MIT Technology Review Narrated

MIT Technology Review Narrated

Welcome to MIT Technology Review Narrated, the home for the very best of our journalism in audio. Each week we will share one of our most ambitious stories, from print and online, narrated for us by real voice actors. Expect big themes, thought-provoking topics, and sharp analysis, all backed by our trusted reporting.

Episodes

Is this the electric grid of the future?

December 9, 2025 • 21 mins
In Nebraska, a publicly owned utility deftly tackles the challenges of delivering on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. This story was written by Andrew Blum and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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The quest to find out how our bodies react to extreme temperatures

December 2, 2025 • 25 mins
Scientists hope to prevent deaths from climate change, but heat and cold are more complicated than we thought. This story was written by Max G. Levy and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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How to fix the internet

November 25, 2025 • 24 mins
If we want online discourse to improve, we need to move beyond the big platforms. This story was written by Katie Notopoulos and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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Why climate researchers are taking the temperature of mountain snow

November 19, 2025 • 16 mins
As climate change fuels increasingly erratic weather, scientists need a better read on snowpack temperature to understand when water will reach reservoirs—and when it threatens to flood them. This story was written by James Temple and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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What it’s like to be in the middle of a conspiracy theory (according to a conspiracy theory expert)

November 11, 2025 • 23 mins
Mike Rothschild has spent years studying the rise of QAnon and antivaccine conspiracism. After his house in Altadena, California, burned down, he found himself mired in similarly sticky webs of misinformation. This story was written by Mike Rothschild and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT. Clients are triggered.

November 4, 2025 • 17 mins
Some therapists are using AI during therapy sessions. They’re risking their clients’ trust and privacy in the process. This story was written by Laurie Clarke and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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Supershoes are reshaping distance running

October 29, 2025 • 31 mins
Kenyan runners, like many others, are grappling with the impact of expensive, high-performance shoes. This story was written by Jonathan W. Rosen and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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How Antarctica’s history of isolation is ending—thanks to Starlink

October 22, 2025 • 21 mins
The seventh continent has always been a bleak, unconnected place. Elon Musk’s satellite internet is changing that, and people want to see what life is like there. This story was written by Allegra Rosenberg and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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Inside the strange limbo facing millions of IVF embryos

October 15, 2025 • 32 mins
Frozen embryos are filling storage banks around the world. It's a struggle to know what to do with them. This story was written by Jessica Hamzelou and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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How to measure the returns on R&D spending

October 8, 2025 • 16 mins
Forget the glorious successes of past breakthroughs—the real justification for research investment is what we get for our money. Here’s what economists say.   This story was written by David Rotman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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How do AI models generate videos?

October 1, 2025 • 13 mins
With powerful video generation tools now in the hands of more people than ever, let's take a look at how they work. This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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What’s next for AI and math

September 24, 2025 • 18 mins
The last year has seen rapid progress in the ability of large language models to tackle math at high school level and beyond. Is AI closing in on human mathematicians? This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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How AI can help supercharge creativity

September 17, 2025 • 21 mins
Forget one-click creativity. These artists and musicians are finding new ways to make art using AI, by injecting friction, challenge, and serendipity into the process. This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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Google DeepMind has a new way to look inside an AI’s “mind”

September 10, 2025 • 13 mins
Autoencoders are letting us peer into the black box of artificial intelligence. They could help us create AI that is better understood, and more easily controlled. This story was written by Scott J Mulligan and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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How a top Chinese AI model overcame US sanctions

September 3, 2025 • 10 mins
With a new reasoning model that matches the performance of ChatGPT o1, DeepSeek managed to turn restrictions into innovation. This story was written by Caiwei Chen and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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Cyberattacks by AI agents are coming

August 27, 2025 • 11 mins
Agents could make it easier and cheaper for criminals to hack systems at scale. We need to be ready. This story was written by Rhiannon Williams and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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How to run an LLM on your laptop

August 20, 2025 • 11 mins
It’s now possible to run useful models from the safety and comfort of your own computer. Here’s how. This story was written by Grace Huckins and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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Can nuclear power really fuel the rise of AI?

August 13, 2025 • 14 mins
Tech giants are looking for more energy, but building new reactors takes time. This story was written by Casey Crownhart and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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GPT-5 is here. Now what?

August 6, 2025 • 7 mins
The much-hyped release makes several enhancements to the ChatGPT user experience. But it’s still far short of AGI. This story was written by Grace Huckins and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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AI means the end of internet search as we’ve known it

August 6, 2025 • 32 mins
Despite fewer clicks, copyright fights, and sometimes iffy answers, AI could unlock new ways to summon all the world’s knowledge. This story was written by Mat Honan and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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