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Migratory Birds Struggle and Adapt to a Challenging Future from 2022-02-04T17:00
Long-time naturalist and writer Scott Weidensaul has spent decades tracking migratory birds and studying their habits. But there's still a lot science doesn't know. In this episode of The Future of...
ListenWSJ Tech D.Live: Investing in a Data-Driven Future from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The WSJ's Jason Anders sits down with Ruth Porat, CFO of Alphabet and Google, to discuss Google's equity culture, collaborating with the military and understanding AI bias.
ListenWSJ Tech D.Live: The Chips That Power Our Devices from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The WSJ's Jason Anders sits down with Richard Clemmer of NXP Semiconductors and Renee J. James of Ampere to discuss life in the fast-paced semiconductor industry, the impact of U.S.-China relations...
ListenWSJ Tech D.Live: Are We There Yet? The Future of Driverless Cars from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The global race for autonomous vehicles is on-but roadblocks lie ahead. Waymo CEO John Krafcik tells WSJ's Jamie Heller about his company's plans to launch a commercial self-driving car service in ...
ListenE-Ternal: New Technology and the Quest to 'Live' Forever from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, we feature a short documentary by Wall Street Journal senior personal technology columnist Joanna Stern that explores how we can use technology to tell our stories long after we die.
ListenMaking a Home on the Moon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For the vast majority of humans, earth is our home. But that could soon change. Global efforts are underway to build sustainable habitats on the moon within the next decade or two. But beyond cover...
ListenTeacher's New Assistant: Artificial Intelligence from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Schools around the world are slowly adopting artificial intelligence to better tailor teaching to individual kids. One program maps a student's mastery of math; another assesses literacy and screen...
ListenMobile Voting's Future from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As the U.S. gets ready for an election during a pandemic, we report on in-person voting options and review the security threats inherent in mobile or blockchain assisted voting. In a previous versi...
ListenThe Blood of the Future Could be Made in a Lab from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The coronavirus pandemic led to blood-donation shortages across the world, outlining the fragility of the pipeline. That has brought fresh urgency to research that has been decades in the making bu...
ListenHow to Talk to Animals (and Know What They're Saying Back) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What if we could alert whales to stay away from oil spills? Or hear from dolphins directly when they want treats? Seamless conversation between animals and humans is still a far-off goal. But scien...
ListenGoogle AI Tries to Save the Whales from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the Pacific Northwest, an increase in shipping traffic is further threatening the orca population, which has already seen its numbers drop in the face of food shortages and climate change. One o...
ListenTraveling With Tech Made for the World's Fastest Sailboats from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The America's Cup, the world's oldest sailing competition, has a reputation for fostering innovation. In 2013, contestants began to use hydrofoils-underwater wings on the hull-to lift their boats o...
ListenTechnology Helps Train Police Officers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In recent weeks, protests have erupted in response to police violence against citizens - specifically communities of color - forcing departments to reconsider how officers do their jobs. Police for...
ListenThe Super Powers of Bats and the Fight to Stop Deadly Viruses from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The tiny, flying creatures carry all sorts of viruses but don't get sick. How do they do that? We meet the researchers who are mapping bat genomes and studying the animal's ability to fend off infl...
ListenHow Polio Research is Helping in the Hunt for a Vaccine from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Research on a vaccine for the new coronavirus is progressing swiftly because of the legacy of scientists working on past diseases. Some of society's most devastating viruses ended up improving the ...
ListenDead or Alive, Viruses are Everywhere, and Here to Stay from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Viruses are ubiquitous, found in every crevice on earth. Some, like SARS CoV 2, can end up killing their hosts. But researchers credit ancient viruses with helping us form long term memories. As p...
ListenCovid-19 and AI: Tracking a Virus, Finding a Treatment from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Artificial Intelligence can speed up research and improve accuracy. Those qualities are also key to suppressing the spread of Covid-19. With the globe clamoring for solutions to the pandemic, insti...
ListenChina is Ready for CBD. But Regulators Might Not Be. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The market for hemp-based CBD products is exploding. And China wants in on the potential profits. But CBD is highly regulated in China, and THC is illegal. Will China make room for this lucrative p...
ListenAI Hiring, Never Retiring: Working in the 21st Century from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The nature of work is evolving. Technology is already an integral part of most jobs, but new developments are changing the way we navigate the workplace. From hiring managers using artificial intel...
ListenFamily Secrets: DNA Tests and the Future of Family from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The clues to heredity hidden in our DNA have long been the purview of scientists. But in recent years, commercial DNA tests have made unlocking those secrets cheaper and easily accessible for milli...
ListenOn The Alert: The Next Generation Of Earthquake Early Warning Systems from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For the past few decades, governments in earthquake-prone regions have built up early warning systems. Now, private tech companies are getting into the earthquake business. (Reporters Daniela Herna...
ListenWSJ Tech Live: The State of Play from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The global videogame industry is worth an estimated $150 billion-and it's rapidly growing and evolving. As part of the WSJ Tech Live conference, columnist Jason Gay spoke with Andrew Wilson, chief ...
ListenWSJ Tech Live: Where AI Is Headed Next from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Artificial intelligence has been compared to electricity, meaning that it will soon be integral to the world as we know it. There's an arms race for global dominance in AI, especially between the U...
ListenWSJ Tech Live: The Next Big Thing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What will keep the engine of tech innovation running in an era of skeptical users and wary regulators? From driverless cars to outer-space colonies, two moonshot thinkers talk about their cutting-e...
ListenCustom Parts: The Future of Transplanted Organs from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Demand for donated organs far outstrips supply. But researchers are working to remedy the crisis using everything from gene-edited pigs to 3D-printed tissue.
ListenCustomized Kids: Are Designer Babies on the Way? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Advances in gene editing and DNA analysis are allowing parents unprecedented control over the traits their children will inherit. In this episode, we explore the science-and ethics-behind the movem...
ListenGet Ready for Gene-Edited Food from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Vegetables engineered with the gene-editing technology Crispr are moving closer to supermarket shelves. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has decided these genetically altered foods won't require ...
ListenCan Gene-Edited Mice Solve the Lyme Crisis? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Lyme disease is rampant on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. MIT scientists believe that releasing genetically altered mice on the islands could curb-and even wipe out-the disease. A close look at a...
ListenThe De-Extinction Movement Comes to Life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In labs around the world, scientists are using gene-editing technology to revive species that disappeared from the face of the Earth long, long ago. In this episode, we talk to the researchers work...
ListenHow Robots Will Feed Our On-Demand Culture from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For decades, we've dreamt of an all-purpose robot that can cater to our every need. Silicon Valley is trying to catch up with that vision. One company is starting with a task already consuming our ...
ListenMoonshot: How Apollo Launched the Digital Revolution from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Apollo program to go to the moon marks the only time humans have left our home planet to set foot on another world. The biggest effect of this voyage was transforming the civilization it left b...
ListenHow to Build an Island from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Self-assembly could be a boon for manufacturing in extreme and resource poor environments. Meet the scientist experimenting with the tech to develop adaptive materials and land masses.
ListenThe Future of Everything Festival: What's Next for Alexa? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The duo behind Alexa and Amazon's in-home devices explain what's coming in the next wave of voice technology and machine learning that will power connected homes, search and shopping.
ListenThe Future of Everything Festival: Building an Artificial Human from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As tech giants embrace voice-enabled AI assistants to power purchases, play songs and deliver the weather report, hear the latest on Mica, Magic Leap's AI-powered virtual human, who wants to help y...
ListenFrozen Frontiers: The Alien, Iron-Breathing Microbes of Blood Falls from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Scientists are looking to Earth's most extreme environments for clues about what alien lifeforms might look like. The data they gather could help future space explorers to understand the origins of...
ListenFrozen Frontiers: Meet the Robot Explorers Hunting for Alien Life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In Antarctica, robots are helping scientists explore how life evolves in extreme environments. Such missions are dress-rehearsals for future space exploration to the ice-covered moons of Jupiter an...
ListenInstant Message: How Amazon Changed Delivery from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, it's all about how we buy stuff and how that stuff gets to us. David, Joanna and Christopher bring on WSJ reporter Katie Bindley to talk about how to make sure you're getting the best de...
ListenThe Next Battlefield: Connected, Augmented and Urban from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Encore edition: The wars of the future will be fought in megacities around the world by soldiers connected - and possibly even augmented - by neural implants and AI. In this episode, we examine how...
ListenHow AI is Augmenting Therapy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Encore edition: Millions of people suffering from mental health issues are left untreated and undiagnosed. In this episode, we meet the psychologists and scientists studying how artificial intellig...
ListenIBM CEO Ginni Rometty on Reskilling Workers in the Age of AI from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Artificial intelligence will change all of our jobs, according to IBM's Chief Executive. But will the technology augment workers or replace them? Ms. Rometty spoke with WSJ Editor in Chief Matt Mur...
ListenMachine Love: Dating in the Digital Age from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Algorithms are the new matchmakers. Apps have turned dating into a game. And unlimited options have confounded digitally savvy singles. We spoke to the technologists and social scientists reshaping...
ListenThe Price of Climate: The Northern Farming Frontier from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Shifting weather patterns and rising temperatures are altering what crops farmers can plant. In the last of a three-part series on climate, we examine how advancements in AI and genetics could help...
ListenThe Price of Climate: Producing Heat-Resistant Beef from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As cattle farmers struggle with rising temperatures, scientists are scrambling to find solutions. In the second of a three-part series on climate, we meet a calf genetically engineered to withstand...
ListenThe Price of Climate: Is Commercial Fishing in Hot Water? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Demand for wild seafood is rising-but so is the cost of bringing it ashore. In the first of a three-part series on climate, we meet the fishermen and scientists grappling with warming waters, shift...
ListenLosing Our Wallets: The Rise of Mobile Payments from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Encore edition: Kenya and China have rapidly embraced mobile wallets. Why are Americans still reaching for cash and credit cards? We speak to the experts and explore a future where making a payment...
ListenWSJ Tech D.Live: The Connected Devices That Will Rule Our Homes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The WSJ's David Pierce sits down with David Limp, Amazon's Senior Vice President of Devices and Services, to discuss Alexa's next moves. Plus, an inside look at how Amazon chose its newest headquar...
ListenWSJ Tech D.Live: In the Driver's Seat at Uber from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive of the ridesharing giant, talks with the WSJ's Gerard Baker about expanding Uber's reach, fixing its work culture and setting the course for an initial public off...
ListenWSJ Tech D.Live: The Downside to Social Success from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Instagram Co-Founder Kevin Systrom sits down with Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief Matt Murray to discuss social media's evolution amid increased content scrutiny.
ListenAdapting Medicine for Outer Space from 2019-07-03T07:30
What happens when an injury occurs on a commercial space flight or manned mission to Mars? Meet the scientists and astronauts studying how to keep us safe where routine care is impossible-and the c...
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