WSJ’s The Future of Everything
The Wall Street Journal
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What will the future look like? The Future of Everything offers a kaleidoscope view of the nascent trends that will shape our world. In every episode, join our award-winning team on a new journey of discovery. We’ll take you beyond what’s already out there, and make you smarter about the scientific and technological breakthroughs on the horizon that could transform our lives for the better.
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Zero Carbon Future 4: Adaptation and the Future of Climate Modeling
WSJ’s The Future of Everything
11/12/21 • 36 min
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Encore: Beyond Silicon? The New Materials Charting the Future of Microchips
WSJ’s The Future of Everything
03/03/23 • 21 min
Microchips are in pretty much all of our electronic devices—if it’s got a plug or a battery, it’s probably got a chip. For the past 60 years, most of these have been made of silicon. But new devices demand faster, better, and more efficient processors, and engineers are hitting silicon’s physical limits. In this encore episode of the Future of Everything, WSJ’s Alex Ossola digs into the future of chips—how scientists are boosting silicon’s capabilities and looking for other materials that could take its place.
Further reading:
Graphene and Beyond: The Wonder Materials That Could Replace Silicon in Future Tech
The Microchip Era Is Giving Way to the Megachip Age
Chips Act Will Create More Than One Million Jobs, Biden Says
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Zero Carbon Future 2: How to Store Renewable Energy For a Rainy Day
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10/15/21 • 26 min
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Superconductivity: One Step Closer
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11/26/21 • 32 min
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After Higgs Boson: Physics’ Next Move to Understand the Universe
WSJ’s The Future of Everything
03/18/22 • 31 min
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It’s been more than a decade since the European Organization for Nuclear Research (known as CERN) discovered the Higgs Boson, using their gigantic particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider. After three years of upgrades, they’re turning the world’s largest machine back on. What secrets of the universe are they hoping to discover? Will there be another “God Particle” moment? And are these expensive, high-energy colliders the best way forward in physics?
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The Problem With Plastics: Could New Recycling Tech Help the Planet?
WSJ’s The Future of Everything
11/11/22 • 21 min
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World leaders are still trying to figure out how to handle the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste generated every year. Back in the 1990s, it was tough to switch on the TV and not see ads or shows offering viewers a simple solution: to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastics. Nice words, but it turns out that wasn’t enough to solve the problem. New high tech methods have shown promise in breaking down plastics or creating new ones that are easier to recycle. But they’re expensive alternatives. Will the economics work out? WSJ’s Danny Lewis sorts through the future of plastics recycling.
Would you pay more for plastic products designed to be easily recycled? Email us at foepodcast@wsj.com
Further reading:
U.S. Recycles 5% of Plastic Waste, Studies Show
The 100% Recyclable Running Shoe That’s Only Available by Subscription
‘Widely Recyclable’ Label Introduced to Plastic Packaging
Soda Brands Are About to Get Possessive of Their Trash
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Zero Carbon Future 3: Suck it Up - Capturing Carbon from the Air
WSJ’s The Future of Everything
10/29/21 • 24 min
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Introducing Bad Bets
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10/23/21 • 30 min
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How Psychedelic Drugs Are Making A Comeback To Treat Depression
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12/17/21 • 37 min
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Melting Ice & Undersea Cables: How the Arctic Is Getting Fast Internet
WSJ’s The Future of Everything
03/10/23 • 28 min
High-speed internet is something many of us take for granted. But the FCC says millions of Americans lack access to broadband service. That includes many people who live in the northernmost parts of Alaska, where satellite internet has long been the only option. That’s changing, though, as melting sea ice is leading a rush of companies to step in and start laying new undersea cables. WSJ Pro reporter Isabelle Bousquette visited parts of the Arctic where high-speed internet has made it easier to learn and even saved lives. She speaks with WSJ’s Danny Lewis about the huge educational, medical and research implications for people in the Arctic and beyond.
Further reading:
A Warming Arctic Emerges as a Route for Subsea Cables - WSJ
Climate Change in Arctic Is Changing How People There Live and Work - WSJ
Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft Weave a Fiber-Optic Web of Power - WSJ
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