zero is about the tactics and technologies taking us to a world of zero emissions. Each week Bloomberg’s award-winning reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people tackling climate change – a venture capitalist hunting for the best cleantech investment, scientists starting companies, politicians who have successfully created climate laws, and CEOs who have completely transformed their businesses. The road to zero emissions has many paths and everyone’s got an opinion about the best route. Liste ...
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Climate with Kiana is an interview podcast exploring climate solutions through a framework of joy and justice. This show invites you to reflect and take action, while enjoying conversations with passionate people who are working towards just and sustainable possibilities in our changing world.
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The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature's journalists and editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit working to reduce global catastrophic and existential risk from powerful technologies. In particular, FLI focuses on risks from artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, nuclear weapons and climate change. The Institute's work is made up of three main strands: grantmaking for risk reduction, educational outreach, and advocacy within the United Nations, US government and European Union institutions. FLI has become one of the world's leading ...
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Disrupting Japan gives you candid, in-depth insights from the startup founders, VCs, and leaders who are reshaping Japan.
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Climate+ is a global, interview-driven podcast that educates and inspires everyone from the climate-curious to the climate-committed, who seek both purpose and prosperity in addressing the unprecedented, interconnected, and planet-wide challenges we face. podscan_18M1k6PXYOnCG5xn97pyFawojlBnOH5e
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The energy transition, decoded. Every week, three industry veterans explore the tech breakthroughs, market shakeups, and policy shifts that are driving the biggest industrial transformation in history.
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Our monthly podcast tells the stories of founders who are building our clean energy abundant future—their upbringings, their risks, their failures, and their breakthroughs that are transforming our world. Subscribe on Spotify or Apple to stay up to date with the latest episodes.
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The editorial team from The Land and Climate Review interview thinkers and policymakers in the world of economics, land-use and climate policy. Find more on our site at www.landclimate.org
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Expert analysis, insights and opinion on the national security challenges facing Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Euro Tech brings you inside Europe’s most exciting startup stories — from bold founders to visionary investors shaping the continent’s innovation future. Each week, we dive into the latest tech news, uncover the strategies behind Europe’s breakout ventures, and spotlight the ecosystems redefining finance, climate, health, and AI. Whether you’re an investor looking for the next big opportunity or a startup enthusiast tracking the rise of Europe’s tech scene, Euro Tech delivers deep insights, ...
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Get the Scoop on the latest CDR policy developments with Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart. Punchy, unfiltered, to the point discussions on all hot developments in the sector. Listen in to go several levels deeper and beyond the analysis that you won't find anywhere else. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Unlimited Energy, Florida Real Estate, Climate, Weight Loss, Great New Era, Fascinating Topics, Social Media, Christ, Faith, Prophet Elijah, AI Judges, Science, Tech, Business, Economy, Trade, Freedom, Speech, Storytelling, Society Culture, Humor, Health, Education, Nature, Global Warming, US, Global Affairs.
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Climate Changers features interviews with remarkable entrepreneurs, scientists, activists, educators and other leaders who are taking initiative as we face a growing climate crisis. Climate Changers is for people who are tired of feeling helpless and want to hear real stories from thoughtful and effective leaders who are on the front lines of building the products and coalitions that will create change The future is worth fighting for, so join me in this weekly celebration of the heroes who ...
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Welcome to Curiosity Weekly from Discovery, hosted by Dr. Samantha Yammine. Once a week, we’ll bring you the latest and greatest in scientific discoveries and break down the details so that you don’t need a PhD to understand it. From neuroscience to climate tech to AI and genetics, no subject is off-limits. Join Sam as she interviews expert guests and investigates the research guiding some of the most exciting scientific breakthroughs affecting our world today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com ...
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There is so much to be angry about, if you are a clean energy guy. Every day, so many things that happen around the world make me angry when I look at them with lenses colored by the climate change chaos unfolding everywhere around us. And I am especially angry because I know we can solve the climate change crisis if we were only trying.Each week, I will share with you a few topics that struck me and that I was very angry about – and this will generally have to do with climate change, solar ...
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Comedian and professional worrier Jon Richardson doesn’t sleep much at night. The questions he is asking himself in the small, dark hours see to that. Are we going to run out of food? Is it already too late to stop climate change? Should I start learning Mandarin? Are killer death robots from the future already among us? Will my kids grow up to see a real tiger or giraffe? Why hasn’t anyone yet made an intelligent hairbrush? Oh they have? As you were… Playing on his own paranoia Jon will dis ...
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Investor Shayle Kann is asking big questions about how to decarbonize the planet: How cheap can clean energy get? Will artificial intelligence speed up climate solutions? Where is the smart money going into climate technologies? Every week on Catalyst, Shayle explains the world of climate tech with prominent experts, investors, researchers, and executives. Produced by Latitude Media.
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mySociety is a charity and we make tech that helps you change the world for the better. Tune in to learn the latest on our work in Democracy, Transparency, Community and Climate.
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Enough with the "problem porn." We all know the climate crisis is a big deal. This podcast is entirely about solutions and the people who are building them. Entrepreneurs are inventing miracles; the business world is shifting; individuals are overhauling their lives; an entirely new economy is being born. Don't be the last one in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The FWDstart Podcast is a weekly show at the intersection of venture capital, startups, and strategic industries shaping the MENA region. Each episode features candid conversations with founders, investors, and operators behind the region’s most ambitious companies, from frontier AI and fintech infrastructure to climate tech, construction, energy, and space.
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The podcast is a journey into the multifaceted world of climate business and finance trends in Asia. Featuring experienced experts and hosted by author, analyst, and investor Joseph Jacobelli, the non-profit podcast, delves into the latest trends and challenges, empowering listeners to navigate Asia’s ever-evolving sustainability and decarbonisation landscape.
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Lee Krevat, CEO of Krevat Energy Innovations, sits down with leaders in the fight to mitigate climate change to discuss what they do, what drives them, and their visions for the future!
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How do we solve the world's biggest challenges? From climate change to inequality; the rise of big tech and rapid changes in how we live and work. Radio Davos talks to the people who have the ideas, the passion and the power to make change happen in a way that benefits all of us.
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Join host Alex Roth for conversations with the most insightful investors, innovators, and experts at the frontier of climate and finance. If you’re working to fight climate change, you know finance has become an essential tool. If you’re a finance professional, you know that an understanding of climate risk and the energy transition is becoming indispensable. The connection between climate and finance will only strengthen as we redeploy trillions in capital to keep Earth habitable.
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waterloop is a nonprofit news outlet exploring solutions for sustainability and equity in water. Hosted by journalist Travis Loop, the podcast features stories from across the U.S. about water infrastructure, conservation, innovation, technology, policy, PFAS, climate resilience, and more.
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Energy Insights, by Energy Tracker Asia, covers the latest topics on the energy transition and gets into conversation with a wide range of experts and thought leaders on themes that include energy, fossil fuels, climate finance, climate policy, decarbonisation and development. Join our host each month to dive deep into the latest opportunities, challenges and solutions in the climate and energy space.
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Green IO with Gaël Duez explores how to reduce the environmental impact of our digital world. Twice a month, on a Tuesdays guests from across the globe share insights, tools, and alternative approaches, enabling all responsible technologists, within the Tech sector and beyond, to build a greener digital world, one byte at a time.
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Our planet is warming at an unsustainable rate. This climate crisis is being caused by humans and it will take human ingenuity to stop or reverse it... Hardware to Save a Planet explores the technical innovations that are giving us hope in the fight against climate change. Each episode focuses on a specific climate challenge and explores an emerging physical technology solution, with the person bringing it into reality. Hosted by Dylan Garrett, President at Synapse.
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Green New Perspective is a podcast exploring technologies shaping the future. With 35,000+ monthly listeners and 140,000+ YouTube views, it features industry leaders sharing breakthrough advancements, growth strategies, and insights driving global change. The Green New Perspective podcast is sponsored by New Perspective, a growth-focused digital marketing agency with over 20 years of experience helping innovative B2B tech companies scale. If you or your organization is looking to grow, visit ...
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EP-486 : European Deep Tech Spinouts 🚀, Climate Tech Optimism 🌍, Ai Dictation Innovations ✍️
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2:48welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for wednesday, december 31st! today, we're covering key developments in technology: european deep tech spinouts: nearly 80 university spinouts achieve significant milestones, boosting the startup ecosystem to a valuation of $398 billion, with notable companies like iceye and iqm. climate tech investment trends: r…
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EP-496 : Ces 2026 Insights: Ai Innovations, Nvidia’s Rubin Architecture, & Ford’s Automotive Assistant 🚗🤖💡
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2:42welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for saturday, january 10th! today's episode dives into the highlights from ces 2026 in las vegas: nvidia's rubin computing architecture: unveiled as the new standard for an ai-driven future, alongside an open-source ai platform for autonomous vehicles. amd's ryzen ai 400 series: enhancing ai capabilities in perso…
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Feed Drop: The S2G Podcast: The Future of Protein Through a Cross-Sector Lens
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43:06Here’s a bonus episode for you to kick off 2026. Back in episode 97, we interviewed Kate Danaher of S2G Investments about investing in the ocean economy. S2G are actually investors in a few of the companies we’ve had on Everybody in the Pool, including Matter, Moleaer, and Sofar Ocean. So this week, we’re featuring one of their interviews as they p…
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Last September, power cuts and water shortages triggered civil unrest in Madagascar, leading to the dissolution of its government. In recent months, Iran’s water crisis has led to public demonstrations and even a warning from President Masoud Pezeshkian that Tehran could be evacuated. Protests over access to food and water are intensifying globally…
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This is an episode with a lot of firsts: the first show of the year, the first full show on video, and the first with our new co-host, Caroline Golin. In 2026, we’re launching a new chapter for Open Circuit as we sharpen our focus on the physical constraints shaping the energy transition — exploding power demand, grids that can’t keep up, tech comp…
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Where Venezuela’s Oil Fits in the Global Market: React
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11:09What the recent US action in Venezuela means for global oil markets is still an open question. While the prospect of additional oil is drawing interest, high production costs, infrastructure constraints and political risk complicate any near-term jump in Venezuela’s oil output. As markets weigh the scale and speed of a potential comeback, how much …
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Weighing the Good and Bad of Weight-Loss Drugs
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22:18Drugs known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, colloquially called GLP-1 medications, have gone from relatively obscure diabetes treatments to blockbuster weight-loss medications. But is the hype backed up by science? In this episode, freelance science journalist Bethany Brookshire joins host Kendra Pierre-Louis to talk about how these d…
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EP-495 : Ces 2026 Highlights: Nvidia’s Ai Breakthroughs 🤖, Amd’s Ryzen Innovations 🔧, & Cyera’s Valuation Boom 💵
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3:06welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for friday, january 9! join us as we dive into the latest innovations and stories from ces 2026: nvidia's breakthrough unveilings: ceo jensen huang introduces the rubin architecture and open-source alpamayo ai models for autonomous vehicles, reinforcing nvidia's dominance in ai technology. amd's latest processors…
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Offshore Wind and Ocean Biodiversity with Rennie Meyers
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49:16In this episode, we hear from Rennie Meyers, Global Policy Lead at Ørsted, about her work in offshore wind, ocean policy, and biodiversity. Ørsted is a Danish energy company and the world’s leading & largest offshore wind developer. In our conversation, we discuss Rennie’s journey into working in sustainability, offshore wind infrastructure, Ørsted…
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Want to make change? Let young people tell their stories | Anshul Tewari
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15:12As a teenager, social entrepreneur Anshul Tewari didn’t see young voices represented in the conversations that mattered. His solution? A simple blog that has since transformed into Youth Ki Awaaz (Voice of the Youth): India’s largest citizen media platform, where more than 200,000 young people write about underrepresented issues every month. From s…
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Will Prediction Markets Be Bigger Than the Stock Market?
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1:19:45On today’s episode, cohosts Kristin Toussaint and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including the aftermath of Nicolás Maduro’s capture, the latest on the Warner Bros. Discovery deal, and the new Nvidia chip. Next, Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan talks with journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin about his new …
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Ep76 2025 Wrap: The Forces Reshaping Asia’s Energy Transition
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22:20Comments/ideas: [email protected] This special year‑end episode of Asia Climate Finance unpacks the three defining themes that shaped the energy transition in 2025. Joseph Jacobelli explores the ratchet effect driving unstoppable momentum, Asia’s emergence as a global rule shaper, and the rise of blended finance models unlocking capital…
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The Geothermal Breakthrough: Heating Homes Smarter, Cheaper, and Cleaner with Dan Yates
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43:08Globally, we burn as much fossil fuel heating homes as we do driving cars, yet home heating rarely gets climate attention, even though it drives massive energy use, grid strain, and raises household costs. In this episode of Hardware to Save a Planet, host Dylan Garrett speaks with Dan Yates, CEO and Chairman of Dandelion Energy, about why geotherm…
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This week on Everybody in the Pool, we’re starting the year with an audacious question: what if we reinvented one of the most basic materials in the world? Decarbonizing the built environment means tackling the stuff we use everywhere — wood, concrete, and steel — at the same time we’re trying to build millions of new homes, strengthen supply chain…
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Dr. Mani Vadari, President, Modern Grid Solutions - Episode 164
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38:02Dr. Mani Vadari, President, Modern Grid Solutions, is an IEEE Life Fellow and electric industry visionary delivering next gen solutions for 35+ years. He teaches future students @ multiple universities and published two popular books on the future grid.By Lee Krevat
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Progress Amid Fragmentation: Energy Transition to 2030
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15:32The push toward a lower-carbon global economy ran into strong headwinds last year, and 2026 offers little sense of a clean reset. Political uncertainty, uneven policy support and slower progress in some markets continue to complicate the outlook for climate-focused investors and companies. Yet beneath the noise, the energy transition is still advan…
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For “deep tech” or industrial tech investors, a captivating idea on paper doesn’t always translate into a sustainable or viable business. Even a remarkable technological breakthrough isn’t guaranteed to survive the long sales cycles of the industrial world. So which companies are worth the investment? Ian Rountree, founder and partner at the ventur…
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European Defence Tech to the rescue? Also: Monzo, N26, Lovable, Exein and Neural Concept
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38:57As 2025 closed, Europe is racing toward tech sovereignty. We cover the shift from US military dependency to a $1.5B European defence tech surge, plus the week’s biggest headlines in fintech and AI. Top Takeaways: Defense Revolution: How startups like Quantum-Systems & Helsing are redefining the modern battlefield. Fintech Milestones: Monzo lands a …
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We All Suffer from OpenAI’s Pursuit of Scale w/ Karen Hao [Replay]
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54:06Paris Marx is joined by Karen Hao to discuss how Sam Altman’s goal of scale at all costs has spawned a new empire founded on exploitation of people and the environment, resulting in not only the loss of valuable research into more inventive AI systems, but also exacerbated data privacy issues, intellectual property erosion, and the perpetuation of …
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America the bully becomes the supreme petrostate
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39:33President Donald Trump wants US companies to rebuild Venezuela's oil fields after the capture of Nicolas Maduro. This week on Zero, US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins Akshat Rathi to discuss why the US is acting like a petro bully, how countries can resist an increasingly aggressive Trump administration and why Democrats are making a mistake by sh…
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Ep. 25: Climate threats to the $4 trillion muni bond market, with Tom Doe, founder and former long-time CEO of Municipal Market Analytics
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48:15For decades, municipal bonds have made up a vital asset class for savers, retirees, and institutional investors. In the United States, that market is worth more than $4 trillion. At the same time, the revenue from issuing muni bonds pays for nearly 70% of the country’s infrastructure—everything from roads and bridges to water purification and sewag…
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Trump, Venezuela & The Future Of Clean Energy | Ep239: Michael Liebreich & Bryony Worthington
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1:08:27Is the link between oil and geopolitics starting to diminish? Has climate consensus fractured just as clean energy hits escape velocity? And are batteries, not barrels, becoming the true source of power and security? In the first episode of Season 17 of Cleaning Up, Michael Liebreich and Bryony Worthington unpack a turbulent start to 2026. From sho…
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A mysterious ancient fingerprint and a lemon-shaped planet — the stories you’ve missed
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16:3200:54 Turning an undersea cable into a seismic detector Researchers have shown that they can piggyback a signal on a 4,400-kilometer-long telecom cable that runs from California to Hawaii, allowing it to act like 44,000 separate seismic-activity detectors. Their method takes advantage of impurities found in glass fibre-optic cables, which reflect l…
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The Angry Clean Energy Guy on data centers in space: the good, the bad and the ugly - and why they are inevitable by 2030By Assaad W. Razzouk
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How to Avoid Two AI Catastrophes: Domination and Chaos (with Nora Ammann)
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1:20:01Nora Ammann is a technical specialist at the Advanced Research and Invention Agency in the UK. She joins the podcast to discuss how to steer a slow AI takeoff toward resilient and cooperative futures. We examine risks of rogue AI and runaway competition, and how scalable oversight, formal guarantees and secure code could support AI-enabled R&D and …
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America’s Children Face a New Era of Health Risk
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14:36Recent federal public health changes could affect children’s health, from vaccine access to essential medical care. In this episode, senior editor Dan Vergano breaks down what shifting national guidelines may mean for kids, why pediatric care is especially vulnerable and how states and medical experts are responding to protect families. Learn how t…
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Mass Timber For The Masses: How Sterling Mainstreamed CLT
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49:41Mass Timber is growing fast—expanding from a handful of commercial wood buildings in the U.S. just over a decade ago to more than 2,000 today, with 24,000 projected by 2034. Once considered niche, mass timber is moving mainstream—competing on price, speed, and domestic supply chains, not sustainability alone. Sterling Structural is leading that shi…
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Financing Climate and Nature Together: AIIB’s Climate Strategy in Brazil and Beyond
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49:29In this episode of Climate Rising, Erik Berglöf, Chief Economist at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), shares how this relatively young multilateral development bank is helping emerging economies finance climate and nature-based solutions. Erik discusses AIIB’s approach toclimate policy—including infrastructure decarbonization, green …
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It’s a new year which means many of us are focusing on resolutions designed to take better care of our bodies as we age. But, even those conducting research on healthy aging find it a complicated concept to define. To help navigate the topic, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Paul Robbins, a professor and co-director of the Masonic Institute on…
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439. Do Socialists Dream of Electric Institutions, Part 2 (ft. Aaron Benanav)
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1:43:27We’re joined yet again by Aaron Benanav to chat about his essays Beyond Capitalism. In this episode we discuss what it means to lay out concrete models for an alternative world—ones that are not overstructured as blueprints, but also not insubstantial as visions. We then detail the political economic foundations and institutional framework for buil…
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EP-492 : Ai Evolution and Human Empowerment 🤖✨, Nvidia’s Rubin Chip Revolution 🚀, Robotics Breakthroughs with Boston Dynamics 🤖
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2:31welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for tuesday, january 6th! dive into today's top tech stories: microsoft's vision for ai: ceo satya nadella emphasizes the need to reposition ai as "bicycles for the mind," focusing on its potential to enhance human capability rather than replace jobs. nvidia's rubin chip architecture: introduced at ces 2026, this…
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The Missing Piece Holding Back Advanced Nuclear with Standard Nuclear
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43:51Kurt Terrani is CEO of Standard Nuclear, a company focused on a part of nuclear energy that gets far less attention than reactor designs but can become the true bottleneck: fuel. In this episode, Kurt provides a nuclear fuels 101, walking through the front end of the fuel cycle from uranium processing and enrichment to fabrication. He explains in p…
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How one controversial startup hopes to cool the planet
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23:39And 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.By MIT Technology Review
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Circular Economy Opportunity: Recycling Solar & Wind Materials
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10:01Solar panels and wind turbines are often criticised for creating a future waste problem. But the reality is very different. In this episode of Energy Insights, host Stephen explores why renewables are among the most recyclable energy technologies in the world. With up to 95% of solar and wind materials already recoverable, clean energy is moving to…
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What everyone gets wrong about branding in Japan
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48:13Japan market entry is hard.Consumer tastes are different, business culture is different, and market needs can be radically different from those anywhere else. Entering the Japanese market is a challenge for even the strongest and best positioned brands.Today we sit down with Ernie Higa, the man behind two incredibly successful market entries, Domin…
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What happens when laws designed to protect water fail — and what legal action does it take to set things right? For decades, the health of the Chesapeake Bay has struggled because of three major pollution sources: stormwater, wastewater, and agriculture. These pressures send nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment into streams and rivers that flow into …
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How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick
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16:56Why do most New Year’s resolutions fail? And how can science help us stick to them? Behavioral economist Katy Milkman joins Science Quickly to explain the “fresh start effect,” the motivational boost we get from temporal milestones such as the arrival of a new year, birthdays or even Mondays. She shares how to build habits that last and reveals why…
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EP-491 : West Co.’s Tangle Tackles Mindfulness 🌱, Doordash Fraud Exposed 🤖, Grok’s Deepfake Controversy 🔍
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2:35welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for monday, january 5! here's what we covered today: west co. launched by tech visionaries: twitter co-founder biz stone and pinterest co-founder evan sharp unveil their new startup, securing $29 million in funding for their invite-only social app, tangle, designed to help users set daily intentions. doordash del…
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Nafez Dakkak (Anara Capital) on Why AI Tutors Will Fail, Is MENA EdTech's "Sleeping Giant" & Solving the Arabic Literacy Crisis
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56:39Nafez Dakkak is the Founding Partner of Anara Capital, a $50 million impact fund investing in early-stage startups across learning, climate, and wellbeing in the MENA region. Designed to be intentional and scalable, the fund backs founders solving critical infrastructure challenges across the Levant, GCC and North Africa. Before launching Anara, Na…
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Are there any quick fixes to the climate crisis?
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26:28People often ask whether there are any quick fixes to the climate crisis — easy wins that could cut emissions without waiting decades. This week, The Climate Question does something a little different. Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar stage an imaginary cabinet meeting, with three “ministers” competing to deliver the biggest climate impact in jus…
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EP-490 : Billionaires Cash Out 💸, California’s Data Privacy Revolution 🔒, Crypto Controversy: Lichtenstein’s Release 🚀
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2:35welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for sunday, january 4th! here’s what we’re covering today: tech billionaire sell-off: over $16 billion cashed out by tech moguls in 2025, led by jeff bezos with $5.7 billion. notable sales by safra catz, michael dell, and jensen huang amidst a stock market rally. california's delete act: new legislation allows re…
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EP-489 : Tesla’s Sales Dwindle Amid Competition ⚡, India’s Ai Oversight 🔍, Nvidia’s Expansive Investments 💡
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3:01welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for saturday, january 3rd! join us as we explore today's significant tech developments: tesla's declining sales: a 9% drop in annual sales for 2025, with 1.63 million vehicles delivered, attributed to the loss of federal tax credits and rising competition from chinese automakers. regulatory scrutiny in india: elo…
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Hydrogen Powered Data Centers with Yuval Bachar
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16:17In this episode, tech visionary and ECL CEO Yuval Bachar joins the conversation to unveil how hydrogen is solving the massive power and sustainability crisis currently facing the AI industry. Drawing on his leadership experience at Microsoft and Facebook, Bachar explains how ECL is moving beyond the traditional electrical grid to deploy modular, of…
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ENCORE: Algorithmic Social Media Is Driving New Slang
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26:53From viral slang such as “skibidi” to the rise of so-called brain rot, linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic, aka the “Etymology Nerd,” and associate editor Allison Parshall, who covers the mind and brain, unpack how social media and algorithms are reshaping the way we communicate. This episode first aired in September. Recommended Reading The …
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EP-488 : European Banks Face Ai Job Cuts 🚫, Openai’s Audio Leap 🔊, Apple Watch Series Updates ⌚️
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2:54welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for friday, january 2nd! today, we explore the evolving landscape of technology and finance: job cuts in european banking: analysis reveals potential loss of over 200,000 jobs by 2030 due to ai and remote operations, impacting 10% of the workforce across major banks. openai's audio innovations: the shift toward a…
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Weather forecasting drives billions of economic decisions — from grid operations to evacuation planning. Better forecasting could improve supply chain planning, disaster warnings, and renewable integration. The industry has decades of satellite observations and ground measurements, making it ripe for AI-driven advancements. And it’s already happeni…
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Abundance or adequacy? The search for better climate futures
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39:55Kim Stanley Robinson’s life project has been imagining utopias. He’s a science-fiction writer best known in climate circles for writing Ministry For The Future, which depicts a future in which the world gets to grips with climate change following an extreme heat event that kills millions. Robinson joins Akshat Rathi this week on Zero to discuss how…
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What happens in your brain when you pay attention? w/ Dr. Sasha Hamdani | from TED Health
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35:18Attention isn't just about what we focus on -- it's also about what our brains filter out. By investigating patterns in the brain as people try to focus, computational neuroscientist Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar hopes to build computer models that can be used to treat ADHD and help those who have lost the ability to communicate. Hear more about this ex…
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