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The past and future of clean transportation with Doreen Orishaba, Daniel Sperling, and Gil Tal
May 22, 2026Electric vehicles have a surprisingly long history. Battery-powered cars have existed since 1881. So why did the world choose to spend over a century investing in fossil fuels? Sherrell explores this ...
What big oil is hiding from you with Cindy Taff and Stephanie Honchell Smith
May 15, 2026Did you know every time you fill up your gas tank, you’re paying two prices? In this episode, Sherrell shares two talks about what Big Oil has built, what it buried, and what this discovery means for ...
Is AI progress stuck? | Jennifer Golbeck (re-release)
May 08, 2026Will progress in artificial intelligence continue to accelerate, or have we already hit a plateau? Computer scientist Jennifer Golbeck interrogates some of the most high-profile claims about the promi...
Why we need to talk about money to save the planet with Yi Li and Brent Loken
May 01, 2026“In climate tech, we don’t like talking about money,” says TED Tech host Sherrell Dorsey, but what if avoiding money talk is hurting the planet more than we realize? In this episode, Sherrell is shari...
What if our infrastructure could repair itself? with Mark Miodownik and Congrui Jin
Apr 24, 2026What if we live in a world where infrastructure maintenance is regenerative? Roads, bridges, and buildings won’t have to rely on taxes or tolls to finance repair, but are constructed with materials ca...
The probe on a mission to touch the Sun | Nour E. Rawafi (re-release)
Apr 17, 2026From its life-sustaining energy to its explosive geomagnetic storms, the Sun has many mysteries, says astrophysicist Nour E. Rawafi. He sheds light on NASA's latest endeavor to better understand our f...
AI is changing how we talk and think. How can we stop it? with Adam Aleksic and Advait Sarkar
Apr 10, 2026Algorithms and AI don’t show us reality, but that doesn’t stop people from treating ChatGPT and online bots as our personalized therapists, travel planners, and editors. In this episode, Sherrell is s...
How satellite imagery is helping stop deforestation with Tasso Azevedo and Anna Rothschild
Apr 03, 2026From local parks to the Amazon rainforest, trees provide shade and shelters for humans, animals, insects, and many other living creatures. They’re the lungs of our planets, but they’re being threatene...
How to stop doomscrolling — and what to do instead? (w/ Katherine Cross) | from How to Be a Better Human
Mar 27, 2026Is it effective to engage with politics on social media — and what does it take to make actual change? Katherine Cross is a researcher on online harassment and the author of Log Off: Why Posting and P...
Is the AI bubble about to burst? | Henrik Zeberg
Mar 20, 2026We are living through what may be the largest economic bubble in history, spanning AI, cryptocurrency and tech company stocks, says financial analyst Henrik Zeberg. He explores why the current AI-cryp...