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Science, Spoken
Hosted by WIRED · EN
Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.
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Introducing WIRED's Gadget Lab!
Sep 4, 202400:00:43Tap to summarizeAlthough we paused on publishing narrated versions of WIRED articles in this feed, you will still hear the latest in tech from the WIRED team.On WIRED's Gadget Lab, you'll find hosts Lauren Goode and Michael Calore tackling the biggest questions in the world of tech with knowledgeable WIRED reporters.You can expect the best of WIRED's breaking news and tech analysis right here in this feed.Listen to WIRED's Gadget Lab: https://listen.wired.com/YDai_aaZ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transcribe →Introducing WIRED Politics Lab!
Sep 4, 202400:00:36Tap to summarizeAlthough we paused on publishing narrated versions of WIRED articles in this feed, you will still hear the latest in tech and politics from the WIRED team.Join host Leah Feiger and a rotation of guests as they guide you through the exciting, challenging, and sometimes entertaining vortex of internet extremism, conspiracies, and disinformation on WIRED Politics Lab.You can find the information needed to lift the fog of disinformation we find ourselves in everyday right on this feed.Listen to WIRED Politics Lab: https://listen.wired.com/politicslab_feeddrop Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transcribe →The Bird Flu Threat Keeps Growing
Jul 31, 202400:07:37Tap to summarizeHuman cases keep ticking up, are very likely to be underreported, and offer the virus the opportunity to learn how to spread from person to person. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transcribe →Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics
Jul 30, 202400:08:48Tap to summarizeMeasles, bedbugs, and dengue have all been cited as concerns for tourists and athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, with the tropical virus in particular forcing authorities into action. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transcribe →No, You Can’t Have a Solar-Powered Passenger Plane
Jul 29, 202400:07:18Tap to summarizeGuilt-free air travel is a beautiful dream, but there’s simply no way to get enough solar energy to keep a cabin full of people in the air. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transcribe →The Mysterious Discovery of ‘Dark Oxygen’ on the Ocean Floor
Jul 26, 202400:04:40Tap to summarizeResearchers believe they have discovered oxygen being produced 4,000 meters below the sea surface, and think polymetallic nodules—the sought-after bounty of deep-sea miners—could be the source. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transcribe →The Race for the Next Ozempic
Jul 25, 202400:09:22Tap to summarizeThe next wave of obesity drugs could help people lose even more weight—and make some pharma companies a fortune. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transcribe →Abortion Rights Groups Rush to Back Kamala Harris
Jul 24, 202400:06:10Tap to summarizeActivists believe that the vice president, who is already the leading voice for reproductive rights in the Biden administration, will champion their cause. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transcribe →Hospitals Around the World Are Struggling in the Aftermath of the Great IT Meltdown
Jul 23, 202400:08:49Tap to summarizeDoctors find themselves without critical systems and diagnostic tools—and face the daunting reality that a full recovery could take days—after CrowdStrike’s botched deployment of a software update. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Transcribe →Newly Discovered Moon Caves Could One Day House Astronauts
Jul 22, 202400:02:51Tap to summarizeAnalysis of lunar imagery has ended a longstanding debate over whether there are accessible underground areas on the Moon; an emptied lava tube in the Sea of Tranquility is of particular interest. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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