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

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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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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