The Paris Climate Agreement says we need to reach “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050. That means for every new... more

Hydrogen has long been the great hope of the environmental movement. Hydrogen-powered cars; airplanes; even home heating. A single molecule... more

Heat kills more people in the United States than any other weather event, and scientists expect the earth to continue... more

The United States was once on track to be a world leader in nuclear power, building more than 100 plants... more

Americans drive more, drive further, and pay less for fuel than people in other developed countries. Partly for this reason,... more

In the past 50 years, solar energy has surpassed all expectations. Even early solar experts couldn’t predict how affordable and... more

We’re currently involved in one of the most ambitious projects we, as humans, have ever attempted: Rebuilding the world, pretty... more

In our final episode, Host Gary Marcus shares his hopes for and fears about an AI-driven future. On the one hand,... more

Some people use chatbots for therapy. Others have fallen in love with them. And some people argue that AI systems... more

The emergence of generative AI threatens to automate millions of jobs, potentially ushering in a new and unprecedented wave of... more