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  • How technology transforms society and disrupts industries

    How technology transforms society and disrupts industries
    Oct 1 2026
    Jeffrey Cole, founding director of the Center for the Digital Future at USC Annenberg, explores how technological change reshapes society, why established institutions can be caught off guard and what decades of internet research reveal about America's changing relationship with technology.
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    27 min
  • How autonomous mowers are making dangerous jobs safer

    How autonomous mowers are making dangerous jobs safer
    Oct 8 2026
    RC Mowers co-founder and CEO Michael Brandt discusses how remote-operated and autonomous mowing technology is helping workers tackle dangerous terrain. He explains how GPS, LiDAR and robotics are being used to improve safety, address labor shortages and make difficult jobs more efficient.
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    26 min
  • Research suggests pollutants may affect diabetes risk

    Research suggests pollutants may affect diabetes risk
    Oct 1 2026
    Carleton University biologists Jennifer Bruin and Myriam Hoyeck discuss new research finding persistent environmental pollutants in the human pancreas and explore how these chemicals may affect insulin secretion and metabolic health.
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    25 min
  • Award-winning science that makes you laugh, then think

    Award-winning science that makes you laugh, then think
    Oct 8 2026
    Marc Abrahams, founder and editor of the Annals of Improbable Research, discusses the 2026 Ig Nobel Prizes, which celebrate scientific research that first makes people laugh and then makes them think. He shares some of this year's unusual discoveries and the story behind the annual ceremony.
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    27 min
  • Technology is changing the fight to protect endangered wildlife

    Technology is changing the fight to protect endangered wildlife
    Sep 24 2026
    Dr. Alexander Mossbrucker discusses how bioacoustics, artificial intelligence and digital monitoring tools are helping conservationists track endangered wildlife. From detecting Asian elephants by their vocalizations to training rangers in Sumatra, Mossbrucker explores how better data can strengthen efforts to protect animals and their habitats.
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    24 min
  • Gravitational waves are revealing a hidden universe

    Gravitational waves are revealing a hidden universe
    Sep 24 2026
    Caltech physicist and engineer Gabriele Vajente explains how LIGO detects the faint ripples in spacetime known as gravitational waves. He explores the engineering behind the world's most sensitive measuring instruments, what we've learned from black hole collisions and neutron stars, and what future observations could reveal.
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    27 min
  • The strange science behind 'tiny people' hallucinations

    The strange science behind 'tiny people' hallucinations
    Sep 11 2026
    University of Utah doctoral student Colin Domnauer discusses new research linking reports of vivid “tiny people” hallucinations to a single mushroom species — and what the discovery could reveal about an unidentified hallucinogenic compound.
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    25 min
  • Designing innovations that work around the world

    Designing innovations that work around the world
    Sep 11 2026
    MIT engineer Amos Winter discusses how to design affordable, high-performance products that can succeed in different global markets. Drawing on examples from eye care, prosthetics, mobility and clean water, Winter explains how engineers can create innovations that scale and make a lasting impact.
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    25 min