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

This company is developing gene therapies for muscle growth, erectile dysfunction, and “radical longevity”

April 15, 2026 • 14 mins
A small group of volunteers will receive multiple injections of an experimental treatments for various enhancements . This story was written by Jessica Hamzelou and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home

April 8, 2026 • 11 mins
People in Nigeria and India are strapping iPhones onto their heads and recording themselves doing chores. This story was written by Michelle Kim and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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Can quantum computers now solve health care problems? We’ll soon find out.

April 1, 2026 • 13 mins
After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can be only one big winner—if there is a winner at all. This story was written by Michael Brooks and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world

March 25, 2026 • 10 mins
Niantic's AI spinout is training a new world model using 30 billion images of urban landmarks crowdsourced from players. This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade

March 18, 2026 • 19 mins
Fast, stealthy, and cheap—autonomous, semisubmersible drone boats carrying tons of cocaine could be international law enforcement’s nightmare scenario. A big one just came ashore. This story was written by Eduardo Echeverri López and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in.

March 11, 2026 • 34 mins
The Mars Sample Return mission got off to a promising start, hunting for potentially humanity-changing space rocks. How did it fall off the rails? This story was written by Robin George Andrews and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis

March 3, 2026 • 30 mins
A new wave of theft is rocking the luxury car industry—mixing high tech with old-school chop-shop techniques to snag vehicles while they’re in transport. This story was written by Craig Silverman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake.

February 24, 2026 • 30 mins
Allison Nixon had helped arrest dozens of members of the Com, a loose affiliation of online groups responsible for violence and hacking campaigns. Then she became a target. This story was written by Kim Zetter and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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Stratospheric internet could finally start taking off this year

February 17, 2026 • 14 mins
High-altitude platforms could help connect over 2 billion people around the world who are still offline. This story was written by Tereza Pultarova and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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How next-generation nuclear reactors break out of the 20th-century blueprint

February 11, 2026 • 9 mins
From molten salt to TRISO fuel, here’s how technological advancements could upend an old power technology. This story was written by Casey Crownhart and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to deal with their aging batteries.

February 4, 2026 • 10 mins
As early electric cars age out, hundreds of thousands of used batteries are flooding the market, fueling a gray recycling economy even as Beijing and big manufacturers scramble to build a more orderly system. This story was written by Caiwei Chen and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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This Nobel Prize–winning chemist dreams of making water from thin air

January 27, 2026 • 15 mins
Omar Yaghi thinks crystals with gaps that capture moisture could bring technology from “Dune” to the arid parts of Earth. This story was written by Alexander C. Kaufman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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Meet the new biologists treating LLMs like aliens

January 20, 2026 • 21 mins
By studying large language models as if they were living things instead of computer programs, scientists are discovering some of their secrets for the first time. This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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What’s next for AI in 2026

January 13, 2026 • 13 mins
Our AI writers make their big bets for the coming year—here are five hot trends to watch. This story was written by Rhiannon Williams, Will Douglas Heaven, Caiwei Chen, James O'Donnell, Michelle Kim and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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How one controversial startup hopes to cool the planet

January 5, 2026 • 23 mins
And why many scientists are freaked out about the first serious for-profit company moving into the solar geoengineering field. This story was written by James Temple and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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Why it’s so hard to bust the weather control conspiracy theory

December 30, 2025 • 24 mins
From effective rain-enhancing technology to a long, secretive history of trying to weaponize storms, there’s fertile ground for misinformation. This story was written by David Levitan and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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AI materials discovery now needs to move into the real world

December 23, 2025 • 26 mins
Startups flush with cash are building AI-assisted laboratories to find materials far faster and more cheaply, but are still waiting for their ChatGPT moment. This story was written by David Rotman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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How two brothers became go-to experts on America’s “mystery drone” invasion

December 16, 2025 • 23 mins
Two Long Island UFO hunters have been called upon by some domestic law enforcement to investigate unexplained phenomena. This story was written by Matthew Phelan and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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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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